The Ultimate Fighter 4

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The Ultimate Fighter 4
Season 4
StarringDana White
Release
Original network Spike TV
Original releaseAugust 17 (2006-08-17) 
November 11, 2006 (2006-11-11)
Season chronology
 Previous
The Ultimate Fighter 3

The Ultimate Fighter 4 is the fourth season of the mixed martial arts reality television series The Ultimate Fighter . It premiered on August 17, 2006, immediately after the conclusion of UFC Fight Night 6 . The finale was aired on November 11, 2006.

This series featured a change from the usual Ultimate Fighter format. Instead of UFC hopefuls, the cast was composed of fighters that had fought in the UFC but had yet to win a UFC title. The winners in the middleweight and welterweight divisions earned a UFC title shot in their division and a $100,000 purse, along with a $100,000 sponsorship deal with Xyience. Instead of coaches, prominent trainers and UFC fighters acted as advisors. Randy Couture, Georges St-Pierre, Marc Laimon, the grappling instructor from seasons 1 and 2, and Mark DellaGrotte, Kenny Florian's kickboxing trainer, were the advisers. The cast still lived in seclusion in the Las Vegas house.

The rules were the same as in The Ultimate Fighter 3 , where preliminary round matches were two rounds with a sudden victory round in case of a tie, and all fighters had to win a preliminary match before advancing to the semi-final round. The team that had won the last match decided the next match, with a coin toss deciding which team set the first matchup.

The winners of each division were scheduled to have their title shot during the first half of 2007. Matt Serra defeated Georges St-Pierre for the UFC Welterweight Championship, while Lutter lost to Anderson Silva in a non-title bout. The bout was originally to be for Silva's UFC Middleweight Championship, however, the bout was changed to a non-title bout when Lutter failed to make weight.

Principal filming began on May 21, 2006.

Cast

Coaches

Fighters

  Team Mojo

  Team No Love

Others

Episodes

Episode 1: The Comeback Begins (Original Air Date Aug 16, 2006)

Episode 2: Blood Bath (Original Air Date Aug 24, 2006)

Episode 3: Passing Guard (Original Air Date Aug 31, 2006)

Episode 4: The Funk (Original Air Date Sep 7, 2006)

Episode 5: Flip-A-Coin (Original Air Date Sep 14, 2006)

Episode 6: Captain Miserable (Original Air Date Sep 21, 2006)

Episode 7: Drop to a Knee (Original Air Date Sep 28, 2006)

Episode 8: True Colors (Original Air Date Oct 6, 2006)

Episode 9: Semi-Final Match-Ups (Original Air Date Oct 12, 2006)

Episode 10: Carter vs. Serra (Original Air Date Oct 19, 2006)

Episode 11: Lutter vs. Sell (Original Air Date Oct 26, 2006)

Episode 12: Côté vs. Dewees (Original Air Date Nov 2, 2006)

Tournament Bracket

Welterweight Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
  Rich Clementi2
 
 
 
 Shonie CarterUD
 
  Shonie Carter3
 
 
 
 Matt SerraUD
 
  Pete Spratt *1
 
 
 
 Matt SerraSUB
 
 Matt SerraSD
 
 
 
  Chris Lytle3
 
  Pete Spratt1
 
 
 
 Chris LytleSUB
 
 Chris LytleUD
 
 
 
  Din Thomas3
 
  Mikey Burnett1
 
 
 Din ThomasSUB
 

* Jeremy Jackson was expelled from the show before fighting. Spratt was chosen as his replacement.

Middleweight Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
  Charles McCarthyUD
 
 
 
 Pete Sell3
 
  Pete SellUD
 
 
 
 Travis Lutter3
 
 Travis LutterSUB
 
 
 
  Scott Smith1
 
 Travis LutterSUB
 
 
 
  Patrick Côté1
 
  Jorge RiveraUD
 
 
 
 Patrick Côté2
 
 Patrick CôtéUD
 
 
 
  Edwin DeWees3
 
  Gideon RayUD
 
 
 Edwin DeWees3
 
Legend
 Team Mojo
 Team No Love
UD
 Unanimous Decision
SD
 Split Decision
SUB
 Submission

The Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale

The Ultimate Fighter: The Comeback Finale
UltimateFighter4.jpg
The poster for The Ultimate Fighter: The Comeback Finale
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateNovember 11, 2006
Venue Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
City Las Vegas, Nevada
Event chronology
UFC 64: Unstoppable The Ultimate Fighter: The Comeback Finale UFC 65: Bad Intentions

The Ultimate Fighter: The Comeback Finale (also known as The Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on November 11, 2006. [1] Featured were the finals from The Ultimate Fighter 4 in both the Middleweight and Welterweight divisions.

Results

Main Card
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Welterweight Matt Serra def. Chris Lytle Decision (split) (30–27, 27–30, 30–27)35:00 [a]
Middleweight Travis Lutter def. Patrick Côté Submission (armbar)12:18 [b]
Lightweight Din Thomas def. Rich Clementi Submission (rear-naked choke)23:11
Middleweight Jorge Rivera def.Edwin DeweesTKO (punches)12:38
Preliminary Card
Welterweight Pete Spratt def. Jeremy Jackson TKO (neck injury)21:11
Middleweight Scott Smith def. Pete Sell KO (punch)23:25 [c]
Middleweight Charles McCarthy def. Gideon Ray Submission (armbar)14:43
Middleweight Martin Kampmann def. Thales Leites Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–27, 29–27)35:00 [d]
  1. Serra wins to become the Season 4 Welterweight winner of The Ultimate Fighter and a title shot against the UFC Welterweight champion at UFC 69.
  2. Lutter wins to become the Season 4 Middleweight winner of The Ultimate Fighter and a title shot against the UFC Middleweight champion Anderson Silva at UFC 67.
  3. This bout was aired on the broadcast.
  4. This bout was aired on the broadcast.

Bonus awards

See also

References

  1. "Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale". Ufc.com. Retrieved March 5, 2009.