2023 Dana White’s Contender Series

Note: Green indicates victorious fighter; Red indicates fighter who lost. Fighter in bold signed to UFC at conclusion of episode.

Roster

Heavyweight

1. Chandler Cole (10-3, Team Oxendine MMA, USA)
2. Jhonata Diniz (5-0, Santa Fe Team, Brazil)
3. Shamil Gaziev (10-0, KHK MMA Team, Russia)
4. Caio Machado (7-1-1, Franco Kickboxing Pankration, Brazil)
5. Eduardo Neves (7-1, Eduardo Machado Team, Brazil)
6. Thomas Petersen (7-1, Spartan MMA, USA)
7. Paulo Renato Jr (12-2, Infinity Fight Team, Brazil)
8. Kevin Szaflarski (11-1, Akademia Sportow Walki Wilanow, Poland)
9. Greg Velasco (6-0, Bayshore Jiu Jitsu, USA)

Light Heavyweight

1. Bruno Lopes (11-0, China Team, Brazil)
2. Brendson Ribeiro (14-5, Evolucao Thai, Brazil)

Middleweight

1. Eli Aronov (6-0, SPIRIT, Israel)
2. Lucas Fernando (9-1, Refit Pro Fighters, Brazil)
3. Chad Hanekom (9-2, Fight Fit Militia, South Africa)
4. Zachary Reese (5-0, WAR Training Center, USA)
5. Cam Rowston (8-2, Training Grounds, Australia)
6. Marco Tulio Silva (9-1, Chute Boxe, Brazil)
7. Valentine Woodburn (7-0, Fusion Xcel Performance, Jamaica)

Welterweight

1. Kaik Brito (16-4, Black Thai Team, Brazil)
2. Oban Elliott (8-2, Shore Mixed Martial Arts, Wales)
3. Carlos Prates (16-6, Vale Top Team, Brazil)
4. Mitch Ramirez (7-0, Syndicate MMA, USA)

Lightweight

1. Abdul Kareem al-Selwady (14-3, Fortis MMA, USA)
2. Bogdan Grad (11-1, ETTL Bros MMA, Austria)
3. Magomed Kabardiev (9-0, Akhmat Fight Club, Russia)
4. Tom Nolan (5-0, Kachi MMA, Australia)
5. Bolaji Oki (7-1, Da Vinci Fighting, Belgium)
6. Dylan Salvador (5-1, Nasser-K, France)

Featherweight

1. Hyder Amil (7-0, El Nino Training Center, USA)
2. Timothy Cuamba (6-1, Big Scary Gym, USA)
3. Luis Pajuelo (7-1, Contacto Livre, Peru)
4. Jean Silva (10-2, Fighting Nerds, Brazil)
5. Emrah Sonmez (14-4, Great Britain Top Team, Turkey)
6. Kevin Vallejos (11-0, Brothers of Life MMA, Argentina)
7. Mateo Vogel (8-2, New Era Combat Sports, Canada)

Bantamweight

1. Junior Cortez (7-2, Fight Ready MMA, USA)
2. Charalampos Grigoriou (7-3, Law MMA, Cyprus)
3. Cameron Smotherman (8-3, Metro Fight Club, USA)
4. Payton Talbott (5-0, Reno Academy of Combat, USA)

Flyweight

1. Kevin Borjas (8-1, Pitbull Martial Arts Center, Peru)
2. Edgar Chairez (10-4, Entram Gym, Mexico)
3. Igor da Silva (7-0, Chute Boxe, Brazil)
4. Felipe dos Santos (7-0, Chute Boxe, Brazil)
5. Lucas Rocha (16-1, Renovacao Coari Team, Brazil)
6. Jhonata Silva (8-1, Nova Uniao, Brazil)
7. Joshua Van (7-1, 4oz. Fight Club, Myanmar/USA)

Women’s Flyweight

1. Rainn Guerrero (5-1, WAR Training Center, USA)
2. Corrine Laframboise (8-4, Brazilian Top Team, Canada)

Women’s Strawweight

1. Patricia Alujas (9-2, Evolucao Thai, Paraguay)
2. Josefine Knutsson (5-0, Allstars Trainig Centre, Sweden)
3. Stephanie Luciano (5-1, Gordin Fight Team, Brazil)
4. Eduarda Moura (8-0, Galpao da Luta, Brazil)
5. Fabiola Pidroni (5-0, Gracie Barra, Italy)
6. Janaina Silva (5-0, Babuino Gold Team, Brazil)
7. Isis Verbeek (4-1, Team Bigi Boy, Netherlands)

Matchups

Week 1 (Aug 8)

HW: Kevin Szaflarski (11-1) vs. Caio Machado (7-1-1)

BW: Junior Cortez (7-2) vs. Payton Talbott (5-0)

FLY: Kevin Borjas (8-1) vs. Joshua Van (7-1)

Week 2 (Aug 15)

MW: Eli Aronov (6-0) vs. Zachary Reese (5-0)

BW: Cameron Smotherman (8-3) vs. Charalampos Grigoriou (7-3)

WSW: Eduarda Moura (8-0) vs. Janaina Silva (5-0)

HW: Paulo Renato Jr (12-2) vs. TBD

Week 3 (Aug 22)

FLY: Edgar Chairez (10-4) vs. Felipe dos Santos (7-0)

WSW: Josefine Knutsson (5-0) vs. Isis Verbeek (4-1)

FW: Luis Pajuelo (7-1) vs. TBD

Week 4 (Aug 29)

WW: Carlos Prates (16-6) vs. Mitch Ramirez (7-0)

LW: Bolaji Oki (7-1) vs. Dylan Salvador (5-1)

HW: Chandler Cole (10-3) vs. TBD

MW: Marco Tulio Silva (9-1) vs. TBD

FW: Mateo Vogel (8-2) vs. TBD

FW: Timothy Cuamba (6-1) vs. TBD

Week 5 (Sept 5)

LHW: Brendson Ribeiro (14-5) vs. Bruno Lopes (11-0)

FW: Kevin Vallejos (11-0) vs. Jean Silva (10-2)

WFLY: Corrine Laframboise (8-4) vs TBD

Week 6 (Sept 12)

HW: Eduardo Neves (7-1) vs. Jhonata Diniz (5-0)

Week 7 (Sept 19)

WSW: Fabiola Pidroni (5-0) vs. Stephanie Luciano (5-1)

Unassigned Fights

LW: Bogdan Grad (11-1) vs. Tom Nolan (5-0)

FW: Emrah Sonmez (14-4) vs. Hyder Amil (7-0)