Flyweight · “Don't Blink”
Kai Kara-France
25-12-0 (1 NC) UFC 8-5-0
5'4"Height
69"Reach
OrthodoxStance
1993-03-26Born
3KO wins
0Sub wins
37.5%Finish rate
12:16Avg fight
Statistical profile
The shape of their game.
Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min4.46
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.24
Striking accuracy40.2%
Striking defense64.3%
Takedowns / 15 min0.56
Takedown accuracy30.0%
Takedown defense83.9%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time8.6%
Record vs .500+ opponents4-5
Striking trend
Output, fight by fight.
Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.
Fight history
Every walk to the cage.
13 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.
L Alexandre Pantoja 13-3 walk-in TITLE Submission · R3 1:55 — UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira · 2025-06-28
38/67Sig. strikes
42/76Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:10Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Steve Erceg 3-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:04 — UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya · 2024-08-17
18/51Sig. strikes
9/29Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:08Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Amir Albazi 4-0 walk-in Decision - Split · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi · 2023-06-03
99/283Sig. strikes
43/145Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
0:58Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Brandon Moreno 7-3-2 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R3 4:34 — UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 · 2022-07-30
53/110Sig. strikes
58/151Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
0:24Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Askar Askarov 3-0-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Daukaus · 2022-03-26
51/130Sig. strikes
27/60Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Cody Garbrandt 7-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:21 — UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier · 2021-12-11
23/41Sig. strikes
9/17Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:06Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Rogerio Bontorin 2-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:55 — UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya · 2021-03-06
13/22Sig. strikes
6/17Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:01Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Brandon Royval 1-0 walk-in Submission · R2 0:48 — UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa · 2020-09-26
22/38Sig. strikes
39/71Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
1:31Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Tyson Nam 0-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker · 2020-02-22
78/257Sig. strikes
50/153Absorbed
0/4Takedowns
0:17Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Brandon Moreno 3-2-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington · 2019-12-14
82/231Sig. strikes
91/276Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Mark De La Rosa 2-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Zhang · 2019-08-31
91/193Sig. strikes
60/195Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:19Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Raulian Paiva 0-0 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 234: Adesanya vs. Silva · 2019-02-09
58/168Sig. strikes
67/184Absorbed
2/7Takedowns
0:21Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Elias Garcia 0-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa · 2018-12-01
86/178Sig. strikes
16/73Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
9:32Control
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
How the record was built.
Full pro career, from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Kai Kara-France) — results only; UFC bouts carry full stats in the fight history above.
Wins by method
KO/TKO
12
Submission
3
Decision
10
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
3
Submission
4
Decision
5
Other
0
No contests: 1
Fights by organization
UFC
13
WLF W.A.R.S.
3
Legend FC
3
Pacific Xtreme Combat
2
Malaysian Invasion
2
PRO Fighting
2
Kunlun Fight
2
Australian FC
2
+ 9 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 38 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Alexandre Pantoja | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 317
2025-06-28 |
UFC | 3 | 1:54 |
| W | Steve Erceg | TKO (punches) | UFC 305
