Shauna Bannon vs Sam Hughes Pick, 09/06/2025 Predictions UFC Paris Odds

Shauna Bannon vs Sam Hughes

UFC Paris

Accor Arena in Paris, France

Saturday, September 6, 2025

Shauna Bannon will battle Sam Hughes at UFC Paris on Saturday, September 6, 2025. The odds have Bannon priced at +260 while Hughes is at -310.

Shauna "Mama B" Bannon will be looking to add a victory to her total of 7-1-0. The 31-year-old will fight at 115 lbs and comes in at 5' 5". The switch fighter reaches 65". Sam "Sampage" Hughes measures in at 5' 5" and is fighting at 115 lbs. The orthodox fighter steps into the Octagon with a mark of 10-6-0. The 33-year-old reaches 64". Concerning significant strikes, Shauna Bannon connects on 4.77 per minute and Sam Hughes is connecting on 4.41 significant strikes per minute. Bannon is landing 43% of the significant strikes she tries and Hughes is landing 46%. In terms of defending in the cage, "Mama B" allows 3.88 significant strikes per min while "Sampage" allows 4.57. Bannon also thwarts 44% of the significant strikes her opponents attempt and Hughes defends against 58% of the shots thrown in her direction.

In the wrestling category, Shauna Bannon is not as effective of a grappler as she takes her opponents to the canvas 0.00 times per 3 rounds. Bannon is scoring a takedown on 0% of her tries and stuffing 42% of the takedowns her opponents try. Hughes is scoring a takedown on 32% of the takedowns she tries and stuffing 60% of all takedowns attempted on her. In terms of subbing the opposition, Bannon is the more skilled of the two fighters by attempting 0.8 submissions per 3 rounds while Hughes attempts 0.1 submissions per 3 rounds.

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In her last fight, Shauna Bannon squared up with Puja Tomar and ended up getting the victory in the fight by an armbar from bottom guard in round 2. Tomar ended up landing 38 of 74 total strikes that she let go in that fight. Bannon finished this fight landing 64 of 117 total strikes. In the category of significant strikes, Tomar ended up landing 36 of 72, which means her percentage was 50%. She finished the fight landing 22 of 51 significant strikes directed at the head. On the other side of the cage, Bannon ended up landing 50% of her significant strikes by landing 52 of 104. Out of those significant strikes, she landed 16 of 37 aimed at the head. 75% of the significant strikes landed by Tomar and 94% of them landed by Bannon were tallied at distance.

In the last fight for Sam Hughes, she battled Stephanie Luciano and took home the win by split decision in round 3. Luciano ended up landing 96% of her significant strikes at distance while Hughes landed 90% of her significant strikes at distance. Hughes ended up connecting on 50% of her significant strikes attempted by connecting on 76 of 152. She ended up landing 43 of 113 significant strikes to the head. Luciano landed 82 of 251 significant strikes in that battle. In terms of accuracy for the significant strikes, she landed 45 of 202 directed at the head. Discussing total strikes thrown in that contest, Luciano landed 101 of 273 and Hughes ended up landing 146 of 233 of all the strikes she threw.

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Another bout that you're not going to want to miss is when Nassourdine Imavov takes on Caio Borralho. Imavov will be looking to add a win to his career total of 16-4-0 (1 NC). The 30-year-old is fighting at 185 lbs and measures in at 6' 3". The orthodox fighter has a wingspan of 75". Borralho stands in at 6' 1" and weighs in at 185 lbs. The southpaw fighter looks to add a victory to his career total of 17-1-0 (1 NC). The 32-year-old stretches 75". In the grappling category, Nassourdine Imavov gets a takedown 0.85 times per 3 rounds while Caio Borralho takes his opponents to the canvas 1.56 times per 15 minutes. Regarding striking, Imavov connects on 4.45 strikes/minute and connecting on 55% of the strikes that he throws. The other guy in this fight is Caio Borralho, who tags the opposition on 60% of the strikes he has attempted and lands 3.61 per min.

Another bout to watch is when Mauricio Ruffy is set to square up in the Octagon with Benoit Saint Denis. Saint Denis comes into this fight with a record of 14-3-0 (1 NC). The 29-year-old is fighting at 155 lbs and stands in at 5' 11". The southpaw fighter has an arm span of 73". Ruffy comes in at 5' 11" and tips the scales at 155 lbs. The orthodox fighter steps into the cage with a mark of 12-1-0. The 29-year-old has an arm span of 75". Regarding takedowns, Benoit Saint Denis deflects 70% of the takedowns his opponents try and is finishing his takedown tries on 39% of his attempts. Ruffy is taking his opponents to the mat on 15% of his tries and defends against 85% of takedowns his opponents have tried. With regard to striking, Saint Denis absorbs 4.61 strikes per minute while he dishes out 5.39 strikes per minute. Ruffy, notwithstanding, is taking 4.59 strikes/min and is dealing 4.54 per min.

Who will win tonight's UFC match against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Shauna Bannon (+260)

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