Kai Kara-France (25-12, 15) was born in Auckland, New Zealand on March 26, 1993. At the age of 17 years on November 27, 2010, he made his professional MMA debut against Ray Kaitiana, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On December 2, 2018, 25-year old Kai Kara-France made his UFC debut on his 26th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs. Tuivasa against Elias Garcia, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
Kara-France's last fight was a flyweight title fight against Alexandre Pantoja for Pantoja's UFC Championship title on June 28, 2025. He lost the fight via 3rd-round submission. He is on a 1-fight losing streak.
He has fought 13 times in the UFC, and has a record of 8 wins and 5 losses in the promotion.
Some of Kai Kara-France's best fights have been against Rogério Bontorin, Cody Garbrandt, Steve Erceg, Elias Garcia, Mark De La Rosa, Tyson Nam and Askar Askarov.
Kara-France has 12 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
38  | Jun 28, 2025 32 years, 3 months 25-12 (15) | 35 years, 2 months 29-5 (17) | UFC | FL | 3 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke For UFC flyweight title |
37  | Aug 18, 2024 31 years, 4 months 25-11 (15) | 29 years 12-2 (8) | UFC | FL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
36  | Jun 3, 2023 30 years, 2 months 24-11 (14) | 29 years, 7 months 16-1 (14) | UFC | FL | 5 | SD | LOSS |
35  | Jul 30, 2022 29 years, 4 months 24-10 (14) | 28 years, 7 months 19-6-2 (13) | UFC | FL | 3 | TKO | LOSS Body kick and punches For UFC flyweight title Interim |
34  | Mar 26, 2022 29 years 24-9 (14) | 29 years, 5 months 14-0-1 (10) | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | WIN |
33  | Dec 11, 2021 28 years, 8 months 23-9 (14) | 30 years, 5 months 12-4 (10) | UFC | FL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
32  | Mar 6, 2021 27 years, 11 months 22-9 (13) | 28 years, 10 months 16-2 (14) | UFC | FL | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
31  | Sep 27, 2020 27 years, 6 months 21-9 (12) | 28 years, 1 months 11-4 (10) | UFC | FL | 2 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke |
30  | Feb 23, 2020 26 years, 10 months 21-8 (12) | 36 years, 4 months 18-10-1 (11) | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | WIN |
29 | Dec 14, 2019 26 years, 8 months 20-8 (12) | 26 years 15-5-1 (11) | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
28  | Aug 31, 2019 26 years, 5 months 20-7 (12) | 25 years 11-2 (7) | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | WIN |
27  | Feb 10, 2019 25 years, 10 months 19-7 (12) | 23 years, 3 months 18-1 (6) | UFC | FL | 3 | SD | WIN |
26 | Dec 2, 2018 25 years, 8 months 18-7 (12) | Elias Garcia | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | WIN |
25 | Mar 4, 2018 24 years, 11 months 17-7 (12) | Shi Xiaoyu | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
24 | Nov 11, 2017 24 years, 7 months 16-7 (11) | Huoyixibai Chuhayifu | BT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
23  | May 20, 2017 24 years, 1 months 15-7 (11) | 23 years, 10 months 8-2 (1) | BT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
22 | Apr 22, 2017 24 years 14-7 (11) | Wu Ze | BT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
21 | Mar 31, 2017 24 years 13-7 (10) | Rodolfo Marques | BT | 3 | KO | WIN Punch | |
20 | Dec 29, 2016 23 years, 9 months 12-7 (9) | Tatsumitsu Wada | Rizin | FL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
19 | Mar 18, 2016 22 years, 11 months 12-6 (9) | Crisanto Pitpitunge | FL | 3 | TKO | WIN Cartwheel kick and punches | |
18 | Dec 4, 2015 22 years, 8 months 11-6 (8) | Josh Duenas | FL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
17 | Sep 27, 2015 22 years, 6 months 10-6 (7) | Shantaram Maharaj | FL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
16 | Jun 1, 2015 22 years, 2 months 9-6 (6) | Dindo Camansa | FL | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
15 | May 9, 2015 22 years, 1 months 8-6 (5) | Jang Ik-hwan | BT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
14 | Jan 18, 2015 21 years, 9 months 7-6 (4) | Ayideng Jumayi | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
13 | Oct 25, 2014 21 years, 6 months 7-5 (4) | Mark Striegl | BT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
12  | May 17, 2014 21 years, 1 months 7-4 (4) | 31 years, 5 months 13-4-2 (9) | BT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Brabo choke For AFC bantamweight title | |
11 | Jan 25, 2014 20 years, 9 months 7-3 (4) | Wu Tieyin | BT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
10 | Dec 14, 2013 20 years, 8 months 6-3 (4) | 31 years 13-4-2 (9) | BT | 2 | NC | NC Kara-france fell out of the ring | |
9 | Oct 23, 2013 20 years, 6 months 6-3 (4) | Wu Tieyin | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
8 | Sep 29, 2013 20 years, 6 months 5-3 (3) | Yudi Cahyadi | BT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
7 | Aug 4, 2013 20 years, 4 months 4-3 (3) | Kim Ho-joon | BT | 1 | KO | WIN Head kick | |
6  | Apr 27, 2013 20 years, 1 months 3-3 (2) | 23 years, 9 months 2-0 (1) | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
5 | Oct 13, 2012 19 years, 6 months 3-2 (2) | Caleb Lally | BT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
4 | Aug 24, 2012 19 years, 4 months 2-2 (2) | Sam Chan | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
3 | Mar 30, 2012 19 years 1-2 (1) | Agustin Delarmino | BT | 3 | KO | LOSS Punches | |
2  | Dec 2, 2011 18 years, 8 months 1-1 (1) | 29 years, 7 months 12-6 (10) | BT | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch | |
1 | Nov 27, 2010 17 years, 8 months 1-0 (1) | Ray Kaitiana | BT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
