Tyshawn Williams Stays Undefeated With DWCS Week 6 Decision Win
Tyshawn Williams stayed unbeaten on Tuesday night, taking a unanimous decision over Antonio Monteiro to open Week 6 of Dana White’s Contender Series. The featherweight result kept the Baltimore prospect perfect as he made his case for a UFC contract at the Meta APEX in Las Vegas.
Officials scored the three-rounder 29-27, 29-28, and 29-27 for Tyshawn Williams. He improved to 9-0, while Antonio Monteiro fell to 18-6-1 in his second appearance on the series.
The UFC account posted the same verdict minutes after the final horn. “Got the job done,” the promotion wrote. “Tyshawn Williams earns the UD victory to kick off #DWCS Week 6!”
Season 10, Week 6 streamed live on Paramount+ and was listed as Contender Series 92. Five fights were on the card, with Dana White watching from cageside as usual.
Tyshawn Williams came in as the less experienced man and the betting favorite. The 30-year-old, who trains at Xtreme Couture, had last won by first-round knockout at Tuff-N-Uff 151 in January.
Antonio Monteiro brought 24 prior pro fights and a 2024 Contender Series loss to Yadier del Valle. The Brazilian had not been stopped in more than a decade and returned after a Shooto Brasil win last year.
The numbers after 15 minutes explained why the judges sided with the American. Tyshawn Williams landed 107 of 128 total strikes to Antonio Monteiro’s 27 of 73 and out-landed him 68-18 in significant strikes.
He also put 61 of 74 significant shots on the head. Antonio Monteiro managed 14 of 52 to the head and never recorded a takedown.
Tyshawn Williams completed 6 of 17 takedown attempts and held 8:51 of control time. Antonio Monteiro finished with 2:21 of control and spent long stretches defending on the fence and on his back.
Referee Jason Herzog oversaw a fight that started with Williams’ wrestling and later turned sloppy. Tyshawn Williams kicked the lead leg early, then forced the first takedown after a long grind against the cage.
Once he finally got Antonio Monteiro down in the first round, the ground-and-pound piled up. Monteiro tried to threaten an armbar as the shots kept coming and barely survived to the horn.
Round 2 was the closest stretch. A low knee paused the action, Williams’ next shots were stuffed, and fatigue started to show on the prospect who had been forcing every exchange.
Antonio Monteiro hunted a guillotine after a sprawl and later took Williams’ back after the American turned an ankle near the fence and went down. Replay showed the fall was caused by that twist, not a clean knockdown, and the official stat sheet listed zero knockdowns for either man.
Coach Eric Nicksick’s corner asked Tyshawn Williams to box at the start of the third. He threw a few punches, then went back to the takedown that had won him the first round.
Williams dragged Monteiro down again and held top position while both men tired. Antonio Monteiro scrambled for a late heel hook and a kneebar, neither of which was locked, before landing a few punches on top at the horn.
It was not a highlight-reel debut. It was a prospect using size, pace, and wrestling to bank minutes against a veteran who needed a finish to flip the script.
That is often enough on Contender Series, and it is sometimes not. White has already handed out 24 contracts through the first five weeks of Season 10, including four of five winners after Week 5.
A decision that got uglier as it went may not be the performance that forces a signature on the spot. Tyshawn Williams still left the cage with the win, the volume, and an unblemished record against a man who had nearly three times as many fights.
Luis Hernandez followed on the same card and stayed perfect as well, submitting Hugo Guillon with a rear-naked choke at 1:01 of round two. The rest of the night still had lightweight, middleweight, and welterweight matchups queued behind them.
Tyshawn Williams was born Aug. 24, 1996, stands 5-foot-6, and fights out of Maryland by way of Las Vegas. Four of his nine wins have come by knockout, with one submission and four decisions.
Antonio Monteiro remains a durable regional veteran who has now come up short in both Contender Series appearances. His path back to the Apex would require another run of wins and a clearer finishing threat than he showed Tuesday.
Contract decisions come after the full card, not after the opener. Until White speaks, Williams’ night is defined by the scorecards and the strike gap, not a roster spot.
Week 7 is already booked for Sept. 22 at the same venue. If the 9-0 featherweight gets the call, his next test will be on a UFC card instead of another Contender Series opener.