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The UFC is back in France with middleweight contenders at the top of the lineup.
UFC Fight Night 258 (ESPN+) takes place Saturday at Accor Arena in Paris.
Get pick results from our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers, as well as additional analysis, below.
William Gomis vs. Robert Ruchala
- Records: Gomis (14-3 MMA, 4-1 UFC), Ruchala (11-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
- Division: Featherweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 09.05.25): Gomis -280, Ruchala +220
- Junkie pick results: Ruchala 6, Gomis 5
Rhys McKee vs. Axel Sola
- Records: McKee (14-6-1 MMA, 1-4 UFC), Sola (10-0-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
- Division: Welterweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 09.05.25): McKee +115, Sola -140
- Junkie pick results: Sola 11, McKee
Modestas Bukauskas vs. Paul Craig
- Records: Bukauskas (18-6 MMA, 6-4 UFC), Craig (17-9-1 MMA, 9-9-1 UFC)
- Division: Light heavyweight
- Rankings: Freire honorable mention
- Odds (as of 09.05.25): Bukauskas -350, Craig +265
- Junkie pick results: Bukauskas 9, Craig 2
Mason Jones vs. Bolaji Oki
- Records: Jones (16-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC), Oki (10-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC)
- Division: Lightweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 09.05.25): Jones -130, Oki +110
- Junkie pick results: Jones 7, Oki 4
Benoit Saint Denis vs. Mauricio Ruffy
- Records: Saint Denis (14-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC), Ruffy (12-1 MMA, 3- UFC)
- Division: Lightweight
- Rankings: Saint Denis No. 15, Ruffy honorable mention
- Odds (as of 09.05.25): Saint Denis +140, Ruffy -170
- Junkie pick results: Ruffy 11, Saint Denis 0
Nassourdine Imavov vs. Caio Borralho
- Records: Imavov (16-4 MMA, 8-2 UFC), Borralho (17-1 MMA, 7-0 UFC)
- Division: Middleweight
- Rankings: Imavov No. 4, Borralho No. 8
- Odds (as of 09.05.25): Imavov +115, Borralho -135
- Junkie pick results: Borralho 6, Imavov 5
Individual staff member picks, main card
Readers 124-76: Borralho 54, Ruffy 76, Jones 67, Bukauskas 75, Sola 51, Gomis 88
- Ken Hathaway 130-70: Borralho, Ruffy, Jones, Bukauskas, Sola, Gomis
- Nolan King 130-70: Imavov, Ruffy, Jones, Craig, Sola, Ruchala
- Mike Bohn 130-70: Imavov, Ruffy, Jones, Bukauskas, Sola, Gomis
- Abbey Subhan 125-75: Imavov, Ruffy, Jones, Craig, Sola, Ruchala
- Farah Hannoun 125-75: Imavov, Ruffy, Oki, Bukauskas, Sola, Ruchala
- Simon Samano 122-78: Borralho, Ruffy, Oki, Bukauskas, Sola, Ruchala
- Brian Garcia 121-79: Borralho, Ruffy, Oki, Bukauskas, Sola, Ruchala
- Matt Erickson 120-80: Borralho, Ruffy, Jones, Bukauskas, Sola, Gomis
- Matthew Wells 117-83: Borralho, Ruffy, Jones, Bukauskas, Sola, Ruchala
- Danny Segura 117-83: Imavov, Ruffy, Jones, Bukauskas, Sola, Gomis
- George Garcia 111-89: Borralho, Ruffy, Oki, Bukauskas, Sola, Gomis
Preliminary card picks
Although they don’t count toward the standings, MMA Junkie staff members still pick the fights on the prelims. Here are the results:
- Brendson Ribeiro vs. Oumar Sy: Sy 11, Ribeiro 0
- Ante Delija vs. Marcin Tybura: Delija 6, Tybura 5
- Kaue Fernandes vs. Harry Hardwick: Fernandes 8, Hardwick 3
- Sam Patterson vs. Trey Waters: Patterson 9, Waters 2
- Robert Bryczek vs. Brad Tavares: Tavares 11, Bryczek 0
- Rinat Fakhretdinov vs. Andreas Gustafsson: Fakhretdinov 10, Gustafsson 1
- Shauna Bannon vs. Sam Hughes: Bannon 6, Hughes 5
