#5Kyoji Horiguchi

Flyweight · 36-6 (1 NC) · orthodox

Last 5
LWWWW
Height
5'4"
162.56 cm
Reach
5'3"
160.02 cm
Age
36
Elo Rating
1628.7

Scouting report

Career stats ranked against 67 Flyweight fighters in our database with 5+ UFC fights. The tick marks the division median.

Strengths

  • Absorbs only 2.08 significant strikes per minute — better than 87% of Flyweight fighters
  • Avoids 64% of opponents' significant strikes — better than 87% of Flyweight fighters

Weaknesses

  • Attempts just 0.10 submissions per 15 minutes — worse than 88% of Flyweight fighters

Striking

  • Strikes landed / min
    3.64
    Top 38%
  • Striking accuracy
    47%
    Top 37%
  • Strikes absorbed / min
    2.08
    Top 13%
  • Striking defense
    64%
    Top 13%

Grappling

  • Takedowns / 15 min
    1.67
    Top 43%
  • Takedown accuracy
    40%
    Top 36%
  • Takedown defense
    61%
    Bottom 41%
  • Submission attempts / 15 min
    0.10
    Bottom 12%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1561, higher than 72% of Flyweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1629).

Last 5 — Fight Time
051015202515:00Seery15:00Bagautinov12:18Ulanbekov15:00Albazi12:42Kape
Win Loss Draw/NC

Fight History

UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi
2026-06-20 · KO/TKO, R3 2:42
UFC Fight Night: Bautista vs. Oliveira
2026-02-07 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker
2025-11-22 · Submission, R3 2:18
UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2
2016-11-19 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski
2016-05-08 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs Nelson
2015-09-26 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC 186: Johnson vs Horiguchi
2015-04-25 · Submission, R5 4:59
UFC 182: Jones vs Cormier
2015-01-03 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Nelson
2014-09-20 · KO/TKO, R1 3:48
UFC Fight Night: Brown vs Silva
2014-05-10 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 3
2013-10-19 · KO/TKO, R2 3:51