THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER®: TEAM ROUSEY VS. TEAM TATE PREMIERE RESULTS

Las Vegas, Nevada – The Ultimate Fighting Championship® kicked off the 18th season of its famed reality television show, The Ultimate Fighter®, on Wednesday night with the inaugural episode on FOX Sports 1. In the historic two-hour season premiere, 16 male, and for the first time ever, 16 female bantamweight fighters (135 pounds) squared-off, vying for a coveted spot on the series and their chance to win a six-figure contract with the UFC® and a Harley-Davidson motorcycle.

A full recap is available at ufc.com.

Premiere episode fight match-ups and results:

WINNER
LOSER
RESULT
Jessamyn Duke
Richmond, Ky
Laura Howarth
Hove, East Essex, England
Submission via triangle choke
3:50 of the 1st round
Cody Bollinger
Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
Rafael Freitas
Albuquerque, N.M.
TKO
1:54 of the 2nd round
Jessica Rakoczy
Las Vegas, Nev.
Revelina Berto
Winter Haven, Fla.
Submission via arm bar
2:32 of the 2nd round
Chris Beal
Somis, Calif.
Sirwan Kakai
Coconut Creek, Fla.
Unanimous Decision
Sudden Victory round
Julianna Pena
Spokane, Wash.
Gina Mazany
Seattle, Ak
Unanimous Decision
Michael Wootten
Liverpool, Merceyside, England
Emil Hartsner
Luberod, Skane, Sweden
Unanimous Decision
Sudden Victory round
Peggy Morgan
Nashua, N.H.
Bethany Marshall
Newport News, Va
TKO
2:58 of the 1st round
Joshua Hill
Binbrook, Ontario, Canada
Patrick Holohan
Tagllaht, Dublin, Ireland
Majority Decision
Colleen Schneider
Las Vegas, Nev.
Shayna Baszler
Sioux Fall, S.D.
Submission via arm bar
4:24 of the 1st round
Louis Fisette
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Chris Holdsworth
Woodland Hills, Calif.
Submission via triangle choke
4:09 of the 1st round
Raquel Pennington
Colorado Springs, Colo.
Tonya Evinger
Lake St. Louis, Mo.
Submission via guillotine choke
3:56 of the 2nd round
Tim Gorman
West Des Moines, Iowa
Lee Sandmeier
Knoxville, Iowa
TKO
4:46 of the 1st round
Roxanne Modafferi
Yokohama, JPN
Valerie Letourneau
La Prairie, Quebec, Canada
Submission via rear naked choke
3:36 of the 1st round
Anthony Gutierrez
Lee’s Summit, Mo.
Matthew Munsey
Hollywood, Fla.
Unanimous Decision
Sudden Victory round
Sarah Moras
Kelowna, B.C., Canada
Tara LaRosa
Albuquerque, N.M.
Unanimous Decision
David Grant
Bishop Auckland, Durham, England
Daniel Martinez
San Diego, Calif.
Submission via arm bar
2:02 of the 2nd round

Fighters will once again be vying for season bonus’. Bonus’ of $5,000 will be given to fighters victorious by stoppage or submission. Another $25,000 will be given for best fight of the season, best submission of the season and best knockout of the season.

Team Selections

Team Tate won the coin toss, electing to pick first. Below are the final rosters, in order each was selected, are:

Team Tate
Julianna Pena
Sara Moras
Raquel Pennington
Roxanne Modaferri
Cody Bollinger
Chris Holdsworth
Josh Hill
Tim Gorman

Team Rousey
Shayna Baszler
Jessamyn Duke
Peggy Morgan
Jessica Rakoczy
Chris Beal
David Grant
Anthony Guitierrez
Michael Wootten

Team Rousey, therefore had the option of the first fight pick and chose Shayna Baszler versus Team Tate’s Julianna Pena.

The series resumes next Wednesday, Sept. 11, on FOX Sports 1 at 10 p.m. ET. In that episode – “Ladies First” – Sixteen fighters move into The Ultimate Fighter house, where for the first time, men and women will live together. Tensions rise as old rivals, coaches Ronda Rousey and Miesha Tate cross paths, and a hopeful fighter’s UFC dream is threatened by injury. Then it’s a battle of the number one female picks when Julianna Pena of Team Tate and veteran Shayna “The Queen of Spades” Baszler of Team Rousey fight for early control in a history-making matchup.

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