The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale Card – All Fights & Details for ‘Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson’: Fight Card & Details

The Ultimate Fighting Championship came to the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino for The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale in Las Vegas, Nevada. “Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson” happened on Saturday, December 15, 2012, 11 years ago. A match between Roy Nelson and Matt Mitrione headlined the event.

That Saturday night, we watched Colton Smith taking on Mike Ricci in a fun showdown. A huge clash between Dustin Poirier and Jonathan Brookins also took place at The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale. Other fights on the card included Mike Pyle battling James Head; and Johnny Bedford vs. Marcos Vinicius Borges Pancini.

Here is a list of everyone who fought on The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale on December 15th:

The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale card

The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale fight card consisted of two sections: prelims and the main card. The preliminary card usually features four to five fights, ending with an exciting matchup just before the main card begins. The main card features the highly-anticipated fights, including the main event.

“Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson” was a TUF Finale event. You can view the complete The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale results and bonuses.

Here were all the bouts that took place at The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale:

Main event:

• Roy Nelson vs. Matt Mitrione

Co-main event:

• Colton Smith vs. Mike Ricci

Rest of the card:

• Pat Barry vs. Shane del Rosario
• Dustin Poirier vs. Jonathan Brookins
• Mike Pyle vs. James Head
• Johnny Bedford vs. Marcos Vinicius Borges Pancini
• Rustam Khabilov vs. Vinc Pichel
• T.J. Waldburger vs. Nick Catone
• Hugo Viana vs. Reuben Duran
• Mike Rio vs. John Cofer
• Tim Elliott vs. Jared Papazian

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