UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho

UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho
The poster for UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho
Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	September 6, 2025 (2025-09-06)
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

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 lightweight bout between Benoît Saint Denis and Maurício Ruffy took place as the co-main event. ^[5]

A women's flyweight bout between promotional newcomer Kennedy Freeman and Yuneisy Duben was scheduled for this event. ^[6] However, both Duben and Freeman had to withdraw due to injury, so the bout was subsequently cancelled. ^{[7] [8]}

A lightweight bout between Farès Ziam and Kauê Fernandes was scheduled for this event. ^[9] However, Ziam withdrew for personal reasons following the death of his grandmother and was replaced by promotional newcomer Harry Hardwick. ^{[10] [11]}

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. ^[12] 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. ^[13]

Results

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

^[14]

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses. ^[15]

• Fight of the Night: No bonus awarded.
• Performance of the Night: Benoît Saint Denis, Mason Jones, Ante Delija, and Kauê Fernandes

Aftermath

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. ^[15] 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. ^[16]

See also

• Martial Arts portal

• 2025 in UFC
• List of current UFC fighters
• List of UFC events

References

1. 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)
2. Guilherme Cruz (2025-06-03). "UFC announces return to Paris for Fight Night card in September". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2025-06-03.
3. 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)
4. 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.
5. "Benoit Saint-Denis vs. Mauricio Ruffy added to UFC Paris on September 6". MMA ORBIT. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
6. BBC Sport (2025-06-30). "Ireland's Bannon to fight Hughes at UFC Paris". bbc.com. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
7. Nolan King (2025-08-05). "Yuneisy Duben withdraws from UFC Fight Night 258 in Paris". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. Farah Hannoun (2025-09-01). "Fares Ziam announces withdrawal from UFC Fight Night 258 in Paris". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-09-01.
11. Andrew Richardson (2025-09-02). "Highly-touted Cage Warriors champ swoops in to save UFC Paris match up". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
12. 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.
13. 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.
14. "UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
15. Dan Hiergesell (2025-09-06). "Bonuses! UFC Paris card sets record with nine total knockout finishes". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
16. 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.