Episode 1
Teams are picked in the following:
Team Peña
Heavyweights: Mohammed Usman, Zac Pauga, Jordan Heiderman, Bobby Maximus
Flyweights: Helen Peralta, Juliana Miller, Hannah Guy, Chantel Coates
Team Nunes
Heavyweights: Eduardo Perez, Chandler Cole, Mitchell Sipe, Nyle Bartling
Flyweights: Claire Guthrie, Brogan Walker, Kaytlin Neil, Kathryn Paprocki
Zac Pauga def. Nyle Bartling via unanimous decision after two rounds
Episode 2
Kaytlin Neil defs Helen Peralta via split decision after three rounds
Episode 3
Mohammed Usman defs Mitchell Sipe by unanimous decision
Episode 4
Due to weight issues, Chantel Coates is switched out for Laura Gallardo and match ups are reshuffled.
Laura Gallardo def. Kathryn Paprocki by majority decision
Episode 5
Eduardo Perez def. Bobby Maximus by TKO (strikes) at 3:58 of Round 1
Episode 6
Due to a bad weight cut, Guthrie comes in a pound overweight at the weigh ins. After an hour, she comes in a quarter pound overweight and decides to cut her hair. As a result she makes the weight.
Juliana Miller def. Claire Guthrie by unanimous decision
Episode 7
Jordan Heiderman def. Chandler Cole by TKO (strikes) at 1:14 of Round 3
Episode 8
Brogan Walker def. Hannah Guy by majority decision
Semifinal Matchups:
Heiderman vs. Pauga
Gallardo vs. Walker
Usman vs. Perez
Miller vs. Neil
Episode 9
The coaches challenge this year is axe throwing. Amanda Nunes wins it.
Julianna Pena for the first time flies the fighters coaches out so they can be coached and so that Pena can remain her neutrality in this match of teammates.
Zac Pauga def. Jordan Heiderman by TKO
Episode 10
Brogan Walker def. Laura Gallardo by unanimous decision
Episode 11
Kamaru Usman comes into the house and visits with her brother to give him some encouragement.
Mohammad Usman def. Eduardo Perez by split decision
Episode 12
Juliana Miller def. Kaytlin Neil by submission (kimura)
Coaches match at UFC 277:
Amanda Nunes def. Julianna Peña (c) Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–44, 50–43) 5 5:00
Finale Matches at UFC on ESPN 40:
Heavyweight Mohammed Usman def. Zac Pauga KO (punches) 2 0:36
Women’s Flyweight Juliana Miller def. Brogan Walker-Sanchez TKO (punches and elbows) 3 3:57
Conclusion
This season of The Ultimate Fighter wasn’t the worst in terms of coaching, drama and match quality, but it also wasn’t one of the best. It was relatively balanced with drama in both, a bit of rivalry, and depth for all of the fighters involved.