Flyweight · “Karate Kid”
Kyoji Horiguchi
35-6-0 (1 NC) UFC 9-2-0
5'5"Height
66"Reach
OrthodoxStance
35Age
2KO wins
1Sub wins
33.3%Finish rate
13:52Avg fight
Statistical profile
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min3.64
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.08
Striking accuracy47.6%
Striking defense64.0%
Takedowns / 15 min1.67
Takedown accuracy40.5%
Takedown defense61.2%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.1
Control time21.7%
Record vs .500+ opponents4-2
Striking trend
Fight history
L Manel Kape 7-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 2:42 — UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi · June 20, 2026
27/53Sig. strikes
19/56Absorbed
2/5Takedowns
4:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Amir Albazi 5-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Bautista vs. Oliveira · February 7, 2026
73/136Sig. strikes
16/67Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
1:02Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Tagir Ulanbekov 6-1 walk-in Submission · R3 2:18 — UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker · November 22, 2025
49/77Sig. strikes
6/27Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
5:34Control
2Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Ali Bagautinov 4-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2 · November 19, 2016
55/92Sig. strikes
36/84Absorbed
4/9Takedowns
4:32Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Neil Seery 3-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski · May 8, 2016
72/145Sig. strikes
40/101Absorbed
6/8Takedowns
5:47Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Chico Camus 3-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs Nelson · September 26, 2015
78/224Sig. strikes
63/191Absorbed
0/5Takedowns
0:20Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Demetrious Johnson 9-1-1 walk-in TITLE Submission · R5 4:59 — UFC 186: Johnson vs Horiguchi · April 25, 2015
31/91Sig. strikes
66/121Absorbed
1/5Takedowns
1:02Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Louis Gaudinot 1-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 182: Jones vs Cormier · January 3, 2015
44/108Sig. strikes
23/89Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
1:58Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jon Delos Reyes 0-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:48 — UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Nelson · September 20, 2014
31/43Sig. strikes
13/25Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
2:16Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Darrell Montague 0-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Brown vs Silva · May 10, 2014
65/147Sig. strikes
26/105Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
2:47Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Dustin Pague 1-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 3:51 — UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 3 · October 19, 2013
30/50Sig. strikes
9/15Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
3:52Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
KO/TKO
15
Submission
5
Decision
15
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
3
Submission
1
Decision
2
Other
0
No contests: 1
Fights by organization
UFC
11
Rizin
11
Shooto
10
Bellator
3
Rizin World Grand Prix
3
Bellator MMA vs. Rizin
2
Vale Tudo Japan
2
Full career — 42 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Manel Kape | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi
June 20, 2026 |
UFC | 3 | 2:42 |
| W | Amir Albazi | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Bautista vs. Oliveira
February 7, 2026 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Tagir Ulanbekov | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker
November 22, 2025 |
UFC | 3 | 2:18 |
| W | Nkazimulo Zulu | Decision (unanimous) | Rizin 49
December 31, 2024 |
Rizin | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Sergio Pettis | Decision (unanimous) | Rizin 47
June 9, 2024 |
Rizin | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Makoto Takahashi | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Rizin 45
December 31, 2023 |
Rizin | 2 | 3:44 |
| NC | Makoto Takahashi | NC (accidental eye poke) | Bellator MMA vs. Rizin 2
July 30, 2023 |
