The Ultimate Fighter 1 - Episode Guide
Episode 1
* Light Heavyweight and Middleweight teams are chosen by coaches Chuck Liddell and Randy Couture
Episode 2
* Team Liddell wins the first Light Heavyweight Challenge.
* Jason Thacker is sent home by Randy Couture.
* Team Liddell wins the first Middleweight Challenge.
* Chris Sanford is sent home by Randy Couture.
Episode 3
* Alex Schoenauer wins the Light Heavyweight challenge. Bobby Southworth comes in last and will be forced to fight in the elimination bout.
* Bobby Southworth defeats Lodune Sincaid by knockout in the second round.
Episode 4
* Alex Schoenauer is traded to Team Couture as part of a team re-balance.
* Team Liddell wins the Middleweight challenge and the opportunity to schedule the next fight.
* Diego Sanchez defeats Alex Karalexis with a rear naked choke submission in the first round.
Episode 5
* There was no challenge or fight in this episode. The show featured Nate Quarry’s injury and the fight and pranks between Bobby Southworth, Josh Koscheck and Chris Leben.
Episode 6
* As fallout from the previous episode, there is no challenge and Dana White schedules the Middleweight fight between Chris Leben and Josh Koscheck.
* Josh Koscheck defeats Chris Leben by unanimous decision after two rounds.
Episode 7
* Josh Rafferty is traded to Team Couture in another team reshuffle.
* Team Couture wins the Light Heavyweight challenge.
* Stephan Bonnar defeats Bobby Southworth in a split decision after 2 rounds.
Episode 8
* Nate Quarry is eliminated from the show due to his ankle injury. Dana White asks Quarry to stay on as an assistant coach, and he agrees.
* Quarry gets to chose what fighter from the loser’s lounge gets to come back and he chooses Chris Leben.
* Team Couture wins the middleweight challenge.
* Diego Sanchez defeats Josh Rafferty in the first round.
Episode 9
* Forrest Griffin defeats Alex Schoenauer by tap out due to strikes on the ground in the first round.
Episode 10
* In the first middleweight semifinal match, Kenny Florian defeats Chris Leben after doctor stoppage due to opening up a cut above Chris’ eye.
Episode 11
* In the second middleweight semifinal match, Diego Sanchez wins a split decision over Josh Koscheck after three rounds.
Episode 12
* Forrest Griffin defeats Sam Hoger.
* Stephan Bonnar defeats Mike Swick.
Finale
* Undercard
o Alex Karalexis defeats Josh Raffety by TKO.
o Mike Swick defeats Alex Schoenauer by KO.
o Nathan Quarry defeats Lodune Sincaid by TKO.
o Josh Koscheck defeats Chris Sanford by KO.
o Chris Leben defeats Jason Thacker by TKO.
o Sam Hoger defeats Bobby Southworth by unanimous decision.
* Main card
o Middleweight Final - Diego Sanchez defeats Kenny Florian by TKO at 2:49 of the first round, winning the TUF championship in the Middleweight division.
o Light Heavyweight Final - Forrest Griffin defeats Stephan Bonnar by a very close but unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28), in what is described as one of the best fights in the history of the UFC. He wins the TUF championship in the Light Heavyweight division, but Dana White grants Bonnar a UFC contract as well after his performance (Main article: Forrest Griffin vs. Stephan Bonnar).
o Main Event - Rich Franklin defeats Ken Shamrock by TKO at 2:42 of the first round. After the fight, Franklin stated his intentions to move to the Middleweight division; he went on to win the Middleweight championship at UFC 53.
