Dana White's Contender Series Season 6, Week 7: Betting Data, Odds, and Preview

We are six weeks down with four weeks to go on season six of Dana White’s Contender Series (DWCS), as 25 fighters in total have already been awarded UFC contracts. With 11 fights ending inside the distance in the past three weeks, this season has been one of the more entertaining in the promotion’s history. 

Dana White Contender Series Season 6 Week 7

When: September 6, 8:00 PM EDT

Where: UFC Apex, Las Vegas, NV

As UFC 279 looms later in the week, let’s take a closer look at how things might shake out tonight in the UFC Apex. 

All Odds via DraftKings Sportsbook

Jimmy Lawson (-215) vs. Karl Williams (+185)

A pair of heavyweights will square off in this one as both Jimmy Lawson and Karl Williams come into this fight with one loss on each. Losing his professional debut in early 2019, former Penn State All-American wrestler Jimmy Lawson comes into this one on the heels of four straight wins inside the distance. 

As for Williams, at 32 years old, this is likely his best shot remaining at getting to the UFC, as he comes into this fight having won six of seven professional fights; three via KO. A recent United States translate from the US Virgin Islands, Williams has just recently started training with full-time professionals as he takes a serious step up for this bout. 

While anything can happen with the power of these two, I think the more well-rounded Lawson gets this one done with relative ease. 

Pick: Jimmy Lawson (-215) (Bet $215 to win $100)

Trey Waters (+320) vs. Gabriel Bonfim (-390)

A pair of undefeated will clash in this one as Trey Waters (6-0) takes on Gabriel Bonfim (12-0) in a welterweight bout. For Waters, five of six of his wins have come inside the distance, with his most recent coming at LFA 133, a third-round TKO against a worthy opponent in Ben Bennett.

At 12-0, however, Binfim has seen his fair share of worthy opponents himself, as he has worked his way through the LFA promotion; all wins coming inside of the distance. One of the best prospects Brazil has produced in recent memory, Bonfim comes into this fight on a missing to get into the UFC and I think that’s where we see his night end.  

Pick: Gabriel Bonfim (-390) (Bet $390 to win $100)

Rodolfo Bellato (+125) vs. Vitor Petrino (-145)

The main event of this week’s DWCS is a rematch between two Brazilian light heavyweights in Rodolfo Bellato and Vitor Petrino. For Petrino, the first fight of his career came via a win over Bellato, a 25-second stoppage that he hasn’t looked back from since, winning all six of his pro fights. 

For Bellato, the loss is still the only one of his career, winning his next three straight and having yet to go to the distance in his entire pro career. In this one, I like for Bellato to get his revenge, looking much improved from what I see as an anomaly loss between these two. 

Pick: Rodolfo Bellato (+125) (Bet $100 to win $125)

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