It was another night of great fights and performances for the final episode of Contender Series.

On Tuesday night, the tenth and final episode of season eight of Contender Series took place in Las Vegas at the UFC APEX, and after five fights, UFC CEO Dana White handed out four more contracts, plus one special accommodation for a fighter to keep developing and join the UFC later on.

The biggest performance of the evening was in the main event as Nick Klein ran roughshod over Heraldo Souza to score a 37-second stoppage and a UFC contract, but a number of other great performances were also rewarded.

With these new additions, that’s 42 total contracts handed out this season on Contender Series, with potentially a few other additions as well.

Klein runs over Souza

In the main event of the evening, Nick Klein ran over Heraldo Souza, scoring a quick rear-naked choke to earn his way into the UFC.

Klein was a slight underdog heading into the bout but didn’t at all look like it as he almost immediately scored a takedown and locked in a rear-naked choke without hooks. As Souza scrambled to defend, Klein was able to work his hooks in, and fully commit to the choke with Souza flattened out beneath him. After that, it didn’t take long for Souza to tap, just 37 seconds into the bout, and earn Klein his third straight submission finish.

Gurule outlasts Piccininni

In the co-main event of the evening, Luis Gurule took home a hard-fought split decision over Nick Piccininni, plus a UFC contract.

This was Piccininni’s second stint on Contender Series, having won a split decision over Jack Duffy on Week 3 that left Dana White wanting. And early on it looked like he might impress as the former three time D-1 All-American wrestler scored an early takedown and backmount. Gurule survived though and scrambled to his feet where he began to put an impressive pace on Piccininni with combination striking, while defending most of Piccininni’s attempts to wrestle.

It was a back-and-forth battle but in the end Gurule landed the more effective strikes over the course of the bout and left Piccininni on the wrong side of a split decision. Gurule is also one of Brandon Royval’s cornermen and was only in the fight as a short-notice replacement, which earned him White’s respect and a UFC contract.