Flyweight

Kyoji Horiguchi

Last fought: Jun 2026

RECORD

Pro

36-6-0 (1 NC)

UFC

9-2-0

Age

Height

5'4"

Weight

125 lbs

Reach

63"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	13:52
Fight Completion Rate	82.5%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.77
% Fights Inside the Distance	45.5%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	39-21 (65.0%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	23-17 (57.5%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	16-4 (80.0%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	60.5%
% Time in Control	21.7%
% Time Controlled	17.8%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	54.9%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	4.22
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	2.57
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+1.65
Distance Strike Accuracy	42.4%
Distance Strike Defense	69.1%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	1.45
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.43
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	2.28
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	2.65
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	0.45
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.41

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Flyweight field

Kyoji Horiguchi League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Kyoji Horiguchi
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	47.6%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.6
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.1
Strike Differential	1.6/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	40.5%
Takedown Defense	61.2%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.7
Submission Attempts/15min	0.1
Control Time/15min	3:15
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	22.2%
Submission % of Wins	11.1%
Decision % of Wins	66.7%
Avg Fight Time	13:52
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.6
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	54.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.9
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	1.7
Takedown Accuracy	48.0%
Takedown Defense	85.0%
Control Time/Fight	4:11

Fight History

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	—

WIN

vs. Ali Bagautinov

UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2 • Nov 2016Flyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Kyoji Horiguchi55/9260%TD 4/9Ctrl 4:32

Ali Bagautinov36/8443%TD 2/6Ctrl 2:50

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kyoji Horiguchi	9/15	60%	1/4	2:05	—
	Ali Bagautinov	13/18	72%	2/2	0:54	—

R2	Kyoji Horiguchi	12/27	44%	2/4	1:58	—
	Ali Bagautinov	11/27	41%	0/1	0:19	—

R3	Kyoji Horiguchi	34/50	68%	1/1	0:29	—
	Ali Bagautinov	12/39	31%	0/3	1:37	—

WIN

vs. Neil Seery

UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski • May 2016Flyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Kyoji Horiguchi72/14550%TD 6/8Ctrl 5:47KD 2

Neil Seery40/10140%TD 0/5Ctrl 0:24

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kyoji Horiguchi	25/52	48%	2/2	2:26	2
	Neil Seery	10/20	50%	0/1	0:08	—

R2	Kyoji Horiguchi	24/47	51%	2/4	1:25	—
	Neil Seery	12/42	29%	0/2	0:00	—

R3	Kyoji Horiguchi	23/46	50%	2/2	1:56	—
	Neil Seery	18/39	46%	0/2	0:16	—

WIN

vs. Chico Camus

UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs Nelson • Sep 2015Flyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Kyoji Horiguchi78/22435%TD 0/5Ctrl 0:20

Chico Camus63/19133%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:24

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kyoji Horiguchi	27/60	45%	0/2	0:00	—
	Chico Camus	12/41	29%	0/0	0:24	—

R2	Kyoji Horiguchi	34/98	35%	0/2	0:03	—
	Chico Camus	14/54	26%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Kyoji Horiguchi	17/66	26%	0/1	0:17	—
	Chico Camus	37/96	39%	0/3	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Demetrious Johnson

UFC 186: Johnson vs Horiguchi • Apr 2015FlyweightTITLE

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 5, 4:59

Kyoji Horiguchi31/9134%TD 1/5Ctrl 1:02

Demetrious Johnson66/12155%TD 14/22Ctrl 13:43

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kyoji Horiguchi	8/22	36%	0/0	0:01	—
	Demetrious Johnson	14/24	58%	1/3	1:43	—

R2	Kyoji Horiguchi	7/23	30%	1/2	0:35	—
	Demetrious Johnson	13/34	38%	5/6	2:37	—

R3	Kyoji Horiguchi	7/15	47%	0/0	0:00	—
	Demetrious Johnson	10/19	53%	2/5	3:13	—

R4	Kyoji Horiguchi	7/23	30%	0/3	0:26	—
	Demetrious Johnson	18/31	58%	1/3	1:50	—

R5	Kyoji Horiguchi	2/8	25%	0/0	0:00	—
	Demetrious Johnson	11/13	85%	5/5	4:20	—

WIN

vs. Louis Gaudinot

UFC 182: Jones vs Cormier • Jan 2015Flyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Kyoji Horiguchi44/10841%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:58

Louis Gaudinot23/8926%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kyoji Horiguchi	11/27	41%	0/0	0:26	—
	Louis Gaudinot	8/29	28%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Kyoji Horiguchi	17/35	49%	1/2	1:02	—
	Louis Gaudinot	8/21	38%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Kyoji Horiguchi	16/46	35%	0/0	0:30	—
	Louis Gaudinot	7/39	18%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Jon Delos Reyes

UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Nelson • Sep 2014Flyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 3:48

Kyoji Horiguchi31/4372%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:16

Jon Delos Reyes13/2552%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kyoji Horiguchi	31/43	72%	0/0	2:16	—
	Jon Delos Reyes	13/25	52%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Darrell Montague

UFC Fight Night: Brown vs Silva • May 2014Flyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Kyoji Horiguchi65/14744%TD 2/2Ctrl 2:47KD 1

Darrell Montague26/10525%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:57

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kyoji Horiguchi	10/26	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Darrell Montague	5/23	22%	1/1	0:38	—

R2	Kyoji Horiguchi	31/63	49%	1/1	1:30	1
	Darrell Montague	13/34	38%	0/1	0:19	—

R3	Kyoji Horiguchi	24/58	41%	1/1	1:17	—
	Darrell Montague	8/48	17%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Dustin Pague

UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 3 • Oct 2013Bantamweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 3:51

Kyoji Horiguchi30/5060%TD 1/3Ctrl 3:52KD 1

Dustin Pague9/1560%TD 1/1Ctrl 3:29

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Kyoji Horiguchi	7/10	70%	0/2	0:41	—
	Dustin Pague	5/8	62%	1/1	3:07	—

R2	Kyoji Horiguchi	23/40	57%	1/1	3:11	1
	Dustin Pague	4/7	57%	0/0	0:22	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com