Team Miller. In the first episode, Gaudinot faced Paul McVeigh; winning via TKO in the third round. The win gained Gaudinot entry into the Ultimate Fighter house. He was selected as a part of Team Bisping. Gaudinot next fought against Team Mayhem's Dustin Pague. Gaudinot lost the fight in the second round via rear-naked choke submission. The fight also won Gaudinot and Pague an additional $25,000 for the fan voted "Fight of the Season". Ultimate Fighting Championship Gaudinot made his official UFC debut on December 3, 2011 at The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale against Johnny Bedford. Gaudinot lost to Bedford via TKO in the third round. Gaudinot returned to the flyweight division and faced former Jungle Fight Bantamweight Champion, John Lineker, on May 5, 2012 at UFC on Fox 3. The bout was contested at a catchweight of 127 lb, as Lineker missed weight. Gaudinot defeated Lineker via guillotine choke submission in the second round after an action-packed, back-and-forth first two rounds. Both participants earned Fight of the Night honors for their performances. Gaudinot was expected to face Darren Uyenoyama on October 5, 2012 at UFC on FX 5. However, Gaudinot was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by promotional newcomer Phil Harris. Gaudinot faced Tim Elliott on August 31, 2013 at UFC 164. He lost the fight via dominant unanimous decision. Gaudinot faced Phil Harris at UFC Fight Night 37. He won the fight via submission in the first round. However, on June 20, the win was overturned to a No Contest after it was revealed Gaudinot had failed his drug test. Gaudinot was expected to face Patrick Holohan on October 4, 2014 at UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Saffiedine, but pulled out of the bout due to injury. Gaudinot faced Kyoji Horiguchi on January 3, 2015 at UFC 182. He lost the fight by unanimous decision and was subsequently released from the organization. Post-UFC career In his first fight since being released from the UFC, Gaudinot faced off against Bellator veteran Claudio Ledesma in the main event of CFFC 51 on September 12, 2015. Gaudinot made a successful rebound from a three-fight slump, winning the fight with a dominant unanimous decision verdict. The win over Ledesma granted Gaudinot a title shot against the CFFC Flyweight Champion Sidemar Honório, which took place at CFFC 57 on March 19, 2016. He won the fight via first-round