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]
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]
Main card (ESPN+) | |||||||
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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 |
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses. [14]
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]