Fighter profile

Kai Kara-France

“Don't Blink”

Flyweight · UFC record 8-5 · 13 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 28 Jun 2025

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Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)79

Power89

Striking defense85

Takedown defense89

WrestlingProvisional measure67

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (13 detailed fights; as of Sat 28 Jun 2025). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: ESTABLISHED78.2

CardioEvidence: ESTABLISHED94.9

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 163 cm (5'4")
Reach: 175 cm (5'9")
Stance: Orthodox
Age: 33

Last 3: L L W (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

13 detailed UFC fights · 34 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 28 Jun 2025; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed20.9significant, per round

Strikes absorbed15.2per round

Striking differential+5.7per round

Takedown attempts0.59per round

Takedown defense83.9%of attempts stopped

Finish rate37.5%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 20.9
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 15.2
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): +5.7
Striking accuracy: 40.2%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 64.3%
Knockdowns per round: 0.24
Target: head / body / leg: 63.9% / 14.6% / 21.5%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 86.0% / 2.2% / 11.8%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 0.59
Takedowns landed per round: 0.18
Takedown accuracy: 30.0%
Takedown defense: 83.9%
Control time per round: 0:24
Submission attempts per round: 0.00
Reversals per round: 0.03

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 8-5-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 37.5%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 3 · 0 · 5
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 1 · 2 · 2
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 8 / 4
Average fight time: 11:47 (over 11 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Kai Kara-France — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 28 Jun 2025	Alexandre Pantoja	L	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R3 1:55	UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira
Sat 17 Aug 2024	Steve Erceg	W	KO/TKO Punch	R1 4:04	UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya
Sat 3 Jun 2023	Amir Albazi	L	S-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi
Sat 30 Jul 2022	Brandon Moreno	L	KO/TKO Kick	R3 4:34	UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2
Sat 26 Mar 2022	Askar Askarov	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Daukaus

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Kai Kara-France — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 11 Dec 2021	Cody Garbrandt	W	KO/TKO Punches	R1 3:21	UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier
Sat 6 Mar 2021	Rogerio Bontorin	W	KO/TKO Punch	R1 4:55	UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya
Sat 26 Sep 2020	Brandon Royval	L	SUB Guillotine Choke	R2 0:48	UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa
Sat 22 Feb 2020	Tyson Nam	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker
Sat 14 Dec 2019	Brandon Moreno	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington
Sat 31 Aug 2019	Mark De La Rosa	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Zhang
Sat 9 Feb 2019	Raulian Paiva	W	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 234: Adesanya vs. Silva
Sat 1 Dec 2018	Elias Garcia	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa

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