2024-08-18 |
UFC | 1 | 4:04 |
| L | Amir Albazi | Decision (split) | UFC on ESPN: Kara-France vs. Albazi
2023-06-03 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| L | Brandon Moreno | TKO (body kick and punches) | UFC 277
2022-07-30 |
UFC | 3 | 4:34 |
| W | Askar Askarov | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs. Daukaus
2022-03-26 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Cody Garbrandt | TKO (punches) | UFC 269
2021-12-11 |
UFC | 1 | 3:21 |
| W | Rogério Bontorin | KO (punches) | UFC 259
2021-03-06 |
UFC | 1 | 4:55 |
| L | Brandon Royval | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC 253
2020-09-27 |
UFC | 2 | 0:48 |
| W | Tyson Nam | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker
2020-02-23 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Brandon Moreno | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 245
2019-12-14 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Mark De La Rosa | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Zhang
2019-08-31 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Raulian Paiva | Decision (split) | UFC 234
2019-02-10 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Elias Garcia | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs. Tuivasa
2018-12-02 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Shi Xiaoyu | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Glory of Heroes: New Zealand vs. China
2018-03-04 |
Glory of Heroes | 1 | — |
| W | Huoyixibai Chuhayifu | Decision (unanimous) | WLF W.A.R.S. 19
2017-11-11 |
WLF W.A.R.S. | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Aori Qileng | Decision (unanimous) | WLF W.A.R.S. 14
2017-05-20 |
WLF W.A.R.S. | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Wu Ze | TKO (punches) | WLF W.A.R.S. 13
2017-04-22 |
WLF W.A.R.S. | 1 | 2:01 |
| W | Rodolfo Marques | KO (punch) | Hex Fight Series 8
2017-03-31 |
Hex Fight Series | 3 | 2:59 |
| L | Tatsumitsu Wada | Decision (unanimous) | Rizin World Grand Prix 2016: 2nd Round
2016-12-29 |
Rizin World Grand Prix | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Crisanto Pitpitunge | TKO (cartwheel kick and punches) | Pacific Xtreme Combat 52
2016-03-18 |
Pacific Xtreme Combat | 3 | — |
| W | Josh Duenas | TKO (punches) | Pacific Xtreme Combat 50
2015-12-04 |
Pacific Xtreme Combat | 1 | 0:22 |
| W | Shantaram Maharaj | TKO (punches) | Bragging Rights 7
2015-09-27 |
Bragging Rights | 1 | 1:33 |
| W | Dindo Camansa | KO (punches) | Malaysian Invasion: Mixed Martial A'rr
2015-06-01 |
Malaysian Invasion | 1 | 0:12 |
| W | Jang Ik-hwan | TKO (punches) | PRO Fighting 10
2015-05-09 |
PRO Fighting | 1 | 0:08 |
| L | Ayideng Jumayi | Decision (unanimous) | Kunlun Fight 18
2015-01-18 |
Kunlun Fight | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Mark Striegl | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Malaysian Invasion 2: Grand Finals
2014-10-25 |
Malaysian Invasion | 1 | 2:10 |
| L | Gustavo Falciroli | Submission (brabo choke) | Australian FC 9
2014-05-17 |
Australian FC | 1 | 4:55 |
| W | Wu Tieyin | Decision (unanimous) | Kunlun Fight 1
2014-01-25 |
Kunlun Fight | 3 | 5:00 |
| NC | Gustavo Falciroli | No Contest (Kara-France fell out of the ring) | Australian FC 7
2013-12-14 |
Australian FC | 2 | 3:20 |
| W | Wu Tieyin | Submission (guillotine choke) | World Team USA: Fight for Peace
2013-10-23 |
World Team USA | 1 | 1:54 |
| W | Yudi Cahyadi | Decision (unanimous) | Bandung Fighting Club 1
2013-09-29 |
Bandung Fighting Club | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Kim Ho-joon | KO (head kick) | PRO Fighting 8
2013-08-04 |
PRO Fighting | 1 | 3:44 |
| L | Danaa Batgerel | Decision (unanimous) | Legend FC 11
2013-04-27 |
Legend FC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Caleb Lally | Decision (unanimous) | Rage in the Cage
2012-10-13 |
Rage in the Cage | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Sam Chan | Submission (guillotine choke) | Legend FC 10
2012-08-24 |
Legend FC | 1 | 3:21 |
| L | Agustin Delarmino | KO (punches) | Legend FC 8
2012-03-30 |
Legend FC | 3 | 0:29 |
| L | Chad George | KO (punch) | The Cage 2
2011-12-02 |
The Cage | 1 | 2:04 |
| W | Ray Kaitiana | TKO (punches) | Supremacy Cage Fighting 7
2010-11-27 |
Supremacy Cage Fighting | 1 | — |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Kai Kara-France) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.
Division context
Measured against the division.
Versus the Flyweight average, over 66 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.