Fighter Profile›Flyweight

“Karate Kid”

Kyoji Horiguchi

36-5 (1 NC)10 UFC

Balanced

Form

· 5W

Hot Streak

Title Fight

Output Builds Late

Moderate Wear

5'4"ht·63"reach·Orthodoxstance·35age

Last fightWAmir Albazi·U-DEC·R3·3mo ago

Fighter Context

9–1UFC·

2KO

1Sub

6Dec

14.0min/fight

140UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

4–1(5 fights)

25%finish rate

+1.9str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+1.64

Positive

92%ile

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.214

Average

64%ile

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

Durability

Ironclad

98%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

72%

Dominant

88%ile

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

Striking

Horiguchi

Head Hunter

Flyweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min3.77

Str. Accuracy47%

528UFC landed/1,113attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

−1.6 vs avg2.13

Str. Defense63%

KD Rate / fight0.60

6UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fightNone on record

CQ KO Power

Above Avg64%ile1.14

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

75%

Body

16%

Leg

By Position

Distance70%

Clinch14%

Ground17%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 110 rounds	Round 29 rounds	Round 38 rounds	Round 41 round	Round 5
Avg. Landed	16	22	21	7	—
Avg. Absorbed	9	9	12	18	—
Avg. Net	+7	+12	+9	-11	—

Grappling

Horiguchi

G&P Threat

·175s ctrlActive Control

Flyweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.61

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY3.97

TD Accuracy40%

15UFC landed/37attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.10

1UFC wins/1attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense61%

30UFC defended/49opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Rarely Tapped

Finishing

Finish Rate

33%

Decision Fighter

div avg 45%

How They Lose

1UFC loss

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO2 / 9

Submission1 / 9

Decision6 / 9

KD → Finish

1/4Low

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO0 / 1

Submission1 / 1

Decision0 / 1

Loss Pattern

Tapped out in R5

Versatile finisher. 2 KOs and 1 sub across multiple rounds

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

SUB W

SUB L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

—

More data needed.

Decision Margin

2.7pts

W6 dec

—

L0 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

6UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Layoff

Div. change

sig. strikes trending up. Averaging 25 more in second half of career

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

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=10

R2n=9

R3n=8

Outputsig strikes / min

3.2

4.5

Absorbedsig strikes / min

1.8

1.9

2.6

Diff

+1.4

+2.5

+1.9

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

▲Str. Diff+0.62 idxL3

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

Elite oppVeteran opp

Horiguchi — 10 UFC Fights

Result

Method

10 fights

Amir Albazi

U-DEC R3Feb '26

+57

·73 SS (54%)·16 abs·0/2 td·62s ctrl

Tagir Ulanbekov

SUB R3 · 2:18Nov '25

+43

·49 SS (64%)·6 abs·0/1 td·1 td taken·334s ctrl·2 kd landed·1 sub att

↵ 108mo layoff

Ali Bagautinov

U-DEC R3Nov '16

+19

·55 SS (60%)·36 abs·4/9 td·2 td taken·272s ctrl

Neil Seery

U-DEC R3May '16

+32

·72 SS (50%)·40 abs·6/8 td·347s ctrl·2 kd landed

Chico Camus

U-DEC R3Sep '15

+15

·78 SS (35%)·63 abs·0/5 td·20s ctrl

Demetrious JohnsonVeteran

TITLE

SUB R5 · 4:59Apr '15

-35

·31 SS (34%)·66 abs·1/5 td·14 td taken·62s ctrl

Louis Gaudinot

U-DEC R3Jan '15

+21

·44 SS (41%)·23 abs·1/2 td·118s ctrl

Jon Delos Reyes

KO/TKO R1 · 3:48Sep '14

+18

·31 SS (72%)·13 abs·136s ctrl

Darrell Montague

U-DEC R3May '14

+39

·65 SS (44%)·26 abs·2/2 td·1 td taken·167s ctrl·1 kd landed

Dustin Pague

KO/TKO R2 · 3:51Oct '13

+21

·30 SS (60%)·9 abs·1/3 td·1 td taken·232s ctrl·1 kd landed

All Fighters

Flyweight

“Karate Kid”

Kyoji Horiguchi

36-5 (1 NC)10 UFC

Form

5'4"ht·63"reach·Orthodoxstance·35age

Last fightWAmir Albazi·U-DEC·3mo ago

Fighter Context

9–1UFC·

2KO

1Sub

6Dec

14.0min/fight

140UFC min

vs. Winning Record4–1

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+1.64

92%ile

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.214

64%ile

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

Durability

98%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

72%

88%ile

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

Striking

Horiguchi

Flyweight avg

Head Hunter

Sig. Strikes / Min3.77

Str. Accuracy47%

528UFC landed/1,113attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

−1.6 vs avg2.13

Str. Defense63%

KD Rate / Fight0.60

6UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / FightNone on record

CQ KO Power

Above Avg64%ile1.14

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

75%

Body

16%

Leg

By Position

Dist70%

Clinch14%

Ground17%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=10	R2 n=9	R3 n=8	R4 n=1	R5
Landed	16	22	21	7	—
Absorbed	9	9	12	18	—
Net	+7	+12	+9	-11	—

Grappling

Horiguchi

Flyweight avg

G&P Threat

175s ctrlActive Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.61

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY3.97

TD Accuracy40%

15UFC landed/37attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.10

1UFC wins/1attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense61%

30UFC defended/49opp. attempts

Sub Defense1 loss / 8 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

33%

Decision Fighter

Win Methods

2KO/TKO

1Sub

6Dec

Loss Methods

0KO/TKO

1Sub

0Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

Sub (W)

Sub (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

—More data needed.

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

2.7pts

W6 dec

—

L0 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

6UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=10

R2n=9

R3n=8

Outputsig strikes / min

3.2

4.5

Absorbedsig strikes / min

1.8

1.9

2.6

Diff

+1.4

+2.5

+1.9

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

Horiguchi — UFC Fight Log

Amir Albazi

U-DEC·R3·Feb '26

73 SS (54%)·16 abs·0/2 td·62s ctrl

Tagir Ulanbekov

SUB·R3·Nov '25

49 SS (64%)·6 abs·0/1 td·1 td taken·334s ctrl·2 kd·1 sub

Ali Bagautinov

U-DEC·R3·Nov '16

55 SS (60%)·36 abs·4/9 td·2 td taken·272s ctrl

Neil Seery

U-DEC·R3·May '16

72 SS (50%)·40 abs·6/8 td·347s ctrl·2 kd

Chico Camus

U-DEC·R3·Sep '15

78 SS (35%)·63 abs·0/5 td·20s ctrl

Demetrious JohnsonVeteranTITLE

SUB·R5·Apr '15

31 SS (34%)·66 abs·1/5 td·14 td taken·62s ctrl

Louis Gaudinot

U-DEC·R3·Jan '15

44 SS (41%)·23 abs·1/2 td·118s ctrl

Jon Delos Reyes

KO/TKO·R1·Sep '14

31 SS (72%)·13 abs·136s ctrl

Round 110 rounds

Round 29 rounds

Round 38 rounds

Round 41 round

Round 5

Avg. Landed

—

Avg. Absorbed

—

Avg. Net

+12

-11

—

n=10

n=9

n=8

n=1

Landed

—

Absorbed

—

Net

+12

-11

—