Fighter profile

Kyoji Horiguchi

“Karate Kid”

Flyweight · UFC record 9-2 · 11 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 20 Jun 2026

Defensive StrikerPower Striker

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)83

Power84

Striking defense89

Takedown defense75

WrestlingProvisional measure76

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (11 detailed fights; as of Sat 20 Jun 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: DEVELOPING83.9

CardioEvidence: ESTABLISHED90.0

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: 160 cm (5'3")
Stance: Orthodox
Age: 36

Last 3: W W W (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

11 detailed UFC fights · 32 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 20 Jun 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed17.3significant, per round

Strikes absorbed9.9per round

Striking differential+7.4per round

Takedown attempts1.31per round

Takedown defense61.2%of attempts stopped

Finish rate33.3%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 17.3
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 9.9
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): +7.4
Striking accuracy: 47.6%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 64.0%
Knockdowns per round: 0.19
Target: head / body / leg: 75.1% / 16.2% / 8.6%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 70.1% / 13.0% / 16.9%

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

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 1.31
Takedowns landed per round: 0.53
Takedown accuracy: 40.5%
Takedown defense: 61.2%
Control time per round: 1:02
Submission attempts per round: 0.03
Reversals per round: 0.00

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

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 9-2-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 33.3%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 2 · 1 · 6
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 1 · 1 · 0
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 6 / 1
Average fight time: 14:23 (over 10 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

Kyoji Horiguchi — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 20 Jun 2026	Manel Kape	L	KO/TKO Punches	R3 2:42	UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi
Sat 7 Feb 2026	Amir Albazi	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Bautista vs. Oliveira
Sat 22 Nov 2025	Tagir Ulanbekov	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R3 2:18	UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker
Sat 19 Nov 2016	Ali Bagautinov	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2
Sun 8 May 2016	Neil Seery	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski

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Kyoji Horiguchi — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 26 Sep 2015	Chico Camus	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs Nelson
Sat 25 Apr 2015	Demetrious Johnson	L	SUB Armbar	R5 4:59	UFC 186: Johnson vs Horiguchi
Sat 3 Jan 2015	Louis Gaudinot	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 182: Jones vs Cormier
Sat 20 Sep 2014	Jon Delos Reyes	W	KO/TKO Punches	R1 3:48	UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Nelson
Sat 10 May 2014	Darrell Montague	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Brown vs Silva
Sat 19 Oct 2013	Dustin Pague	W	KO/TKO Punches	R2 3:51	UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 3

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