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Ranking all Dana White Contender Series season 6 contract winners

By Richard Ferraina

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Vitor Petrino – left (Photo by Amy Kaplan/Icon Sportswire)
Vitor Petrino – left (Photo by Amy Kaplan/Icon Sportswire) /

15. Brunno Ferreira

Undefeated finisher Brunno Ferreira (9-0, nine finishes) added another knockout to his resume when he starched Leon Aliu in the first round. The Brazilian middleweight adds another ‘Hulk’ to the UFC roster.

14. Vitor Petrino

Undefeated Brazilian light heavyweight Vitor Petrino (7-0) added another knockout to his record after a second spinning back fist attempt by Rodolfo Bellato failed this season. The earlier the better for Petrino, who wants a fight in December.

13. Vinicius Salvador

Week 2 of DWCS is where it started to heat up as Brazil’s Vinicius Salvador (14-4) picked his shots before dropping Shannon Ross in the second round. With 14 finishes (13 knockouts) in 14 wins, Salvador brings some much-need power to the flyweight division. Salvador is set to make his debut against Daniel da Silva at UFC 282.

12. Mateusz Rebecki

Poland’s Mateusz Rebecki (16-1) added another finish to his record with a dominant first-round smothering of Rodrigo Lidio that ended in a modified rear-naked choke. Rebecki is more than ready to jump into the busy lightweight division and received good praise from the boss himself.

11. Bruna Brasil

Brazilian LFA vet Bruna Brasil (8-2-1) had one of the best knockouts of the season when she landed a clean head kick against Marnic Mann in the second round. Brasil adds some new blood to the flyweight division.

10. Esteban Ribovics

Week 4 of DWCS started a trend of every winner getting a contract. Undefeated lightweight Esteban Ribovics (11-0, 11 finishes) ran through Thomas Paull in the first round on his way to a UFC contract. Ribovics has a nice ground game he didn’t get to show off in this fight, so hopefully, we’ll get to see more when he is matched up.

9. Claudio Ribeiro

Brazilian Claudio Ribeiro (10-2, 10 finishes) had one of the wildest knockouts of the season. 25 seconds into the first round, his opponent Ivan Valenzuela lost balance and attempted a spinning back fist, which spun him right into the left hand of Ribeiro who knocked him out cold. Ribeiro will be a fun and exciting addition to the middleweight division.

8. Nurullo Aliev

Tajikistan fighter Nurullo Aliev (7-0) showed shades of Khabib with the first-round mauling of Josh Wick then hounded Dana White after the win. The undefeated lightweight is looking to take the division by storm.

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