List of result statistics on Iron Chef America
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The following are the results of the Iron Chef America battles.
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[edit] Iron Chef statistics
Note: The win/loss data is based only on the performance of the Iron Chef in the Iron Chef America series and does not include battles in previous Iron Chef editions. It includes results from both "Iron Chef America: The Series" and "Battle of the Masters".
| Iron Chef | Specialty | Wins | Loss | Ties | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Batali | Italian | 13 | 4 | 17 | |
| Bobby Flay | Southwestern | 15 | 5 | 2 | 22 |
| Cat Cora | Greek | 6 | 4 | 10 | |
| Masaharu Morimoto | Japanese | 5 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
[edit] Battle of the Masters
| Episode | Show # | Iron Chefs | "Challenger" Iron Chef | Secret Ingredient | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | IASP05 | A special behind-the-scenes preview episode. No battles took place. | |||
| 1 | IANS01 | Bobby Flay | Hiroyuki Sakai | Trout | Bobby Flay |
| 2 | IANS02 | Mario Batali | Masaharu Morimoto | Spiny lobster | Mario Batali |
| 3 | IANS03 | Wolfgang Puck | Masaharu Morimoto | Eggs (various) | Wolfgang Puck1 |
| 4 | IANS04 | Bobby Flay & Masaharu Morimoto | Mario Batali & Hiroyuki Sakai | Fruits de Mer (Fruits of the Sea) |
Bobby Flay & Masaharu Morimoto |
1 This is Wolfgang Puck's first and only battle as Iron Chef.
[edit] Season 1 (2005)
| Episode | Show # | Iron Chef | Challenger | Challenger specialty | Secret Ingredient | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IA1A09 | Bobby Flay | Rick Bayless | Traditional Mexican | Buffalo | Bobby Flay |
| 2 | IA1A07 | Mario Batali | Roberto Trevino | Latin American | Catfish | Mario Batali |
| 3 | IA1A06 | Bobby Flay | Ming Tsai | Chinese Fusion | Duck | Ming Tsai |
| 4 | IA1A10 | Mario Batali | Michael Laiskonis | Neo-classical | Chocolate and coconut | Mario Batali |
| 5 | IA1A03 | Masaharu Morimoto | Rob Feenie2 | French-Asian | Crabs (various) | Rob Feenie |
| 6 | IA1A05 | Bobby Flay | Govind Armstrong | Seasonal California | Squash (various) | Bobby Flay |
| 7 | IA1A01 | Masaharu Morimoto | Roberto Donna3 | Italian | Scallops | Masaharu Morimoto |
| 8 | IA1A04 | Mario Batali | Scott Q. Campbell | New American | Cheese (various) | Mario Batali |
| 9 | IA1A02 | Mario Batali | Anita Lo4 | Contemporary American | Mushrooms (various) | Anita Lo |
| 10 | IA1A08 | Cat Cora | Alex Lee | Contemporary French | Potato (various) | Cat Cora |
2Rob Feenie is the first Canadian to win against an Iron Chef.
3Roberto Donna is the first challenger to not complete a set of 5 dishes. He only managed to finish two.
4Anita Lo is the first female challenger to win against an American Iron Chef.
[edit] Season 2 (2005)
| Episode | Show # | Iron Chef | Challenger | Challenger specialty | Secret Ingredient | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IA0204 | Mario Batali | Todd English | Mediterranean | Pizza dough | Mario Batali |
| 2 | IA0213 | Cat Cora | Kerry Simon | Modern American | Hamburger | Kerry Simon |
| 3 | IA0201 | Bobby Flay | Adam Perry Lang | Barbecue | Chicken | Bobby Flay |
| 4 | IA0203 | Masaharu Morimoto | Aaron Sanchez | Latin American | Black bass | Draw |
| 5 | IA0202 | Mario Batali | Traci Des Jardins | French-California | Shrimp (various) | Traci Des Jardins |
| 6 | IA0211 | Cat Cora | Sam Choy | Hawaiian/Chinese | Clams (various) | Cat Cora |
| 7 | IA0207 | Bobby Flay | Michelle Bernstein | Nuevo Latin/Fusion | Onion | Michelle Bernstein |
| 8 | IA0214 | Masaharu Morimoto | Michael Symon | American/Mediterranean | Asparagus | Masaharu Morimoto |
| 9 | IA0208 | Mario Batali | Tamara Murphy5 | Pan-Mediterranean | Crawfish | Mario Batali |
| 10 | IA0206 | Masaharu Morimoto | Tom Douglas | Northwest Pan Pacific | Wild Chinook salmon | Tom Douglas |
| 11 | IA0205 | Bobby Flay | "The Two Hot Tamales" (Mary Sue Milliken & Susan Feniger)6 |
Southwest | Turkey | Draw |
| 12 | IA0212 | Mario Batali | Wylie Dufresne | Eclectic New American | Tilapia | Mario Batali |
| 13 | IA0209 | Bobby Flay | David Burke | Contemporary American/French | Lamb | Bobby Flay |
| 14 | IA0210 | Cat Cora | Neal Fraser | New American | Pork | Neal Fraser |
5Tamara Murphy becomes the first female challenger to lose to the Iron Chef.
6In this match Milliken and Feniger only had one sous-chef compared to two for Flay; to balance out the three-to-a-kitchen rule.
