Fighter Profile›Flyweight

“Don't Blink”

Kai Kara-France

25-12 (1 NC)13 UFC

Pressure Fighter

Form

Declining

3× Title

3× 5R

Output Builds Late

5'4"ht·69"reach·Orthodoxstance·33age

Last fightLAlexandre Pantoja·SUB·R3·10mo ago

Fighter Context

8–5UFC·

3KO

0Sub

5Dec

12.3min/fight

160UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

5–5(10 fights)

60%finish rate

+0.7str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+1.22

Positive

86%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.056

Passive

18%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Durable

58%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

62%

Strong

70%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Kara-France

Distance Striker

Flyweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min4.46

Str. Accuracy40%

712UFC landed/1,769attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

−0.5 vs avg3.24

Str. Defense64%

KD Rate / fight0.61

8UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.31

CQ KO Power

Above Avg62%ile1.12

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

64%

Body

15%

Leg

22%

By Position

Distance86%

Clinch2%

Ground12%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 113 rounds	Round 210 rounds	Round 39 rounds	Round 41 round	Round 51 round
Avg. Landed	16	22	24	27	34
Avg. Absorbed	12	18	18	5	18
Avg. Net	+4	+5	+7	+22	+16

Grappling

Kara-France·64s ctrlAverage Control

Flyweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.56

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY1.88

TD Accuracy30%

6UFC landed/20attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense83%

47UFC defended/56opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Rarely Tapped

Finishing

Finish Rate

38%

Decision Fighter

div avg 45%

How They Lose

5UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO3 / 8

Submission0 / 8

Decision5 / 8

KD → Finish

3/6Moderate

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO1 / 5

Submission2 / 5

Decision2 / 5

Loss Pattern

2 of 5 losses by finish in R3+

Explosive starter. 3 KOs, all in R1

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

SUB L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

17%

1 of 6 rounds won following a lost round

Decision Margin

2.8pts

W4 dec

1.0pts

L2 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

5UD

2SD

0MD

29%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

sig. strikes trending down. Averaging 27 less in second half of career

13 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=13

R2n=10

R3n=9

Outputsig strikes / min

3.3

4.9

5.3

Absorbedsig strikes / min

2.5

3.9

Diff

+0.8

+1.0

+1.4

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Last 8 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▲TD Acc+44%L3

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Kara-France — 13 UFC Fights

Result

Method

13 fights

Alexandre PantojaVeteran

TITLE

SUB R3 · 1:55Jun '25

-4

·38 SS (57%)·42 abs·0/2 td·3 td taken·10s ctrl

Steve Erceg

KO/TKO R1 · 4:04Aug '24

·18 SS (35%)·9 abs·8s ctrl·2 kd landed

Amir Albazi

TITLE

S-DEC R5Jun '23

+56

·99 SS (35%)·43 abs·2/2 td·1 td taken·58s ctrl

Brandon Moreno

TITLE

KO/TKO R3 · 4:34Jul '22

-5

·53 SS (48%)·58 abs·1/2 td·24s ctrl·1 kd taken

Askar Askarov

U-DEC R3Mar '22

+24

·51 SS (39%)·27 abs·0/1 td·2 td taken

Cody Garbrandt

KO/TKO R1 · 3:21Dec '21

+14

·23 SS (56%)·9 abs·6s ctrl·2 kd landed

Rogerio Bontorin

KO/TKO R1 · 4:55Mar '21

·13 SS (59%)·6 abs·1 td taken·1 kd landed

Brandon Royval

SUB R2 · 0:48Sep '20

-17

·22 SS (58%)·39 abs·0/1 td·91s ctrl·1 kd landed·2 kd taken

Tyson Nam

U-DEC R3Feb '20

+28

·78 SS (30%)·50 abs·0/4 td·17s ctrl

Brandon Moreno

U-DEC R3Dec '19

-9

·82 SS (35%)·91 abs

All Fighters

Flyweight

“Don't Blink”

Kai Kara-France

25-12 (1 NC)13 UFC

Form

5'4"ht·69"reach·Orthodoxstance·33age

Last fightLAlexandre Pantoja·SUB·10mo ago

Fighter Context

8–5UFC·

3KO

0Sub

5Dec

12.3min/fight

160UFC min

vs. Winning Record5–5

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+1.22

86%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.056

18%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

58%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

62%

70%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Kara-France

Flyweight avg

Distance Striker

Sig. Strikes / Min4.46

Str. Accuracy40%

712UFC landed/1,769attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

−0.5 vs avg3.24

Str. Defense64%

KD Rate / Fight0.61

8UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.31

CQ KO Power

Above Avg62%ile1.12

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

64%

Body

15%

Leg

22%

By Position

Dist86%

Clinch2%

Ground12%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=13	R2 n=10	R3 n=9	R4 n=1	R5 n=1
Landed	16	22	24	27	34
Absorbed	12	18	18	5	18
Net	+4	+5	+7	+22	+16

Grappling

Kara-France

Flyweight avg

64s ctrlAverage Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.56

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY1.88

TD Accuracy30%

6UFC landed/20attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense83%

47UFC defended/56opp. attempts

Sub Defense2 loss / 11 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

38%

Decision Fighter

Win Methods

3KO/TKO

0Sub

5Dec

Loss Methods

1KO/TKO

2Sub

2Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Sub (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

17%1 of 6 rounds

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

2.8pts

W4 dec

1.0pts

L2 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

5UD

2SD

0MD

29%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=13

R2n=10

R3n=9

Outputsig strikes / min

3.3

4.9

5.3

Absorbedsig strikes / min

2.5

3.9

Diff

+0.8

+1.0

+1.4

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Kara-France — UFC Fight Log

Alexandre PantojaVeteranTITLE

SUB·R3·Jun '25

38 SS (57%)·42 abs·0/2 td·3 td taken·10s ctrl

Steve Erceg

KO/TKO·R1·Aug '24

18 SS (35%)·9 abs·8s ctrl·2 kd

Amir AlbaziTITLE

S-DEC·R5·Jun '23

99 SS (35%)·43 abs·2/2 td·1 td taken·58s ctrl

Brandon MorenoTITLE

KO/TKO·R3·Jul '22

53 SS (48%)·58 abs·1/2 td·24s ctrl·1 kd taken

Askar Askarov

U-DEC·R3·Mar '22

51 SS (39%)·27 abs·0/1 td·2 td taken

Cody Garbrandt

KO/TKO·R1·Dec '21

23 SS (56%)·9 abs·6s ctrl·2 kd

Rogerio Bontorin

KO/TKO·R1·Mar '21

13 SS (59%)·6 abs·1 td taken·1 kd

Brandon Royval

SUB·R2·Sep '20

22 SS (58%)·39 abs·0/1 td·91s ctrl·1 kd·2 kd taken

Round 113 rounds

Round 210 rounds

Round 39 rounds

Round 41 round

Round 51 round

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

+22

+16

n=13

n=10

n=9

n=1

Landed

Absorbed

Net

+22

+16