The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights

Cast

Coaches

• ; Team Rampage
• *Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, head coach
• *Tom Blackledge
• *Tiki Ghosn
• *Hector Ramirez
• *Mike Dolce, nutritionist
• ; Team Rashad
• *Rashad Evans, head coach
• *Greg Jackson
• *Trevor Wittman
• *Mike Van Arsdale
• *Rolles Gracie

  Fighters

• Team Rashad
• *James McSweeney, Brendan Schaub, Justin Wren, Jon Madsen, Roy Nelson, Darrill Schoonover, Matt Mitrione, Mike Wessel
• Team Rampage
• *Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson, Abe Wagner, Demico Rogers, Wes Sims, Scott Junk, Wes Shivers, Marcus Jones, Zak Jensen

  Others

• Host: Dana White
• Narrator: Mike Rowe

  Episodes

• Only 15 fighters are lined up until Dana White introduced internet street fighting sensation, Kimbo Slice.
• The fighters divided up and trained separately with Rashad Evans and Quinton Jackson for evaluations.
• White flipped a coin. The winner of the coin toss chose to either pick the first fighter or decide the first two match ups. The winning fighter's team had to win both fights to keep control of the fight match ups.
• Evans won the coin toss and decided to pick the first fighter. This meant that Jackson got to pick the first fight.

• Jackson matches Wagner against Madsen.
• Jon Madsen defeated Abe Wagner via unanimous decision after two rounds.
• At the end of the episode, it is seen that the gash on Wagner's head is so deep, that the medic treating him can see his skull.

• Roy Nelson had a discussion with Rashad Evans and the gold team's coaches about his attitude and whether he really wanted to train with the team.
• Jackson matched James McSweeney against Wes Shivers.
• Team Rashad went past their allotted training time, into the silver team's training time. Quinton Jackson approached Evans and jokingly asked the team to leave.
• James McSweeney defeated Wes Shivers by majority decision after two rounds.
• Evans matched Nelson against Kimbo Slice.

• Keith Jardine appeared at Team Rashad's training session, in support of his friend's team.
• Rashad Evans and Quinton Jackson had an argument over the scheduling of the match against each other. James McSweeney joined the argument and Evans pulled him away.
• Marcus Jones again struggled in training, this time complaining of an apparent knee injury. Despite this, Jones expressed his desire to compete in the next fight.
• Roy Nelson defeated Kimbo Slice by TKO at 2:01 in the second round.

• Marcus Jones was shown sweating profusely, prompting concerns that he would not be able to fight.
• Rashad Evans informed his team of the likely choices for the remaining fights.
• Justin Wren disagreed with Evans' choice of fight in him against Scott Junk, owing to their friendship.
• Matt Mitrione told Team Rampage the planned matches, which led to him becoming a pariah to the rest of his team, who subsequently labelled him as a snitch.
• Evans matched Brendan Schaub against Demico Rogers.
• Brendan Schaub defeated Demico Rogers by submission at 3:17 in the first round.
• After the fight, Quinton Jackson did not meet with Rogers; instead, Evans gave him some words of encouragement.

• Matt Mitrione injured his shoulder in training, but wished to fight soon, leading Team Rashad to question whether his shoulder was legitimately injured or merely sore.
• Rashad Evans, in discussion with his assistant coaches, worried about putting Mitrione in the fight and continuing their undefeated streak.
• Zak Jensen also became an outcast in the house after being accused of masturbating in the communal bathroom and passing out during practice.
• Evans matched Justin Wren against Wes Sims.
• Marcus Jones believed that Evans promised him the next fight and becomes very emotional when he is not picked.
• Justin Wren defeated Wes Sims by submission at 1:34 in the first round.
• Following the match, Quinton Jackson walked away from the cage without checking on his fighter.
• Later, in the locker room area, Evans approached Jackson about this, which led to them having another verbal confrontation.

• Phil Nurse, stand up coach for Georges St-Pierre and Evans, came to help his student at Team Rashad's training practice.
• Rashad Evans matches Darrill Schoonover against Zak Jensen.
• Quinton Jackson kept calling Schoonover "Titties" and during the fight announcement, Schoonover started swearing at Jackson, leading to a verbal confrontation between the two.
• Team Rampage gave Jensen the nickname "Linderman" and Wes Sims started a poll of when Jensen would have a breakdown.
• During a training session, Jensen suffered a large cut over his eye. It gets stitched up but there was some concern whether he can fight or wants to fight.
• Tiki Ghosn hired an artist to draw a picture of Team Rashad. They hang it in the training center, but Evans took it down before anyone on his team could see. Team Rampage later presented it to the gold team gift wrapped.
• Darrill Schoonover defeated Zak Jensen by submission at 2:29 in the first round.

• Rashad Evans announced the final two preliminary fights: Matt Mitrione vs. Scott Junk and Mike Wessel vs. Marcus Jones.
• Evans and Quinton Jackson continued their war of words, with Evans claiming that Jackson quit on his fighters, not the other way around.
• Wes Sims and James McSweeney created a bet as to when Mitrione will break down or snap, much like the previous weeks' bet about Zak Jensen.
• During a training session, Jon Madsen and Mitrione nearly came to blows during sparring.
• What happened was that Mitrone was told about Madsen saying that he was going to slap him behind his back. He then decided to go out 100%, more than what the coaches instructed.
• Evans then approached Mitrione, questioning if he would have the same aggressive temper during the fight.
• Matt Mitrione defeated Scott Junk by majority decision after two rounds.
• Following the match, Jackson walked away from the cage, flung a water bottle, and destroyed a door leading to the locker room area.

