Fighter Profile
JPCountry
Kyoji Horiguchi
“Karate Kid”
#5 Flyweight
36-6-0 (1 NC)Record
36Age
5′4″Height
69″Reach
OrthodoxStance
American Top TeamTeam
JPCountryFlyweightDivision
Finish rate
KO/TKO
15 (42%)
Submission
6 (17%)
Decision
15 (42%)
36 wins — 6 losses, 0 draws, 1 no contest.
Upcoming Fight
Asu Almabayev
UFC Fight Night 294 · Sat, November 21, 2026 · 1:00 PM ET
Fight History
| Result | Opponent | Method | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Manel Kape | KO/TKOR3 · 2:42 | UFC Fight Night 279 - Kape vs. Horiguchi 2 | Sat, June 20, 2026 |
| W | Amir Albazi | Unanimous DecisionR3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night 266 - Bautista vs. Oliveira | Sat, February 7, 2026 |
| W | Tagir Ulanbekov | SubmissionR3 · 2:18 | UFC Fight Night 265 - Tsarukyan vs. Hooker | Sat, November 22, 2025 |
| W | Nkazimulo Zulu | Unanimous DecisionR3 · 5:00 | Rizin FF - Rizin Bangaichi / Rizin 49: Decade | Tue, December 31, 2024 |
| W | Sergio Pettis | Unanimous DecisionR3 · 5:00 | Rizin FF - Rizin 47 | Sun, June 9, 2024 |
| W | Makoto Takahashi | SubmissionR2 · 3:44 | Rizin FF - Rizin 45 | Sun, December 31, 2023 |
| NC | Makoto Takahashi | —R1 · 0:25 | Bellator MMA x Rizin 2 - Pitbull vs. de Souza | Sat, July 29, 2023 |
| W | Hiromasa Ougikubo | Unanimous DecisionR3 · 5:00 | Rizin FF - Rizin 40: Bellator MMA vs. Rizin | Sat, December 31, 2022 |
| W | Yuto Hokamura | SubmissionR2 · 2:59 | Rizin FF - Super Rizin / Rizin 38 | Sun, September 25, 2022 |
| L | Patrick Mix | Unanimous DecisionR5 · 5:00 | Bellator 279 - Cyborg vs. Blencowe 2 | Sat, April 23, 2022 |
| L | Sergio Pettis | KO/TKOR4 · 3:24 | Bellator 272 - Pettis vs. Horiguchi | Fri, December 3, 2021 |
| W | Kai Asakura | KO/TKOR1 · 2:48 | Rizin FF - Rizin 26 | Thu, December 31, 2020 |
| L | Kai Asakura | KO/TKOR1 · 1:07 | Rizin FF - Rizin 18 | Sun, August 18, 2019 |
| W | Darrion Caldwell | Unanimous DecisionR5 · 5:00 | Bellator 222 - MacDonald vs. Gracie | Fri, June 14, 2019 |
| W | Ben Nguyen | KO/TKOR1 · 2:53 | Rizin 15 | Sun, April 21, 2019 |
| W | Darrion Caldwell | SubmissionR3 · 1:19 | Rizin 14 | Mon, December 31, 2018 |
| W | Hiromasa Ougikubo | Unanimous DecisionR2 · 5:00 | Rizin FF - Rizin 11 | Sun, July 29, 2018 |
| W | Ian McCall | KO/TKOR1 · 0:09 | Rizin FF - Rizin 10 | Sun, May 6, 2018 |
| W | Shintaro Ishiwatari | KO/TKOR2 · 0:14 | Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2017 - Bantamweight Tournament: Final Round | Sun, December 31, 2017 |
| W | Manel Kape | SubmissionR3 · 4:27 | Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2017 - Bantamweight Tournament: Final Round | Sun, December 31, 2017 |
| W | Gabriel Leite de Oliveira | KO/TKOR1 · 4:30 | Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2017 - Bantamweight Tournament: 2nd Round | Fri, December 29, 2017 |
| W | Hideo Tokoro | KO/TKOR1 · 1:49 | Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2017 - Bantamweight Tournament: 1st Round | Sun, July 30, 2017 |
| W | Yuki Motoya | Unanimous DecisionR2 · 5:00 | Rizin 5 - Rizin 2017 in Yokohama: Sakura | Sun, April 16, 2017 |
| W | Ali Bagautinov | Unanimous DecisionR3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night 99 - Mousasi vs. Hall 2 | Sat, November 19, 2016 |
| W | Neil Seery | Unanimous DecisionR3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night 87 - Overeem vs. Arlovski | Sun, May 8, 2016 |
| W | Chico Camus | Unanimous DecisionR3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night 75 - Barnett vs. Nelson | Sat, September 26, 2015 |
| L | Demetrious Johnson | SubmissionR5 · 4:59 | UFC 186 | Sat, April 25, 2015 |
| W | Louis Gaudinot | Unanimous DecisionR3 · 5:00 | UFC 182 - Jones vs. Cormier | Sat, January 3, 2015 |
| W | Jon delos Reyes | KO/TKOR1 · 3:48 | UFC Fight Night 52 - Hunt vs. Nelson | Sat, September 20, 2014 |
| W | Darrell Montague | Unanimous DecisionR3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night 40 - Brown vs. Silva | Sat, May 10, 2014 |
| W | Dustin Pague | KO/TKOR2 · 3:51 | UFC 166 - Velasquez vs. Dos Santos 3 | Sat, October 19, 2013 |
| W | Shintaro Ishiwatari | KO/TKOR5 · 0:41 | Vale Tudo Japan - VTJ 2nd | Sat, June 22, 2013 |
| W | Hiromasa Ougikubo | SubmissionR2 · 1:35 | Shooto - 2nd Round 2013 | Sat, March 16, 2013 |
| W | Ian Loveland | Unanimous DecisionR3 · 5:00 | Vale Tudo Japan - VTJ 1st | Mon, December 24, 2012 |
| W | Manabu Inoue | Unanimous DecisionR3 · 5:00 | Shooto - 8th Round | Mon, July 16, 2012 |
| W | Tetsu Suzuki | KO/TKOR1 · 2:06 | Shooto - 3rd Round | Sat, March 10, 2012 |
| L | Masakatsu Ueda | Majority DecisionR3 · 5:00 | Shooto - Survivor Tournament Final | Sun, January 8, 2012 |
| W | Naohiro Mizuno | KO/TKOR2 · 3:26 | Shooto - Shootor's Legacy 4 | Fri, September 23, 2011 |
| W | Yuta Nezu | KO/TKOR1 · 3:17 | Shooto - Shootor's Legacy 3 | Mon, July 18, 2011 |
| W | Takahiro Hosoi | KO/TKOR1 · 1:06 | Shooto - Shooto Tradition 2011 | Fri, April 29, 2011 |
| W | Seiji Akao | KO/TKOR2 · 0:43 | Shooto - The Rookie Tournament 2010 Final | Sat, December 18, 2010 |
| W | Keita Ishibashi | KO/TKOR1 · 2:23 | Shooto - Gig Tokyo 5 | Sat, August 7, 2010 |
| W | Ranki Kawana | Unanimous DecisionR2 · 5:00 | Shooto - Kitazawa Shooto Vol. 3 | Sun, May 9, 2010 |
