Kyoji Horiguchi
Age
36
36
Current streak
1 losses
1 losses
Wins by
2 KO · 1 sub · 6 dec
2 KO · 1 sub · 6 dec
Key facts
- Record
- 9-2
- Division
- Flyweight
- Our rank
- #3
- Rating
- 1931 ± 173
- Style label
- power puncher
- Country
- Japan
- Height
- 65"
- Reach
- 66"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Date of birth
- 1990-10-12
Rating history
Style profile
Percentile within the division · the dashed ring is average · outward is always better
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The numbers behind it
Rates are per 15 minutes of fight time, adjusted for the quality of
what the opponent usually allows. Defence and accuracy figures are percentages. A wider ±
means fewer rounds of evidence, and on the chart it is the whisker along that axis.
| Metric | Kyoji Horiguchi | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Strikes landed /15 min | 52.5 ± 3.2 48th percentile | 51.5 |
| Strike avoidance absorbed /15 min | 44.9 ± 26.3 96th percentile | 53.2 |
| Takedown attempts /15 min | 4.64 ± 0.72 52nd percentile | 4.86 |
| Takedown defence % | 62 ± 14 46th percentile | 59 |
| Control time s /15 min | 231 ± 108 84th percentile | 197 |
| Striking defence % | 59 ± 13 96th percentile | 55 |
| Knockdowns /15 min | 0.77 ± 0.42 82nd percentile | 0.63 |
| Submission attempts /15 min | 0.48 ± 0.18 30th percentile | 0.54 |
| Metric | Kyoji Horiguchi | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Strikes landed /15 min | 61.2 ± 8.1 25th percentile | 62.0 |
| Strike avoidance absorbed /15 min | 51.9 ± 28.0 96th percentile | 54.8 |
| Takedown attempts /15 min | 4.24 ± 2.50 75th percentile | 3.98 |
| Takedown defence % | 60 ± 23 32nd percentile | 60 |
| Control time s /15 min | 193 ± 114 82nd percentile | 182 |
| Striking defence % | 54 ± 11 82nd percentile | 53 |
| Knockdowns /15 min | 1.15 ± 0.02 68th percentile | 1.15 |
| Submission attempts /15 min | 0.26 ± 0.26 39th percentile | 0.29 |
| Metric | Kyoji Horiguchi | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Strikes landed /15 min | 56.2 ± 4.0 50th percentile | 56.2 |
| Strike avoidance absorbed /15 min | 57.0 ± 13.5 59th percentile | 57.1 |
| Takedown attempts /15 min | 4.18 ± 0.87 68th percentile | 4.18 |
| Takedown defence % | 63 ± 38 32nd percentile | 63 |
| Control time s /15 min | 182 ± 98 50th percentile | 183 |
| Striking defence % | 49 ± 15 41st percentile | 49 |
| Knockdowns /15 min | 0.28 ± 0.02 50th percentile | 0.28 |
| Submission attempts /15 min | 0.21 ± 0.21 68th percentile | 0.22 |
Style-based strength score
Average predicted win probability against the current top 15 of this division: 53.4%. This never changes the ranking — it shows where the styles help or hurt.
Best matchups
- Brandon Royval — 68%
- Kai Kara-France — 66%
- Tagir Ulanbekov — 61%
Worst matchups
- Joshua Van — 45%
- Asu Almabayev — 41%
- Tatsuro Taira — 40%
UFC fight history
| L | Manel Kape
UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi · 2026-06-20 |
KO/TKO R3 |
| W | Amir Albazi
UFC Fight Night: Bautista vs. Oliveira · 2026-02-07 |
Decision - Unanimous R3 |
| W | Tagir Ulanbekov
UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker · 2025-11-22 |
Submission R3 |
| W | Ali Bagautinov
UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2 · 2016-11-19 |
Decision - Unanimous R3 |
| W | Neil Seery
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski · 2016-05-08 |
Decision - Unanimous R3 |
| W | Chico Camus
UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs Nelson · 2015-09-26 |
Decision - Unanimous R3 |
| L | Demetrious Johnson
UFC 186: Johnson vs Horiguchi · 2015-04-25 |
Submission R5 |
| W | Louis Gaudinot
UFC 182: Jones vs Cormier · 2015-01-03 |
Decision - Unanimous R3 |
| W | Jon Delos Reyes
UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Nelson · 2014-09-20 |
KO/TKO R1 |
| W | Darrell Montague
UFC Fight Night: Brown vs Silva · 2014-05-10 |
Decision - Unanimous R3 |
| W | Dustin Pague
UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 3 · 2013-10-19 |
KO/TKO R2 |