BattleBots (season 6)
# BattleBots (season 6)

The sixth season of the American competitive television series BattleBots premiered on ABC on June 21, 2015.

In February 2015, ABC announced that it was reviving the series after a thirteen-year hiatus, which would feature a 16-team single-elimination tournament.

Former UFC fighter Kenny Florian and MLB/NFL Sportscaster Chris Rose hosted, Faruq Tauheed acted as the arena announcer, and Alison Haislip was the sideline and behind the scenes reporter. Molly McGrath was the presenter.

Robots in season 6 competed in one 250-pound weight class, as opposed to the multiple weight classes in seasons 1–5.

## Contestants

This season sees teams from only two countries competing with their robots. Five from the United Kingdom and the rest from the United States. Competitors from the US hail from five different states, including fourteen from California.

Contestants :

Robot

Builder

Hometown

Elim. in

Bite Force

Paul Ventimiglia

Mountain View, CA

Won

Tombstone

Ray Billings

Placerville, CA

Runner-up

Bronco

Alexander Rose Reason Bradley

Sausalito, CA

SF

Ghost Raptor

Chuck Pitzer

Newark, CA

Icewave

Marc DeVidts

Burlingame, CA

QF

Overhaul

Charles Guan

Cambridge, MA

Stinger

Matt Maxham

Sacramento, CA

Witch Doctor

Andrea Suarez

Miami Springs, FL

Chomp

Zoe Stephenson

Glendale, CA

Ro16

HyperShock

Will Bales

Miami, FL

Lock-Jaw

Donald Hutson

San Diego, CA

OverDrive

Christian Carlberg

San Luis Obispo, CA

Plan X

Lisa Winter Mike Winter

Berkeley, CA

Radioactive

Kane Aston

Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom

Warhead

Simon Scott Ian Lewis

Poole, United Kingdom

Warrior Clan

Clint Ewert

Abbotsford, WI

Robot

Builder

Hometown

Elim. in

Captain Shrederator

Brian Nave

Ormond Beach, FL

Complete Control

Derek Young

San Francisco, CA

Counter Revolution

Curt Meyers

San Jose, CA

Mohawk

Tom Bales

Miami, FL

Nightmare

Jim Smentowski

Bradenton, FL

Razorback

Zack Bieber

Wellington, CO

Sweet Revenge

Nola Garcia Billy Garcia

Coral Gables, FL

Wrecks

Dan Chatterton

Petaluma, CA

Bull Dog

John Frizzle Ian Watts

Lewes, East Sussex, United Kingdom

DNC

Chronic

Alan Young

Leicester, United Kingdom

Splatter

Jeff Vasquez

Thousand Oaks, CA

SF – Semifinals

QF – Quarterfinals

Ro16 – Round of 16

Q – Qualifying

DNC – Did not compete :

## Qualifying

There were a total of 28 robots. Bull Dog, Chronic, Splatter, and Counter Revolution were entered as reserve bots; of these, only Counter Revolution was chosen to compete, after Beta had to forfeit due to technical problems, but Beta was able to return for the 2016 season.

| Episode | Battle | Winner | Loser | Method | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 (June 21, 2015) | 1 | Icewave | Razorback | KO | 1:30 |
| 1 (June 21, 2015) | 2 | Plan X | Wrecks | Decision (Unanimous) | 3:00 |
| 1 (June 21, 2015) | 3 | Bite Force | Warhead | Decision (Unanimous) | 3:00 |
| 1 (June 21, 2015) | 4 | Warrior Clan | Nightmare | KO | 1:52 |
| 2 (June 28, 2015) | 1 | Lock-Jaw | Overhaul | Decision (Split) | 3:00 |
| 2 (June 28, 2015) | 2 | Bronco | Witch Doctor | KO | 0:50 |
| 2 (June 28, 2015) | 3 | Tombstone | Counter Revolution | KO | 0:37 |
| 2 (June 28, 2015) | 4 | Stinger | Captain Shrederator | KO | 1:52 |
| 2 (June 28, 2015) | 5 | OverDrive | Chomp | KO | 1:57 |
| 2 (June 28, 2015) | 6 | Radioactive | Sweet Revenge | Decision (Unanimous) | 3:00 |
| 2 (June 28, 2015) | 7 | HyperShock | Mohawk | KO | 0:35 |
| 2 (June 28, 2015) | 8 | Ghost Raptor | Complete Control | Decision (Unanimous) | 3:00 |

