Kyoji Horiguchi vs Asu Almabayev

Kyoji Horiguchi

Pro 36-6-0 (1 NC) | UFC 9-2-0

Flyweight

Asu Almabayev

Pro 24-3-0 | UFC 7-1-0

Age

35|32

Height

5'4"|5'4"

Reach

63"|65"

Stance

Orthodox|Orthodox

Career Statistics

Statistic	Kyoji Horiguchi	Asu Almabayev	Edge
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	47.6%	51.4%	—
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.6	2.3	◄
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.1	1.9	—
Strike Differential	1.6/min	0.3/min	◄
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	40.5%	45.8%	—
Takedown Defense	61.2%	44.4%	◄
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.7	4.7	►
Submission Attempts/15min	0.1	1.4	►
Control Time/15min	3:15	7:20	►
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	22.2%	0.0%	—
Submission % of Wins	11.1%	42.9%	—
Decision % of Wins	66.7%	57.1%	—
Avg Fight Time	13:52	13:02	—
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.6	0.1	—
Reversals/15min	0.0	0.1	—
Edges	3	3	3 even

Fight Dynamics

Career Striking Volume

Kyoji Horiguchi Asu Almabayev League median

Statistic	Kyoji Horiguchi	Asu Almabayev	Edge
Fight Shape
Fight Completion Rate	82.5%	80.3%	—
Avg Fight Time	13:52	13:02	—
% Fights Inside the Distance	45.5%	50.0%	—
Strength of UFC Schedule
Opponent UFC Win % (all)	65.0%	60.0%	◀
Opponent UFC Record (all)	39-21 (65.0%)	36-24 (60.0%)	—
Opponent Record (among wins)	23-17 (57.5%)	31-21 (59.6%)	—
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	60.5%	46.0%	—
% Time in Control	21.7%	48.9%	▶
% Time Controlled	17.8%	5.1%	▶
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	54.9%	90.5%	▶
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Landed / Min	4.22	3.21	◀
Distance Sig. Absorbed / Min	2.57	3.21	—
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+1.65	0.00	◀
Distance Strike Accuracy	42.4%	45.4%	—
Distance Strike Defense	69.1%	58.5%	◀
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes	1.45	0.79	◀
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.43	0.00	▶
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	2.28	7.50	—
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	2.65	0.94	—
Fade Index (R3 / R1 pace)	1.41	0.85	—

UFC fights only. Metrics with insufficient data show "—" and award no edge. Methodology →

Last 5 Fights (Averages)

Statistic	Kyoji Horiguchi	Asu Almabayev	Edge
Sig. Strike Accuracy	54.9%	46.7%	◄
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.9	2.2	◄
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	1.7	2.5	◄
Takedown Accuracy	48.0%	38.1%	—
Takedown Defense	85.0%	50.0%	◄
Control Time/Fight	4:11	4:56	—
Edges	4	0	2 even

Last 3 Fights

Kyoji Horiguchi

LOSS

vs. Manel Kape

UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi • Jun 2026Flyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 2:42

Kyoji Horiguchi27/5351%TD 2/5Ctrl 4:00

Manel Kape19/5634%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:10KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kyoji Horiguchi	8/15	53%	1/3	0:15	—
	Manel Kape	5/19	26%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Kyoji Horiguchi	11/15	73%	1/1	3:45	—
	Manel Kape	2/5	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Kyoji Horiguchi	8/23	35%	0/1	0:00	—
	Manel Kape	12/32	38%	0/0	0:10	1

WIN

vs. Amir Albazi

UFC Fight Night: Bautista vs. Oliveira • Feb 2026Flyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Kyoji Horiguchi73/13654%TD 0/2Ctrl 1:02

Amir Albazi16/6724%TD 0/7Ctrl 3:50

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kyoji Horiguchi	14/26	54%	0/1	0:48	—
	Amir Albazi	3/17	18%	0/2	0:27	—

R2	Kyoji Horiguchi	34/58	59%	0/0	0:14	—
	Amir Albazi	8/27	30%	0/1	1:10	—

R3	Kyoji Horiguchi	25/52	48%	0/1	0:00	—
	Amir Albazi	5/23	22%	0/4	2:13	—

WIN

vs. Tagir Ulanbekov

UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker • Nov 2025Flyweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 2:18

