Kyoji Horiguchi
"Karate Kid"
| Age | 35 |
| Nationality | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Weight class | Flyweight |
| Height | 163 cm |
| Reach | 160 cm |
| Stance | Orthodox |
MMA Record
42
fights
36
✅ wins
5
❌ losses
0
⬜ draws
1
⬜ no contest
Bonuses
1
bonus
0
Fights of the night
1
Performance of the night
0
KO of the night
0
Submission of the night
Metrics
October 19, 2013
UFC debuts
February 07, 2026
UFC last fight
2h19:56
time in the cage
13:60
avg time by combat
90.0%
win rate
33.3%
finish rate
UFC Career Recap
⌚ Current Elo
1609
as of February 07, 2026
🥇 Peak Elo
1609
on February 07, 2026
📈 Elo Evolution Over Fights
⭐ Global Score
78
📊 Global scores
📈 Top 5 Strengths
| Top | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Significant strikes differential | 91 | +8.22 / round |
| 2. | Total strikes defense | 85 | 55% |
| 3. | Knockdowns | 83 | 0.21 / round |
| 4. | Head strikes landed | 79 | 14.15 / round |
| 5. | Significant strikes per knockdown | 78 | 88 |
📉 Top 5 Weaknesses
| Flop | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ground strikes accuracy | 31 | 63% |
| 2. | Leg strikes landed | 32 | 1.64 / round |
| 3. | Submissions attempted | 32 | 0.04 / round |
| 4. | Body strikes landed | 48 | 3.07 / round |
| 5. | Takedowns defense | 51 | 61% |
75
Boxing Score
48
Kickboxing Score
📊 Striking Scores
🆚 Striking Differential
+8.22
/ round
💫 Strike differential
13.2 / round
🥊 Distance strikes landed
8.0 / round
💢 Distance strikes taken
42.2%
🎯 Distance strikes accuracy
68.9%
🐢 Distance strikes defense
🔋 Striking Intensity Upon Rounds
📏 Strike Distance Repartition
🚹 Strike Target Repartition
64
Wrestling Score
50
Jiu Jitsu Score
📊 Grappling Scores
🤼♀️ Wrestling
1.3 / round
🤾♂️ Takedowns attempted
0.5 / round
💥 Takedowns landed
40.5%
🎯 Takedown accuracy
61.2%
🐢 Takedown defense
🔒 Control
1:03 / round
⏱ Control Time
58s / round
🔐 Control time by opponent
🔨 Ground & Pound
3.1 / round
⛏ Ground strikes
62.6%
🎯 Ground strikes accuracy
🥋 Jiu Jitsu
1
✅ Submission wins
0.0 / round
🐍 Submissions attempted
100.0%
🎯 Submission accuracy
Kyoji Horiguchi's UFC Fight History
February 07, 2026 - UFC Fight Night: Bautista vs. Oliveira
Flyweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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November 22, 2025 - UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker
Flyweight bout
Win by submission (Rear Naked Choke) at round 3 (2:18).
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November 19, 2016 - UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2
Flyweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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May 08, 2016 - UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski
Flyweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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September 26, 2015 - UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs Nelson
Flyweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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April 25, 2015 - UFC 186: Johnson vs Horiguchi
Flyweight title fight
Loss by submission (Armbar) at round 5 (4:59).
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January 03, 2015 - UFC 182: Jones vs Cormier
Flyweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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September 20, 2014 - UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Nelson
Flyweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 1 (3:48).
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May 10, 2014 - UFC Fight Night: Brown vs Silva
Flyweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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October 19, 2013 - UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 3
Bantamweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 2 (3:51).
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Fighter's fights