* 1 2 3 4 Only highlights from these battles were shown

    The robot was the winner of the battle and moved on to the Round of 16.
    The robot was chosen as a "Wildcard" pick and moved on to the Round of 16.
    The robot was the loser of the battle and was eliminated.

## Bracket Phase

### Seedings

* Tombstone
* Icewave
* Bite Force
* Bronco
* Stinger
* Lock-Jaw
* Warrior Clan
* Overdrive
* Witch Doctor*
* Ghost Raptor
* Overhaul*
* Warhead*
* Plan X
* Hypershock
* Chomp*
* Radioactive
* = Robots that were awarded a Wildcard

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Championship | Championship |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| #1 Tombstone | KO | | | | |
| #16 Radioactive | | | | | |
| #16 Radioactive | | #1 Tombstone | KO | | |
| | | #9 Witch Doctor | | | |
| #8 OverDrive | | #9 Witch Doctor | | | |
| #9 Witch Doctor | KO | | | | |
| #9 Witch Doctor | KO | | | #1 Tombstone | KO |
| | | | | #4 Bronco | |
| #5 Stinger | UD | | | #4 Bronco | |
| #12 Warhead | | | | | |
| #12 Warhead | | #5 Stinger | | | |
| | | #4 Bronco | KO | | |
| #4 Bronco | KO | #4 Bronco | KO | | |
| #13 Plan X | | | | | | | |
| #13 Plan X | | | | | | #1 Tombstone | |
| | | | | | | #3 Bite Force | SD |
| #2 Icewave | KO | | | | | #3 Bite Force | SD |
| #15 Chomp | | | | | | | |
| #15 Chomp | | #2 Icewave | | | | | |
| | | #10 Ghost Raptor | KO | | | | |
| #7 Warrior Clan | | #10 Ghost Raptor | KO | | | | |
| #10 Ghost Raptor | KO | | | | | | |
| #10 Ghost Raptor | KO | | | #10 Ghost Raptor | | | |
| | | | | #3 Bite Force | KO |
| #6 Lock-Jaw | | | | #3 Bite Force | KO |
| #11 Overhaul | KO | | | | |
| #11 Overhaul | KO | #11 Overhaul | | | |
| | | #3 Bite Force | SD | | |
| #3 Bite Force | KO | #3 Bite Force | SD | | |
| #14 HyperShock | | | | | |

$^a$ KO: Knockout $^b$ UD: Unanimous Decision $^c$ SD: Split Decision

### Round of 16

| Episode | Battle | Winner | Loser | Method | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 (July 5, 2015) | 1 | Icewave | Chomp | KO | 1:00 |
| 3 (July 5, 2015) | 2 | Stinger | Warhead | Decision (Unanimous) | 3:00 |
| 3 (July 5, 2015) | 3 | Ghost Raptor | Warrior Clan | KO | 2:57 |
| 3 (July 5, 2015) | 4 | Bronco | Plan X | KO | 0:40 |
| 4 (July 12, 2015) | 1 | Witch Doctor | OverDrive | KO | 1:24 |
| 4 (July 12, 2015) | 2 | Tombstone | Radioactive | KO | 1:09 |
| 4 (July 12, 2015) | 3 | Overhaul | Lock-Jaw | KO | 2:01 |
| 4 (July 12, 2015) | 4 | Bite Force | HyperShock | KO | 2:41 |

    The robot was the winner of the battle and moved on to the quarterfinals.
    The robot was the loser of the battle and was eliminated.

