Kyoji Horiguchi (34-5, 19) was born in Takasaki, Gunma, Japan on October 12, 1990. At the age of 19 years on May 9, 2010, he made his professional MMA debut against Ranki Kawana, winning the fight via 2-round unanimous decision.
On October 19, 2013, 23-year old Kyoji Horiguchi made his UFC debut on his 13th professional MMA fight at UFC 166 against Dustin Pague, winning the fight in the 2nd round via TKO.
Horiguchi's last fight was a flyweight (Rizin Championship) title defense against Nkazimulo Zulu on December 31, 2024. He won the fight via 3rd-round unanimous decision and successfully defended the title. He is on a 5-fight winning streak.
He has fought eight times in the UFC, and has a record of 7 wins and 1 loss in the promotion.
Some of Kyoji Horiguchi's best fights have been against Kai Asakura, Shintaro Ishiwatari, Darrion Caldwell, Hiromasa Ougikubo, Hideo Tokoro, Ian McCall and Ben Nguyen.
Horiguchi has 5 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
40 | Dec 31, 2024 34 years, 2 months 34-5 (19) | Nkazimulo Zulu | Rizin | FL | 3 | UD | WIN Defended Rizin flyweight title |
39  | Jun 9, 2024 33 years, 7 months 33-5 (19) | 30 years, 9 months 23-6 (7) | Rizin | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
38 | Dec 31, 2023 33 years, 2 months 32-5 (19) | Makoto Takahashi | Rizin | FL | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke Won Rizin flyweight title |
37 | Jul 30, 2023 32 years, 9 months 31-5 (18) | Makoto Takahashi | Bellator | FL | 1 | NC | NC Accidental eye poke For Bellator World flyweight title |
36  | Dec 31, 2022 32 years, 2 months 31-5 (18) | 35 years, 8 months 25-6-2 (6) | Bellator | FL | 3 | UD | WIN |
35 | Sep 25, 2022 31 years, 11 months 30-5 (18) | Yuto Hokamura | Rizin | BT | 2 | CKO | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
34  | Apr 23, 2022 31 years, 6 months 29-5 (18) | 28 years, 8 months 15-1 (12) | Bellator | BT | 5 | UD | LOSS |
33 | Dec 3, 2021 31 years, 1 months 29-4 (18) | 28 years, 3 months 21-5 (6) | Bellator | BT | 4 | KO | LOSS Spinning backfist For Bellator World bantamweight title |
32  | Dec 31, 2020 30 years, 2 months 29-3 (18) | 27 years, 2 months 16-2 (12) | Rizin | BT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches Won Rizin bantamweight title |
31 | Aug 18, 2019 28 years, 10 months 28-3 (17) | 25 years, 9 months 12-1 (8) | Rizin | BT | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches |
30  | Jun 14, 2019 28 years, 8 months 28-2 (17) | 31 years, 5 months 13-2 (6) | Bellator | BT | 5 | UD | WIN Won Bellator World bantamweight title |
29  | Apr 21, 2019 28 years, 6 months 27-2 (17) | 30 years, 8 months 18-8 (15) | Rizin | BT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
28 | Dec 31, 2018 28 years, 2 months 26-2 (16) | 31 years 13-1 (6) | Rizin | BT | 3 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke Won Rizin bantamweight title |
27 | Jul 29, 2018 27 years, 9 months 25-2 (15) | Hiromasa Ougikubo | Rizin | BT | 2 | UD | WIN |
26  | May 6, 2018 27 years, 6 months 24-2 (15) | 33 years, 10 months 13-6-1 (7) | Rizin | BT | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
25  | Dec 31, 2017 27 years, 2 months 23-2 (14) | 32 years, 10 months 25-6-4 (10) | Rizin | BT | 2 | KO | WIN Punches |
24  | Dec 31, 2017 27 years, 2 months 22-2 (13) | 24 years, 1 months 11-1 (10) | Rizin | BT | 3 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
23 | Dec 29, 2017 27 years, 2 months 21-2 (12) | Gabriel Oliveira | Rizin | BT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
22  | Jul 30, 2017 26 years, 9 months 20-2 (11) | 39 years, 11 months 34-29-2 (25) | Rizin | BT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
21 | Apr 16, 2017 26 years, 6 months 19-2 (10) | Yuki Motoya | Rizin | FL | 2 | UD | WIN |
20  | Nov 19, 2016 26 years, 1 months 18-2 (10) | 31 years, 5 months 14-4 (9) | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | WIN |
19  | May 8, 2016 25 years, 6 months 17-2 (10) | 36 years, 8 months 16-11 (12) | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | WIN |
18  | Sep 27, 2015 24 years, 11 months 16-2 (10) | 30 years, 8 months 14-6 (7) | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | WIN |
17  | Apr 25, 2015 24 years, 6 months 15-2 (10) | 28 years, 8 months 14-2-1 (7) | UFC | FL | 5 | SUB | LOSS Armbar For UFC flyweight title |
16  | Jan 3, 2015 24 years, 2 months 15-1 (10) | 30 years, 4 months 6-3 (3) | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | WIN |
15 | Sep 20, 2014 23 years, 11 months 14-1 (10) | Jon delos Reyes | UFC | FL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
14  | May 10, 2014 23 years, 6 months 13-1 (9) | 26 years, 6 months 13-3 (10) | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | WIN |
13 | Oct 19, 2013 23 years 12-1 (9) | Dustin Pague | UFC | BT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
12 | Jun 22, 2013 22 years, 8 months 11-1 (8) | 28 years, 4 months 15-4-4 (7) | BT | 5 | TKO | WIN Punches Defended Shooto bantamweight title | |
11 | Mar 16, 2013 22 years, 5 months 10-1 (7) | 25 years, 11 months 10-2-2 (4) | BT | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke Won Shooto bantamweight title | |
10  | Dec 24, 2012 22 years, 2 months 9-1 (6) | 29 years, 3 months 16-9 (14) | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
9 | Jul 16, 2012 21 years, 9 months 8-1 (6) | Manabu Inoue | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
8 | Mar 10, 2012 21 years, 4 months 7-1 (6) | Tetsu Suzuki | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
7  | Jan 8, 2012 21 years, 2 months 6-1 (5) | 34 years 14-1-2 (5) | 3 | MD | LOSS | ||
6 | Sep 23, 2011 20 years, 11 months 6-0 (5) | Naohiro Mizuno | 2 | KO | WIN Punches | ||
5 | Jul 18, 2011 20 years, 9 months 5-0 (4) | Yuta Nezu | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | ||
4 | Apr 29, 2011 20 years, 6 months 4-0 (3) | Takahiro Hosoi | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
3 | Dec 18, 2010 20 years, 2 months 3-0 (2) | Seiji Akao | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches Won Shooto 2010 Rookie Tournament | ||
2 | Aug 7, 2010 19 years, 9 months 2-0 (1) | Keita Ishibashi | 1 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | ||
1 | May 9, 2010 19 years, 6 months 1-0 (0) | Ranki Kawana | 2 | UD | WIN |
