The Ultimate Fighter 5 was the fifth season of the Ultimate Fighting Championship produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter. As with the show's usual format, sixteen prospective mixed martial arts fighters were secluded in a house near Las Vegas, Nevada and trained together while participating in a single-elimination tournament, with the winner being awarded a six-figure UFC contract. This season featured only one weight class, lightweights (146–155 lb) and the fighters were divided into two teams; one coached by former UFC Lightweight Champion Jens Pulver and the other by former UFC Welterweight Champion and former lightweight champion B.J. Penn. The season was well-known among fans for the large number of fighters kicked off of the show. The two coaches, along with the finalists of the tournament, fought at The Ultimate Finale, a televised MMA fight card that aired live at the completion of the series. The series premiered on April 5, 2007 on Spike TV in the United States and Canada at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT and concluded on June 23. Filming began in mid-January 2007.

Cast

Coaches

Fighters

Others

Episodes

Episode 1: It's Like Anarchy Here (Original Air Date Apr 05, 2007) Episode 2: Not in this House (Original Air Date Apr 12, 2007) Episode 3: This is My Zone (Original Air Date Apr 19, 2007) Episode 4: Waah, Waah! (Original Air Date Apr 26, 2007) Episode 5: Put me Back In (Original Air Date May 3, 2007) Episode 6: All Your Might (Original Air Date May 10, 2007) Episode 7: Be the General (Original Air Date May 17, 2007) Episode 8: Not on the Concrete (Original Air Date May 24, 2007) Episode 9: It Was A Brawl (Original Air Date May 31, 2007) Episode 10: Traitor (Original Air Date Jun 07, 2007) Episode 11: I Humbly Apologize (Original Air Date Jun 14, 2007) Episode 12: Gave A Hundred (Original Air Date Jun 14, 2007)

Tournament Bracket

''* Gabe Ruediger missed weight and was expelled from the show. Emerson replaced him against Hill.''

The Ultimate Fighter 5 Finale

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Pulver vs. Team Penn Finale (also known as The Ultimate Fighter 5 Finale) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on June 23, 2007.

Results

Bonus awards

Fighters were awarded $40,000 bonuses.

Coaches' Fight

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Pulver vs. Team Penn Finale was held on June 23, 2007 in Paradise, Nevada.