THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER SEASON 20: A CHAMPION WILL BE CROWNED
COACHES: ANTHONY PETTIS & GILBERT MELENDEZ
HOST: DANA WHITE
Debuted: September 10th, 2014

TEAM PETTIS:
WOMAN’S STRAWWEIGHT:
Joanna Calderwood - UFC Record 7-5
Alex Chambers - UFC Record 1-5=4
Aisling Daly - UFC Record 2-1
Carla Esparza - UFC Record 8-4
Felice Herrig - UFC Record 5-4
Justine Kish - UFC Record 3-3
Randa Markos - UFC Record 6-9-1
Jessica Penne - UFC Record 1-3
TEAM PETTIS COMBINED UFC RECORD: 33-25
TOTAL FIGHTS: 58

TEAM MELENDEZ:
WOMAN’S STRAWWEIGHT
Lisa Ellis - UFC Record 0-2
Angela Hill - UFC Record 7-7
Heather Jo Clark - UFC Record 1-2
Emily Kagan - UFC Record 0-2
Angela Magana - UFC Record 0-3
Rose Namajunas - UFC Record 7-3
Bec Rawlings - UFC Record 2-5
Tecia Torres - UFC Record 8-5
TEAM MELENDEZ COMBINED UFC RECORD - 25-29
TOTAL FIGHTS: 54

WINNER: Carla Esparza (Defeated Rose Namajunas in the Finale)

CHAMPS TO COME OUT OF THE SEASON:
Carla Esparza - Won The Season and was the Inaugural Woman’s Strawweight Champion
Rose Namajunas - Defeated Joanna Jedrzejczyk To Become Strawweight Champion

CHAMP CONTENDERS TO COME OUT OF THE SEASON:
Jessica Penne - Fought Joanna Jedrzejczyk but was Defeated.

THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER: A CHAMPION WILL BE CROWNED FINALE:
MAIN EVENT: Carla Esparza Defeated Rose Namajunas By Submission in Rd. 3 (To Win The Title & Season of Tuf)
Charles Oliviera Defeated Jeremy Stephens by Unanimous Decision
KJ Noons vs Daron Cruikshank ended in a No Contest (Accidental Eye Poke)
Yancy Medeiros Defeated Joe Proctor by Submission in Rd. 1
Jessica Penne Defeated Randa Markos By Split Decision
Preliminary Card:
Felice Herrig Defeated Lisa Ellis By Submission in Rd. 2
Heather Jo Clark Defeated Bec Rawlings By Unanimous Decision
Joanne Calderwood Defeated Seo Hee Ham By Unanimous Decision
Tecia Torres Defeated Angela Magana By Unanimous Decision
Early Preliminary Card:
Aisling Daly Defeated Alex Chambers By Submission in Rd. 1
Angela Hill Defeated Emily Kagan by Unanimous Decision

FIGHT OF THE NIGHT: JESSICA PENNE VS. RANDA MARKOS
PERFORMANCE OF THE NIGHT: CARLA ESPARZA
PERFORMANCE OF THE NIGHT: YANCY MEDEIROS

COACHES FIGHT:
Anthony Pettis Vs. Gilbert Melendez was held at UFC 181 on December 6th 2014
Pettis Defeated Melendez by Submission in Rd 2 to Retain his Lightweight Championship

WRAP UP:
This season saw the beginning of the Woman’s 115 pound division. The show had tremendous talent w/ champs Carla Esparza, Rose Namajunas and then some top contenders like Jessica Penne, Angela Hill, Joanne Calderwood and more. The Coaches headlined a pay per view which was becoming the norm for the coaches on the show. Paige Van Zandt, Claudia Gadelha and Juliana Lima were slated to appear on the show but were unable to stay on weight.