Karate Kid
Kyoji Horiguchi
36 - 6 - 0
Flyweight
Height
5'4" (163cm)
Reach
63.0" (160cm)
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Height
5'4" (163cm)
Reach
63.0" (160cm)
Division
Flyweight
Born
1990-10-12
Birthplace
Takasaki, Gunma, Japan
Fighting Out Of
Coconut Creek, Florida, United States
Team(s)
American Top Team
Overall Record
36 - 6 - 0
Winning Method
38.9%
Dec.
Decision
14 / 36
16.7%
Sub.
Submission
6 / 36
13.9%
KO
KO
5 / 36
Losing Method
33.3%
Dec.
Decision
2 / 6
16.7%
Sub.
Submission
1 / 6
33.3%
KO
KO
2 / 6
Past Fights
June 20, 2026
UFC Fight Night
Manel Kape
Loss (36-5)Punches • Round 3 (2:42)
February 7, 2026
UFC Fight Night
Amir Albazi
Win (35-5)Decision
November 22, 2025
UFC Fight Night
Tagir Ulanbekov
Win (34-5)Rear Naked Choke • Round 3 (2:18)
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June 20, 2026
UFC Fight Night
Manel Kape
Loss (36-5)Punches • Round 3 (2:42)
February 7, 2026
UFC Fight Night
Amir Albazi
Win (35-5)Decision
November 22, 2025
UFC Fight Night
Tagir Ulanbekov
Win (34-5)Rear Naked Choke • Round 3 (2:18)
December 31, 2024
RIZIN 49: Decade
Nkazimulo Zulu
Win (33-5)Decision
June 9, 2024
RIZIN 47
Sergio Pettis
Win (32-5)Decision
December 31, 2023
RIZIN 45
Makoto Takahashi
Win (31-5)Rear Naked Choke • Round 2 (3:44)
July 29, 2023
Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN 2
Makoto Takahashi
NC (31-5)No Contest • Round 1 (0:25)
December 31, 2022
Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN 1
Hiromasa Ougikubo
Win (30-5)Decision
September 25, 2022
RIZIN 38
Yuto Hokamura
Win (29-5)Arm Triangle Choke • Round 2 (2:59)
April 23, 2022
Bellator 279
Patchy Mix
Loss (29-4)Decision
December 3, 2021
Bellator 272
Sergio Pettis
Loss (29-3)Spinning Backfist • Round 4 (3:24)
December 31, 2020
RIZIN 26
Kai Asakura
Win (28-3)KO/TKO • Round 1 (2:48)
August 18, 2019
RIZIN 18
Kai Asakura
Loss (28-2)Right Straight & Punches • Round 1 (1:08)
June 14, 2019
Bellator 222
Darrion Caldwell
Win (27-2)Decision
April 21, 2019
RIZIN 15
Ben Nguyen
Win (26-2)Right Hook • Round 1 (2:53)
December 31, 2018
RIZIN 14
Darrion Caldwell
Win (25-2)Guillotine Choke • Round 3 (1:13)
July 29, 2018
RIZIN 11
Hiromasa Ougikubo
Win (24-2)Decision
May 6, 2018
RIZIN 10
Ian McCall
Win (23-2)Left Hook • Round 1 (0:09)
December 31, 2017
RIZIN Fighting World Grand Prix 2017
Shintaro Ishiwatari
Win (22-2)Right Hook • Round 2 (0:14)
December 31, 2017
RIZIN Fighting World Grand Prix 2017
Manel Kape
Win (21-2)Head & Arm Choke • Round 3 (4:25)
December 29, 2017
RIZIN Fighting World Grand Prix 2017
Gabriel Oliveira
Win (20-2)Left Hook • Round 1 (4:30)
July 30, 2017
RIZIN Fighting World Grand Prix 2017 1st Round
Hideo Tokoro
Win (19-2)Overhand Right • Round 1 (1:49)
April 16, 2017
RIZIN 2017 in Yokohama
Yuki Motoya
Win (18-2)Decision
November 19, 2016
UFC Fight Night 99
Ali Bagautinov
Win (17-2)Decision
May 8, 2016
UFC Fight Night 87
Neil Seery
Win (16-2)Decision
September 26, 2015
UFC Fight Night 75
Chico Camus
Win (15-2)Decision
April 25, 2015
UFC 186: Johnson vs. Horiguchi
Demetrious Johnson
Loss (15-1)Armbar • Round 5 (4:59)
January 3, 2015
UFC 182: Jones vs. Cormier
Louis Gaudinot
Win (14-1)Decision
September 20, 2014
UFC Fight Night 52
Jon Delos Reyes
Win (13-1)Punches • Round 1 (3:48)
May 10, 2014
UFC Fight Night 40
Darrell Montague
Win (12-1)Decision
October 19, 2013
UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos 3
Dustin Pague
Win (11-1)Punches • Round 2 (3:51)
June 22, 2013
VTJ 2nd
Shintaro Ishiwatari
Win (10-1)KO/TKO • Round 5 (0:41)
March 16, 2013
Shooto 2nd Round 2013
Hiromasa Ougikubo
Win (9-1)Rear Naked Choke • Round 2 (1:35)
December 24, 2012
VTJ 1st
Ian Loveland
Win (8-1)Decision
July 16, 2012
Shooto 8th Round
Manabu Inoue
Win (7-1)Decision
March 10, 2012
Shooto: Bout Sustain 3
Tetsu Suzuki
Win (6-1)Punches • Round 1 (2:06)
January 8, 2012
Shooto: Survivor Tournament Final
Masakatsu Ueda
Loss (6-0)Decision
September 23, 2011
Shooto
Naohiro Mizuno
Win (5-0)
July 18, 2011
Shooto
Yuta Nezu
Win (4-0)
April 28, 2011
Shooto
Takahiro Hosoi
Win (3-0)
December 17, 2010
Shooto
Seiji Akao
Win (2-0)
August 7, 2010
Shooto
Keita Ishibashi
Win (1-0)
May 9, 2010
Shooto
Ranki Kawana
Win (0-0)
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