UFC mixed martial arts event in 2021
Dana White's Contender Series Season Five Genre Sports Created by Dana White Country of origin United States Original network ESPN+ Original release August 31 (2021-08-31 ) – November 2, 2021 (2021-11-02 ) Preceded by Dana White's Contender Series Season 4 Followed by
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) (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.
Contract awards [ ]
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 [ ]
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
Carlos 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]
Contract awards [ ]
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[6]
Josh Quinlan, Chidi Njokuani, Saimon Oliveira, Carlos Vergara, and Chad Anheliger
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) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
3
5:00
Middleweight
Albert Duraev
def.
Caio Bittencourt
Submission (neck crank)
1
3:29
Heavyweight
Łukasz Brzeski
def.
Dylan Potter
Submission (rear-naked choke)
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
Contract awards [ ]
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[7]
Jailton Almeida, Albert Duraev, Łukasz Brzeski, Jack Della Maddalena, and Jasmine Jasudavicius
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) (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.
Contract awards [ ]
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[8]
AJ Dobson, Michael Morales, Kleydson Rodrigues, and Victor Martinez
Week 5 - September 28 [ ]
Main Card
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Light Heavyweight
Igor Poterya
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
Contract awards [ ]
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[9]
Igor Poterya 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) (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.
Contract awards [ ]
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[10]
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) (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
Slava 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.
Contract awards [ ]
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[11]
Martin Buday, Jake Hadley, and Slava Borshchev
Week 8 - October 19 [ ]
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 Rodriguez
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
Contract awards [ ]
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[12]
Armen Petrosyan, Caio Borralho, Piera Rodriguez, and Jonny Parsons
Week 9 - October 26 [ ]
Main Card
Weight class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Middleweight
Gadzhi Omargadzhiev
def.
Jansey Silva
Submission (kneebar)
1
4:19
Bantamweight
Christian Quiñonez
def.
Long Xiao
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.
Contract awards [ ]
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[13]
Gadzhi Omargadzhiev, Christian Quiñonez, Javid Basharat, Karine Silva, and Manuel Torres
Week 10 - November 2 [ ]
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
Contract awards [ ]
The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC:[14]
Maheshate and Yohan Lainesse
References [ ]
By year General info Executives Lists
UFC
UFC flagship events UFC on ABC UFC on ESPN UFC Fight Nights TUF Finales
Bellator
ONE
ONE Championship
Unbreakable
Unbreakable 2
Unbreakable 3
Fists Of Fury
Fists Of Fury 2
Fists Of Fury 3
Dangal
Full Blast
Full Blast 2
ONE Championship: Battleground
ONE Championship: Battleground 2
ONE Championship: Battleground 3
Empower
Revolution
First Strike
NextGen
NextGen 2
NextGen 3
Winter Warriors
Winter Warriors 2
ONE on TNT Road to ONE
Road to ONE 6: Young Guns
Road to ONE 7: RUF 39
Road to ONE 8: Night of Warriors
Road to ONE: RUF 40
Road to ONE: Arena Friday Night 2
Road to ONE: RUF 41
Road to ONE: Strikers Cage Championship 7
Road to ONE: MMA Live 8
Road to ONE: RUF 42
Road to ONE: RUF 43
Road to ONE: Sexyama Edition
Road to ONE: Muay Thai Grand Prix
Road to ONE: RUF 44
Road to ONE: Mix Fight Events
Road to ONE: RUF 45
PFL Rizin FF
27 (Nagoya)
28 (Tokyo)
29 (Osaka)
30 (Saitama)
Landmark Vol.1
31 (Yokohama)
32 (Okinawa)
Trigger 1
33 (Saitama)
Invicta
AXS TV (Rodríguez vs. Torquato)
Phoenix Atomweight
44 (A New Era)
Other