Kai Kara-France

Statistic	Kai Kara-France
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	40.2%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.5
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.2
Strike Differential	1.2/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	30.0%
Takedown Defense	83.9%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.6
Submission Attempts/15min	0.0
Control Time/15min	1:17
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	37.5%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	62.5%
Avg Fight Time	12:16
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.8
Reversals/15min	0.1

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	40.4%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.7
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.5
Takedown Accuracy	42.9%
Takedown Defense	81.2%
Control Time/Fight	0:20

LOSS

vs. Alexandre Pantoja

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 1:55 • UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira • Jun 2025

Kai Kara-France38/6757%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:10

Alexandre Pantoja42/7655%TD 3/6Ctrl 7:20

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kai Kara-France	8/13	62%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alexandre Pantoja	7/13	54%	1/2	4:45	—

R2	Kai Kara-France	22/42	52%	0/1	0:10	—
	Alexandre Pantoja	29/51	57%	1/2	1:04	—

R3	Kai Kara-France	8/12	67%	0/1	0:00	—
	Alexandre Pantoja	6/12	50%	1/2	1:31	—

WIN

vs. Steve Erceg

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 4:04 • UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya • Aug 2024

Kai Kara-France18/5135%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:08KD 2

Steve Erceg9/2931%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kai Kara-France	18/51	35%	0/0	0:08	2
	Steve Erceg	9/29	31%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Amir Albazi

Decision (Split) • Rd 5, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi • Jun 2023

Kai Kara-France99/28335%TD 2/2Ctrl 0:58

Amir Albazi43/14530%TD 1/9Ctrl 6:10

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kai Kara-France	13/40	32%	0/0	0:00	—
	Amir Albazi	6/23	26%	0/1	1:01	—

R2	Kai Kara-France	16/55	29%	0/0	0:00	—
	Amir Albazi	11/37	30%	0/1	0:17	—

R3	Kai Kara-France	9/19	47%	1/1	0:47	—
	Amir Albazi	3/9	33%	1/2	3:36	—

R4	Kai Kara-France	27/65	42%	1/1	0:11	—
	Amir Albazi	5/29	17%	0/2	0:23	—

R5	Kai Kara-France	34/104	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Amir Albazi	18/47	38%	0/3	0:53	—

LOSS

vs. Brandon Moreno

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 3, 4:34 • UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 • Jul 2022

Kai Kara-France53/11048%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:24

Brandon Moreno58/15138%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:45KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kai Kara-France	10/23	43%	0/0	0:00	—
	Brandon Moreno	7/26	27%	0/1	0:13	—

R2	Kai Kara-France	15/36	42%	0/0	0:00	—
	Brandon Moreno	16/49	33%	0/2	0:26	—

R3	Kai Kara-France	28/51	55%	1/2	0:24	—
	Brandon Moreno	35/76	46%	0/0	0:06	1

WIN

vs. Askar Askarov

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Daukaus • Mar 2022

Kai Kara-France51/13039%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Askar Askarov27/6045%TD 2/14Ctrl 5:14

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kai Kara-France	4/10	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Askar Askarov	3/4	75%	1/4	3:09	—

R2	Kai Kara-France	24/65	37%	0/0	0:00	—
	Askar Askarov	12/28	43%	1/7	0:58	—

R3	Kai Kara-France	23/55	42%	0/1	0:00	—
	Askar Askarov	12/28	43%	0/3	1:07	—

WIN

vs. Cody Garbrandt

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 3:21 • UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier • Dec 2021

Kai Kara-France23/4156%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:06KD 2

Cody Garbrandt9/1753%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:06

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kai Kara-France	23/41	56%	0/0	0:06	2
	Cody Garbrandt	9/17	53%	0/1	0:06	—

WIN

vs. Rogerio Bontorin

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 4:55 • UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya • Mar 2021

Kai Kara-France13/2259%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01KD 1

Rogerio Bontorin6/1735%TD 1/1Ctrl 3:15

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kai Kara-France	13/22	59%	0/0	0:01	1
	Rogerio Bontorin	6/17	35%	1/1	3:15	—

LOSS

vs. Brandon Royval

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 2, 0:48 • UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa • Sep 2020

Kai Kara-France22/3858%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:31KD 1

Brandon Royval39/7155%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:31KD 2

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kai Kara-France	13/28	46%	0/0	1:24	1
	Brandon Royval	31/56	55%	0/0	1:31	2

R2	Kai Kara-France	9/10	90%	0/1	0:07	—
	Brandon Royval	8/15	53%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Tyson Nam

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker • Feb 2020

Kai Kara-France78/25730%TD 0/4Ctrl 0:17

Tyson Nam50/15333%TD 0/4Ctrl 0:51

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kai Kara-France	19/78	24%	0/0	0:00	—
	Tyson Nam	13/53	25%	0/1	0:15	—

R2	Kai Kara-France	25/80	31%	0/1	0:17	—
	Tyson Nam	18/45	40%	0/0	0:09	—

R3	Kai Kara-France	34/99	34%	0/3	0:00	—
	Tyson Nam	19/55	35%	0/3	0:27	—

LOSS

vs. Brandon Moreno

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington • Dec 2019

Kai Kara-France82/23135%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Brandon Moreno91/27633%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kai Kara-France	29/71	41%	0/0	0:00	—
	Brandon Moreno	27/90	30%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Kai Kara-France	24/64	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Brandon Moreno	30/84	36%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Kai Kara-France	29/96	30%	0/0	0:00	—
	Brandon Moreno	34/102	33%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Mark De La Rosa

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Zhang • Aug 2019

Kai Kara-France91/19347%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:19KD 1

Mark De La Rosa60/19531%TD 1/7Ctrl 1:12

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kai Kara-France	22/43	51%	1/1	0:08	—
	Mark De La Rosa	16/48	33%	1/6	1:12	—

R2	Kai Kara-France	30/69	43%	0/0	0:11	1
	Mark De La Rosa	24/79	30%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Kai Kara-France	39/81	48%	0/0	0:00	—
	Mark De La Rosa	20/68	29%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Raulian Paiva

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 234: Adesanya vs. Silva • Feb 2019

Kai Kara-France58/16835%TD 2/7Ctrl 0:21

Raulian Paiva67/18436%TD 0/4Ctrl 1:39

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kai Kara-France	12/39	31%	0/0	0:00	—
	Raulian Paiva	16/39	41%	0/3	0:16	—

R2	Kai Kara-France	21/58	36%	0/4	0:03	—
	Raulian Paiva	25/68	37%	0/1	1:23	—

R3	Kai Kara-France	25/71	35%	2/3	0:18	—
	Raulian Paiva	26/77	34%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Elias Garcia

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa • Dec 2018

Kai Kara-France86/17848%TD 0/0Ctrl 9:32KD 1

Elias Garcia16/7322%TD 1/7Ctrl 0:28KD 1

▼ Rounds

Fighter Profile

Career Statistics

Last 5 Fights (Averages)

Fight History

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kai Kara-France	23/49	47%	0/0	3:35	—
	Elias Garcia	5/21	24%	0/2	0:02	1

R2	Kai Kara-France	38/65	58%	0/0	3:56	—
	Elias Garcia	6/22	27%	0/2	0:07	—

R3	Kai Kara-France	25/64	39%	0/0	2:01	1
	Elias Garcia	5/30	17%	1/3	0:19	—