Kai Kara-France "Don't Blink"

Flyweight

Record and bio

Pro record—
UFC record8-5 · current 1-fight loss streak
Opponents' combined UFC record45-18-4 (71.4%) across 13 opponents
Last 5 opponents30-7-3 (81.1%) across 5 opponents
Age33
Height5' 4"
Reach69"
StanceOrthodox

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute4.46
Significant strikes absorbed per minute3.24
Striking accuracy40%
Striking defense64%
Takedowns per 15 minutes0.56
Takedowns landed / attempted30%
Takedown defense84%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.00
Average fight time12.3 min

UFC wins: 3 KO/TKO, 0 submission, 5 decision. UFC losses: 1 KO/TKO, 2 submission, 2 decision.

UFC fight history

DateOpponentTheir UFC record thenStyleResultMethodEvent
2025-06-28Alexandre Pantoja13-3WrestlerLSubmission R3 1:55 (title)UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira
2024-08-17Steve Erceg3-1StrikerWKO/TKO R1 4:04UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya
2023-06-03Amir Albazi4-0WrestlerLDecision - Split R5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi
2022-07-30Brandon Moreno7-3-2BalancedLKO/TKO R3 4:34 (title)UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2
2022-03-26Askar Askarov3-0-1WrestlerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Daukaus
2021-12-11Cody Garbrandt7-4BalancedWKO/TKO R1 3:21UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier
2021-03-06Rogerio Bontorin2-1BalancedWKO/TKO R1 4:55UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya
2020-09-26Brandon Royval1-0—LSubmission R2 0:48UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa
2020-02-22Tyson Nam0-1BalancedWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker
2019-12-14Brandon Moreno3-2-1WrestlerLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington
2019-08-31Mark De La Rosa2-2BalancedWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Zhang
2019-02-09Raulian PaivaUFC debut—WDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC 234: Adesanya vs. Silva
2018-12-01Elias Garcia0-1—WDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa

UFC stats from ufcstats.com through 2026-10-31; bio and pro record from ESPN where available. Opponents' combined record is their UFC record going into each fight. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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