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UFC Paris 2026 Full Results: Parnasse Stops Hooker, Sola and Losene Keita Score KOs, MMAtown Picks Go 2-for-2

UFC Paris 2026 Full Results: Parnasse Stops Hooker, Sola and Losene Keita Score KOs, MMAtown Picks Go 2-for-2

UFC Paris produced the kind of night that makes a pre-fight preview especially fun to reopen afterward.

Salahdine Parnasse tore through Dan Hooker in his UFC debut. Axel Sola delivered one of the nastiest knockouts of the year against Fares Ziam. Losene Keita finally collected his first Octagon victory and celebrated it by practically joining the crowd.

And yes, MMAtown gets to take a small victory lap too.

In our September 3 UFC Paris preview and MMAtown picks, we kept it to two bets rather than forcing predictions across the card. Michael Page was our safer selection at roughly 1.50 opening odds. Sola was the value play at roughly 2.20.

Both won, and the actual fights followed the matchup reads pretty closely. Page kept Nursulton Ruziboev from consistently imposing the kind of grappling fight we thought he needed. Sola proved that his underdog price seriously underestimated his upside, although even we weren't expecting him to end the co-main event with one punch in 100 seconds.

Salahdine Parnasse destroys Dan Hooker in UFC debut

There was plenty of hype around Salahdine Parnasse before he ever stepped into the UFC Octagon. Somehow, his first UFC fight may have increased expectations rather than simply justified them.

The former two-division KSW champion needed only 2:35 to dismantle Dan Hooker in the Paris main event.

Parnasse attacked the body, mixed his kicks beautifully and never gave Hooker the chance to turn Hooker vs. Parnasse into the drawn-out war that has so often favored the New Zealander. A damaging body kick helped break Hooker down before Parnasse poured on punches for the first-round stoppage.

Hooker was supposed to represent the reality check. Instead, Parnasse looked immediately comfortable against an established UFC lightweight who has spent years fighting elite opposition.

The victory moved Parnasse to 24-2 and earned him a $100,000 Performance of the Night bonus. Afterward, he called for Max Holloway or another elite lightweight opponent. Whether the UFC moves quite that aggressively remains to be seen, but after a debut like this, treating Parnasse like a normal newcomer no longer makes much sense.

MMAtown pick #1 hits: Michael Page beats Nursulton Ruziboev

Our safer UFC Paris pick was Michael Page at an opening price around 1.50.

The reasoning was straightforward. Nursulton Ruziboev is dangerous everywhere and carries a serious submission threat, but we didn't like his chances of consistently getting hold of one of the most awkward movers in MMA.

That became the story of Page vs. Ruziboev. Page controlled enough of the striking exchanges, made Ruziboev work to close distance and repeatedly disrupted him with his usual mixture of feints, sudden entries and attacks from odd angles.

All three judges scored the fight 29-28 for MVP.

It wasn't the spectacular MVP knockout some fans wanted, but from a prediction standpoint it was almost exactly the type of fight we expected. If Ruziboev couldn't consistently turn it into a grappling contest, Page had the cleaner route to winning rounds.

MMAtown value pick #2 hits spectacularly as Axel Sola sleeps Fares Ziam

The pick we liked much more from a value perspective was Axel Sola at approximately 2.20 against Fares Ziam.

Our argument wasn't that Ziam was a bad fighter. Far from it. It was that the market appeared to be pricing Sola too heavily around his relative lack of UFC experience.

Sola had already pushed Mason Jones in his only professional defeat and then rebounded by submitting Ismael Bonfim. We thought that body of work showed a more dangerous prospect than a 2.20 price implied.

The value bet didn't need three rounds to prove the point.

At 1:40 of the opening round, Sola found Ziam with a crushing left hand that instantly switched the fight off. Ziam was unconscious before he reached the canvas, and the referee had no decision to make.

The aftermath produced one of the most unsettling viral clips from UFC Paris. Ziam appeared motionless on the canvas with his eyes still open following the knockout. The footage looks frightening, although a short social-media clip isn't something to use for medical conclusions beyond the fact that he was clearly knocked unconscious.

Sola also collected a $100,000 Performance of the Night bonus. More importantly for his lightweight career, a violent co-main event knockout over Ziam should move him well beyond the prospect stage.

Losene Keita gets his first UFC win and celebrates with the crowd

Losene Keita was one of the fighters we highlighted heavily in the preview without making him an official MMAtown betting pick.

