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 ) – (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) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 0:10 [a] Flyweight Victor Altamirano def. Carlos Candelario Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 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. The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[4]
Azamat Murzakanov Joanderson Brito , Victor Altamirano , Carlos Candelario , and AJ Fletcher Week 2 - September 7 edit
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) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 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) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00
^ Original a KO (punches) win for Quinlan; overturned following Quinlan failing a drug test.[5] The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[6]
Week 3 - September 14 edit
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) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 Middleweight Albert Duraev def. Caio Bittencourt Submission (neck crank) 1 3:29 Heavyweight Łukasz Brzeski vs. Dylan Potter NC (overtuned by NAC)[7] 3 3:51 Welterweight Jack Della Maddalena def. Ange Loosa Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 Women's Flyweight Jasmine Jasudavicius def. Julia Polastri Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–27, 29–27) 3 5:00
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[8]
Week 4 - September 21 edit 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) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) 3 5:00 Featherweight Steven Nguyen def. Theo Rlayang Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–27, 30–26) 3 5:00 Flyweight Kleydson Rodrigues def. Santo Curatolo Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 Lightweight Victor Martinez def. Jacob Rosales Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
^ Originally a middleweight bout; Arkhagha missed weight. The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[9]
AJ Dobson, Michael Morales, Kleydson Rodrigues, and Victor Martinez Week 5 - September 28 edit 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) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) 3 5:00 Lightweight Daniel Zellhuber def. Lucas Almeida Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 Heavyweight Rizvan Kuniev def. Edivan Santos TKO (punches) 3 1:00
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[10]
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) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 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. The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[11]
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) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 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 Vyacheslav Borshchev def. Chris Duncan KO (punch) 2 0:28 Women's Strawweight Maria Silva def. Kathryn Paprocki Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
^ Originally a bantamweight bout; Rodriguez missed weight. ^ Originally a flyweight bout; Hadley missed weight. The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[12]
Martin Buday, Jake Hadley, and Vyacheslav Borshchev Main Card Weight class Method Round Time Notes Welterweight Jonny Parsons def. Solomon Renfro Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00 Women's Strawweight Piera Rodríguez def. Valesca Machado Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 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
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[13]
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) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 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 Oliver Murad def. Xie Bin Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
^ Originally a bantamweight bout; Kahlon missed weight. The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[14]
Gadzhi Omargadzhiev, Cristian Quiñonez, Javid Basharat, Karine Silva ,Manuel Torres Week 10 - November 2 edit Main Card Weight class Method Round Time Notes Lightweight Maheshate def. Achilles Estremadura Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 Welterweight Yohan Lainesse def. Justin Burlinson KO (punches) 1 1:37 Flyweight Erisson Ferreira da Silva def. Lun Qiu Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 Featherweight Jonas Bilharinho def. Canaan Kawaihae TKO (spinning wheel kick) 3 4:00 Flyweight Juan Puerta def. Zhifa Shang Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[15]
Maheshate and Yohan Lainesse 