Felipe Lima and Mario Pinto headline UFC Paris prelim wins

Lima Outpoints Charriere to Cap the Prelims

Felipe Lima closed the UFC Paris preliminary card at Accor Arena with a unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) over French featherweight Morgan Charriere on September 5, 2026. According to UFC.com's prelim recap, Lima was the more active and effective striker even as Charriere pressed forward, repeatedly working free from brief clinch exchanges and snapping home punches to cruise to the win. The victory moved Lima to 3-0 inside the Octagon at 145 pounds, and UFC.com framed the outing as a return after more than a year away that reinforced his standing as a prospect worth tracking at featherweight.

Pinto Stops Spann in Round Two

Mario Pinto recorded the most significant win of his career and preserved his unbeaten record, finishing Ryan Spann by TKO at :55 of the second round in their heavyweight bout. UFC.com detailed that Pinto was wobbled by early big shots in the opening round before steadying himself and taking over down the stretch, then resuming the assault in the second to secure the finish. Sherdog.com's official weigh-in data confirms the heavyweight framing of the matchup, listing Pinto at 252 pounds and Spann at 255.

Host-Nation Run Builds Accor Arena Energy

UFC.com noted that each of the first three athletes from France competing at Accor Arena secured wins, with the home crowd's energy building as the prelims progressed toward the Dan Hooker vs. Salahdine Parnasse main event. That early French success, captured in the official UFC.com recap, set the tone inside the arena on the eve of a main card headlined by a promotional debut for former two-division KSW champion Parnasse.

What the Main Card Brings Beyond the Undercard

Main-card context from BJPenn.com and Sherdog.com's bout sheet shows Hooker entering on a two-fight skid — a February second-round TKO loss to Benoit Saint Denis at UFC 325 and a November submission loss to Arman Tsarukyan — while Parnasse arrived on a five-fight winning streak to make his UFC debut. The co-main event, per BJPenn.com, matches Fares Ziam, coming off a June decision loss to Tom Nolan that snapped a six-fight run, against Frenchman Axel Sola, who submitted Ismael Bonfim in the first round in July. Sherdog.com's lineup additionally lists a middleweight bout pairing Michael Page with Nursulton Ruziboev on the Accor Arena main card.