Season 5 of Dana White's Contender Series will commence in August 2021 and in the US would be exclusive to ESPN , ESPN's new over-the-top subscription package.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
Dana White's Contender Series Original network ESPN Original release August 31 (2021-08-31 ) – November 2, 2021 (2021-11-02 )
Main Card
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Light Heavyweight
Azamat Murzakanov
def.
Matheus Scheffel
TKO (punches)
1
3:00
Featherweight
Joanderson Brito
def.
Diego Lopes
Technical Decision (unanimous)
3
0:10
[ a]
Flyweight
Victor Altamirano
def.
Carlos Candelario
Decision (split)
3
5:00
Welterweight
AJ Fletcher
def.
Leonardo Damiani
KO (flying knee)
1
2:24
^ Brito was deducted one point in round 3 due to an eye poke which rendered Lopes unable to continue.
[ 4]
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[ 5]
Azamat Murzakanov , Joanderson Brito , Victor Altamirano , Carlos Candelario , and AJ Fletcher
Week 2 - September 7
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Main Card
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Welterweight
Josh Quinlan
vs.
Logan Urban
No Contest
1
0:47
[ a]
Middleweight
Chidi Njokuani
def.
Mario Sousa
TKO (elbows)
3
1:35
Bantamweight
Saimon Oliveira
def.
José Alday
Decision (split)
3
5:00
Flyweight
C.J. Vergara
def.
Bruno Korea
TKO (knee to the body)
1
0:41
Bantamweight
Chad Anheliger
def.
Muin Gafurov
Decision (split)
3
5:00
^ Original a KO (punches) win for Quinlan; overturned following Quinlan failing a drug test.[ 6]
[ 7]
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[ 8]
Week 3 - September 14
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Main Card
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Light Heavyweight
Jailton Almeida
def.
Nasrudin Nasrudinov
Submission (rear-naked choke)
2
1:49
Bantamweight
Mo Miller
def.
Brandon Lewis
Decision (unanimous)
3
5:00
Middleweight
Albert Duraev
def.
Caio Bittencourt
Submission (neck crank)
1
3:29
Heavyweight
Łukasz Brzeski
vs.
Dylan Potter
NC (overturned by NAC)[ 9]
3
3:51
Welterweight
Jack Della Maddalena
def.
Ange Loosa
Decision (unanimous)
3
5:00
Women's Flyweight
Jasmine Jasudavicius
def.
Julia Polastri
Decision (unanimous)
3
5:00
[ 10]
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[ 11]
Week 4 - September 21
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Main Card
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Catchweight (189 lbs)
AJ Dobson
def.
Hashem Arkhagha
Submission (rear-naked choke)
1
4:21
[ a]
Welterweight
Michael Morales
def.
Nikolay Veretennikov
Decision (unanimous)
3
5:00
Featherweight
Steven Nguyen
def.
Theo Rlayang
Decision (unanimous)
3
5:00
Flyweight
Kleydson Rodrigues
def.
Santo Curatolo
Decision (unanimous)
3
5:00
Lightweight
Victor Martinez
def.
Jacob Rosales
Decision (unanimous)
3
5:00
^ Originally a middleweight bout; Arkhagha missed weight.
[ 12]
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[ 13]
Week 5 - September 28
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Main Card
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Light Heavyweight
Ihor Potieria
def.
Łukasz Sudolski
TKO (punches)
1
3:41
Middleweight
Caio Borralho
def.
Aaron Jeffery
Decision (unanimous)
3
5:00
Lightweight
Daniel Zellhuber
def.
Lucas Almeida
Decision (unanimous)
3
5:00
Heavyweight
Rizvan Kuniev
def.
Edivan Santos
TKO (punches)
3
1:00
[ 14]
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[ 15]
Ihor Potieria and Daniel Zellhuber
Main Card
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Welterweight
Mike Malott
def.
Shimon Smotritsky
Submission (guillotine choke)
1
0:39
Flyweight
Carlos Hernandez
def.
Daniel Barez
Decision (split)
3
5:00
Catchweight (139 lbs)
Fernie Garcia
def.
Joshua Weems
TKO (punches)
1
2:10
[ a]
Middleweight
Joseph Holmes
def.
Shonte Barnes
Submission (rear-naked choke)
2
2:46
Lightweight
Genaro Valdéz
def.
Patrik White
TKO (punches)
2
0:44
^ Originally a bantamweight bout; Weems missed weight.
[ 16]
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[ 17]
Mike Malott , Carlos Hernandez , Fernie Garcia , and Genaro Valdéz
Main Card
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Catchweight (137.25 lbs)
Christian Rodriguez
def.
Reyes Cortez
Decision (unanimous)
3
5:00
[ a]
Heavyweight
Martin Buday
def.
Lorenzo Hood
TKO (knee)
1
4:56
Catchweight (127 lbs)
Jake Hadley
def.
Mitch Raposo
Submission (rear-naked choke)
2
3:11
[ b]
Lightweight
Viacheslav Borshchev
def.
Chris Duncan
KO (punch)
2
0:28
Women's Strawweight
Maria Silva
def.
Kathryn Paprocki
Decision (unanimous)
3
5:00
^ Originally a bantamweight bout; Rodriguez missed weight.
^ Originally a flyweight bout; Hadley missed weight.
[ 18]
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[ 19]
Martin Buday , Jake Hadley , and Viacheslav Borshchev
Main Card
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Welterweight
Jonny Parsons
def.
Solomon Renfro
Decision (split)
3
5:00
Women's Strawweight
Piera Rodríguez
def.
Valesca Machado
Decision (unanimous)
3
5:00
Light Heavyweight
Caio Borralho
def.
Jesse Murray
TKO (punches)
1
1:41
Light Heavyweight
Armen Petrosyan
def.
Kaloyan Kolev
KO (head kick and punches)
1
4:27
Bantamweight
Pedro Falcão
def.
James Barnes
KO (punches)
3
3:55
[ 20]
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[ 21]
Main Card
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Middleweight
Gadzhi Omargadzhiev
def.
Jansey Silva
Submission (kneebar)
1
4:19
Bantamweight
Cristian Quiñonez
def.
Xiao Long
Decision (unanimous)
3
5:00
Catchweight (139 lbs)
Javid Basharat
def.
Oron Kahlon
Submission (guillotine choke)
3
4:12
[ a]
Women's Flyweight
Karine Silva
def.
Qihui Yan
Submission (guillotine choke)
2
1:44
Lightweight
Manuel Torres
def.
Kolton Englund
TKO (punches)
1
2:10
Featherweight
Olivier Murad
def.
Xie Bin
Decision (split)
3
5:00
^ Originally a bantamweight bout; Kahlon missed weight.
[ 22]
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[ 23]
Gadzhi Omargadzhiev , Cristian Quiñonez , Javid Basharat , Karine Silva , and Manuel Torres
Week 10 - November 2
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Main Card
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Lightweight
Hayisaer Maheshate
def.
Achilles Estremadura
Decision (unanimous)
3
5:00
Welterweight
Yohan Lainesse
def.
Justin Burlinson
KO (punches)
1
1:37
Flyweight
Erisson Ferreira da Silva
def.
Lun Qiu
Decision (unanimous)
3
5:00
Featherweight
Jonas Bilharinho
def.
Canaan Kawaihae
TKO (spinning wheel kick)
3
4:00
Flyweight
Juan Puerta
def.
Zhifa Shang
Decision (split)
3
5:00
[ 24]
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[ 25]
Hayisaer Maheshate and Yohan Lainesse