Dana White does not throw the name Jon Jones around lightly. The greatest light heavyweight in UFC history is a standard very few fighters in the promotion’s entire history have approached. After Tuesday night’s Week 5 of Dana White’s Contender Series Season 10 at Meta APEX in Las Vegas, White used that comparison for a 24-year-old with four professional fights to his name. Quentin Pasley earned a UFC contract and the most significant endorsement of his early career in the same night. Four fighters earned contracts from five fights. One fighter went home empty-handed. Here is the complete DWCS Season 10 Week 5 results breakdown.
DWCS Season 10 Week 5 Full Results
| Fight | Result | Round/Time |
| Quentin Pasley def. Arlind Berisha | KO (elbow) | R1, 4:41 |
| Isaac Moreno def. Reginaldo Junior | Unanimous Decision (29-28 x3) | R3, 5:00 |
| Martin Kozak def. Christian Echols | TKO (body punches) | R2, 1:32 |
| Apollo Gomes def. Kwon Wonil | Unanimous Decision (29-28 x3) | R3, 5:00 |
| Christian Natividad def. Colton Loud | TKO (body punch & punches) | R1, 1:10 |
UFC contracts awarded: Quentin Pasley, Isaac Moreno, Martin Kozak, Christian Natividad. Apollo Gomes did not receive a contract.
Main Event: Quentin Pasley Demolishes Berisha Dana White Compares Him to Jon Jones
Quentin Pasley 4-0-0 walked into Meta APEX as a 24-year-old with three professional wins. He walked out with a UFC contract and a Jon Jones comparison from Dana White. The Light Heavyweight (205 lbs / 93.0 kg) prospect bullied Arlind Berisha 5-1-0 from the opening bell, pressing forward with the kind of physical authority that made it clear from the first minute that the experience levels in this fight were not equal.
Pasley secured a takedown midway through the first round and shifted seamlessly into dominant ground control. From top position he methodically set up elbows clean, heavy, and placed precisely on the side of Berisha’s head. The accumulation of damage left Berisha unconscious at 4:41 of Round 1. The finishing sequence was deliberate rather than desperate. Pasley was not scrambling for the finish. He was manufacturing it.
White admitted post-fight that he was surprised when he saw Pasley headlining the card with just a 3-0 record coming in. The UFC matchmakers had made the case to him that the booking was justified. After watching Pasley perform, White concluded they were right. He compared the 24-year-old to Jon Jones and handed him a UFC contract immediately.
White said after the fight: “Quentin, I was skeptical when they came to me with this fight. I hadn’t seen you. I trust these guys. They were right. You remind me of a young Jon Jones. Welcome to the UFC.”
The Jon Jones comparison is significant on two levels. Jones 27-1-0 is the most dominant UFC Light Heavyweight champion in the division’s history, a wrestler with devastating ground and pound, elite creativity from top position, and the physical tools to control any opponent he takes down. Pasley showed the same framework in miniature against Berisha takedown, control, elbows, finish. The comparison is early and Dana White has been known to make enthusiastic comparisons that require context over time. But the fact that he reached for Jones specifically reflects how impressed he was with the way Pasley constructed the finish.
Isaac Moreno Gets His UFC Contract as a Wedding Gift
Isaac Moreno 11-0-0 took on Reginaldo Junior 8-3-0 in the night’s penultimate fight and survived a serious test to keep his perfect record intact. Junior brought relentless grappling pressure and came closest to ending the fight with submission attempts in the championship round. Moreno’s guard work and scrambling instincts kept him safe when the danger was greatest, and he did enough in the striking exchanges across the first two rounds to build a lead that survived Junior’s late surge.
The unanimous decision 29-28 across all three judges was close but clear. Moreno’s volume and activity gave him the nod when the scorecards were needed.
The post-fight moment was one of the most memorable of Season 10. Moreno announced to Dana White and the Meta APEX crowd that he was getting married in a few hours. White responded immediately he called the UFC contract a wedding gift and handed it over without hesitation. White told Moreno he had to fight with the matchmakers to get him this contract but that he believed in him when others were not convinced. The moment landed naturally and cleanly. Moreno left Meta APEX with both his unbeaten record intact and a UFC signing to take into his wedding night.
Martin Kozak Punishes Echols Despite Low Blow Controversy
Martin Kozak 14-2-0 entered the DWCS Week 5 card as the night’s most heavily favored fighter in terms of matchup analysis. He delivered on that billing against Christian Echols 10-3-0, though the path to the finish included one controversial moment that briefly interrupted the flow.
