UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho
Mixed martial arts event in 2025
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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]
| 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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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+) | |||||||
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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 | |
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]
