Season 10 of Dana White's Contender Series commences in August to October 2026. The season is scheduled for 10 weekly episodes on Tuesday nights and will air exclusively on Paramount+.
Week 1 – August 11
Background The season opener episode event was headlined by a heavyweight fight between Anthony Wint and Matt Adams.
Results
Contract awards The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC: Anthony Wint, Bilal Hasan, Tom Pagliarulo and Joseph Kropschot
Week 2 – August 18
Background The second episode's headliner featured a welterweight bout between Namo Fazil and former two-time Oktagon Welterweight Champion Kaik Brito, who previously fought at DWCS season 7 in 2023.
Results
Contract awards The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC: Kaik Brito, Trent Miller, Cristian Pérez, Alik Lorenz, Roman Puga, and Taner Trembley
Week 3 – August 25
Background The main event of week 3 featured Bella Mir (who is a daughter of former UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir) met Alex Apodaca in a women's bantamweight bout.
Results
Contract awards The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC: Alex Apodaca, Guilherme Uriel, Sean Clancy Jr., Ronald Humphrey and Nick Galanti
Week 4 – September 1
Background Adam Darby and Patrick Rivera met in a welterweight bout in the main event of week 4.
Results
Contract awards The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC: Adam Darby, Modestino Rodrigues, Silvestre Sanchez, Gabriel Lorenço and Adam Livingston
Week 5 – September 8
Background The event headliner of week 5 featured a light heavyweight fight between Arlind Berisha and Quentin Pasley.
A middleweight bout Martin Kozák and Juan Andres Cabrera was originally scheduled for this event, but Cabrera pulled out due to visa issues and was replaced by Christian Echols. At the weigh-ins, Echols weighed in at 189 pounds, three pounds over the middleweight limit. He was fined a percentage of his purse, which went to Kozák.
Undefeated prospect Frank da Silva Castro was scheduled to compete against Colton Loud in a flyweight bout, but Castro was forced to pull out due to visa issues and was replaced by fellow undefeated prospect Christian Natividad.
Results
Contract awards The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC: Quentin Pasley, Isaac Moreno, Martin Kozák and Christian Natividad
Week 6 – September 15
Background A welterweight fight between Mayton Perea and undefeated prospect Zevan Hunt headlined at the week 6 of the season.
Undefeated prospect Akbar Abdullaev was originally scheduled to face Anthony Figueroa in a lightweight bout. However, Figueroa withdrew for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Ednilson Santos.
Results
Contract awards The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC: Mayton Perea, Igor Cavalcanti, Akbar Abdullaev and Luis Hernandez
Week 7 – September 22
Background The main event of week 7 featured a middleweight bout between Bellator MMA veterans Norbert Növényi Jr. and Theo Haig, who is returning to the Contender Series after appearing in season 9.
Results
Contract awards The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC: Alvi Dasuyev, Jaden Ortega, Marcos Degli, Piero Guaylupo, Callum Connor and Damian Piwowarczyk
Records set The lightweight bout between Piero Guaylupo and Callum Connor set numerous records and now stand as UFC/DWCS records: Most combined significant strikes landed in a UFC/DWCS lightweight bout, regardless of scheduled rounds (474) Most combined significant strikes landed in any three-round UFC/DWCS bout (474) Second most combined significant strikes landed in any UFC/DWCS bout (474) Callum Connor landed the most significant strikes in DWCS history (265)
Week 8 – September 29
Background The headliner of week 8 featured undefeated prospect George Staines and Loai Abushaar in a lightweight bout.
A featherweight bout between Ilias Bulaid and reigning LFA Featherweight Champion Erick Visconde was scheduled to take place at the event. Despite both successfully making weight, Bulaid was forced to withdraw before the event due to an illness and the bout has been postponed to week 10 of the season.
Results
Contract awards The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC: George Staines, Adama Diop, Ian Escuza and Aieza Ramos Bertolso
Week 9 – October 6
Background A Light Heavyweight contest between Preston LaGrange and undefeated prospect Nell Ariano served as the headliner of week 9.
Results
Contract awards The following fighters were awarded contracts with the UFC: Preston LaGrange, Salhahuddin Everett, Roque Conceição Moreira Jr. and Matheus Soares
Week 10 – October 13
Background Aline Pereira (who is younger sister of former one-time UFC Middleweight and two-time Light Heavyweight Champion Alex Pereira) is scheduled to compete for the contract against former ONE Women's Strawweight Muay Thai World Champion Smilla Sundell in a women's bantamweight bout.
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