UFC on ESPN+ 116 live results: Nassourdine Imavov vs. Caio Borralho

After a week off, the Octagon heads to France for the fourth consecutive year as UFC On ESPN+ 116 takes place inside the Accor Arena in Paris.

The main event is a pivotal bout in the middleweight with a potential title shot on the line as Nassourdine Imavov takes on Caio Borralho. Imavov is looking to improve on his five-fight unbeaten streak following a win over Israel Adesanya in February. Borralho is looking to remain perfect during his UFC tenure, as he’s won all seven of his fights and has a 17-fight unbeaten streak on the line.

The co-main event is an exciting lightweight bout between ranked contenders with Benoit Saint-Denis taking on Mauricio Ruffy. Saint-Denis is looking for his second straight win, while Ruffy enters this bout riding a seven-fight win streak.

Also on the main card is a light heavyweight bout pitting Modestas Bukauskas against Paul Craig; a lightweight bout between Bolaji Oki and Mason Jones; and a featherweight bout between William Gomis and the debuting Robert Ruchala.

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> Women’s Strawweights- Shauna Bannon (7-1, 2-1 UFC) vs. Sam Hughes (10-6, 5-5 UFC)

Bannon lands some leg kicks early before Hughes is able to score a takedown. Bannon with some body shots from the bottom and then lands to the head as Hughes is controlling from inside the guard. Hughes lands a couple of punches. Hughes gets to side control and has the crucifix in and is landing punches and elbows. Bannon is in all sorts of trouble but she is able to get out. Hughes stays in side control and continues to land. They scramble up and stay tied up to end as they trade. 10-9 Hughes.

Bannon with some body kicks and they trade punches. Hughes lands some right hands as she catches a kick and gets Bannon down to the mat. Hughes gets inside the guard. Hughes gets to side control and lands some punches and elbows. Bannon gives up her back and Hughes locks in a rear-naked choke and Bannon taps! Hughes picks up her third straight win.

Fight Result- Sam Hughes def. Shauna Bannon by submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:58 of Round 2

> Welterweights- Andreas Gustafsson (12-2, 1-0 UFC) vs. Rinat Fakhretdinov (24-2-1, 5-0-1 UFC)

Gustafsson pressing forward and landing right hands. They clinch and Fakhretdinov lands an uppercut. They break and trade right hands. Fakhretdinov lands a body kick. Fakhretdinov starts landing big shots and is teeing off against the fence. Gustafsson is covering up and Fakhretdinov is landing and Gustafsson falls to the mat and it is all over! Fakhretdinov gets the big early finish.

Fight Result- Rinat Fakhretdinov def. Andreas Gustafsson by TKO (punches) at :54 of Round 1

> Middleweights- Brad Tavares (21-10, 16-10 UFC) vs. Robert Bryczek (17-6, 0-1 UFC)

They trade inside the pocket. They trade leg kicks and Bryczek lands a left hook to the body followed by a jab. Tavares with a push kick. Bryczek lands a leg kick. Bryczek lands a right hand and then drops Tavares with a right hand. Bryczek is landing tons of shots as Tavares works his way up and Bryczek is continuing to land to the head and body trying to get the finish. They tie up and Tavares is recovering. They break apart and Tavares lands a combination. Bryczek is landing big punches and they are swinging. Bryczek with a big flurry to the body against the fence and they clinch back up. Bryczek lands some punches. Bryczek with a big flurry against the fence and he’s landing heavy shots. Tavares scores a takedown. Tavares lands to the body from the top. Tavares ends the round on top. 10-9 Bryczek.

Tavares with a pair of leg kicks. Tavares lands a combo. Tavares lands a heavy leg kick. Tavares with a jab then a leg kick. Bryczek isn’t throwing. Tavares shoots for a takedown but Bryczek sprawls and defends. Tavares with another leg kick. Tavares with a body kick. Bryczek lands a combo to the body. They trade. Tavares lands a body kick. Tavares with a high kick. Bryczek lands a right hand. Tavares with a high kick and they trade to end the round. 10-9 Tavares, 19-19.

They trade inside the pocket. Tavares lands a pair of leg kicks. Tavares shoots for a takedown but Bryczek defends. Tavares with a leg kick and Bryczek lands a jab. Tavares mixing kicks and Bryczek starts landing a big flurry against the fence. Tavares goes to his knees and Bryczek is continuing to land and it is all over! Bryczek with a big finish as Tavares is disputing the stoppage.

