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]

Week 1 - August 31

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
  1. ^ Brito was deducted one point in round 3 due to an eye poke which rendered Lopes unable to continue.

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Contract awards

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

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
  1. ^ Original a KO (punches) win for Quinlan; overturned following Quinlan failing a drug test.[6]

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Contract awards

The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[8]

Week 3 - September 14

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

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Contract awards

The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[11]

Week 4 - September 21

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
  1. ^ Originally a middleweight bout; Arkhagha missed weight.

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Contract awards

The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[13]

Week 5 - September 28

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

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Contract awards

The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[15]

  • Ihor Potieria and Daniel Zellhuber

Week 6 - October 5

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
  1. ^ Originally a bantamweight bout; Weems missed weight.

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Contract awards

The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[17]

  • Mike Malott, Carlos Hernandez, Fernie Garcia, and Genaro Valdéz

Week 7 - October 12

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
  1. ^ Originally a bantamweight bout; Rodriguez missed weight.
  2. ^ Originally a flyweight bout; Hadley missed weight.

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Contract awards

The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[19]

  • Martin Buday, Jake Hadley, and Viacheslav Borshchev

Week 8 - October 19

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

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Contract awards

The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[21]

Week 9 - October 26

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
  1. ^ Originally a bantamweight bout; Kahlon missed weight.

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Contract awards

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

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

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Contract awards

The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[25]

  • Hayisaer Maheshate and Yohan Lainesse

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