DANA WHITE'S CONTENDER SERIES
9 seasons.
Every round counted.
356 bouts across 73 events with 1,546 rows of official round-by-round stats — the contract show where prospects arrive with no UFC record at all.
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THIS WEEK
Dana White's Contender Series Season 10, Week 1
August 11, 2026 · UFC APEX, Las Vegas · 19:00 ET on Paramount+
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WHAT THE DATA SHOWS
Finishers keep finishing — but the average card does not.
Across all 356 bouts only 41.0% of Contender Series fights end inside 7:30. That headline number hides the thing that actually matters: who is in the cage. Taking recent seasons and measuring each fighter's finish rate before their bout, the early-finish rate climbs steadily with it.
| Both fighters' prior finish rate | Bouts | Ended inside 7:30 |
|---|---|---|
| Any | 78 | 44.9% |
| 70% or better | 55 | 56.4% |
| 80% or better | 32 | 68.8% |
| 85% or better | 16 | 75.0% |
This week's fighters have finished 84 of 93 career wins — 90.3% — which puts this card in that top row. A regional record built on finishes is not empty padding; it carries.
Sample sizes are small (16 bouts in the top bucket) and roughly half of historical fighters could not be matched to a career record, so treat the exact figures as directional. Season high for early finishes: 60.5% (season 2).
By season
| Season | Events | Bouts | Finish rate | Inside 7:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 7 | 34 | 61.8% | 44.1% |
| Season 2 | 8 | 38 | 81.6% | 60.5% |
| Season 3 | 8 | 37 | 51.4% | 24.3% |
| Season 4 | 9 | 44 | 50.0% | 38.6% |
| Season 5 | 9 | 44 | 52.3% | 36.4% |
| Season 6 | 8 | 39 | 64.1% | 41.0% |
| Season 7 | 7 | 35 | 57.1% | 40.0% |
| Season 8 | 10 | 49 | 63.3% | 34.7% |
| Season 9 | 6 | 31 | 71.0% | 54.8% |
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Source: ufcstats.com (official round stats) + sherdog (careers). Official stats always outrank video-derived data.