THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER SEASON 5
COACHES: JENS PULVER & B.J. PENN
HOST: DANA WHITE
Debuted: April 5th, 2007
TEAM PENN:
Allen Berube - UFC Record 0-0
Rob Emerson - UFC Record 3-3-1
Joe Lauzon - UFC Record 15-12
Gray Maynard - UFC 11-7-1
Gabe Ruediger - UFC Record 0-3
Noah Thomas - UFC Record 0-0
Andy Wang - UFC Record 0-0
Matt Wiman - UFC Record 10-8
TEAM PENN COMBINED UFC RECORD - 39-25
TOTAL RECORDS - 64
TEAM PULVER:
Nate Diaz - UFC Record 15-10
Manny Gamburyan - UFC Record 6-8-1
Brian Geraghty - UFC Record 0-0
Corey Hill - (Deceased) UFC Record 1-2
Brandon Melendez - UFC Record 0-0
Cole Miller - UFC Record 10-9
Marlon Sims - UFC Record 0-0
Wayne Weems - UFC 0-0
TEAM PULVER COMBINED UFC RECORD - 32-29-1
TOTAL RECORDS - 62
WINNER: NATE DIAZ (Defeated Manny Gamburyan in the Finale)
UFC TITLE CONTENDERS:
Nate Diaz - Fought Benson Henderson For Lightweight Title
Gray Maynard - Fought Frankie Edgar twice For the Lightweight Title
MOST UFC FIGHTS:
01. Joe Lauzon 27
02. Nate Diaz 25
03. Cole Miller 19
THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER SEASON 5 FINALE (6/23/07)
MAIN EVENT: B.J Penn Defeats Jens Pulver by Submission in Rd. 2
Nate Diaz Defeats Manny Gamburyan by Submission in Rd. 2
Thales Leites Defeats Floyd Sword By Submission in Rd. 1
Roger Huerta Defeats Doug Evans by TKO in Rd. 2
Preliminary Card:
Joe Lauzon Defeats Brandon Melendez by Submission in Rd. 2
Cole Miller Defeats Andy Wang by TKO in Rd. 1
Gray Maynard Vs. Rob Emerson ended in a No Contest
Leonard Garcia Defeats Allen Berube by Submission in Rd. 1
Matt Wiman Defeats Brian Geraghty by TKO in Rd. 1
FIGHT OF THE NIGHT: Gray Maynard Vs. Rob Emerson
KO OF THE NIGHT: Cole Miller
SUBMISSION OF THE NIGHT: Joe Lauzon
COACHES FIGHT:
B.J. Penn Defeated Jens Pulver in The Finale of the Show.
WRAP UP:
This season saw plenty of controversy w/ in house bickering and numerous times things almost came to blows. The infamous moment Manny Gamburyan’s cousin Karo Parisyan came in and ruffled the feathers of eventual winner Nate Diaz. The season featured the first coach vs. coach main event on the finale as Penn fought Jen’s Pulver on the Ultimate Fighter Season 5 finale. B.J. Penn not only took over the fighter draft portion of the show but also was the first coach to kick a team member off their team when he decided to “fire” Andy wang. Want ended up on Team Pulver. Other than Nate Diaz the season spawned successful fighters such as Joe Lauzon and Gray Maynard. Tragically Corey Hill Passed away in 2015 due to Pneumonia.