The Ultimate Fighter 17, Episode 9 Review

In Episode 9, Team Jones evens the score in the wildcard bout. After winning the first round and losing the second, Kevin Casey failed to answer the bell for the tie-breaking third round. Bubba McDaniel is back in the competition, and the quarter-final matchups are announced:

Current win tally is Team Sonnen 4, Team Jones 4.

A summary of the season’s fights so far after the break:

All rankings are approximate as-of Episode 1 airing.

[#41 MW] Tor Troeng [Team Sonnen]
Episode 1: defeated [#238 MW] Scott Rosa by submission
Episode 6: lost to [#159 MW] Josh Samman by knockout

[#67 LHW] Robert McDaniel [Team Jones]
Episode 1: defeated [NR] Ryan Bigler by TKO
Episode 5: lost to [NR] Kevin Gastelum by submission
Episode 9: defeated [#179 MW] Kevin Casey by TKO (retirement)

[#137 MW] Zak Cummings [Team Sonnen]
Episode 1: defeated [NR] Nik Fekete by TKO
Episode 8: lost to [#146 MW] Dylan Andrews by majority decision

[#146 MW] Dylan Andrews [Team Jones]
Episode 1: defeated [#205 MW] Tim Williams by decision
Episode 8: defeated [#137 MW] Zak Cummings by majority decision

[#159 MW] Josh Samman [Team Jones]
Episode 1: defeated [#258 MW] Leo Bercier by TKO
Episode 6: defeated [#41 MW] Tor Troeng by knockout

[#160 MW] Uriah Hall [Team Sonnen]
Episode 1: defeated [#171 MW] Andy Enz by decision
Episode 3: defeated [NR] Adam Cella by knockout

[#179 MW] Kevin Casey [Team Sonnen]
Episode 1: defeated [NR] Eldon Sproat by submission
Episode 4: lost to [NR] Collin Hart by unanimous decision
Episode 9: lost to [#67 LHW] Robert McDaniel by TKO (retirement)

[#215 WW] Gilbert Smith [Team Jones]
Episode 1: defeated [NR] Jerel Clark by submission
Episode 2: lost to [#253 MW] Luke Barnatt by knockout

[#246 MW] Clint Hester [Team Jones]
Episode 1: defeated [#114 LHW] Frasier Opie by decision
Episode 7: lost to [#347 MW] Jimmy Quinlan by submission (RNC)

[#253 MW] Luke Barnatt [Team Sonnen]
Episode 1: defeated [NR] Nicholas Kohring by decision
Episode 2: defeated [#215 WW] Gilbert Smith by knockout

[#347 MW] Jimmy Quinlan [Team Sonnen]
Episode 1: defeated [NR] Mike Persons by TKO
Episode 7: defeated [#246 MW] Clint Hester by submission (RNC)

[NR] Adam Cella [Team Jones]
Episode 1: defeated [#181 HW] Jake Heun by submission
Episode 3: lost to [#160 MW] Uriah Hall by knockout

[NR] Collin Hart [Team Jones]
Episode 1: defeated [NR] Mike Jasper by submission
Episode 4: defeated [#179 MW] Kevin Casey by unanimous decision

[NR] Kelvin Gastelum [Team Sonnen]
Episode 1: defeated [#203 WW] Kito Andrews by decision
Episode 5: defeated [#67 LHW] Robert McDaniel by submission