[edit] Season 3 (2006-07)
| Episode | Show # | Iron Chef | Challenger | Challenger specialty | Secret Ingredient | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IA0301 | Mario Batali | John Besh | French | Andouille | John Besh |
| 2 | IA0302 | Bobby Flay | Beau MacMillan | Organic Contemporary American | American Kobe beef | Beau MacMillan |
| 3 | IA0303 | Cat Cora | Jon Shook & Vinny Dotolo | Eclectic | Eggplant | Cat Cora |
| 4 | IA0304 | Bobby Flay | Ralph Pagano | New American | Barramundi | Bobby Flay |
| 5 | IA0310 | Masaharu Morimoto | Roberto Donna7 | Italian | Squid | Roberto Donna |
| 6 | IA0306 | Bobby Flay | Laurent Tourondel | French | Goat cheese | Laurent Tourondel |
| 7 | IA0305 | Mario Batali | Ludovic Lefebvre | French | Bigeye tuna | Mario Batali |
| 88 | IA0312 | Bobby Flay | Susur Lee | Chinese/Asian Fusion | Bacon | Draw |
| 9 | IA0307 | Masaharu Morimoto | Christophe Eme9 | French | Lobster | Masaharu Morimoto |
| 10 | IA0315 | Bobby Flay | Morou Ouattara10 | African/Middle Eastern/French Fusion | Frozen peas | Bobby Flay |
| 11 | IA0308 | Cat Cora | Walter Scheib | American | Dungeness crab | Walter Scheib |
| 12 | IA0309 | Bobby Flay | Josh Dechellis | Asian | Chicken eggs | Bobby Flay |
| 13 | IA0311 | Cat Cora | Michael Psilakis | Greek | Puff pastry | Cat Cora |
| 14 | IA0314 | Mario Batali | Rick Tramonto/Gale Gand | Pastry(Gand) | Fennel | Mario Batali |
| 15 | IA0316 | Masaharu Morimoto | Patricia Yeo11 | Asian/Fusion | Tofu | Masaharu Morimoto |
| 16 | IA0322 | Bobby Flay | David Bull | American Regional | Wild boar | Bobby Flay |
| 17 | IA0317 | Cat Cora | Elizabeth Faulkner12 | Pastry | Honey | Cat Cora |
| 18 | IA0313 | Cat Cora | Joey Campanaro | American/Mediterranean | Venison | Cat Cora |
| 1913 | IA0319 | Giada De Laurentiis & Bobby Flay | Rachael Ray & Mario Batali | Italian (De Laurentiis), Quick & Easy (Ray) | Cranberries | Rachael Ray & Mario Batali |
| 20 | IA0318 | Mario Batali | Richard Blais | Modern American | Chick peas | Mario Batali |
| 21 | IA0320 | Cat Cora | Walter Royal14 | Southern Regional | Ostrich | Walter Royal |
| 2215 | IA0324 | Bobby Flay | "The Caribbean Cowboy" Johnny Vinczencz | Caribbean Islands | Citrus | Bobby Flay |
| 23 | IA0321 | Mario Batali | Ian Chalermkittichai | Modern Thai | Lentils | Mario Batali |
| 24 | IA0323 | Masaharu Morimoto | Homaro Cantu | Postmodern | Beets | Homaro Cantu |
7 Roberto Donna becomes the first "Revenger" chef on the show -- coming back for a re-match.
8 Episode was first aired on Food Network Canada on May 3rd, 2006.
9 Eme brought only one sous-chef to the competition; his other sous-chef was needed to operate his restaurant in his absence.
10 Chef Morou won a Washington D.C. preliminary competition in December, 2005 for the chance to compete on the show.
11 Patricia Yeo is the first former ICA sous chef (under Bobby Flay) to compete as an actual chef.
12 Elizabeth Faulkner was a former sous chef under Cat Cora for several ICA episodes.
13 This was a special 90-minute episode that pitted two guest Food Network personalities against each other. Each personality was paired with an Iron Chef.
14 Walter Royal had an additional (3rd) sous chef for the first five minutes of the competition. This sous chef, who primarily participated by skinning potatoes, was a 12-year old working in a mentor program with Chef Royal.
15 This first aired on the Throwdown! with Bobby Flay Marathon on January 1st, 2007.
[edit] Season 4 (2007-)
| Episode | Show # | Iron Chef | Challenger | Challenger specialty | Secret Ingredient | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 116 | IA0403 | Bobby Flay | Graham Bowles | Progressive | Chocolate | Bobby Flay |
| 2 | IA0404 | Bobby Flay | Lynn Crawford17 | Contemporary Canadian | Peanuts | Bobby Flay |
| 318 | IA0409 | Mario Batali & Tony Abou-Ganim | Robert Gadsby & Bridget Albert | Progressive American (Gadsby), Mixology (Abou-Ganim & Albert) | Mango | Mario Batali & Tony Abou-Ganim |
| 4 | IA0410 | Bobby Flay | Marc Murphy | French-Italian | Breakfast staples19 | Bobby Flay |
| 5 | IA0405 | Bobby Flay | José Andrés | Spanish | ||
| 6 | IA0406 | Masaharu Morimoto | Linton Hopkins | Southern |
16 First aired on Food Network Canada on 11 February 2007.
17 Lynn Crawford was the third Canadian chef (after Feenie and Lee) and first Canadian woman to compete in Kitchen Stadium. She is a Food Network Canada personality as part of the series Restaurant Makeover.
18 This episode featured guest "Mixologists" paired with each competing chef. The Mixologists were required to prepare drinks to go with each chef's five dishes that also highlighted the secret ingredient. Plus the second time a Challenger was sided with an Iron Chef, first being the All-Star Special.
19 Consisted of bacon, various breads, chicken eggs, maple syrup, orange juice, and pork sausage.
