THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER SEASON 1:
COACHES: CHUCK LIDDELL & RANDY COUTURE
HOSTS: DANA WHITE & WILLA FORD
DEBUTED: JANUARY 17TH 2005

TEAM COUTURE:
MIDDLEWEIGHTS
Alex Karalexis - UFC Record 1-2 He then a successful WEC career
Chris Leben - UFC Record 11-10 - Leben was Anderson Silva’s first opponent in the UFC and he defeated Wanderlei Silva
Nathan Quarry - UFC Record 6-3 - Quarry would Challenge Rich Franklin for the Middleweight title, losing by KO.
Chris Sanford - UFC Record 0-1 - Sanford retired w/ a 5-1 record

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS:
Stephan Bonnar - UFC Record 8-6 - Bonnar had a decent UFC career fighting both Anderson Silva & Jon Jones.
Lodune Sincaid - UFC Record 0-1 - Sincaid had no real UFC career going to other organizations after the Finale
Mike Swick - UFC Record 10-5 - Mike spent 11 years fighting in the UFC
Jason Thacker - UFC Record 0-0 - Jason didn’t have any UFC fights after the show
TEAM COUTURE COMBINED UFC RECORD - 36-28
TOTAL FIGHTS: 64

TEAM LIDDELL:
MIDDLEWEIGHTS
Kenny Florian - UFC Record 12-4 - He fought for the Lightweight title twice and once for the Featherweight belt. He fought legends like Sean Sherk, BJ Penn & Jose Aldo
Josh Koscheck - UFC Record 14-10 - Koscheck Coached The Ultimate Fighter and would fight GSP twice, once for the Welterweight title
Josh Rafferty - UFC Record 0-0 - Josh had no UFC fights after the show
Diego Sanchez - UFC Record 19-13 - Diego lasted longer than anyone from the show in the UFC vying for the lightweight title once and fighting in 3 different weight classes

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS
Sam Hogar - UFC Record 2-3 - Sam enjoyed moderate success in UFC before leaving for other organizations
Forrest Griffin - UFC Record 10-5 - He Rampage Jackson to become the first TUF alum to win a UFC Gold. He holds wins over Jackson, Shogun Rua, Tito Ortiz & Rich Franklin
Alex Schoenauer - UFC Record 0-0 - He had no post Show UFC fights
Bobby Southworth - UFC Record 0-0 - He didn’t fight for UFC after the show, however he did Win the Strikeforce Light heavyweight championship.
TEAM LIDDELL COMBINED UFC RECORD - 57-35
TOTAL FIGHTS - 92

MIDDLEWEIGHT WINNER: DIEGO SANCHEZ (Defeated Kenny Florian in the Final)
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT WINNER: FORREST GRIFFIN (Defeated Stephan Bonnar in the Final)

UFC CHAMPIONS:
Forrest Griffin (Defeated Rampage Jackson for The Light Heavyweight Championship)

UFC CHAMPION CONTENDERS:
01. Kenny Florian (Lost to Sean Sherk in Lightweight Championship Bout)
02. Kenny Florian (Lost to BJ Penn in Lightweight Championship Bout)
03. Kenny Florian (Lost to Jose Aldo in Featherweight Championship Bout)
04. Nate Quarry (Lost to Rich Franklin in Middleweight Championship Bout)
05. Diego Sanchez (Lost to BJ Penn in Lightweight Championship Bout)
06. Josh Koscheck (Lost to GSP in Welterweight Championship Bout)

COACHING THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER:
01. Forrest Griffin coached against Rampage Jackson
02. Josh Koscheck coached against George’s St. Pierre

MOST UFC FIGHTS:
01. Diego Sanchez - 32
02. Josh Koscheck - 24
03. Chris Leben - 21

THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER FINALE (4/9/05)
Main Event: Rich Franklin Defeats Ken Shamrock by TKO in Rd. 1
Forrest Griffin Defeats Stephan Bonnar By Unanimous Decision to Win Light Heavyweight Season 1
Diego Sanchez Defeats Kenny Florian by TKO in Rd. 1 to win Middleweight Season 1
Preliminary Card:
Sam Hoger Defeats Bobby Southworth By Unanimous Decision
Chris Leben Defeats Jason Thacker By TKO Rd. 1
Josh Koscheck Defeats Chris Sanford By KO Rd. 1
Nate Quarry Defeats Lodune Sincaid By TKO Rd. 1
Mike Swick Defeats Alex Schoenauer By KO Rd. 1
Alex Karalexis Defeats Josh Rafferty By TKO Rd. 1

NO BONUS AWARDS GIVEN (Though if there was We feel they would be the following)
FIGHT OF THE NIGHT: Forrest Griffin Vs. Stephan Bonnar
KO OF THE NIGHT: Mike Swick
No Submission Victory.

COACHES FIGHT:
Chuck Liddell Vs. Randy Couture at UFC 52 on April 16th, 2005
Liddell Defeated Couture by KO in Rd. 1 To Become Light Heavyweight Champion

WRAP-UP
Season one is the most influential & still widely considered to be the best. Names like Forrest Griffin (who went on to become Light Heavyweight Champion), Diego Sanchez, Chris Leben, Josh Koscheck, Kenny Florian & Stephan Bonnar. The infamous bad blood between Leben and Koscheck stemming from a Bobby Southworth comment towards Leben. The duo of Koscheck and Southworth would later turn on hose on Chris as he slept outside in a sleeping bag. Diego Sanchez offered up his unusual tactics and every single personality in the house was unique. Sanchez, Koscheck and Florian all went on to challenge for UFC Titles. The season also featured Nate Quarry (who was a favorite to win) withdrawl due to an injury…