Dana White's Contender Series: Your complete guide to Season 4

The fourth season of Dana White’s Contender Series is right around the corner.

Before the COVID-19 outbreak, Season 4 was slated to kick off June 23. Postponed due to the pandemic, it’s expected to premiere Aug. 4 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, run through September, and possibly into October.

With the return of the series, there will be a lot of fight announcements and contract signings involving UFC hopefuls. It’s understandable that it might be difficult to keep up with all of the transactions, but that’s where MMA Junkie comes in.

Below is a compilation of all the fighters and fights known for the upcoming season. The fighters and fights all have been broken or confirmed by MMA Junkie.

Latest news

• Dana White dishes on UFC ‘Fight Island’ dates, ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ return, upcoming DWCS hiatus

Confirmed lineups

Aug. 4
Dustin Jacoby* def. Ty Flores via unanimous decision
Uros Medic* def. Mikey Gonzalez via TKO (strikes) – Round 1
Jerome Rivera def. Luis Rodriguez via unanimous decision
Jordan Leavitt* def. Luke Flores via submission (arm triangle) – Round 1

Aug. 11
Dustin Stoltzfus* def. Joe Pyfer via TKO (slam) – Round 1
Adrian Yanez* def. Brady Huang via TKO (punches) – Round 1
Cory McKenna* def. Vanessa Demopolous via unanimous decision
TJ Laramie* def. Daniel Swain via TKO (retirement) – Round 1
Impa Kasangany* def. Anthony Adams via unanimous decision

Aug. 18
Louis Cosce* def. Victor Reyna via TKO (punches) – Round 1
Cheyanne Buys* def. Hilarie Rose via unanimous decision
Orion Cosce* def. Matt Dixon via TKO (punches) – Round 3
Josh Parisian* def. Chad Johnson via TKO (punches) – Round 1
Kenny Cross def. Kevin Syler via unanimous decision

Aug. 25
Jamie Pickett* def. Jhonoven Pati via TKO (punches) – Round 2
Rafael Alves* def. Alejandro Flores via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 2
Jeffrey Molina* def. Jacob Silva via unanimous decision
Anthony Romero def. Mike Breeden via unanimous decision
Collin Huckbody* def. Kyron Bowen via submission (arm triangle choke) – Round 1

Sept. 1
Melik Baghdasaryan def. Dennis Buzukia via unanimous decision
Jimmy Flick* def. Nate Smith via submission (arm triangle choke) – Round 3
Ronnie Lawrence* def. Jose Johnson via unanimous decision
William Knight* def. Cody Brundage via TKO (elbows and punches) – Round 1
Tucker Lutz def. Chase Gibson via unanimous decision

Sept. 8
Tafon Nchukwi* def. Al Matavao via knockout (head kick) – Round 2
Sherrard Blackledge def. Cameron Church via unanimous decision
Phil Hawes* def. Khadzhi Bestaev via TKO (punches) – Round 1
Drako Rodriguez* def. Mana Martinez via submission (triangle choke) – Round 1
Aliaskhab Khizriev* def. Henrique Shiguemoto via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1

Sept. 15
Jordan Williams* def. Gregory Rodrigues via TKO (punches) – Round 1
Collin Anglin* def. Muhammadjon Naimov via unanimous decision
Michael Lombardo def. Korey Kuppe via unanimous decision
Danyelle Wolf* def. Taneisha Tennant via unanimous decision
Kyle Driscoll def. Dinis Paiva via unanimous decision

Nov. 4
Oscar Ivan Cota vs. Jared Vanderaa
KB Bhullar vs. Bruno Oliveira
Ignacio Bahamondes vs. Edson Gomez
TBA vs. TBA
TBA vs. TBA

Nov. 10
Mariusz Ksiazkiewicz vs. Mario Sousa
TBA vs. TBA
TBA vs. TBA
TBA vs. TBA
TBA vs. TBA

Nov. 17
Chelsea Hackett vs. Jamey-Lyn Horth Wessels
Kenneth Bergh vs. Matheus Scheffel
TBA vs. TBA
TBA vs. TBA

* = contract earned

Season 4 roster

(Record | Last promotion | Fighting out of)

Heavyweights

• Oscar Ivan Cota (11-2 | Combate Americas | Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico)
• Chad Johnson (6-1 | LFA | Wisconsin)
• Josh Parisian (12-3 | WXC | Michigan)
• Jared Vanderaa (10-4 | SMASH Global | Hemet, Calf.)

Light heavyweights

• Ibo Aslan (8-0 | Vendetta | Austria)
• Jose Augusto Azevedo (6-2 | Centro Oeste Fight | Paulo Afonso, Bahia, Brazil)
• Cody Brundage (5-0 | Lights Out Championship | Michigan)
• Ty Flores (7-2 | Shamrock FC | Denver)

• Dustin Jacoby (11-5 | SCL | Fort Morgan, Colo.)

