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
June 20, 2026
UFC last fight
2h32:38
time in the cage
13:53
avg time by combat
81.8%
win rate
33.3%
finish rate
UFC Career Recap
⌚ Current Elo
1590
as of June 20, 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 | 90 | +7.80 / round |
| 2. | Total strikes defense | 84 | 54% |
| 3. | Knockdowns | 80 | 0.20 / round |
| 4. | Significant strikes per knockdown | 77 | 93 |
| 5. | Head strikes landed | 76 | 13.66 / round |
📉 Top 5 Weaknesses
| Flop | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Leg strikes landed | 30 | 1.57 / round |
| 2. | Ground strikes accuracy | 31 | 63% |
| 3. | Submissions attempted | 31 | 0.03 / round |
| 4. | Body strikes landed | 45 | 2.95 / round |
| 5. | Takedowns defense | 51 | 61% |
74
Boxing Score
46
Kickboxing Score
📊 Striking Scores
🆚 Striking Differential
+7.80
/ round
💫 Strike differential
12.7 / round
🥊 Distance strikes landed
7.8 / round
💢 Distance strikes taken
42.4%
🎯 Distance strikes accuracy
69.1%
🐢 Distance strikes defense
🔋 Striking Intensity Upon Rounds
📏 Strike Distance Repartition
🚹 Strike Target Repartition
65
Wrestling Score
50
Jiu Jitsu Score
📊 Grappling Scores
🤼♀️ Wrestling
1.4 / round
🤾♂️ Takedowns attempted
0.6 / round
💥 Takedowns landed
40.5%
🎯 Takedown accuracy
61.2%
🐢 Takedown defense
🔒 Control
1:05 / round
⏱ Control Time
53s / round
🔐 Control time by opponent
🔨 Ground & Pound
3.1 / round
⛏ Ground strikes
63.1%
🎯 Ground strikes accuracy
🥋 Jiu Jitsu
1
✅ Submission wins
0.0 / round
🐍 Submissions attempted
100.0%
🎯 Submission accuracy
Kyoji Horiguchi's UFC Fight History
June 20, 2026 - UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi
Flyweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Punches) at round 3 (2:42).
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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