Bellator MMA vs. Rizin | 1 | 0:25 |
| W | Hiromasa Ougikubo | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator MMA vs. Rizin
December 31, 2022 |
Bellator MMA vs. Rizin | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Yuto Hokamura | Technical Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Rizin 38
September 25, 2022 |
Rizin | 2 | 2:59 |
| L | Patchy Mix | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 279
April 23, 2022 |
Bellator | 5 | 5:00 |
| L | Sergio Pettis | KO (spinning backfist) | Bellator 272
December 3, 2021 |
Bellator | 4 | 3:24 |
| W | Kai Asakura | TKO (punches) | Rizin 26
December 31, 2020 |
Rizin | 1 | 2:48 |
| L | Kai Asakura | KO (punches) | Rizin 18
August 18, 2019 |
Rizin | 1 | 1:07 |
| W | Darrion Caldwell | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 222
June 14, 2019 |
Bellator | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Ben Nguyen | KO (punches) | Rizin 15
April 21, 2019 |
Rizin | 1 | 2:53 |
| W | Darrion Caldwell | Submission (guillotine choke) | Rizin 14
December 31, 2018 |
Rizin | 3 | 1:19 |
| W | Hiromasa Ougikubo | Decision (unanimous) | Rizin 11
July 29, 2018 |
Rizin | 2 | 5:00 |
| W | Ian McCall | KO (punch) | Rizin 10
May 6, 2018 |
Rizin | 1 | 0:09 |
| W | Shintaro Ishiwatari | KO (punches) | Rizin World Grand Prix 2017: Final Round
December 31, 2017 |
Rizin World Grand Prix | 2 | 0:14 |
| W | Gabriel Oliveira | TKO (punches) | Rizin World Grand Prix 2017: 2nd Round
December 29, 2017 |
Rizin World Grand Prix | 1 | 4:30 |
| W | Hideo Tokoro | KO (punches) | Rizin World Grand Prix 2017: 1st Round
July 30, 2017 |
Rizin World Grand Prix | 1 | 1:49 |
| W | Yuki Motoya | Decision (unanimous) | Rizin 5
April 16, 2017 |
Rizin | 2 | 5:00 |
| W | Ali Bagautinov | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2
November 19, 2016 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Neil Seery | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Arlovski
May 8, 2016 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Chico Camus | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs. Nelson
September 27, 2015 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Demetrious Johnson | Submission (armbar) | UFC 186
April 25, 2015 |
UFC | 5 | 4:59 |
| W | Louis Gaudinot | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 182
January 3, 2015 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jon delos Reyes | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Nelson
September 20, 2014 |
UFC | 1 | 3:48 |
| W | Darrell Montague | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Brown vs. Silva
May 10, 2014 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Dustin Pague | TKO (punches) | UFC 166
October 19, 2013 |
UFC | 2 | 3:51 |
| W | Shintaro Ishiwatari | TKO (punches) | Vale Tudo Japan 2nd
June 22, 2013 |
Vale Tudo Japan | 5 | 0:41 |
| W | Hiromasa Ougikubo | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Shooto: 2nd Round 2013
March 16, 2013 |
Shooto | 2 | 1:35 |
| W | Ian Loveland | Decision (unanimous) | Vale Tudo Japan 1st
December 24, 2012 |
Vale Tudo Japan | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Manabu Inoue | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto: 8th Round 2012
July 16, 2012 |
Shooto | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Tetsu Suzuki | TKO (punches) | Shooto: 3rd Round 2012
March 10, 2012 |
Shooto | 1 | 2:06 |
| L | Masakatsu Ueda | Decision (majority) | Shooto: Survivor Tournament Final
January 8, 2012 |
Shooto | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Naohiro Mizuno | KO (punches) | Shooto: Shootor's Legacy 4
September 23, 2011 |
Shooto | 2 | 3:26 |
| W | Yuta Nezu | KO (punch) | Shooto: Shootor's Legacy 3
July 18, 2011 |
Shooto | 1 | 3:17 |
| W | Takahiro Hosoi | TKO (punches) | Shooto: Shooto Tradition 2011
April 29, 2011 |
Shooto | 1 | 1:06 |
| W | Seiji Akao | TKO (punches) | Shooto: The Rookie Tournament 2010 Final
December 18, 2010 |
Shooto | 2 | 0:43 |
| W | Keita Ishibashi | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Shooto: Gig Tokyo 5
August 7, 2010 |
Shooto | 1 | 2:23 |
| W | Ranki Kawana | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto: Kitazawa Shooto Vol. 3
May 9, 2010 |
Shooto | 2 | 5:00 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Kyoji Horiguchi) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.