• William Knight (7-1 | CES MMA | Connecticut)
• Matheus Scheffel (14-6 | Future FC | Parana, Brazil)
• Tafon Nchukwi (3-0 | CFFC | Cameroon)
• Al Matavao (8-2 | Destiny MMA/Alaska FC | American Samoa)

Middleweights

• Anthony Adams (8-1 | LFA | Aurora, Colo.)
• Khadzhi Bestaev (10-3 | Gladiator Challenge | San Jose, Calif.)
• KB Bhullar (8-0 | Unified MMA | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)
• Kyron Bowen (10-4 | MFC/MMAX FC | Illinois)
• Phil Hawes (7-2 | Brave CF | Iowa)
• Collin Huckbody (7-2 | North Star Combat | Saint Cloud, Minn)
• Nassourdine Imavov (8-2 | ARES FC | Dagestan, Russia)
• Impa Kasanganay (6-0 | DWCS, Season 3 | Charlotte, N.C.)
• Aliaskhab Khizriev (12-0 | Fight Nights Global | Makhachkala, Russia)
• Mariusz Ksiazkiewicz (8-0 | Teofista | Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada)
• Andreas Michailidis (12-3 | Global Legion FC | Athens, Greece)*
• Bruno Oliveira (8-1 | Titan FC| Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil)
• Jhonoven Pati (6-3 | Ring of Combat | Copperas Cove, Texas)
• Jamie Pickett (10-4 | Next Level Fight Club | North Carolina)
• Joe Pyfer (7-1 | Ring of Combat | Pennsylvania)
• Gregory Rodrigues (7-2 | SMASH Global | Manaus, Brazil)
• Henrique Shiguemoto (13-3-1 | Road FC | Nagoya, Aichi, Japan)
• Mario Sousa (11-1 | Metanoia FC | Curitiba, Parana, Brazil)
• Dustin Stoltzfus (12-1 | GMC | Pennsylvania)
• Jordan Williams (8-3 | DWCS | Menomonee Falls, Wisc.)
• Jordan Wright (10-0 | LFA | Albuquerque, N.M.)

Welterweights

• Louis Cosce (6-0 | Combate Americas | California)
• Orion Cosce (6-0 | Bear River Fighting Championship | Arcata, Calif.)
• Matt Dixon (9-0 | LFA | Tulsa, Okla.)
• Korey Kuppe (8-3 | LFA | Michigan)
• Michael Lombardo (10-2 | Road to M-1 USA | Jupiter, Fla.)
• Victor Reyna (11-4 | Combate Americas | Arlington, Texas)

Lightweights

• Rafael Alves (18-9 | Titan FC | Belem, Para, Brazil)
• Sherrard Blackledge (4-0 | Island Fights | Las Vegas)
• Mike Breeden (8-2 | LFA | Missouri)
• Taylor Callens (6-0 | V3 Fights | Hornbeak, Tennessee)
• Cameron Church (4-0 | Combate Americas | South Lake Tahoe, Calif.)
• Kenny Cross (10-3 | Lights Out Championship | Michigan)
• Achilles Estremadura (6-0 | Battlefield Fight League | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)
• Alejandro Flores (17-2 | Combate Americas | Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico)
• Luke Flores (9-1 | Combate Americas | Mission, Texas)
• Mikey Gonzalez (7-1 | Gladiator Challenge | California)
• Jordan Leavitt (6-0 | LFA | Las Vegas)
• Tucker Lutz (9-1 | Shogun Fights | Reisterstown, Md.)
• Victor Martinez (12-4 | Fury FC/Combate Americas | Pharr, Texas)
• Uros Medic (5-0 | Alaska FC | Serbia)
• Damonte Robinson (6-1-1 | Iron Tiger FS | Ohio)
• Anthony Romero (7-0 | Ohio Combat League/KOTC | Canada)
• Kevin Syler (10-0 | Combate Bolivia MMA | Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia)

Featherweights

• Collin Anglin (7-1 | Lights Out Championship | Michigan)
• Kyle Driscoll (11-3 | Combate Americas | Tulsa, Okla.)
• Oron Kahlon (16-0 | Road to WWFC | Ashdod, Israel)
• T.J. Laramie (11-3 | PFC | Ontario, Canada)
• Muhammadjon Naimov (5-0 | Titan FC | Dushanbe, Tajikistan)
• Dinis Paiva (13-7 | CES MMA | Long Island, New York)
• Daniel Swain (20-9-1 | M-1 Challenge | Washington)

Bantamweights

• Brady Huang (11-1 | Pancrase | San Francisco)
• Jose Johnson (11-5 | LFA/WXC | Flint, Mich.)
• Ronnie Lawrence (5-1 | LFA | Nashville)
• Mana Martinez (6-1 | Fury FC | Texas)
• Johnny Munoz (10-0 | KOTC | Norco, Calif.)
• Drako Rodriguez (6-1 | KOTC | Sioux, City, Iowa)
• Adrian Yanez (10-3 | Fury FC | Houston)

Flyweights

• JP Buys (8-2 | LFA | Gauteng, South Africa)
• Jimmy Flick (14-5 | LFA | Sand Springs, Okla.)

• Jeffrey Molina (7-2 | FAC | Missouri)
• Jerome Rivera (9-2 | LFA | Santa Fe, N.M.)
• Brandon Royval (10-4 | LFA | Denver, Colo.)*
• Jacob Silva (6-2 | Fury FC | Houston)
• Nate Smith (6-0 | LFA | Chicago, Illinois)

Women’s featherweights

• Taneisha Tennant (3-0 | Invicta FC | New York)
• Danyelle Wolf (0-0 | Boxing | San Diego)

Women’s bantamweights

• TBA

Women’s flyweights

• Chelsea Hackett (3-0-1 | Eternal MMA | Australia)
• Jamey-Lyn Horth Wessels (4-0 | Battlefield Fight League | Squamish, British Columbia, Canada)

Women’s strawweight

• Cheyanne Buys (4-1 | LFA | Dallas)
• Vanessa Demopolous (5-1 | LFA | California)
• Gloria de Paula (4-2 | SFT | Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil)
• Pauline Macias (4-0 | LFA | Denver)
• Cory McKenna (4-1 | Cage Warriors | England)
• Luana Pinheiro (7-1 | Brave CF | Belo Horizonte, Minais Gerais, Brazil)
• Hilarie Rose (4-1 | CES MMA | Norfolk, Mass.)

* = Signed to UFC prior to scheduled DWCS bout