Flyweight · “Karate Kid”
Kyoji Horiguchi
35-6-0 (1 NC) UFC 9-2-0
5'5"Height
66"Reach
OrthodoxStance
1990-10-12Born
2KO wins
1Sub wins
33.3%Finish rate
13:52Avg 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 / 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
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.
11 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.
L Manel Kape 7-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 2:42 — UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi · 2026-06-20
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 · 2026-02-07
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 · 2025-11-22
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 · 2016-11-19
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 · 2016-05-08
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 · 2015-09-26
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 · 2015-04-25
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 · 2015-01-03
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 · 2014-09-20
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 · 2014-05-10
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 · 2013-10-19
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
How the record was built.
Full pro career, from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Kyoji Horiguchi) — results only; UFC bouts carry full stats in the fight history above.
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
2026-06-20 |
UFC | 3 | 2:42 |
| W | Amir Albazi | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Bautista vs. Oliveira
2026-02-07 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Tagir Ulanbekov | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker
2025-11-22 |
UFC | 3 | 2:18 |
| W | Nkazimulo Zulu | Decision (unanimous) | Rizin 49
2024-12-31 |
Rizin | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Sergio Pettis | Decision (unanimous) | Rizin 47
2024-06-09 |
Rizin | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Makoto Takahashi | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Rizin 45
2023-12-31 |
Rizin | 2 | 3:44 |
| NC | Makoto Takahashi | NC (accidental eye poke) | Bellator MMA vs. Rizin 2
2023-07-30 |
Bellator MMA vs. Rizin | 1 | 0:25 |
| W | Hiromasa Ougikubo | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator MMA vs. Rizin
2022-12-31 |
Bellator MMA vs. Rizin | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Yuto Hokamura | Technical Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Rizin 38
2022-09-25 |
Rizin | 2 | 2:59 |
| L | Patchy Mix | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 279
2022-04-23 |
Bellator | 5 | 5:00 |
| L | Sergio Pettis | KO (spinning backfist) | Bellator 272
2021-12-03 |
Bellator | 4 | 3:24 |
| W | Kai Asakura | TKO (punches) | Rizin 26
2020-12-31 |
Rizin | 1 | 2:48 |
| L | Kai Asakura | KO (punches) | Rizin 18
2019-08-18 |
Rizin | 1 | 1:07 |
| W | Darrion Caldwell | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 222
2019-06-14 |
Bellator | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Ben Nguyen | KO (punches) | Rizin 15
2019-04-21 |
Rizin | 1 | 2:53 |
| W | Darrion Caldwell | Submission (guillotine choke) | Rizin 14
2018-12-31 |
Rizin | 3 | 1:19 |
| W | Hiromasa Ougikubo | Decision (unanimous) | Rizin 11
2018-07-29 |
Rizin | 2 | 5:00 |
| W | Ian McCall | KO (punch) | Rizin 10
2018-05-06 |
Rizin | 1 | 0:09 |
| W | Shintaro Ishiwatari | KO (punches) | Rizin World Grand Prix 2017: Final Round
2017-12-31 |
Rizin World Grand Prix | 2 | 0:14 |
| W | Gabriel Oliveira | TKO (punches) | Rizin World Grand Prix 2017: 2nd Round
2017-12-29 |
Rizin World Grand Prix | 1 | 4:30 |
| W | Hideo Tokoro | KO (punches) | Rizin World Grand Prix 2017: 1st Round
2017-07-30 |
Rizin World Grand Prix | 1 | 1:49 |
| W | Yuki Motoya | Decision (unanimous) | Rizin 5
2017-04-16 |
Rizin | 2 | 5:00 |
| W | Ali Bagautinov | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2
2016-11-19 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Neil Seery | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Arlovski
2016-05-08 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Chico Camus | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs. Nelson
2015-09-27 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Demetrious Johnson | Submission (armbar) | UFC 186
2015-04-25 |
UFC | 5 | 4:59 |
| W | Louis Gaudinot | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 182
2015-01-03 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jon delos Reyes | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Nelson
2014-09-20 |
UFC | 1 | 3:48 |
| W | Darrell Montague | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Brown vs. Silva
2014-05-10 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Dustin Pague | TKO (punches) | UFC 166
2013-10-19 |
UFC | 2 | 3:51 |
| W | Shintaro Ishiwatari | TKO (punches) | Vale Tudo Japan 2nd
2013-06-22 |
Vale Tudo Japan | 5 | 0:41 |
| W | Hiromasa Ougikubo | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Shooto: 2nd Round 2013
2013-03-16 |
Shooto | 2 | 1:35 |
| W | Ian Loveland | Decision (unanimous) | Vale Tudo Japan 1st
2012-12-24 |
Vale Tudo Japan | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Manabu Inoue | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto: 8th Round 2012
2012-07-16 |
Shooto | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Tetsu Suzuki | TKO (punches) | Shooto: 3rd Round 2012
2012-03-10 |
Shooto | 1 | 2:06 |
| L | Masakatsu Ueda | Decision (majority) | Shooto: Survivor Tournament Final
2012-01-08 |
Shooto | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Naohiro Mizuno | KO (punches) | Shooto: Shootor's Legacy 4
2011-09-23 |
Shooto | 2 | 3:26 |
| W | Yuta Nezu | KO (punch) | Shooto: Shootor's Legacy 3
2011-07-18 |
Shooto | 1 | 3:17 |
| W | Takahiro Hosoi | TKO (punches) | Shooto: Shooto Tradition 2011
2011-04-29 |
Shooto | 1 | 1:06 |
| W | Seiji Akao | TKO (punches) | Shooto: The Rookie Tournament 2010 Final
2010-12-18 |
Shooto | 2 | 0:43 |
| W | Keita Ishibashi | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Shooto: Gig Tokyo 5
2010-08-07 |
Shooto | 1 | 2:23 |
| W | Ranki Kawana | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto: Kitazawa Shooto Vol. 3
2010-05-09 |
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.
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.