Here’s a preliminary ranking of The Ultimate Fighter Season 12 contestants.
Grey represents an approximate ranking. * means a fighter was not active in the past 450 days, or ranked too low for approximation.
In the House
Michael Johnson [#95 LW]
Nam Phan[#98 FW]
Jonathan Brookins [#117 LW]
Jeffrey Lentz [#120 FW]
Cody McKenzie [#175 LW]
Marc Stevens [#230 WW]
Alex Caceres [#279 FW]
Dane Sayers [#292 WW]
Spencer Paige [#352 LW]
Sevak Magakian [#362 LW]
Aaron Wilkinson [#400 LW]
Kyle Watson [*]
Sako Chivitchiyan [*]
Andy Main [*]
On the Outside, Looking in
The following fighters lost their elimination bouts on Episode 1. However, at least one will make it into the house via a wild-card spot. Keep in mind that sometimes additional fighters who were eliminated return to the house to substitute for a fighter who is injured or otherwise unable to compete.
Pablo Garza [#116 FW]
T.J O’Brien [#122 LW]
Jason Ambrose [#145 LW]
Joseph Duffy [#166 LW]
Ran Weathers [#176 FW]
Mike Budnik [#240 LW]
Michael Richman [#247 LW]
Daniel Head [#420 LW]
Toby Grear [#504 LW]
Steve Magdalino [#587 LW]
Ariel Sexton [#616 LW]
Jason Brenton [#700 LW]
Amir Khillah [#720 LW]
Paul Barrow [*]