Kyoji Horiguchi
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Kyoji Horiguchi "Karate Kid" is a 36-6-0 decision specialist (1 NC). Most wins by decision.
Kyoji debuted Oct. 19, 2013 vs Dustin Pague (win). Longest win streak: 5. 14 years active (Oct. 19, 2013–Jun. 20, 2026).
Best wins: Amir Albazi (U-DEC R3, Feb. 07, 2026); Tagir Ulanbekov (SUB Rear Naked Choke R3, Nov. 22, 2025); Chico Camus (U-DEC R3, Sep. 26, 2015).
Kyoji Horiguchi (Japanese: 堀口 恭司, Horiguchi Kyōji; born October 12, 1990) is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently competing in the flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He formerly competed in the Flyweight and Bantamweight divisions of Rizin FF, where he was the inaugural Flyweight Champion and the inaugural and two-time Bantamweight Champion. He also competed in the Bantamweight division of Bellator MMA, where he was the Bantamweight World Champion. As of July 25, 2026, he is #8 in the Meta UFC flyweight rankings. A professional since 2010, Horiguchi competed from 20
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Fight history
| Date | Event | Result | Method | R | Time | KD | Str | TD | Sub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun. 20, 2026 | UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi | L Manel Kape | KO/TKO Punches | 3 | 2:42 | 0 1 | 27 19 | 2 0 | 0 0 |
| Feb. 07, 2026 | UFC Fight Night: Bautista vs. Oliveira | W Amir Albazi | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 73 16 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Nov. 22, 2025 | UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker | W Tagir Ulanbekov | SUB Rear Naked Choke | 3 | 2:18 | 2 0 | 49 6 | 0 1 | 1 1 |
| Nov. 19, 2016 | UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2 | W Ali Bagautinov | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 55 36 | 4 2 | 0 0 |
| May. 08, 2016 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski | W Neil Seery | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 2 0 | 72 40 | 6 0 | 0 1 |
| Sep. 26, 2015 | UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs Nelson | W Chico Camus | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 78 63 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Apr. 25, 2015 | UFC 186: Johnson vs Horiguchi | L Demetrious Johnson | SUB Armbar | 5 | 4:59 | 0 0 | 31 66 | 1 14 | 0 1 |
| Jan. 03, 2015 | UFC 182: Jones vs Cormier | W Louis Gaudinot | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 44 23 | 1 0 | 0 2 |
| Sep. 20, 2014 | UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Nelson | W Jon Delos Reyes | KO/TKO Punches | 1 | 3:48 | 0 0 | 31 13 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| May. 10, 2014 | UFC Fight Night: Brown vs Silva | W Darrell Montague | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 1 0 | 65 26 | 2 1 | 0 2 |
| Oct. 19, 2013 | UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 3 | W Dustin Pague | KO/TKO Punches | 2 | 3:51 | 1 0 | 30 9 | 1 1 | 0 1 |
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.