Kai Kara-France
New ZealandKai Kara-France, “Don't Blink”, is a Flyweight from New Zealand with an official record of 25-12 (1 NC). Cage Brothers holds 28 of those bouts: 19 wins and 9 losses, the wins coming 10 by knockout, 2 by submission and 7 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a third-round submission loss to Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira on 28 June 2025.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2025 | Alexandre PantojaTitle | LOSS | SUBRear Naked Choke | R3 · 1:55 | UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira |
| Aug 17, 2024 | Steve Erceg | WIN | KOPunch | R1 · 4:04 | UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya |
| Jun 3, 2023 | Amir Albazi | LOSS | DECDecision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi |
| Jul 30, 2022 | Brandon MorenoTitle | LOSS | KOKick | R3 · 4:34 | UFC 277: Peña vs. Nunes 2 |
| Mar 26, 2022 | Askar Askarov | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Daukaus |
| Dec 11, 2021 | Cody Garbrandt | WIN | KOPunches | R1 · 3:21 | UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier |
| Mar 6, 2021 | Rogerio Bontorin | WIN | KOPunch | R1 · 4:55 | UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya |
| Sep 26, 2020 | Brandon Royval | LOSS | SUBGuillotine Choke | R2 · 0:48 | UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa |
| Feb 22, 2020 | Tyson Nam | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker |
| Dec 14, 2019 | Brandon Moreno | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington |
| Aug 31, 2019 | Mark De La Rosa | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Zhang |
| Feb 10, 2019 | Raulian Paiva | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 234: Adesanya vs. Silva |
| Dec 1, 2018 | Elias Garcia | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa |
| Mar 4, 2018 | Xiaoyu Shi | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R1 · - | Glory of Heroes: New Zealand vs. China |
| Nov 11, 2017 | Huoyixibai Chuhayifu | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 | WLF: W.A.R.S. 19 |
| May 20, 2017 | Aoriqileng | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 | WLF: W.A.R.S. 14 |
| Apr 22, 2017 | Ze Wu | WIN | KOTKO | R1 · 2:01 | WLF: W.A.R.S. 13 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | Rodolfo Marques | WIN | KOKO | R3 · 2:59 | Hex Fight Series 8 |
| Dec 29, 2016 | Tatsumitsu Wada | LOSS | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 | Rizin FF: Rizin Fighting Federation 3 |
| Mar 18, 2016 | Crisanto Pitpitunge | WIN | KOTKO | R3 · - | PXC: Pacific Xtreme Combat 52 |
| Dec 4, 2015 | Josh Duenas | WIN | KOTKO | R1 · 1:28 | PXC: Pacific Xtreme Combat 50 |
| Sep 27, 2015 | Shantaram MaharajTitle | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 | K-Oz Entertainment: Bragging Rights 7 |
| May 9, 2015 | Ik Hwan Jang | WIN | KOTKO | R1 · 0:08 | PRO Fighting: PRO FC 10 |
| Oct 25, 2014 | Mark Striegl | LOSS | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R1 · 2:10 | MIMMA: Malaysian Invasion 2 Grand Finals |
| May 17, 2014 | Gustavo FalciroliTitle | LOSS | SUBSubmission (Brabo Choke) | R1 · 4:55 | AFC 9 - Australian Fighting Championship 9 |
| Aug 4, 2013 | Ho-Joon Kim | WIN | KOKO | R1 · 3:44 | Pro Fighting: Pro FC 8 |
| Apr 27, 2013 | Batgerel Danaa | LOSS | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | Legend FC: Legend Fighting Championship 11 |
| Aug 24, 2012 | Sam Chan | WIN | SUBSubmission (Guillotine) | R1 · 3:21 | Legend FC: Legend Fighting Championship 10 |
Wins, losses and draws are Kai Kara-France’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 28 bouts we hold a full result for — method, round and time. Per-fight striking and grappling statistics are not published in our data source, so they are not shown.
Kai Kara-France’s record, in numbers
Kai Kara-France’s official record is 25-12 (1 NC). Every figure on this page is counted instead from the 28 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for — 19 wins, 9 losses — because 10 bouts from the official record are not in the history we hold.
The 19 wins break down as 10 by knockout, 2 by submission and 7 by decision — 12 of 19 inside the distance, a finish rate of 63%. Across the 26 of 28 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 9 minutes 3 seconds.
Kai Kara-France has been stopped 5 times in the 28 bouts on file — 1 by knockout and 4 by submission — which is 18% of them.
Of the 28 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for, 4 were for a title and 4 were the main event of the card. One of them has come since October 2024.
Set against the 251 Flyweight fighters Cage Brothers holds eight or more bouts for, Kai Kara-France has a finish rate above 45% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 31% of them and a two-year bout count above 59% of them. The comparison is made inside the division rather than across the whole roster, because how often a division finishes depends heavily on what it weighs.
Kai Kara-France is listed at 5ft 4in with a reach of 69in, fights orthodox and is 33, born 25 March 1993.
These figures are recomputed from Kai Kara-France’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.