### Quarter-finals

The quarterfinals in this single-elimination tournament will see four robots move on to the semi-finals.

| Episode | Battle | Winner | Loser | Method | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 (July 19, 2015) | 1 | Bronco | Stinger | KO | 1:18 |
| 5 (July 19, 2015) | 2 | Tombstone | Witch Doctor | KO | 1:01 |
| 5 (July 19, 2015) | 3 | Bite Force | Overhaul | Decision (Split) | 3:00 |
| 5 (July 19, 2015) | 4 | Ghost Raptor | Icewave | KO | 0:46 |

    The robot was the winner of the battle and moved on to the semifinals.
    The robot was the loser of the battle and was eliminated.

### Semi-finals and Championship

The semi-finals and finals in this single-elimination tournament will see a champion bestowed with the BattleBots Giant Nut. A non-tournament rumble took place in episode 6 alongside the semi-finals and finals.

| Episode | Battle | Winner | Loser | Method | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 (July 26, 2015) | 1 | Tombstone | Bronco | KO | 2:09 |
| 6 (July 26, 2015) | 2 | Bite Force | Ghost Raptor | KO | 1:44 |
| Championship |||||
| 6 (July 26, 2015) | 1 | Bite Force | Tombstone | Decision (Split) | 3:00 |
| Episode | Rumble | Winner | Losers | Losers |
| 6 (July 26, 2015) | 1 | Nightmare | Overhaul | Witch Doctor |

## Episodes

The season ended averaging 4.59 million viewers.

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 93 | 1 | "The Battle Begins: Qualifiers, Part 1" | June 21, 2015 (2015-06-21) | 5.44 |
| The first eight of the 28 teams competed in a head to head matchup of the qualifying round. The winners were; Icewave (KO, 90 seconds), Plan X (UD), Bite Force (UD), and Warrior Clan (KO, 112 seconds). |||||
| 94 | 2 | "Crunch Time: Qualifiers, Part 2" | June 28, 2015 (2015-06-28) | 4.84 |
| The last 16 of the 28 teams competed in a head to head matchup of the qualifying round. The winners were; Lock-Jaw (SD), Bronco (KO, 50 seconds), Tombstone (KO, 37 seconds), Stinger (KO, 112 seconds), OverDrive (KO, 117 seconds), Radioactive (UD), HyperShock (KO, 35 seconds), and Ghost Raptor (UD). |||||
| 95 | 3 | "Full Metal Bracket: Round of 16 Part 1" | July 5, 2015 (2015-07-05) | 4.15 |
| The first eight of the 16 teams competed in a head to head matchup of the Round of 16. Warhead, Overhaul, Witch Doctor, and Chomp were selected as Wildcards from Qualifying. The winners were; Icewave (KO, 60 seconds), Stinger (UD), Ghost Raptor (KO, 177 seconds), and Bronco (KO, 40 seconds). |||||
| 96 | 4 | "Last Chance to Advance: Round of 16 Part 2" | July 12, 2015 (2015-07-12) | 4.07 |
| The last eight of the 16 teams competed in a head to head matchup of the Round of 16. The winners were; Witch Doctor (KO, 84 seconds), Tombstone (KO, 69 seconds), Overhaul (KO, 121 seconds), and Bite Force (KO, 161 seconds). |||||
| 97 | 5 | "The Great 8: Quarterfinals" | July 19, 2015 (2015-07-19) | 4.45 |
| The final eight teams competed in a head to head matchup of the quarterfinals. The winners were; Bronco (KO, 78 seconds), Tombstone (KO, 61 seconds), Bite Force (SD), and Ghost Raptor (KO, 46 seconds). |||||
| 98 | 6 | "One Bot Rules Them All: Final 4/Finals" | July 26, 2015 (2015-07-26) | 4.62 |
| The final four teams competed in a head to head matchup of the semi-finals and the Championship. The winners were; Tombstone (KO, 129 seconds) and Bite Force (KO, 104 seconds) with Bite Force (SD) winning the Championship. |||||