• Brendan Schaub drew an insulting caricature of Marcus Jones. Mike Wessel later adds "sucks balls" to the bottom of the picture, which angered Jones.
• Darrill Schoonover again squared up to Quinton Jackson over his repeated "titties" jibes.
• Marcus Jones defeated Mike Wessel by submission at 0:50 in the first round.
• Jones ends up being the first and only Team Rampage member to make it into the quarterfinals.
• Dana White and the two coaches met with each quarter-finalist to find out who their preferred opponent in the next round was.
• The quarterfinal fights were announced as:
• * Roy Nelson vs. Justin Wren
• * Brendan Schaub vs. Jon Madsen
• * James McSweeney vs. Matt Mitrione
• * Marcus Jones vs. Darrill Schoonover
• Rashad Evans offered Team Rampage members the chance to train with him and later, he and Jackson clash once more.

• Matt Mitrione complains of severe headaches and nausea as a result of his match with Scott Junk. Some believed that he may have had a concussion and may not be able to continue in the tournament. He was sent to the hospital to get a medical evaluation.
• As a practical joke, Quinton Jackson and his assistant coaches put chickens in the cars of the Team Rashad coaches.
• Dana White visited the house and talked with Mitrione and has him claim that if the doctor clears him to fight, he will fight in his quarterfinal match.
• Roy Nelson defeated Justin Wren by majority decision after two rounds.

• Matt Mitrione said that the doctor who examined him said he had swelling of the brain as a result of his fight against Scott Junk. There is discussion among Team Rashad coaches as well as other fighters about whether Mitrione will be able to continue in the tournament.
• Kimbo Slice had issues with his knee. He had an MRI done and an examination by a doctor. Slice was missing cartilage in his knee and faced the possibility of needing an operation.
• The coaches challenge is 2 vs. 2 beach volleyball. Team Rashad defeated Team Rampage, earning Rashad Evans $10,000 and the gold team's fighters $1,500 each.
• Evans talked with Mitrione and asked him if he wanted to fight. Mitrione was unable to give him a straight answer. Evans called White about the situation.
• Dana White talked with all of the fighters in the training center. He told them that fighters get hurt and fighters fight hurt, but none of them are being forced to fight. He told Mitrione that they will not know if he is medically cleared to fight until the next day; if he is medically cleared, he needed to decide whether he wanted to fight.
• Brendan Schaub defeated Jon Madsen by KO at 1:39 in the second round.

• Dana White wanted to talk with fighters for a possible replacement for Matt Mitrione.
• White at first talked to Kimbo Slice who complained of knee problems and did not think he could fight to his fullest. Options were given to Slice, such as cortisone shots and other treatments, to improve the arthritis in his knee. However, he turned down the treatment and the possible fight.
• Mitrione talked on the phone with his doctor and said he wanted to fight. The doctor cleared him to fight.
• Scott Junk was having problems seeing following his fight. The doctor told him there were two small tears in his retina and that he must have surgery or he may go blind. There were questions about whether or not he will be able to fight again.
• Marcus Jones took the news about Junk personally. He told Mitrione to give a reason to hit him and claimed that he killed Junk's career.
• Junk got an update that the eye surgery was a success and he could start training again in two months time.
• At the weigh-in, Mitrione and McSweeney got in each other's faces, and the Englishman shoved Mitrione away.
• James McSweeney defeated Matt Mitrione by submission at 3:38 in the first round.
• Marcus Jones defeated Darrill Schoonover by TKO at 2:37 in the first round.
• The semifinal matches consisted of three, five-minute rounds. The semifinal matches were announced as:
• *Roy Nelson vs. James McSweeney
• *Marcus Jones vs. Brendan Schaub
• McSweeney locked a claustrophobic Zak Jensen in the bathroom. After being let out, Jensen attacked McSweeney who put him in a standing guillotine choke until he calmed down.
• Roy Nelson defeated James McSweeney by TKO at 4:13 in the first round.
• Brendan Schaub defeated Marcus Jones by TKO at 2:11 in the first round.

  TV ratings

• "TUF 10" episode No. 1: 4.1 million viewers
• "TUF 10" episode No. 2: 2.9 million viewers
• "TUF 10" episode No. 3: 5.3 million viewers
• "TUF 10" episode No. 4: 2.8 million viewers
• "TUF 10" episode No. 5: 2.8 million viewers
• "TUF 10" episode No. 6: 2.8 million viewers
• "TUF 10" episode No. 7: 2.5 million viewers
• "TUF 10" episode No. 8: 2.7 million viewers
• "TUF 10" episode No. 9: 2.5 million viewers
• "TUF 10" episode No. 10: 2.4 million viewers
• "TUF 10" episode No. 11/12: 2.6 million viewers

Tournament bracket

The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale

Background

Results

Bonus awards

• Fight of the Night: Frankie Edgar vs. Matt Veach
• Knockout of the Night: Roy Nelson
• Submission of the Night: Mark Bocek

  Reported payout

• Roy Nelson: $16,000 def. Brendan Schaub: $8,000
• Matt Hamill: $46,000 def. Jon Jones: $20,000
• Kimbo Slice: $25,000 def. Houston Alexander: $13,000
• Frankie Edgar: $46,000 def. Matt Veach: $5,000
• Matt Mitrione: $16,000 def. Marcus Jones: $8,000
• James McSweeney: $16,000 def. Darrill Schoonover: $8,000
• Jon Madsen: $16,000 def. Justin Wren: $8,000
• Brian Stann: $30,000 def. Rodney Wallace: $6,000
• John Howard: $14,000 def. Dennis Hallman: $15,000
• Mark Bocek: $30,000 def. Joe Brammer: $5,000

  Coaches' Fight

• Light Heavyweight bout: Quinton Jackson vs. Rashad Evans