Kyoji Horiguchi vs Louis Gaudinot — Fight recap

Kyoji Horiguchi earned a unanimous decision victory over Louis Gaudinot across three rounds on January 3, 2015, with referee Herb Dean officiating. Horiguchi's striking volume proved decisive, landing 44 significant strikes at 40% accuracy compared to Gaudinot's 23 at 25%, while controlling 1:58 of cage time to Gaudinot's zero.

The Japanese flyweight secured one takedown on two attempts and maintained superior output throughout, particularly in head strikes where he connected on 30 of 89 attempts. Gaudinot attempted two submissions but failed to establish meaningful grappling control, landing only 6 significant head strikes and 15 leg strikes in a largely reactive effort.

Horiguchi's well-rounded striking game and positional control set the tone for the decision, demonstrating his technical superiority in the striking exchanges and clinch work.