Fight Result- Robert Bryczek def. Brad Tavares by TKO (punches) at 1:43 of Round 3

> Welterweights- Sam Patterson (13-2-1, 3-1 UFC) vs. Trey Waters (9-1, 2-0 UFC)

They trade jabs. Waters with a jab and inside leg kick. Patterson lands a combination but eats a counter right hand from Waters. They exchange leg kicks. Both land jabs inside the pocket. Patterson works the jab. Waters with a leg kick. Waters with a jab to the body then a leg kick. They trade jabs and Patterson lands a leg kick. Patterson lands a leg kick as Waters lands a stiff jab. Patterson hurts Waters with a combo and then starts landing as Waters is in trouble. Waters is backing up and looking bad on his feet and Patterson lands a right hand and the referee steps in and stops it! Great finish by Patterson and good job by the referee.

Fight Result- Sam Patterson def. Trey Waters by TKO (punches) at 3:01 of Round 1

> Lightweights- Harry Hardwick (13-3-1, 0-0 UFC) vs. Kaue Fernandes (10-2, 2-1 UFC)

Fernandes lands some early calf kicks. Hardwick is pressing forward and lands some punches. Fernandes with more leg kicks and lands some punches. Fernandes with more hard calf kicks and Hardwick is hurt. Fernandes lands and Hardwick looked for a takedown but fell to the mat. Fernandes backs off and Hardwick is stood up. Fernandes with a hard calf kick and Hardwick goes down and was rolling. He is having trouble standing and the fight is stopped. Brutal finish from Fernandes.

Fight Result- Kaue Fernandes def. Harry Hardwick by TKO (leg kicks) at 3:21 of Round 1

> Heavyweights- #7 Marcin Tybura (27-9, 14-8 UFC) vs. Ante Delija (25-6, 0-0 UFC)

Delija landing lots of early big punches on Tybura as he pushes it to the fence. Tybura is looking for a takedown against the fence. They separate. Delija with a flurry of shots and Tybura goes down and it is all over! What a finish from Delija!

Fight Result- Ante Delija def. Marcin Tybura by knockout (punches) at 2:03 of Round 1

> Light Heavyweights- Oumar Sy (11-1, 2-1 UFC) vs. Brendson Ribeiro (17-8, 2-3 UFC)

Ribeiro lands some leg kicks early and Sy lands a pair of leg kicks. Sy rocks Ribeiro with a jab and then scores a takedown. Ribeiro had Sy’s neck, but he pops out and is in side control. Sy gets inside the guard of Ribeiro and stands and starts landing. Sy goes back into the guard and lands some elbows. Ribeiro is attacking the arm and sweeps Sy but they scramble up. Sy lands a leg kick and Ribeiro connects with a knee as Sy was shooting for a takedown. Sy gets the takedown. Sy with punches from the top and lands a couple of hammerfists. Sy gets the back of Ribeiro. Sy with elbows and punches and Ribeiro is hurt and it is all over! Sy with the impressive showing.

Fight Result- Oumar Sy def. Brendson Ribeiro by TKO (strikes) at 4:42 of Round 1

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> Featherweights- William Gomis (14-3, 4-1 UFC) vs. Robert Ruchala (11-1, 0-0 UFC)

Gomis lands a body kick. Ruchala lands a leg kick. Ruchala lands a body kick. Gomis with an inside leg kick. They trade leg kicks. Gomis lands a left hand. Ruchala with a high kick. Ruchala grabs the body lock and scores a takedown. They get to their feet but remain tied up and Ruchala lands some knees. They separate and Gomis lands a hard body kick. Ruchala with a leg kick. Gomis lands a body kick then a leg kick and they clinch. Gomis lands an elbow on the break then a body kick. 10-9 Gomis.

Ruchala lands a body kick. They clinch and Gomis lands a knee. They separate. Ruchala lands a body kick and Gomis catches it and lands a pair of right hands before letting go. Ruchala shoots for a takedown but Gomis defends and they clinch. Gomis lands a stiff elbow and Ruchala with a couple of knees. Ruchala scores a takedown. Ruchala is controlling from the top as Gomis is trying to scramble up. They get to their feet. Ruchala with a knee. They break apart and Gomis lands a spin kick. 10-9 Ruchala, 19-19.

