FlyweightActive
Kyoji Horiguchi
“Karate Kid”
Country
JapanRecord
36-61 NC
Weight class
Flyweight
Height
5'4"
Reach
63"
Age
35
Stance
Orthodox
Career stats
13 of 25 wins inside the distance · 29th percentile
Stopped in 13% of bouts — 4 of 31 · 45th percentile
Bouts in the last 24 months · 88th percentile
9:43
Avg bout length
1L
Streak
7
Title fights
3
Main events
Percentiles vs 248 flyweights
Counted from the 31 bouts on record, not the full 42-fight career
Strikes & grappling
555 landed from 1166 attempts — 48% accuracy · 25th percentile
17 landed from 42 attempts — 40% accuracy · 56th percentile
6 in 11 statted bouts · 63rd percentile
11m of 2h 33m fought · 19th percentile
Head 75%
Body 16%
Leg 9%
Of 555 significant strikes landed
Percentiles vs 16 flyweights with a stats sheet
Strike and grappling figures counted from the 11 bouts with a recorded stats sheet — 2h 33m of fight time, of the 31 bouts on record
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 2026 | Manel Kape | LOSS | KOPunches | R3 · 2:42 | UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi 2 |
| Feb 7, 2026 | Amir Albazi | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Bautista vs. Oliveira |
| Nov 22, 2025 | Tagir Ulanbekov | WIN | SUBRear Naked Choke | R3 · 2:18 | UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker |
| Dec 31, 2024 | Nkazimulo ZuluTitle | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 | Rizin 49: Decade |
| Jun 9, 2024 | Sergio Pettis | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 | Rizin FF: Rizin Fighting Federation 47 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | Makoto TakahashiTitle | WIN | SUBSubmission | R2 | Rizin FF: Rizin Fighting Federation 45 |
| Jul 30, 2023 | Makoto TakahashiTitle | NC | NCNo Contest | R1 · 0:25 | Bellator MMA vs. Rizin 2 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | Hiromasa Ougikubo | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | Bellator MMA vs. Rizin |
| Sep 25, 2022 | Yuto Hokamura | WIN | SUBSubmission (Arm Triangle) | R2 | Rizin FF: Rizin Fighting Federation 38 |
| Apr 24, 2022 | Patchy Mix | LOSS | DECDecision - Unanimous | R5 · 5:00 | Bellator 279: Cyborg vs. Blencowe 2 |
| Dec 4, 2021 | Sergio PettisTitle | LOSS | KOSpinning Back Fist | R4 · 3:24 | Bellator 272: Pettis vs. Horiguchi |
| Dec 31, 2020 | Kai AsakuraTitle | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 | Rizin FF: Rizin Fighting Federation 26 |
| Aug 18, 2019 | Kai Asakura | LOSS | KOKO/TKO | R1 | Rizin FF: Rizin Fighting Federation 18 |
| Jun 14, 2019 | Darrion CaldwellTitle | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R5 · 5:00 | Bellator 222: MacDonald vs. Gracie |
| Apr 21, 2019 | Ben Nguyen | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 | Rizin FF: Rizin Fighting Federation 15 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | Darrion Caldwell | WIN | SUBSubmission (Guillotine) | R3 | Rizin FF: Rizin Fighting Federation 14 |
| Jul 29, 2018 | Hiromasa Ougikubo | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R2 | Rizin FF: Rizin Fighting Federation 11 |
| May 6, 2018 | Ian McCall | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 | Rizin FF: Rizin Fighting Federation 10 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | Shintaro Ishiwatari | WIN | KOKO | R2 | Rizin FF: Rizin World Grand Prix 2017 Final Round |
| Dec 31, 2017 | Manel Kape | WIN | SUBSubmission (Arm Triangle) | R3 | Rizin FF: Rizin World Grand Prix 2017 Final Round |
| Dec 29, 2017 | Gabriel Leite de Oliveira | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 | Rizin FF: Rizin World Grand Prix 2017 2nd Round |
| Jul 30, 2017 | Hideo Tokoro | WIN | KOKO | R1 | Rizin FF: Rizin Fighting Federation 6 |
| Apr 16, 2017 | Yuki Motoya | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R2 | Rizin FF: Rizin Fighting Federation 5 |
| Nov 19, 2016 | Ali Bagautinov | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2 |
| May 8, 2016 | Neil Seery | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Arlovski |
| Sep 26, 2015 | Chico Camus | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs. Nelson |
| Apr 25, 2015 | Demetrious JohnsonTitle | LOSS | SUBArmbar | R5 · 4:59 | UFC 186: Johnson vs. Horiguchi |
| Jan 3, 2015 | Louis Gaudinot | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 182: Jones vs. Cormier |
| Sep 20, 2014 | Jon Delos Reyes | WIN | KOPunches | R1 · 3:48 | UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Nelson |
| May 10, 2014 | Darrell Montague | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Brown vs. Silva |
| Oct 20, 2013 | Dustin Pague | WIN | KOPunches | R2 · 3:51 | UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos 3 |
LOSS
KOPunchesR3 · 2:42
WIN
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
SUBRear Naked ChokeR3 · 2:18
Nkazimulo Zulu
DECDecision - UnanimousR3Title
Sergio Pettis
DECDecision - UnanimousR3
Makoto Takahashi
SUBSubmissionR2Title
Makoto Takahashi
NCNo ContestR1 · 0:25Title
Hiromasa Ougikubo
DECDecision - UnanimousR3 · 5:00
Yuto Hokamura
SUBSubmission (Arm Triangle)R2
Patchy Mix
DECDecision - UnanimousR5 · 5:00
Sergio Pettis
KOSpinning Back FistR4 · 3:24Title
WIN
KOKO/TKOR1Title
LOSS
KOKO/TKOR1
Darrion Caldwell
DECDecision - UnanimousR5 · 5:00Title
Ben Nguyen
KOKO/TKOR1
Darrion Caldwell
SUBSubmission (Guillotine)R3
Hiromasa Ougikubo
DECDecision - UnanimousR2
Ian McCall
KOKO/TKOR1
Shintaro Ishiwatari
KOKOR2
WIN
SUBSubmission (Arm Triangle)R3
Gabriel Leite de Oliveira
KOKO/TKOR1
Hideo Tokoro
KOKOR1
Yuki Motoya
DECDecision - UnanimousR2
Ali Bagautinov
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Neil Seery
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Chico Camus
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Demetrious Johnson
SUBArmbarR5 · 4:59Title
Louis Gaudinot
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Jon Delos Reyes
KOPunchesR1 · 3:48
Darrell Montague
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Dustin Pague
KOPunchesR2 · 3:51
How the wins came
Record
36
Wins
6
Losses
0
Draws
1
No contests
9:43
Avg bout length
1L
Streak
7
Title fights
3
Main events
Wins, losses and draws are Kyoji Horiguchi’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 31 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.