Kozak used a significant size advantage throughout the fight, working behind his jab and controlling range in the way a bigger, longer fighter should against a smaller opponent. The stoppage nearly came in Round 1 when Kozak dropped Echols but referee Mike Beltran correctly identified that the damaging blow was a punch below the belt. The fight was paused and Echols was given time to recover. The break extended his night by approximately three minutes.
Round 2 removed any doubt. Kozak returned to his body attack with sustained pressure and a series of body punches broke Echols down progressively until the stoppage came at 1:32. The body work was methodical and technically sound. Kozak earned his UFC contract in a performance that confirmed his physical advantages over this level of competition. He now moves into the UFC Welterweight (170 lbs / 77.1 kg) or Light Heavyweight division with a professional record that shows he can construct a finish from setbacks as well as from dominant positions.
Christian Natividad Opens the Card With Fastest Finish of the Night
The opening bout produced the card’s fastest finish and the most immediate impression on the night. Christian Natividad 10-0-0 stopped Colton Loud 7-1-0 at 1:10 of Round 1 with body punch combinations that folded Loud on the spot.
The brother of former UFC Flyweight (125 lbs / 56.7 kg) fighter Kevin Natividad, Christian came into DWCS Week 5 on just eight days’ notice after accepting the fight as a late replacement. He showed no signs of a short camp in his approach aggressive from the first second, heavy hands, and a willingness to target the body that produced a visually convincing finish.
White was particularly impressed by the short-notice acceptance and the finishing manner. He told Natividad afterward that he could not have opened the show better, that he came in on a week’s notice against a much bigger opponent, and that the body shot finish was incredible. Natividad earned his UFC contract and moves to the roster at 10-0-0 unbeaten and now scheduled to compete at the highest level. His Flyweight or Bantamweight (135 lbs / 61.2 kg) future in the UFC carries genuine promise after a debut that could not have been more controlled under the circumstances.
Apollo Gomes Goes Home Without a Contract
Apollo Gomes 13-2-0 produced the night’s most competitive performance and the only fight that went the full fifteen minutes without a finish from either side. His bantamweight matchup against Kwon Wonil 14-7-0 was also the most dramatic in terms of early momentum swings.
Gomes came out aggressive and pressed Kwon immediately, but Kwon responded with two knockdowns in Round 1 one from an uppercut and one from a body shot that nearly ended the fight in the opening five minutes. Gomes showed considerable resilience in recovering from both, and over the final two rounds he used his forward pressure and volume striking to outwork Kwon consistently enough to take all three judges’ scorecards 29-28.
The unanimous decision win was legitimate. The manner of it absorbing two knockdowns before grinding out the result did not convince White that Gomes was ready for the UFC roster. White told Gomes directly that he wanted him to go get more experience and come back. It was a difficult conversation after a genuine victory, but the knockdowns in Round 1 raised a durability question that a close decision win did not fully answer. Gomes returns to his promotion with a win on his record and the explicit advice from White to return when the standard has been raised.
What DWCS Week 5 Means for Season 10
Season 10 has now produced 24 UFC contracts through five weeks. Noche UFC on September 12, 2026 at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona is the next major event on the calendar an event covered in detail and previewed separately on the site. The Contender Series continues feeding the UFC roster with talent identified across the week that follows.
Pasley’s Jon Jones comparison will follow him into the UFC in a way that creates both opportunity and expectation. If he delivers in his UFC debut against an experienced opponent, the Jones comparison becomes a storyline. If he struggles, the comparison becomes a pressure point. At 24 years old and 4-0, with finishing ability clearly established and physical tools that impressed Dana White unconditionally, the upside is real.
The DWCS Season 10 pipeline has delivered impressive talent consistently. For context on how quickly DWCS graduates have already made their mark on the UFC’s main roster in 2026, our DWCS Season 10 Week 4 results article covers Bilal Hasan’s Week 1 contract to UFC Shanghai debut in 18 days story, and the UFC top prospects 2026 article gives a broader view of the talent pipeline shaping the roster this year. The Sean Shelby matchmaking operation responsible for signing talent across the Bantamweight through Welterweight divisions is covered in our Sean Shelby UFC matchmaker article.
Conclusion
DWCS Season 10 Week 5 results delivered four contracts, one Jon Jones comparison, one wedding gift signing, and one fighter who went home without what he came for despite winning his fight. Quentin Pasley is the name that leaves Las Vegas with the most momentum a 24-year-old who earned one of the most significant endorsements Dana White can offer on the biggest short-notice opportunity of his career. Season 10 continues next Tuesday. The standard has been set high.
