Every ‘Final Fighter’ winner in UFC history, from Forrest Griffin to both Usmans

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“The Final Fighter” wrapped up its thirtieth season Aug. 6, 2022, with a unusual pair of winners at heavyweight and girls’s flyweight.

Get a stare on the history of “TUF” winners, not impartial appropriate from the U.S. version of the present, but from the total world variations, as effectively.

They’re equipped alphabetically below.

Warlley Alves

Season: The Final Fighter: Brazil 3
365 days: 2014
Division: Middleweight
Outcome: Warlley Alves def. Marcio Alexandre Jr. by technical submission (guillotine choke) – Round 3, 0:25

Corey Anderson

Season: The Final Fighter 19
365 days: 2014
Division: Light heavyweight
Outcome: Corey Anderson def. Matt Van Buren by TKO (punches) – Round 1, 1:01

Ryan Bader

Season: The Final Fighter 8
365 days: 2008
Division: Light heavyweight
Outcome: Ryan Bader def. Vinny Magalhaes by knockout (punches) – Round 1, 2:18

Enrique Barzola

Season: The Final Fighter: Latin The United States 2
365 days: 2015
Division: Lightweight
Outcome: Enrique Barzola def. Horacio Gutierrez by unanimous resolution (30–27, 30–27, 30–26)

Bryan Battle

Bryan Battle vs. Gilbert Urbina

Season: The Final Fighter 29
365 days: 2021
Division: Middleweight
Outcome: Bryan Battle def. Gilbert Urbina by submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 2:15

Michael Bisping

Season: The Final Fighter 3
365 days: 2006
Division: Light heavyweight
Outcome: Michael Bisping def. Josh Haynes by TKO (punches) – Round 2, 4:14

Diego Brandao

Season: The Final Fighter 14
365 days: 2011
Division: Featherweight
Outcome: Diego Brandao def. Dennis Bermudez by submission (armbar) – Round 1, 4:51

Martin Bravo

Season: The Final Fighter: Latin The United States 3
365 days: 2016
Division: Lightweight
Outcome: Martin Bravo def. Claudio Puelles by TKO (punches) – Round 2, 1:55

Jonathan Brookins

Season: The Final Fighter 12
365 days: 2010
Division: Lightweight
Outcome: Jonathan Brookins def. Michael Johnson by unanimous resolution (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)

Macy Chiasson

Season: The Final Fighter 28
365 days: 2018
Division: Females’s featherweight
Outcome: Macy Chiasson def. Pannie Kianzad by submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 2:11

Michael Chiesa

Season: The Final Fighter 15
365 days: 2012
Division: Lightweight
Outcome: Michael Chiesa def. Al Iaquinta by technical submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 2:47

Mac Danzig

Season: The Final Fighter 6
365 days: 2007
Division: Welterweight
Outcome: Mac Danzig def. Tom Speer by submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 2:01

Nate Diaz

Season: The Final Fighter 5
365 days: 2007
Division: Lightweight
Outcome: Nate Diaz def. Manny Gamburyan by submission (shoulder hurt) – Round 2, 0:20

John Dodson

Season: The Final Fighter 14
365 days: 2011
Division: Bantamweight
Outcome: John Dodson def. T.J. Dillashaw by TKO (punches) – Round 1, 1:54

Tim Elliott

Season: The Final Fighter 24
365 days: 2016
Division: Flyweight
Outcome: Tim Elliott def. Hiromasa Ogikubo by unanimous resolution

Efrain Escudero

Season: The Final Fighter 8
365 days: 2008
Division: Lightweight
Outcome: Efrain Escudero def. Phillipe Nover by unanimous resolution (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)

Carla Esparza

Season: The Final Fighter 20
365 days: 2014
Division: Females’s strawweight
Outcome: Carla Esparza def. Rose Namajunas by submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 3, 1:26

Juan Espino

Season: The Final Fighter 28
365 days: 2018
Division: Heavyweight
Outcome: Juan Espino def. Justin Frazier by submission (armlock) – Round 1, 3:36

Rashad Evans

Season: The Final Fighter 2
365 days: 2005
Division: Heavyweight
Outcome: Rashad Evans def. Brad Imes by break up resolution (29–28, 29–28, 28–29)

Tony Ferguson

Season: The Final Fighter 13
365 days: 2011
Division: Lightweight
Outcome: Tony Ferguson def. Ramsey Nijem by knockout (punches) – Round 1, 3:54

