Three last picks have won TUF?

[Workaholic]

Am I crazy or did Dana say to Elias at the end that three last overall picks have won the Ultimate Fighter?Through my extensive research of looking at a list of winners and trying to remember when they got picked I can only think of Kelvin Gastelum being picked last and winning the show. Obviously the USA vs England and Smashes series don't count since the fighters were put on teams based on nationality and not picked

I am curious though and am interested if anyone can name the other two fighters who won the show after being picked last.

Or was Dana just talking out his ass?

 

[Lovetap]

He might be saying that they made it to the finals. In that case one other one was Luke Cummo.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke_Cummo

 

[Drake]

I think that @jeicex may have the answer here.

 

[mattandbenny]

As far as i'm aware it was Dana talking out his ass as usual, and no last pick has ever won the series. Kelvin Gastelum was last pick for his team on TUF 17, but only the 2nd last pick overall.

There have been a few last picks get to the final - Luke Cummo, Brad Imes, Tommy Speer & Jessica Rakoczy. But all 4 have lost in the final.

 

[sf87]

Rashad Evans is the only one I can think of atm.

And he won it as a HW

 

[JayPettryMMA]

I think that @jeicex may have the answer here.

I think you're right. Let me gather my notes.

 

[JayPettryMMA]

Too tired to break it down in this thread, here's the thread I made about this topic.

http://forums.sherdog.com/threads/just-how-good-are-tuf-coaches-at-selecting-talent.3060289/


This is the post I made breaking down LAST picks: http://forums.sherdog.com/posts/108937893/

 

[chunglii]

Holy shit this would be hard to break down, considering there wer seasons without team picks, and all the international seasons

 

[JayPettryMMA]

Holy shit this would be hard to break down, considering there wer seasons without team picks, and all the international seasons

It was exhausting.

 

[EndlessCritic]

when you have a TUF with two divisions, you have to count the last pick in both divisions.

 

[CountOfSoCal]

Should have just mentioned the success of last picks overall, and left it at that.

Thiago Santos, Kelvin, etc.

 

[Workaholic]

Too tired to break it down in this thread, here's the thread I made about this topic.

http://forums.sherdog.com/threads/just-how-good-are-tuf-coaches-at-selecting-talent.3060289/


This is the post I made breaking down LAST picks: http://forums.sherdog.com/posts/108937893/

Thanks!

 

[MacDuffle]

All hail the Juice