UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho

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UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho
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The poster for UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateSeptember 6, 2025 (2025-09-06)
Venue Accor Arena
City Paris, France
Attendance15,724 [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]

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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 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

Main card (ESPN+)
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Middleweight Nassourdine Imavov def. Caio Borralho Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 49–46, 49–46)55:00
Lightweight Benoît Saint Denis def. Maurício Ruffy Submission (face crank)22:56
Light Heavyweight Modestas Bukauskas def. Paul Craig KO (elbow)15:00
Lightweight Mason Jones def.Bolaji OkiTKO (elbows)23:18
WelterweightAxel Soladef.Rhys McKeeTKO (punches)32:02
FeatherweightWilliam Gomisdef. Robert Ruchała Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Light HeavyweightOumar Sydef.Brendson RibeiroTKO (elbows and punches)14:42
Heavyweight Ante Delija def. Marcin Tybura KO (punches)12:03
LightweightKauê Fernandesdef.Harry HardwickTKO (leg kicks)13:21
WelterweightSam Pattersondef.Trey WatersTKO (punches)13:01
MiddleweightRobert Bryczekdef. Brad Tavares TKO (punches)31:43
Welterweight Rinat Fakhretdinov def.Andreas GustafssonTKO (punches)10:54
Women's Strawweight Sam Hughes def.Shauna BannonSubmission (rear-naked choke)21:58

    [13]

    Bonus awards

    The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses. [14]

    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. [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

    References

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