Who's next?
Every Tuesday, hopefuls get one fight to change their lives. We charted all 460 Contender Series bouts and every one of the 321 contracts ever handed out — so the model knows exactly what a UFC-ready prospect looks like.
See this week's picks5 fights. One night.
Careers on the line.
Tap any bout to open the model's full analysis — the why, the records it graded, and what the confidence tier means.
Where the model is loudest.
The strongest calls on upcoming Contender Series bouts, ranked by the model's own confidence. Tap a pick to see the analysis behind it.
What ten seasons taught us.
The Contender Series is the UFC's tier-1 feeder — the clearest audition tape in the sport. Here's what the full history says.
From a Tuesday in Vegas
to the big roster.
Season 10 week by week — then every season's class, and how many walked out with a deal.
Champions started here.
Belts, main events, ranked contenders — a Tuesday-night audition has launched some of the biggest names in the sport.
No mystery. Just method.
The data
Every Contender Series season, bout, and contract award is ingested from the Wikipedia API into the Bout Scout database and refreshed with the weekly agent. The Contender Series is a tier-1 promotion in our opponent-quality system — wins here translate.
The picks
Picks and confidence meters are pure model output from the Bout Scout engine — no odds are shown anywhere on this page until the odds feed for Contender Series cards goes live. A pick labeled STRONG cleared the model's own confidence bar; everything else stays off the board.
The scoreboard
Every published pick is frozen when it's posted and graded in public after the card. When the model is wrong, the record says so.
Bout Scout model output is analysis and entertainment, not betting advice. No wagering is offered or endorsed here. If you bet, bet legally, responsibly, and never more than you can afford to lose.