THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER SEASON 18:
COACHES: RONDA ROUSEY & MIESHA TATE
HOST: DANA WHITE
Debuted: September 4th 2014

TEAM ROUSEY:
MEN’S BANTAMWEIGHTS:
Chris Beal - UFC Record 2-3
Davey Grant - UFC Record 4-3
Anthony Gutierrez - UFC Record 0-0
Michael Wootten - UFC Record 0-0

WOMAN’S BANTAMWEIGHTS:
Shayna Baszler - UFC Record 0-2
Jessamyn Duke - UFC Record 0-3
Peggy Morgan - UFC Record 0-1
Jessica Rakoczy - UFC Record 0-2
TEAM ROUSEY COMBINED UFC RECORD - 6-14
TOTAL FIGHTS - 20

TEAM TATE:
MEN’S BANTAMWEIGHTS:
Cody Bollinger - UFC Record 0-0
Louis Fisette - UFC Record 0-0
Josh Hill - UFC Record 0-0
Chris Holdsworth - UFC Record 2-0

WOMAN’S BANTAMWEIGHTS:
Roxanne Modefferi - UFC Record 4-5
Sarah Moras - UFC Record 3-6
Julianna Pena - UFC Record 6-2
Raquel Pennington - UFC Record 8-5
TEAM TATE COMBINED UFC RECORD - 23-16
TOTAL FIGHTS: 39

Fighters who were eliminated in the audition round:
Woman - Revelina Berto, Tonya Evinger, Laura Howarth, Tara La Rosa, Valerie Letourneau
Bethany Marshall, Gina Mazany, Colleen Schneider,
Men - Louis Fisette, Rafael De Freitas, Emil Hartsner, Patrick Holohan
Sirwan Kakai, Danny Martinez, Matt Munsey, Lee Sandmeier,

WINNER: Julianna Pena (Defeated Jessica Rakoczy in The Finale)
WINNER: Chris Holdsworth (Defeated Davey Grant in the Finale)

TUF ALUM TITLE CHALLENGERS:
Raquel Pennington - Fought Amanda Nunes For Bantamweight Title At UFC 224

THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER SEASON 18 FINALE (11/30/13)
MAIN EVENT: Nate Diaz Defeats Gray Maynard by TKO in Rd. 1
Julianna Pena Defeats Jessica Rakoczy by TKO in Rd. 1 (To Win TUF 18 Womans)
Chris Holdsworth Defeats Davey Grant By Submission in Rd. 2 (To Win TUF 18 Mens)
Jessamyn Duke Defeated Peggy Morgan by Unanimous Decision
Raquel Pennington Defeats Roxanne Modefferi by Unanimous Decision
Preliminary Card:
Akira Corossani Defeats Maximo Blanco By DQ (illegal Knee) in Rd. 1
Tom Niinimaki Defeats Rani Yahya By Split Decision
Jared Rosholt Defeats Walt Harris by Unanimous Decision
Sean Spencer Defeats Drew Dober by Unanimous Decision
Early Preliminary Card:
Josh Sampo Defeats Ryan Benoit by Submission in Rd. 2

FIGHT OF THE NIGHT: JOSH SAMPO VS. RYAN BENOIT
KO OF THE NIGHT: NATE DIAZ
SUBMISSION OF THE NIGHT: CHRIS HOLDSWORTH

COACHES FIGHT:
Ronda Rousey Vs. Miesha Tate 2 at UFC 168 on December 28th 2013
Ronda Defeated Miesha by Armbar in the 3rd Rd To retain the Woman’s Bantamweight Championship

WRAP UP:
Season 18 was the first time Woman coached TUF. Originally the show was to feature Ronda Rousey coaching opposite Cat Zingano, however Cat was injured and replaced by Tate. The Ronda / Miesha rivalry goes back to strikeforce when ronda defeated then champion tate to earn her first title. Ronda would select her friends to be on her team while Tate seemed to choose more by skill as she coached some real talent such as Julianna Pena, Raquel Pennington. This season also featured some serious talent not get into the house like Tonya Evinger and Gina Mazany. The Finale saw Season 5 winner Nate Diaz return to headline against another TUF alum Gray Maynard.