THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER SEASON 17:
COACHES: JON JONES & CHAEL SONNEN
HOST: DANA WHITE
Debuted: January 22nd, 2013
TEAM JONES:
MIDDLEWEIGHTS:
Dylan Andrews - UFC Record 2-3
Adam Cella - UFC Record 0-1
Colin Hart - UFC Record 0-0
Clint Hester - UFC Record 4-3
Robert McDaniel - UFC Record 1-2
Josh Samman - UFC Record 3-2
Gilbert Smith - UFC Record 0-0
TEAM JONES COMBINED UFC RECORD - 10-11
Total Fights: 21
TEAM SONNEN:
MIDDLEWEIGHTS:
Luke Barnatt - UFC Record 3-3
Kevin Casey - 1-3-1-1
Zak Cummings - 9-4
Kelvin Gastelum - UFC Record 11-6-1
Uriah Hall - UFC Record 9-7
Jimmy Quinlan - UFC Record 0-0
Tor Troeng - UFC Record 1-3
TEAM SONNEN COMBINED UFC RECORD - 34-26-1
Total Fights: 61
FIGHTERS ELIMINATED IN THE AUDITION ROUND:
Kito Andrews, Lou Bercier, Ryan Bigler, Andy Enz, Nik Fekete, Jake Heun, Mike Jasper, Nicholas Kohring
Fraser Opie, Mike Persons, Scott Rosa, Eldon Sproat, Eric Wahlin, Tim Williams
WINNER: KELVIN GASTELUM (Defeated Uriah Hall in The Finale)
TUF ALUM FUTURE TITLE CHALLENGERS:
Kelvin Gastelum - Fought Isreal Adesayna for The Interim Middleweight Title.
TUF ALUMS RETURN TO COACH:
Kelvin Gastelum - Returned to Coach Opposite Robert Whittaker in Season 28.
THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER SEASON 17 FINALE:
MAIN EVENT: Urijah Faber Defeated Scott Jorgenson by Submission in Rd. 4
Kelvin Gastelum Defeated Uriah Hall by Split Decision (Wins Season 17 of TUF)
Cat Zingano Defeats Miesha Tate by TKO in Rd. 3
Travis Browne Defeats Gabriel Gonzaga by KO in Rd. 1
Bubba McDaniel Defeats Gilbert Smith by Submission in Rd. 3
Preliminary Card:
Josh Samman Defeats Kevin Casey By TKO Rd. 2
Luke Barnatt Defeats Colin Hart by Unanimous Decision
Dylan Andrews Defeats Jimmy Quinlin by TKO in Rd. 1
Clint Hester Defeated Bristol Marunde By TKO in Rd. 3
Early Preliminary Card:
Cole Miller Defeats Bart Palaszewski By Submission in Rd. 1
Maximo Blanco Defeats Sam Sicilia By Unanimous Decision
Daniel Pineda Defeats Justin Lawrence by Submission in Rd. 1
FIGHT OF THE NIGHT: CAT ZINGANO VS. MIESHA TATE
KO OF THE NIGHT: TRAVIS BROWNE
SUBMISSION OF THE NIGHT: DANIEL PINEDA
COACHES FIGHT:
Jon Jones Vs. Chael Sonnen at UFC 159 on April 27, 2013 in Newark NJ.
Jones Defeated Sonnen by TKO late in Rd. 1.
WRAP UP
The season was filled w/ one liners from Sonnen and also some fantastic coaching from The bad guy as well. Two stars would rise out of this season that being the winner Kelvin Gastelum and runner up Uriah Hall. Both men have gone on to successful UFC Careers, w/ Gastelum fighting for the interim Middleweight title and Hall defeating names like Gergard Mousasi and Anderson Silva.