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

• Lightweight Sherrard Blackledge to fight on Sept. 8 episode
• Oscar Ivan Cota vs. Jared Vanderaa added to Sept. 22 lineup (first reported by C. Contreras Legaspi)
• Aliaskhab Khizriev vs. Henrique Shiguemoto added to Sept. 8 lineup (first reported by Igor Lazorin)
• KB Bhullar vs. Bruno Oliveira moved to Sept. 22 (first reported by Cageside Press)
• Jimmy Flick replaces JP Buys, fights Nate Smith on Sept. 1

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
Joseph Pyfer vs. Dustin Stoltzfus
Adrian Yanez vs. Brady Huang
Vanessa Demopolous vs. Cory McKenna
T.J. Laramie vs. Daniel Swain
Anthony Adams vs. Impa Kasangany

Aug. 18
Louis Cosce vs. Victor Reyna
Kenny Cross vs. Kevin Syler
Cheyanne Buys vs. Hilarie Rose
Orion Cosce vs. Matt Dixon
Chad Johnson vs. Josh Parisian

Aug. 25
Jhonoven Pati vs. Jamie Pickett
Mike Breeden vs. Anthony Romero
Kyron Bowen vs. Collin Huckbody
Rafael Alves vs. Alejandro Flores
Jeffrey Molina vs. Jacob Silva

Sept. 1
Cody Brundage vs. William Knight
Jose Johnson vs. Ronnie Lawrence
Jimmy Flick vs. Nate Smith
Tucker Lutz vs. Victor Martinez
TBA vs. TBA

Sept. 8
Khadzhi Bestaev vs. Phil Hawes
Tafon Nchukwi vs. Al Matavao
Mana Martinez vs. Drako Rodriguez
Aliaskhab Khizriev vs. Henrique Shiguemoto
TBA vs. TBA

Sept. 15
Taneisha Tennant vs. TBA
Collin Anglin vs. Oron Kahlon
TBA vs. TBA
TBA vs. TBA
TBA vs. TBA

Sept. 22
Oscar Ivan Cota vs. Jared Vanderaa
KB Bhullar vs. Bruno Oliveira
TBA vs. TBA
TBA vs. TBA
TBA vs. TBA

Sept. 29
Mariusz Ksiazkiewicz vs. Mario Sousa
TBA vs. TBA
TBA vs. TBA
TBA vs. TBA
TBA vs. TBA

Oct. 6
Chelsea Hackett vs. TBA
Jamey-Lyn Horth Wessels vs. TBA
TBA vs. TBA
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)
• 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)
• 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.)
• 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)
• Oron Kahlon (16-0 | Road to WWFC | Ashdod, Israel)
• T.J. Laramie (11-3 | PFC | Ontario, Canada)
• 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, New York)

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