Kyoji Horiguchi49/7764%TD 0/1Ctrl 5:34KD 2

Tagir Ulanbekov6/2722%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:25

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kyoji Horiguchi	16/25	64%	0/1	0:00	—
	Tagir Ulanbekov	5/24	21%	1/1	1:25	—

R2	Kyoji Horiguchi	13/24	54%	0/0	3:32	—
	Tagir Ulanbekov	1/3	33%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Kyoji Horiguchi	20/28	71%	0/0	2:02	2
	Tagir Ulanbekov	0/0	—	0/0	0:00	—

Asu Almabayev

WIN

vs. Charles Johnson

UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Torres • Jun 2026Flyweight

Submission (Suloev Stretch) • Rd 3, 3:33

Asu Almabayev28/5155%TD 6/9Ctrl 8:48

Charles Johnson21/4547%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Asu Almabayev	8/17	47%	3/4	3:19	—
	Charles Johnson	4/11	36%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Asu Almabayev	14/27	52%	2/4	2:26	—
	Charles Johnson	15/30	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Asu Almabayev	6/7	86%	1/1	3:03	—
	Charles Johnson	2/4	50%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Alex Perez

UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker • Nov 2025Flyweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 3, 0:22

Asu Almabayev36/9040%TD 2/5Ctrl 1:12

Alex Perez40/9841%TD 3/5Ctrl 2:18

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Asu Almabayev	20/45	44%	1/3	0:58	—
	Alex Perez	18/60	30%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Asu Almabayev	13/40	32%	1/2	0:14	—
	Alex Perez	21/37	57%	3/4	2:18	—

R3	Asu Almabayev	3/5	60%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alex Perez	1/1	100%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Jose Ochoa

UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De Ridder • Jul 2025Flyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Asu Almabayev22/4252%TD 7/16Ctrl 9:26

Jose Ochoa26/4558%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:56

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Asu Almabayev	5/10	50%	3/6	3:16	—
	Jose Ochoa	10/18	56%	1/1	0:43	—

R2	Asu Almabayev	11/20	55%	2/5	3:47	—
	Jose Ochoa	5/9	56%	0/0	0:09	—

R3	Asu Almabayev	6/12	50%	2/5	2:23	—
	Jose Ochoa	11/18	61%	0/0	0:04	—

Common Opponents

vs. Manel Kape

Kyoji Horiguchi

LOSS

UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi • Jun 2026Flyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 2:42

Kyoji Horiguchi27/5351%TD 2/5Ctrl 4:00

Manel Kape19/5634%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:10KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kyoji Horiguchi	8/15	53%	1/3	0:15	—
	Manel Kape	5/19	26%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Kyoji Horiguchi	11/15	73%	1/1	3:45	—
	Manel Kape	2/5	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Kyoji Horiguchi	8/23	35%	0/1	0:00	—
	Manel Kape	12/32	38%	0/0	0:10	1

Asu Almabayev

LOSS

UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Almabayev • Mar 2025Flyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 2:16

Asu Almabayev40/8050%TD 0/6Ctrl 0:00

Manel Kape61/11553%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:29

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Asu Almabayev	14/28	50%	0/1	0:00	—
	Manel Kape	19/40	48%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Asu Almabayev	18/40	45%	0/1	0:00	—
	Manel Kape	14/27	52%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Asu Almabayev	8/12	67%	0/4	0:00	—
	Manel Kape	28/48	58%	0/0	0:29	—

Analysis Summary

Striking Volume: Kyoji Horiguchi is the busier striker, landing 3.6 significant strikes per minute vs 2.3. Their opponent absorbs 1.9 strikes per minute on average — Kyoji Horiguchi's output should find a target.

Grappling: Kyoji Horiguchi shoots at 40% accuracy but Asu Almabayev stops 44% of attempts — the takedown path looks difficult. Asu Almabayev shoots at 46% accuracy against Kyoji Horiguchi's 61% defense — Kyoji Horiguchi should keep it standing.

Control: Asu Almabayev controls 6:22 per fight on average vs 3:00 — sustained control shifts rounds and drains cardio.

Finish Threat: Both fighters trend toward decisions — Kyoji Horiguchi (67% of wins) and Asu Almabayev (57%).

Last updated: 2026-10-05 | Data source: UFCStats.com