They trade kicks. Timeout is called for an eye poke as both were swinging. They get back going and Gomis lands some solid punches and kicks. They trade and clinch and Gomis lands some knees. Gomis lands a body kick. Gomis lands some leg kicks. Ruchala looks for a takedown but Gomis defends. Ruchala lands a head kick and Gomis is stumbling a little. Ruchala lands a pair of kicks. Ruchala is trying to capitalize but Gomis grabs the back and drags it down. They get up and are tied up. Ruchala with some elbows but Gomis scores a takedown. Gomis looks for the neck late. 10-9 Gomis, 29-28 Gomis.

Fight Result- William Gomis def. Robert Ruchala by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

> Welterweights- Axel Sola (10-0-1, 0-0 UFC) vs. Rhys McKee (14-6-1, 1-4 UFC)

Sola lands a head kick. Sola lands a left hand. Sola with a big left hand that snaps McKee’s head back. Sola lands another left hand but McKee fires back with a big right hand. McKee lands an uppercut as Sola is pressuring forward. Sola lands a left hand. They trade and Sola gets a takedown, but they get right up. Sola has the back and is controlling, but McKee lands some back elbows. Sola landing some knees from the back. They break apart. They trade to end the first. 10-9 Sola.

Sola lands a left hand. Sola with a knee to the body of McKee. McKee lands a right hand. They clinch up and Sola lands a series of uppercuts before they break. Sola lands a combo and McKee fires a counter uppercut. Sola lands a combination. Sola lands a left hand. Sola lands again before they clinch back up. Sola pushes it to the fence looking for a takedown, but McKee defends. Sola lands an elbow and McKee lands a knee as they break. Sola lands to the body as McKee lands some uppercuts. Sola grabs the neck and briefly drags it down but they scramble up. Sola pushes McKee against the fence. Sola lands some elbows. 10-9 Sola, 20-18 Sola.

McKee landing some solid punches as he’s coming forward to start the third. Sola lands an uppercut. Sola with a left hand to the body. They get tied up and Sola starts landing shots to the body and McKee crumbles to the mat, and Sola finishes it off with some follow-up shots.

Fight Result- Axel Sola def. Rhys McKee by TKO (punches) at 2:02 of Round 3

> Lightweights- Bolaji Oki (10-2, 2-1 UFC) vs. Mason Jones (16-2 1 NC, 2-2 1 NC UFC)

They trade punches and Oki is landing leg kicks early. Oki drops Jones with a right hand and starts pouncing as Jones was trying to get up. Oki is landing lots of punches and hammerfists from the top. They end up back on their feet as Oki is still landing. Jones is eating a lot of punches but firing back. Oki lands some more big punches. They trade and Oki lands a left hand. Jones lands and Oki stumbles down to the ground. Jones jumps on the neck but lets go and starts landing elbows from the top. They stand and Jones takes it back down. Jones with elbows from the top. Jones passes to north-south position and moves to side control. Jones attacks the arm and locks in a kimura. It was in deep but Oki is able to get his arm free. Jones continues to attack the arm as he lands. 10-9 Jones.

Oki with some leg kicks. Jones lands a combination. They start trading jabs. Oki lands and both throw spinning elbows, but neither landed. Oki looks for a takedown but Jones is able to defend as they tie up. Jones gets a big throw takedown and is in side control against the fence. Jones gets the mount. Jones with some big elbows from the top and Oki is trying to roll out of trouble. Jones is landing big punches and elbows from the mount and Oki is in lots of trouble. More and more elbows from Jones and it is stopped! What a comeback from Jones to get the finish.

Fight Result- Mason Jones def. Bolaji Oki by TKO (elbows) at 3:18 of Round 2

> Light Heavyweights- Modestas Bukauskas (18-6, 6-4 UFC) vs. Paul Craig (17-9-1 1 NC, 9-9-1 1 NC UFC)

Bukauskas rushes in and lands a short combo. Bukauskas lands a leg kick. Bukauskas lands as he presses forward and they clinch against the fence. They trade knees. They separate. Bukauskas lands a leg kick. They trade leg kicks. Bukauskas lands a right hand. Craig with a spin kick to the body. Craig with an inside leg kick. Bukauskas rushes in and they clinch, but Craig is able to take control. Craig tries to pull guard but Bukauskas stays on his feet and lands big punches from the top. Bukauskas goes down into Craig’s guard and lands some more punches, with a heavy elbow from the top as the horn sounds. Craig is out and the fight is stopped! What a finish from Bukauskas!