The former European champion had lost a close split decision in his UFC debut, but the skills that made him one of the continent's more exciting signings were still obvious. Against Muhammad Naimov, they finally translated into a UFC win.

Keita pressured Naimov, found his timing and ended Keita vs. Naimov with a huge right hand at 2:54 of Round 1.

Then came the celebration.

Keita jumped out of the Octagon, found himself a seat in the crowd and started cheering along with everyone else as if he'd suddenly become a spectator at his own knockout.

The combination of knockout and celebration made Keita one of the night's viral winners, and he joined Parnasse and Sola among the fighters receiving $100,000 performance bonuses.

Delphine Benouaich turns UFC debut into a bloody submission win

The Paris crowd had something to celebrate almost immediately on the preliminary card.

Delphine Benouaich overwhelmed Sofia Montenegro in an increasingly brutal strawweight fight. Benouaich hurt Montenegro badly, followed her to the ground and landed enough elbows and punches to leave both her opponent and the canvas covered in blood.

Instead of settling for the ground-and-pound stoppage, she eventually secured a rear-naked choke at 4:22 of the second round in Benouaich vs. Montenegro.

Matthieu Duclos delivers the first knockout of UFC Paris

Matthieu Duclos gave the home crowd another early finish against Luis Felipe Dias.

Dias had success during the opening round, but one mistake was enough. As he moved forward late in the frame, Duclos timed a short left hook that dropped him and produced the TKO at 4:35.

Other UFC Paris results: Andrusca shocks Wood, Pinto stops Spann

The card produced several other important results beyond the French stars at the top.

Pavel Andrusca accepted his fight against Nathaniel Wood on extremely short notice after Mairon Santos withdrew and immediately made the opportunity count. Andrusca won Andrusca vs. Wood by unanimous decision, taking two 30-27 cards and one 29-28.

Unbeaten heavyweight Mario Pinto survived an early threat from Ryan Spann and rallied for a second-round TKO, while Modestas Bukauskas came from behind to stop Oumar Sy.

Felipe Lima also quieted the Paris crowd by defeating Morgan Charriere convincingly on the scorecards.

UFC Paris 2026 full results

Main Card

Preliminary Card

UFC Paris bonus winners

Parnasse, Sola, Keita and Pinto each received $100,000 Performance of the Night bonuses following their stoppage victories. Campbell, Bukauskas, Duclos and Benouaich also received $25,000 finish bonuses.

Eight of the 14 UFC Paris fights ended inside the distance.

MMAtown's UFC Paris picks finish 2-for-2

We'll keep the bragging proportionate, but this one went about as well as a two-pick preview can go.

Our September 3 article identified Page as the safer option at approximately 1.50 opening odds because of the stylistic difficulty Ruziboev would have catching and controlling him. Page won by unanimous decision.

We then picked Sola as the value side at approximately 2.20, arguing that his ceiling and previous performances made him a much closer matchup for Ziam than the odds suggested. Sola didn't just win; he produced the co-main event's first-round knockout.

You can read the original calls exactly as they were published in MMAtown's UFC Paris preview, full fight card and MMAtown picks.

UFC Paris 2026 results FAQ

Who won Dan Hooker vs Salahdine Parnasse?

Salahdine Parnasse stopped Dan Hooker by first-round TKO at 2:35 in his UFC debut.

Who won Fares Ziam vs Axel Sola?

Axel Sola knocked out Fares Ziam with a left hand at 1:40 of the first round.

Did MMAtown's UFC Paris picks win?

Yes. MMAtown picked Michael Page as the safer option at roughly 1.50 opening odds and Axel Sola as the value selection at approximately 2.20. Page won by unanimous decision and Sola won by first-round knockout.

Who won Michael Page vs Nursulton Ruziboev?

Michael Page defeated Nursulton Ruziboev by unanimous decision. All three judges scored the middleweight fight 29-28.

Who won Losene Keita vs Muhammad Naimov?

Losene Keita knocked out Muhammad Naimov at 2:54 of Round 1, earning his first UFC victory.

Who earned UFC Paris performance bonuses?

Salahdine Parnasse, Axel Sola, Losene Keita and Mario Pinto received $100,000 Performance of the Night bonuses. Kurtis Campbell, Modestas Bukauskas, Matthieu Duclos and Delphine Benouaich received $25,000 finish bonuses.

How many finishes were there at UFC Paris?

Eight of the 14 fights ended by knockout, TKO or submission.

What is Salahdine Parnasse's record after UFC Paris?

Parnasse improved to 24-2 after stopping Dan Hooker in his UFC debut.

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