A new contender rises at UFC Paris with live results, round-by-round updates, start time and highlights for the Nassourdine Imavov vs. Caio Borralho fight card happening Saturday at the Accor Arena in Paris, France. Up-and-coming middleweight competitors Imavov and Borralho will battle it out in a five-round main event expected to be a possible title contention match for UFC champion Khamzat Chimaev, while French lightweight goes head-to-head against Borrlaho’s Fighting Nerds comrade, Mauricio Ruffy, in the three-round co-headliner.
Imavov (16-4, 1 NC) highlighted a significant period of his UFC journey in February with a huge second-round stoppage of two-time former champion Israel Adesanya. A 30-year-old French citizen known as “The Sniper,” Imavov has secured four straight UFC victories, also surpassing fellow contenders Jared Cannonier, Brendan Allen and Roman Dolidze.
Borralho (17-1, 1 NC) has also been on a roll since entering the UFC scene with consecutive wins on Dana White’s Contender Series in a brief three-week period in 2021. The 32-year-old Brazilian has a perfect 7-0 record in the UFC, climbing the ranks after his latest two wins over Paul Craig and Cannonier. Borralho also worked as the promotion’s official backup fighter for UFC 319’s middleweight title contest between Chimaev and previous champ Dricus du Plessis.
In the co-main event, Saint Denis (14-3, 1 NC) aims to build on his recent recovery following his second-round submission of Kyle Prepolec this past May, ending a two-fight losing spell. He’ll have a challenge, as Ruffy (12-1) remains unbeaten in the UFC and recently delivered a remarkable knockout of the year with his first-round spinning wheel kick of King Green at UFC 315.
The UFC Paris preliminary card begins at 12 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The main card commences live at 3 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
Follow along with the live UFC Paris: Imavov vs. Borralho results, highlights and live blog below, featuring round-by-round commentary of the final two matches of the day.
Main Card
Middleweight: Nassourdine Imavov def. Caio Borralho via unanimous decision (50-45, 49-46, 49-46)
Lightweight: Benoit Saint Denis def. Mauricio Ruffy via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:56 of R2 | Watch finish
Light heavyweight: Modestas Bukauskas def. Paul Craig via TKO (strikes) at 5:00 of R1 | Watch finish
Lightweight: Mason Jones def. Bolaji Oki via TKO (strikes) 3:18 of R2 | Watch finish
Welterweight: Axel Sola def. Rhys McKee via TKO (punches) at 2:02 of R3 | Watch finish
Featherweight: William Gomis def. Robert Ruchala via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Prelims
Light heavyweight: Oumar Sy def. Brendson Ribeiro via TKO (punches) at 4:42 of R1 | Watch finish
Heavyweight: Ante Delija def. Marcin Tybura via TKO (punches) at 2:03 of R1 | Watch finish | Aspinall reacts
Lightweight: Kaue Fernandes def. Harry Hardwick via TKO (leg kicks) at 3:21 of R1 | Watch finish
Welterweight: Sam Patterson def. Trey Waters via TKO (punches) at 3:01 of R1 | Watch finish
Middleweight: Robert Bryczek def. Brad Tavares via TKO (punches) at 1:43 of R3 | Watch finish
Welterweight: Rinat Fakhretdinov def. Andreas Gustafsson via TKO (strikes) at :54 of R1 | Watch finish
Strawweight: Sam Hughes def. Shauna Bannon via submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:58 of R2 | Watch finish
