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Adam Livingston needed all three rounds to turn his second Dana White’s Contender Series appearance into a UFC contract. Livingston defeated Hunter Smith by split decision in Tuesday’s lightweight opener at Meta APEX in Las Vegas. UFC’s official Week 4 results listed two 29-28 cards for Livingston and one 29-28 card for Smith, moving Livingston to 8-1 while Smith dropped to 8-2. The fight completed a five-contract night for the promotion. It followed a run of finishes that also sent Adam Darby, Gabriel Lorenco, Modestino Rodrigues, and Silvestre Sanchez into the UFC. UFC highlighted the early trading between Livingston and Smith during the live broadcast: Livingston Wins A Tight One Livingston started fast enough to make the fight chaotic from the opening round. He mixed kicks with long combinations, forced Smith to reset, and kept answering when Smith tried to push the pace in close. Smith rallied through the middle stretch with pressure and leg kicks, but Livingston stayed active in exchanges and finished the fight with enough offense to take two of the three scorecards. The result gave Livingston the contract that escaped him in his first Contender Series appearance, when Tommy Gantt submitted him during Season 9. UFC Espanol also posted several fight-specific clips from the three-round lightweight battle: The official result closed as Adam Livingston def. Hunter Smith by split decision. It also kept the Week 4 contract sweep intact, giving UFC another lightweight addition after a card that had already produced several emphatic finishes. The same DWCS Week 4 run also included Darby’s doctor-stoppage main event win and Rodrigues’ 15-second knockout.