Kai Kara-France

“Don't Blink”

OctagonStats Rating 1546

8-5-0

Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height5' 4" (163 cm)

Weight125 lbs. (57 kg)

Reach69" (175 cm)

StanceOrthodox

BornMar 26, 1993

Age33

DivisionFlyweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM4.46

Str. Acc40%

SApM3.24

Str. Def64%

TD Avg0.56

TD Acc30%

TD Def-

Sub Avg0.0

Recent form

L W L L W

Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

13 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.

Wins by method

3 KO/TKO wins · 0 sub wins · 5 decision wins

Losses by method

1 KO/TKO losses · 2 sub losses · 2 decision losses

Finish rate38%

Times finished60%

StreakL1

Best streak3

Avg fight12:17

Octagon time2h 39m

Opp win%73%

ActiveDec. 01, 2018 – Jun. 28, 2025 (8y)

Strength of schedule

Ranked opponents faced6

Ranked wins1

Best ranked winSteve Erceg (#12 Flyweight)

Based on current UFC rankings — a snapshot, not the ranking at fight time.

Bonus awards

Performance of the Night3

Fight of the Night3

Total bonuses6

Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.

Career story

Kai Kara-France "Don't Blink" is a 25-12-0 decision specialist (1 NC). Most wins by decision.

Kai debuted Dec. 01, 2018 vs Elias Garcia (win). Longest win streak: 3. 8 years active (Dec. 01, 2018–Jun. 28, 2025).

Best wins: Raulian Paiva (S-DEC R3, Feb. 09, 2019); Askar Askarov (U-DEC R3, Mar. 26, 2022); Rogerio Bontorin (KO/TKO Punch R1, Mar. 06, 2021).

James Kaiwhare "Kai" Kara-France (born 26 March 1993) is a New Zealand professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he was a UFC flyweight title challenger.

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Fight history

Date	Event	Result	Method	R	Time	KD	Str	TD	Sub
Jun. 28, 2025	UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira	L Alexandre Pantoja	SUB Rear Naked Choke	3	1:55	0 0	38 42	0 3	0 2
Aug. 17, 2024	UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya	W Steve Erceg	KO/TKO Punch	1	4:04	2 0	18 9	0 0	0 0
Jun. 03, 2023	UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi	L Amir Albazi	S-DEC	5	5:00	0 0	99 43	2 1	0 1
Jul. 30, 2022	UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2	L Brandon Moreno	KO/TKO Kick	3	4:34	0 1	53 58	1 0	0 0
Mar. 26, 2022	UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Daukaus	W Askar Askarov	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	51 27	0 2	0 2
Dec. 11, 2021	UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier	W Cody Garbrandt	KO/TKO Punches	1	3:21	2 0	23 9	0 0	0 0
Mar. 06, 2021	UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya	W Rogerio Bontorin	KO/TKO Punch	1	4:55	1 0	13 6	0 1	0 2
Sep. 26, 2020	UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa	L Brandon Royval	SUB Guillotine Choke	2	0:48	1 2	22 39	0 0	0 1
Feb. 22, 2020	UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker	W Tyson Nam	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	78 50	0 0	0 0
Dec. 14, 2019	UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington	L Brandon Moreno	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	82 91	0 0	0 0
Aug. 31, 2019	UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Zhang	W Mark De La Rosa	U-DEC	3	5:00	1 0	91 60	1 1	0 0
Feb. 09, 2019	UFC 234: Adesanya vs. Silva	W Raulian Paiva	S-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	58 67	2 0	0 1
Dec. 01, 2018	UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa	W Elias Garcia	U-DEC	3	5:00	1 1	86 16	0 1	0 2

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.