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The UFC made its annual stop in France this past Saturday for UFC Fight Night 258<\/a> at Accor Arena in Paris, and it was a historic event.<\/p>\n

Headliner Nassourdine Imavov (17-4 MMA, 9-2 UFC) was one of just two fighters to need the help of the judges in victory, as he shut down fellow middleweight contender Caio Borralho (17-2 MMA, 7-1 UFC) for a unanimous decision to push his stock upward in the title conversation.<\/p>\n

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For more on the numbers, check below for MMA Junkie’s pre-event facts about UFC Fight Night 258.<\/p>\n

Events stats<\/p>\n

UFC Fight Night 258 featured 11 stoppage results, tied with three other events for most finishes on a single card in modern company history.<\/p>\n

UFC Fight Night 258 featured nine knockout results, the single event record in modern company history.<\/p>\n

The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payout<\/a> for the event totaled $185,500.<\/p>\n

Debuting fighters went 2-2 at the event.<\/p>\n

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Benoit Saint Denis, Mason Jones, Ante Delija and Kaue Fernandes earned $50,000 UFC Fight Night 258 fight-night bonuses<\/a>.<\/p>\n

UFC Fight Night 258 drew an announced attendance of 15,724 for a live gate of $4,331,000.<\/p>\n

Betting favorites went 8-4 on the card. One fight had even odds.<\/p>\n

Betting favorites fell to 18-12 in UFC headliners this year.<\/p>\n

Total fight time for the 13-bout card was 1:45:58.<\/p>\n

Nassourdine Imavov def. Caio Borralho<\/p>\n

Imavov’s five-fight UFC winning streak at middleweight is the second-longest streak in the division behind Anthony Hernandez.<\/p>\n

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Imavov has earned five of his nine UFC victories by decision.<\/p>\n

Borralho has suffered both of his career losses by decision.<\/p>\n

Benoit Saint Denis def. Mauricio Ruffy<\/p>\n

Benoit Saint Denis (15-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) has earned all 15 of his career victories by stoppage.<\/p>\n

Saint Denis’ seven victories since 2022 in UFC lightweight competition are most in the division.<\/p>\n

Mauricio Ruffy (12-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) has suffered both of his career losses by stoppage.<\/p>\n

Ruffy suffered the first submission loss of his career.<\/p>\n

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Modestas Bukauskas def. Paul Craig<\/p>\n

Modestas Bukauskas (19-6 MMA, 7-4 UFC) improved 6-1 since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in February 2023.<\/p>\n

Bukauskas’ four-fight UFC winning streak at light heavyweight is the third-longest active streak in the division behind Carlos Ulberg (eight) and Azamat Murzakanov (five).<\/p>\n

Bukauskas has earned 14 of his 19 career victories by stoppage.<\/p>\n

Paul Craig’s (17-10-1 MMA, 9-10-1 UFC) five-fight winless skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since July 2023.<\/p>\n

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Craig fell to 1-6 with one no contest in his past eight fights dating back to July 2022.<\/p>\n

Craig has suffered nine of his 10 career losses by stoppage.<\/p>\n

Mason Jones def. Bolaji Oki<\/p>\n

Mason Jones (17-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) improved to 2-0 since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in May.<\/p>\n

Bolaji Oki (10-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC) has suffered two of his three career losses by decision.<\/p>\n

Axel Sola def. Rhys McKee<\/p>\n

Rhys McKee (14-7-1 MMA, 1-5 UFC) fell to 1-3 since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in September 2023.<\/p>\n

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McKee has suffered all three of his career stoppage losses by knockout.<\/p>\n

William Gomis def. Robert Ruchala<\/p>\n

William Gomis’ (15-2 MMA, 5-0 UFC) five-fight UFC winning streak at featherweight is tied for the third-longest active streak in the division behind Lerone Murphy (nine) and Movsar Evloev (eight).<\/p>\n

Gomis has earned four of his five UFC victories by decision.<\/p>\n

Robert Ruchala (11-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) suffered the first decision loss of his career.<\/p>\n

Oumar Sy def. Brendson Ribeiro<\/p>\n

Oumar Sy (12-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) has earned nine of his 12 career victories by stoppage. He’s finished eight of those wins in Round 1.<\/p>\n

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Brendson Ribeiro (17-9 MMA, 2-4 UFC) has suffered seven of his nine career losses by stoppage.<\/p>\n

Kaue Fernandes def. Harry Hardwick<\/p>\n

Kaue Fernandes (11-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) earned the 19th knockout in UFC history stemming from leg kicks.<\/p>\n

Harry Hardwick (13-4-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) suffered his first stoppage loss due to strikes.<\/p>\n

Sam Patterson def. Trey Waters<\/p>\n

Sam Patterson (14-2-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) has earned 13 of his 14 career victories by stoppage. That includes all four of his UFC wins.<\/p>\n

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Trey Waters (9-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) has suffered both of his career losses by stoppage.<\/p>\n

Waters suffered the first knockout loss of his career.<\/p>\n

Robert Bryczek def. Brad Tavares<\/p>\n

Brad Tavares (21-11 MMA, 16-11 UFC) fell to 2-5 in his past seven fights dating back to July 2022.<\/p>\n

Tavares has suffered all five of his career stoppage losses by knockout.<\/p>\n

Rinat Fakhretdinov def. Andreas Gustafsson<\/p>\n

Rinat Fakhretdinov (24-1-1 MMA, 6-0-1 UFC) extended his unbeaten streak to 24 fights. He hasn’t suffered a defeat since June 2013.<\/p>\n

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Fakhretdinov has earned 18 of his 24 career victories by stoppage.<\/p>\n

Andreas Gustafsson (12-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) suffered the first stoppage loss of his career with a 54-second knockout defeat.<\/p>\n

Sam Hughes def. Shauna Bannon<\/p>\n

Shauna Bannon (7-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) suffered the first stoppage loss of her career with a submission defeat.<\/p>\n

UFC<\/a> research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on X @MJCflipdascript<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC Fight Night 258 post-event facts: New record set for KOs on a card<\/a><\/p>\n