UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho
| UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | September 6, 2025 | |||
| Venue | Accor Arena | |||
| City | Paris, France | |||
| Attendance | 15,724[1] | |||
| Total gate | $4,331,000[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho (also known as UFC Fight Night 258 and UFC on ESPN+ 116) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on September 6, 2025, at the Accor Arena in Paris, France.[2]
Background
[edit]The event marked the promotion's fourth consecutive annual visit to Paris and first since UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis in September 2024.[3]
A middleweight bout between Nassourdine Imavov and Caio Borralho headlined the event.[4]
A women's flyweight bout between promotional newcomer Kennedy Freeman and Yuneisy Duben was scheduled for this event.[5] However, both Duben and Freeman had to withdraw due to injury, so the bout was subsequently cancelled.[6][7]
A lightweight bout between Farès Ziam and Kauê Fernandes was scheduled for this event.[8] However, Ziam withdrew for personal reasons following the death of his grandmother and was replaced by promotional newcomer Harry Hardwick.[9][10]
Former three-time Bellator Featherweight World Champion (also one-time Bellator Lightweight World Champion) Patrício Pitbull and promotional newcomer Losene Keita were expected to meet in a featherweight bout at the main card.[11] However, at the weigh-ins, Keita weighed in at 149 pounds, three pounds over the division's non-title fight limit, resulting in the cancellation of the bout.[12]
Results
[edit]| Main card (ESPN+) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Nassourdine Imavov | def. | Caio Borralho | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 49–46, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Benoît Saint Denis | def. | Maurício Ruffy | Submission (face crank) | 2 | 2:56 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Modestas Bukauskas | def. | Paul Craig | KO (elbow) | 1 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Mason Jones | def. | Bolaji Oki | TKO (elbows) | 2 | 3:18 | |
| Welterweight | Axel Sola | def. | Rhys McKee | TKO (punches) | 3 | 2:02 | |
| Featherweight | William Gomis | def. | Robert Ruchała | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN+) | |||||||
| Light Heavyweight | Oumar Sy | def. | Brendson Ribeiro | TKO (elbows and punches) | 1 | 4:42 | |
| Heavyweight | Ante Delija | def. | Marcin Tybura | KO (punches) | 1 | 2:03 | |
| Lightweight | Kauê Fernandes | def. | Harry Hardwick | TKO (leg kicks) | 1 | 3:21 | |
| Welterweight | Sam Patterson | def. | Trey Waters | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:01 | |
| Middleweight | Robert Bryczek | def. | Brad Tavares | TKO (punches) | 3 | 1:43 | |
| Welterweight | Rinat Fakhretdinov | def. | Andreas Gustafsson | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:54 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Sam Hughes | def. | Shauna Bannon | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 1:58 | |
Bonus awards
[edit]The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[14]
- Fight of the Night: No bonus awarded.
- Performance of the Night: Benoît Saint Denis, Mason Jones, Ante Delija, and Kauê Fernandes
Aftermath
[edit]The event set a new UFC record for the most knockouts in a single event, registering nine knockouts and surpassing the previous record of eight, which had been shared by nine other events.[14] The event also matched the UFC record for the most finishes in a single event, tying UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Bisping, UFC 224, and UFC 281 with a total of 11 finishes.[15]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b John Subaka (2025-09-08). "L'UFC Paris bat deux gros records lors d'une soirée historique pour les combattants français". actumma.com. Retrieved 2025-09-09. (in French)
- ^ Guilherme Cruz (2025-06-03). "UFC announces return to Paris for Fight Night card in September". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2025-06-03.
- ^ Alexandre Jaquin (2025-06-03). "UFC announces the date of its fourth event in Paris, scheduled for the fall of 2025". rmcsport.bfmtv.com. Retrieved 2025-06-03. (in French)
- ^ Damon Martin (2025-06-22). "Nassourdine Imavov vs. Caio Borralho set as main event for UFC's return to Paris". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
- ^ BBC Sport (2025-06-30). "Ireland's Bannon to fight Hughes at UFC Paris". bbc.com. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
- ^ Nolan King (2025-08-05). "Yuneisy Duben withdraws from UFC Fight Night 258 in Paris". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
- ^ Kennedy Freeman (2025-08-11). "Unfortunately my UFC debut lined up for Paris in a few weeks will not be going ahead. Myself and my opponent have both had to withdraw due to injury". instagram.com. Retrieved 2025-08-30.
- ^ Farah Hannoun (2025-07-10). "Fares Ziam gets home fight vs. Kaue Fernandes at UFC Paris on Sept. 6". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-09-01.
- ^ Farah Hannoun (2025-09-01). "Fares Ziam announces withdrawal from UFC Fight Night 258 in Paris". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-09-01.
- ^ Andrew Richardson (2025-09-02). "Highly-touted Cage Warriors champ swoops in to save UFC Paris match up". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
- ^ Andrew Richardson (2025-08-16). "Hotshot new UFC signee Losene Keita scores quick debut versus Patricio Pitbull at UFC Paris". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2025-08-16.
- ^ Staff (2025-09-05). "UFC Fight Night 258 weigh-in results: Weight miss leads to canceled bout in Paris". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-09-05.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
- ^ a b Dan Hiergesell (2025-09-06). "Bonuses! UFC Paris card sets record with nine total knockout finishes". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
- ^ Kyle Dimond (2025-09-07). "UFC Paris tied three other cards for a record after legend said it might be 'the greatest UFC event of all time'". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
