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Kyoji Horiguchi
“Karate Kid”
Japan
Ranked #5 · FlyweightOfficial UFC rankings
36-6-0W-L-D
Next Fight
UFC Fight Night: Prochazka vs Stirling · Sat, Nov 21, 10:00 AM EST
- Age
- 36
- Height
- 5'4"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 63"
- 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
- American Top Team
- 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.
- 1902
Scouting Report
- L
- W
- W
- W
- W
Won 4 of last 5
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Horiguchi's wins come from 16 KO/TKO, 6 submissions and 15 decisions, a 59% finish rate. He puts people to sleep more than any other way, but he also goes the distance and taps opponents.
- Recent Form
- Most recent, he lost to Manel Kape (23-7-0) by KO/TKO in round 3. Before that, he beat Amir Albazi (17-3-0) by unanimous decision, then made Tagir Ulanbekov (17-3-0) tap in round 3.
- Style
- Orthodox at 5'4" with a 63" reach. He lands 3.73 significant strikes a minute at 48% accuracy and absorbs 1.93. He defends 64% of strikes, attempts 1.96 takedowns per 15 minutes and stops 60% of takedowns against him.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 13 KO/TKO (39%)
- 6 Submission (18%)
- 14 Decision (43%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 58%
- Last fought
- 5 months ago
33 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.: 98-30-1
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1766
- Lossvs Manel Kape23-7-0 · Power Index 1831KO/TKO · R3 · 2:42Jun 20, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Kape vs Horiguchi
Fight stats
Stat Kyoji Horiguchi Manel Kape Sig. strikes 27/53 19/56 Takedowns 2/5 0/0 Control time 4:00 0:10 Knockdowns 0 1 Round 1 sig. strikes 8 5 Round 2 sig. strikes 11 2 Round 3 sig. strikes 8 12 - Winvs Amir Albazi17-3-0 · Power Index 1713Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Feb 7, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Bautista vs Oliveira
Fight stats
Stat Kyoji Horiguchi Amir Albazi Sig. strikes 73/136 16/67 Takedowns 0/2 0/7 Control time 1:02 3:50 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 14 3 Round 2 sig. strikes 34 8 Round 3 sig. strikes 25 5 - Winvs Tagir Ulanbekov17-3-0 · Power Index 1832Submission · R3 · 2:18Nov 22, 2025 · UFC Qatar: Tsarukyan vs Hooker
Fight stats
Stat Kyoji Horiguchi Tagir Ulanbekov Sig. strikes 49/77 6/27 Takedowns 0/1 1/2 Control time 5:34 1:25 Knockdowns 2 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 16 5 Round 2 sig. strikes 13 1 Round 3 sig. strikes 20 0 - Winvs Nkazimulo Zulu16-9-1 · Power Index 1659Decision · R3 · 5:00Dec 31, 2024 · RIZIN 49: Decade
Fight stats
Stat Kyoji Horiguchi Nkazimulo Zulu Sig. strikes 110 23 Takedowns 4/6 2/4 Control time 8:15 1:18 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 15 6 Round 2 sig. strikes 34 5 Round 3 sig. strikes 61 12 - Winvs Sergio Pettis25-8-0 · Power Index 1793Decision · R3 · 5:00Jun 9, 2024 · RIZIN 47
Fight stats
Stat Kyoji Horiguchi Sergio Pettis Sig. strikes 27 27 Takedowns 2/6 0/1 Control time 3:09 3:58 Knockdowns 0 1 Round 1 sig. strikes 5 4 Round 2 sig. strikes 5 0 Round 3 sig. strikes 17 23
Career Stats
Based on 14 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 3.73
- Striking accuracy
- 48%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 1.93
- Striking defense
- 64%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 1.96
- Takedown accuracy
- 44%
- Takedown defense
- 60%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.20