Cezar Ferreira

Season: The Final Fighter: Brazil
365 days: 2012
Division: Middleweight
Outcome: Cezar Ferreira def. Sergio Moraes by unanimous resolution (29–28, 30–27, 30–27)

Glaico Franca

Season: The Final Fighter: Brazil 4
365 days: 2015
Division: Lightweight
Outcome: Glaico Franca def. Fernando Bruno by submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 3, 4:46

Kelvin Gastelum

Season: The Final Fighter 17
365 days: 2013
Division: Middleweight
Outcome: Kelvin Gastelum def. Uriah Hall by break up resolution (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)

Eddie Gordon

Season: The Final Fighter 19
365 days: 2014
Division: Middleweight
Outcome: Eddie Gordon def. Dhiego Lima by TKO (punches) – Round 1, 1:11

Forrest Griffin

Season: The Final Fighter 1
365 days: 2005
Division: Light heavyweight
Outcome: Forrest Griffin def. Stephan Bonnar by unanimous resolution

Kendall Grove

Season: The Final Fighter 3
365 days: 2006
Division: Middleweight
Outcome: Kendall Grove def. Ed Herman by unanimous resolution

Ning Guangyou

Season: The Final Fighter: China
365 days: 2013-2014
Division: Featherweight
Outcome: Ning Guangyou def. Jianping Yang by unanimous resolution (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)

Ryan Hall

Season: The Final Fighter 22
365 days: 2015
Division: Lightweight
Outcome: Ryan Hall def. Artem Lobov by unanimous resolution (30–27, 30–26, 30–26)

Chris Holdsworth

Season: The Final Fighter 18
365 days: 2013
Division: Bantamweight
Outcome: Chris Holdsworth def. Davey Grant by submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 2:10

Rony Jason

Season: The Final Fighter: Brazil
365 days: 2012
Division: Featherweight
Outcome: Rony Jason def. Godofredo Pepey by unanimous resolution (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)

Antonio Carlos Junior

Season: The Final Fighter: Brazil 3
365 days: 2014
Division: Heavyweight
Outcome: Antonio Carlos Junior def. Vitor Miranda by unanimous resolution (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)

Brad Katona

Season: The Final Fighter 27
365 days: 2018
Division: Featherweight
Outcome: Brad Katona def. Jay Cucciniello by unanimous resolution (30–26, 30–26, 30–26)

Chad Laprise

Season: The Final Fighter: Worldwide locations
365 days: 2014
Division: Welterweight
Outcome: Chad Laprise def. Olivier Aubin-Mercier by break up resolution (28–29, 29–28, 30–27)

Zhang Lipeng

Season: The Final Fighter: China
365 days: 2014
Division: Welterweight
Outcome: Zhang Lipeng def. Wang Sai by break up resolution (29–28, 27–30, 29–28)

Travis Lutter

Season: The Final Fighter 4
365 days: 2006
Division: Middleweight
Outcome: Travis Lutter def. Patrick Cote by submission (armbar) – Round 1, 2:18

Court McGee

Season: The Final Fighter 11
365 days: 2010
Division: Middleweight
Outcome: Court McGee def. Kris McCray by submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 3:41

Juliana Miller

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – AUGUST 06: (L-R) Juliana Miller punches Brogan Walker in a flyweight strive against for the length of the UFC Fight Night time event at UFC APEX on August 06, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)

Season: The Final Fighter 30
365 days: 2022
Division: Females’s flyweight
Outcome: Juliana Miller def. Brogan Walker by TKO (strikes) – Round 3, 3:57

Erick Montano

Season: The Final Fighter: Latin The United States 2
365 days: 2015
Division: Welterweight
Outcome: Erick Montano def. Enrique Marin by break up resolution (28–29, 29–28, 29–28)

Nicco Montano

Season: The Final Fighter 26
365 days: 2017
Division: Females’s flyweight
Outcome: Nicco Montano def. Roxanne Modafferi by unanimous resolution (50–Forty five, 49–46, 49–46)

Roy Nelson

Season: The Final Fighter 10
365 days: 2009
Division: Heavyweight
Outcome: Roy Nelson def. Brendan Schaub by knockout (punch) – Round 1, 3:Forty five

Norman Parke

Season: The Final Fighter: The Smashes
365 days: 2012
Division: Lightweight
Outcome: Norman Parke def. Colin Fletcher by unanimous resolution (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)

