Karate Kid
Kyoji Horiguchi
Career overview
Kyoji Horiguchi, known as "Karate Kid," holds a professional record of 36–5 (1 NC) and competes at 125 pounds in the flyweight division as an orthodox stance fighter. Standing 5'4" with a 63-inch reach, Horiguchi has built his career as a calculated striker and opportunistic grappler.
His career averages reveal a composed volume striker: 3.77 strikes landed per minute with 47% accuracy, while maintaining solid defensive awareness at 63% strike defense. He averages 1.61 takedowns per 15 minutes at 40% accuracy and defends takedowns at 61%, indicating a balanced approach between striking and wrestling rather than reliance on either discipline.
Recent fight results underscore his consistency—unanimous decisions over Neil Seery (May 2016), Ali Bagautinov (November 2016), and Chico Camus (September 2015), punctuated by knockout finishes against Jon Delos Reyes (KO, Round 1, 2014) and Dustin Pague (TKO, Round 2, 2013), and most recently a submission victory over Tagir Ulanbekov in Round 3 (November 2025). Horiguchi's 8-win streak from his recent fights demonstrates sustained excellence and versatility across all three phases of combat.