Fight Result- Modestas Bukauskas def. Paul Craig by knockout (elbow) at 5:00 of Round 1

> Lightweights- #13 Benoit Saint-Denis (14-3 1 NC, 6-3 UFC) vs. #15 Mauricio Ruffy (12-1, 3-0 UFC)

Saint-Denis lands a body kick. Saint-Denis with a high kick. Ruffy lands a jab. Saint-Denis looks for a takedown and is able to score it. Saint-Denis gets to side control then gets the full mount. He was looking for the neck but Ruffy gave up his back. Ruffy is able to reverse and is on top before he stands, and Saint-Denis is ordered up. Saint-Denis with a head kick then he shoots for a takedown, but Ruffy defends. Ruffy lands a knee as Saint-Denis is able to get Ruffy to the mat. Saint-Denis gets the mount and is controlling as he tries to flatten Ruffy out. Saint-Denis looking to set up an arm-triangle choke. Ruffy gets loose but Saint-Denis still has dominant position. Saint-Denis lands and has body control as they stand. Time out is called after Saint-Denis lands a groin strike on Ruffy. They get back going. Saint-Denis with a high kick. 10-9 Saint-Denis.

They trade punches and Ruffy lands a jumping knee. They exchange right hands and Saint-Denis gets the body lock and scores a takedown. Ruffy is able to reverse to the top. Ruffy stands and lets Saint-Denis get up. Ruffy lands a right hand. Saint-Denis lands and looks for a takedown against the fence. Saint-Denis has the body lock and is able to get Ruffy down and has the back. Saint-Denis lands from the back as he looks to flatten Ruffy out. Saint-Denis looks for a rear-naked choke. He is squeezing, even though it’s not fully locked in. Saint-Denis continues to squeeze and Ruffy taps! Saint-Denis with a massive win as the crowd goes wild.

Fight Result- Benoit Saint-Denis def. Mauricio Ruffy by submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:56 of Round 2

> Middleweights- #2 Nassourdine Imavov (16-4 1 NC, 8-2 1 NC UFC) vs. #7 Caio Borralho (17-1 1 NC, 7-0 UFC)

Borralho with a high kick. Borralho with a jumping switch kick. Imavov lands a right hand. Borralho lands a high kick. Borralho lands a leg kick. Borralho shoots for a takedown but Imavov grabs the neck and lands a pair of knees. They separate. Borralho lands a calf kick. Imavov lands a right hand. Borralho lands a high kick. He lands another. Imavov lands a solid combination. Borralho lands a body kick. They clinch as Borralho lands a right hand. Borralho with some short knees. 10-9 Borralho.

Imavov lands a pair of right hands. Borralho lands a body kick. Borralho with another body kick. Imavov lands a combination. Imavov lands again as Borralho was coming forward. Borralho lands a body kick. Borralho lands a body kick as Imavov lands a spinning back fist. Body kick lands from Borralho. Borralho looks for a single leg but Imavov easily stuffs the attempt and they break. Borralho is throwing lots of kicks that Imavov is evading. Imavov lands a big left hand. Borralho lands a stiff jab after Imavov lands a right hand. Borralho with a leg kick. 10-9 Imavov, 19-19.

Imavov lands a big right hand as Borralho was coming in. Borralho was hurt from it. Imavov lands to the body and lands another right hand. Imavov with an uppercut after Borralho lands a left hand. Time out is called for a groin strike by Borralho. They get back going. Imavov landing with more volume. Borralho lands a combination and time out is called for an eye poke from Imavov. They get back going and Imavov lands a combo. Borralho shoots for a takedown but Imavov defends, though Borralho pushes it to the fence. They separate. Borralho lands a right hand and has momentum late. 10-9 Borralho, 29-28 Borralho.

Borralho lands some kicks early. Imavov lands an elbow and a short leg kick. They trade and Imavov landed a groin strike, but Borralho says he’s good to go. Imavov lands a combination to the body. Imavov chasing Borralho around and lands a right hand then a combo to the body. Imavov lands a right hand. They trade jabs. Borralho lands a head kick late. 10-9 Imavov, 38-38.

Borralho lands a combination. Imavov lands a right hand. Borralho lands a left hand. Imavov with a right hook and a short elbow. They trade big punches. Imavov with a double jab. Imavov lands a left hand followed by a right hand. Time out is called after Imavov poked Borralho in the eye. They get back going and Borralho swings big. Imavov lands a right hand. They trade leg kicks and Imavov lands a right hook. Imavov lands a big combination. Borralho lands a jab. Imavov with a combo. Borralho lands an elbow and Imavov with a combo late. 10-9 Imavov, 48-47 Imavov.

Fight Result- Nassourdine Imavov def. Caio Borralho by unanimous decision (50-45, 49-46, 49-46)