And it’s all over! In the final episode of TUF 16, Colton Smith earned a unanimous decision in a three-rounder against John Manley. In the remaining semi-final bout, Mike Ricci scored the lone knockout of the season with a beautiful standing elbow to the head of Neil Magny.
This Saturday, Mike Ricci (currently ranked #166 LW) and Colton Smith (unranked) will face off in the welterweight finale. On the same card, coach Roy Nelson will take on one of his TUF 10 cast-mates, Matt ‘Meathead’ Mitrione (substituting for once again injured Shane Carwin). Coaches Nelson and Carwin are tied in team-vs-team matchups for the season, with 5 wins a piece.
Here’s the final recap of the season:
All rankings are approximate as-of Episode 2 airing.
[#71 MW] Sam Alvey [Team Carwin]
Episode 1: defeated [#149 WW] Leo Kuntz by TKO
Episode 3: lost to [#441 WW] Joey Rivera by majority decision
[#72 MW] Bristol Marunde [Team Carwin]
Episode 1: defeated [#174 MW] George Lockhart by submission
Episode 4: defeated [#460 LW] Julian Lane by unanimous decision
Episode 10: lost to [#327 MW] Neil Magny by unanimous decision
[#129 WW] Eddy Ellis [Team Carwin]
Episode 1: defeated [NR] David Michaud by submission
Episode 6: lost to [NR] Colton Smith by majority decision
[#142 WW] Igor Araujo [Team Carwin]
Episode 1: defeated [#300 MW] Cortez Coleman by submission
Episode 5: defeated [#147 WW] Nick Herron-Webb by majority decision
Episode 10: lost to [NR] Colton Smith by unanimous decision
[#147 WW] Nick Herron-Webb [Team Nelson]
Episode 1: defeated [#133 MW] Tim Ruberg by submission
Episode 5:lost to [#142 WW] Igor Araujo by majority decision
[#215 WW] James Chaney [Team Carwin]
Episode 1: defeated [NR] Jerel Clark by submission
Episode 8: lost to [#496 WW] John Manley by submission
[#164 LW] Mike Ricci [Team Carwin]
Episode 1: defeated [#83 MW] Jason South by TKO
Episode 9: defeated [NR] Dom Waters by unanimous decision
Episode 11: defeated [#489 WW] Mike Hill by unanimous decision
Episode 12: defeated [#327 WW] Neil Magny by knockout
[#292 WW] Cameron Diffley [Team Nelson]
Episode 1: defeated [NR] Zane Kamaka by submission
Episode 2: lost to [#327 MW] Neil Magny by unanimous decision
[#327 MW] Neil Magny [Team Carwin]
Episode 1: defeated [NR] Frank Camacho by unanimous decision
Episode 2: defeated [#292 WW] Cameron Diffley by unanimous decision
Episode 10: defeated [#72 MW] Bristol Marunde by unanimous decision
Episode 12: lost to [#164WW] Mike Ricci by knockout
[#441 WW] Joey Rivera[Team Nelson]
Episode 1: defeated [#386 LW] Saad Awad by majority decision
Episode 3: defeated [#71 MW] Sam Alvey by majority decision
Episode 11: lost to [#496 WW] John Manley by majority decision
[#489 WW] Mike Hill [Team Nelson]
Episode 1: defeated [NR] Lev Magen by TKO
Episode 7: defeated [NR] Matt Secor by split decision
Episode 11: lost to [#164 LW] Mike Ricci by unanimous decision
[#496 WW] John Manley [Team Nelson]
Episode 1: defeated [#186 WW] Ricky Legere Jr by unanimous decision
Episode 8: defeated [#215 WW] James Chaney by submission
Episode 11: defeated [#441 WW] Joey Rivera by majority decision
Episode 12: lost to [NR] Colton Smith by unanimous decision
[#460 LW] Julian Lane [Team Nelson]
Episode 1: defeated [NR] Diego Bautista by unanimous decision
Episode 4: lost to [#72 MW] Bristol Marunde by unanimous decision
[NR] Dom Waters [Team Nelson]
Episode 1: defeated [#132 WW] Kevin Nowaczyk by TKO
Episode 9: lost to [#164 LW] Mike Ricci by unanimous decision
[NR] Colton Smith [Team Nelson]
Episode 1: defeated [#325 MW] Jesse Barrett by unanimous decision
Episode 6: defeated [#129 WW] Eddy Ellis by majority decision
Episode 10: defeated [#142 WW] Igor Araujo by unanimous decision
Episode 12: defeated [#496 WW] John Manley by unanimous decision
[NR] Matt Secor [Team Carwin]
Episode 1: defeated [#304 WW] Max Griffin by submission
Episode 7: lost to [#489 WW] Mike Hill by split decision