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Kai Kara-France
“Don't Blink”
New Zealand
25-12-0W-L-D
- Age
- 33
- Height
- 5'4"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 69"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight class
- FlyweightFlyweight: Up to 125 lb (57 kg). The lightest division. Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- City Kickboxing
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1707
Scouting Report
- L
- W
- L
- L
- W
Won 2 of last 5
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Kara-France is a finisher: 12 wins by KO/TKO, 3 by submission and 10 by decision, with a 60% finish rate. The knockout power is the calling card, and the scorecards are his backup plan.
- Recent Form
- Most recent, he lost to Alexandre Pantoja (30-7-0) by submission in round 3. Before that, he beat Steve Erceg (14-5-0) by round 1 KO/TKO. Before that, he lost to Amir Albazi (17-3-0) by split decision.
- Style
- Orthodox at 5'4" with a 69" reach. He lands 4.46 significant strikes a minute at 40% accuracy and absorbs 3.24. Defends 64% of strikes, stuffs 84% of takedowns, and rarely shoots himself.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 12 KO/TKO (48%)
- 3 Submission (12%)
- 10 Decision (40%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 60%
- Last fought
- 16 months ago
25 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 100-26-3
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1766
- Lossvs Alexandre Pantoja30-7-0 · Power Index 1838Submission · R3 · 1:55Jun 29, 2025 · UFC 317: Topuria vs Oliveira
Fight stats
Stat Kai Kara-France Alexandre Pantoja Sig. strikes 38/67 42/76 Takedowns 0/2 3/6 Control time 0:10 7:20 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 8 7 Round 2 sig. strikes 22 29 Round 3 sig. strikes 8 6 - Winvs Steve Erceg14-5-0 · Power Index 1714KO/TKO · R1 · 4:04Aug 18, 2024 · UFC 305: Du Plessis vs Adesanya
Fight stats
Stat Kai Kara-France Steve Erceg Sig. strikes 18/51 9/29 Takedowns 0/0 0/0 Control time 0:08 0:00 Knockdowns 2 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 18 9 - Lossvs Amir Albazi17-3-0 · Power Index 1713Decision - Split · R5 · 5:00Jun 4, 2023 · UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs Albazi
Fight stats
Stat Kai Kara-France Amir Albazi Sig. strikes 99/283 43/145 Takedowns 2/2 1/9 Control time 0:58 6:10 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 13 6 Round 2 sig. strikes 16 11 Round 3 sig. strikes 9 3 Round 4 sig. strikes 27 5 Round 5 sig. strikes 34 18 - Lossvs Brandon Moreno24-10-2 · Power Index 1821KO/TKO · R3 · 4:34Jul 31, 2022 · UFC 277: Peña vs Nunes
Fight stats
Stat Kai Kara-France Brandon Moreno Sig. strikes 53/110 58/151 Takedowns 1/2 0/3 Control time 0:24 0:45 Knockdowns 0 1 Round 1 sig. strikes 10 7 Round 2 sig. strikes 15 16 Round 3 sig. strikes 28 35 - Winvs Askar Askarov15-1-1 · Power Index 1743Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Mar 26, 2022 · UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Daukaus
Fight stats
Stat Kai Kara-France Askar Askarov Sig. strikes 51/130 27/60 Takedowns 0/1 2/14 Control time 0:00 5:14 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 4 3 Round 2 sig. strikes 24 12 Round 3 sig. strikes 23 12
Career Stats
Based on 13 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 4.46
- Striking accuracy
- 40%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 3.24
- Striking defense
- 64%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 0.56
- Takedown accuracy
- 30%
- Takedown defense
- 84%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.00