Ross Pearson

Season: The Final Fighter 9
365 days: 2009
Division: Lightweight
Outcome: Ross Pearson def. Andre Winner by unanimous resolution (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)

Julianna Pena

Season: The Final Fighter 18
365 days: 2013
Division: Females’s bantamweight
Outcome: Julianna Pena def. Jessica Rakoczy by TKO (punches, elbows) – Round 1, 4:59

Alejandro Perez

Season: The Final Fighter: Latin The United States
365 days: 2014
Division: Bantamweight
Outcome: Alejandro Perez def. Jose Alberto Quinonez by unanimous resolution (29–26, 29–26, 28–27)

Yair Rodriguez

Yair Rodríguez

Season: The Final Fighter: Latin The United States
365 days: 2014
Division: Featherweight
Outcome: Yair Rodriguez def. Leonardo Morales by unanimous resolution (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)

Amir Sadollah

Season: The Final Fighter 7
365 days: 2008
Division: Middleweight
Outcome: Amir Sadollah def. C.B. Dollaway by submission (armbar) – Round 1, 3:02

Andrew Sanchez

Season: The Final Fighter 23
365 days: 2016
Division: Light heavyweight
Outcome: Andrew Sanchez def. Khalil Rountree by unanimous resolution (30–25, 30–25, 30–26)

Diego Sanchez

Season: The Final Fighter 1
365 days: 2005
Division: Middleweight
Outcome: Diego Sanchez def. Kenny Florian viva TKO (punches) – Round 1, 2:49

Leonardo Santos

Season: The Final Fighter: Brazil 2
365 days: 2013
Division: Welterweight
Outcome: Leonardo Santos def. William Macario by submission (arm-triangle choke) – Round 2, 4:43

Matt Serra

Season: The Final Fighter 4
365 days: 2006
Division: Welterweight
Outcome: Matt Serra def. Chris Lytle by break up resolution (30–27, 27–30, 30–27)

Colton Smith

Season: The Final Fighter 16
365 days: 2012
Division: Welterweight
Outcome: Colton Smith def. Mike Ricci by unanimous resolution (30–27, 30–27, 30–26)

Joe Stevenson

Season: The Final Fighter 2
365 days: 2005
Division: Welterweight
Outcome: Joe Stevenson def. Luke Cummo by unanimous resolution (29–28, 30–27, 29–28)

Tatiana Suarez

Season: The Final Fighter 23
365 days: 2016
Division: Females’s strawweight
Outcome: Tatiana Suarez def. Amanda Cooper by submission (D’Arce choke) – Round 1, 3:43

Jesse Taylor

Season: The Final Fighter 25
365 days: 2017
Division: Welterweight
Outcome: Jesse Taylor def. Dhiego Lima by submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 0:43

Elias Theodorou

Season: The Final Fighter: Worldwide locations
365 days: 2014
Division: Middleweight
Outcome: Elias Theodorou def. Sheldon Westcott by TKO (punches, elbows) – Round 2, 4:41

Michael Trizano

Season: The Final Fighter 27
365 days: 2018
Division: Lightweight
Outcome: Michael Trizano def. Joe Giannetti by break up resolution (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)

Ricky Turcios

Ricky Turcios vs. Brady Hiestand

Season: The Final Fighter 29
365 days: 2021
Division: Bantamweight
Outcome: Ricky Turcios def. Brady Hiestand by break up resolution (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Kamaru Usman

Season: The Final Fighter 21
365 days: 2015
Division: Welterweight
Outcome: Kamaru Usman def. Hayder Hassan by submission (arm-triangle choke) – Round 2, 1:19

Mohammed Usman

Season: The Final Fighter 30
365 days: 2022
Division: Heavyweight
Outcome: Mohammed Usman def. Zac Pauga by knockout (punch) – Round 2, 0:36

Reginaldo Vieira

Season: The Final Fighter: Brazil 4
365 days: 2015
Division: Bantamweight
Outcome: Reginaldo Vieira def. Dileno Lopes by unanimous resolution (29–28, 30–27, 30–27)

Robert Whittaker

Season: The Final Fighter: The Smashes
365 days: 2012
Division: Welterweight
Outcome: Robert Whittaker def. Brad Scott by unanimous resolution (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)

James Wilks

Season: The Final Fighter 9
365 days: 2009
Division: Welterweight
Outcome: James Wilks def. DaMarques Johnson by submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 4:54