Kyoji Horiguchi "Karate Kid"

Flyweight · Japan · American Top Team

Next fight: vs Asu Almabayev · UFC Fight Night: Procházka vs. Stirling · Sat, Nov 21, 2026

Record and bio

Pro record36-6-0 · KO/TKO 15-3 · submission 6-1
UFC record9-2 · current 1-fight loss streak
Opponents' combined UFC record39-21-1 (65%) across 11 opponents
Last 5 opponents25-9 (73.5%) across 5 opponents
Age35
Height5' 4"
Reach63"
StanceOrthodox

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute3.64
Significant strikes absorbed per minute2.08
Striking accuracy48%
Striking defense64%
Takedowns per 15 minutes1.67
Takedowns landed / attempted40%
Takedown defense61%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.10
Average fight time13.9 min

UFC wins: 2 KO/TKO, 1 submission, 6 decision. UFC losses: 1 KO/TKO, 1 submission, 0 decision.

UFC fight history

DateOpponentTheir UFC record thenStyleResultMethodEvent
2026-06-20Manel Kape7-3StrikerLKO/TKO R3 2:42UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi
2026-02-07Amir Albazi5-1BalancedWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Bautista vs. Oliveira
2025-11-22Tagir Ulanbekov6-1GrapplerWSubmission R3 2:18UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker
2016-11-19Ali Bagautinov4-2WrestlerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2
2016-05-08Neil Seery3-2Submission grapplerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski
2015-09-26Chico Camus3-3 (1 NC)BalancedWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs Nelson
2015-04-25Demetrious Johnson9-1-1WrestlerLSubmission R5 4:59 (title)UFC 186: Johnson vs Horiguchi
2015-01-03Louis Gaudinot1-2 (1 NC)BalancedWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 182: Jones vs Cormier
2014-09-20Jon Delos Reyes0-1—WKO/TKO R1 3:48UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Nelson
2014-05-10Darrell Montague0-1—WDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Brown vs Silva
2013-10-19Dustin Pague1-4Submission grapplerWKO/TKO R2 3:51UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 3

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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