Kyoji Horiguchi #8
“Karate Kid”
FlyweightRecord: 36-6-0
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- Team American Top Team
- From Takasaki, Japan
- UFC debut Oct 2013
- Active
Height
5'4"
Weight
125 lb
Reach
69"
Leg reach
38"
Stance
—
Style
MMA
Age
35
Career stats
Striking
Striking accuracy
48%
Sig. strikes landed
555 of 1,166
Landed per min
3.64
Absorbed per min
2.08
Strike defence
64%
Knockdown avg
0.59
Grappling
Takedown accuracy
36%
Takedowns landed
15 of 42
Takedown defence
61%
Takedowns per 15 min
1.67
Submissions per 15 min
0.10
Avg fight time
13:53
Strikes by target
Head
75%
Body
16%
Leg
9%
Strikes by position
Standing
70%
Clinch
13%
Ground
17%
Wins by method · 10 first-round finishes
KO/TKO
15
Submission
6
Decision
15
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Fights in UFC
11 bouts
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 2026 | Manel Kape | Loss | KO/TKO, R3 2:42 | UFC Fight Night: Kape vs Horiguchi |
| Feb 7, 2026 | Amir Albazi | Win | Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Bautista vs Oliveira |
| Nov 22, 2025 | Tagir Ulanbekov | Win | Submission, R3 2:18 | UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs Hooker |
| Nov 18, 2016 | Ali Bagautinov | Win | U-DEC, R3 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2 |
| May 7, 2016 | Neil Seery | Win | U-DEC, R3 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski |
| Sep 25, 2015 | Chico Camus | Win | U-DEC, R3 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs Nelson |
| Apr 24, 2015 | Demetrious Johnson | Loss | SUB, R5 4:59 | UFC 186: Johnson vs Horiguchi |
| Jan 2, 2015 | Louis Gaudinot | Win | U-DEC, R3 5:00 | UFC 182: Jones vs Cormier |
| Sep 19, 2014 | Jon Delos Reyes | Win | KO/TKO, R1 3:48 | UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Nelson |
| May 9, 2014 | Darrell Montague | Win | U-DEC, R3 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Brown vs Silva |
| Oct 18, 2013 | Dustin Pague | Win | KO/TKO, R2 3:51 | UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 3 |