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Japan
Takasaki, Gunma
Kyoji Horiguchi
AGE
34
/
Oct 12, 1990
HEIGHT
5'5"
/
165.1 cm
WEIGHT
134 lbs
/
60.78 kg
ASSOCIATION
American Top Team
CLASS
Bantamweight
Wins
33
KO
/
TKO
15
45%
SUBMISSIONS
5
15%
DECISIONS
13
39%
Losses
5
KO
/
TKO
2
40%
SUBMISSIONS
1
20%
DECISIONS
2
40%
N/C
1
Upcoming Fights
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December 31, 2024
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan
Kyoji Horiguchi
33-5-0 (WIN-LOSS-DRAW)
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FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
win
Sergio Pettis
Rizin FF - Rizin 47
Jun / 09 / 2024
Decision (Unanimous)
Masato Fukuda
3
5:00
win
Makoto Takahashi
Rizin FF - Rizin 45
Dec / 31 / 2023
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Minoru Toyonaga
2
3:44
NC
Makoto Takahashi
Bellator MMA x Rizin 2 - Pitbull vs. de Souza
Jul / 29 / 2023
No Contest (Accidental Eye Poke)
Jason Herzog
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1
0:25
win
Hiromasa Ougikubo
Rizin FF - Rizin 40: Bellator MMA vs. Rizin
Dec / 31 / 2022
Decision (Unanimous)
Jason Herzog
3
5:00
win
Yuto Hokamura
Rizin FF - Super Rizin / Rizin 38
Sep / 25 / 2022
Technical Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
Masato Fukuda
2
2:59
loss
Patrick Mix
Bellator 279 - Cyborg vs. Blencowe 2
Apr / 23 / 2022
Decision (Unanimous)
Chris West
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5
5:00
loss
Sergio Pettis
Bellator 272 - Pettis vs. Horiguchi
Dec / 03 / 2021
KO (Spinning Backfist)
Todd Anderson
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4
3:24
win
Kai Asakura
Rizin FF - Rizin 26
Dec / 31 / 2020
KO (Punches)
Minoru Toyonaga
1
2:48
loss
Kai Asakura
Rizin FF - Rizin 18
Aug / 18 / 2019
KO (Punches)
Masato Fukuda
1
1:08
win
Darrion Caldwell
Bellator 222 - MacDonald vs. Gracie
Jun / 14 / 2019
Decision (Unanimous)
Todd Anderson
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
5
5:00
win
Ben Nguyen
Rizin FF - Rizin 15
Apr / 21 / 2019
KO (Punches)
Jason Herzog
1
2:53
win
Darrion Caldwell
Rizin FF - Rizin 14
Dec / 31 / 2018
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Jason Herzog
3
1:13
win
Hiromasa Ougikubo
Rizin FF - Rizin 11
Jul / 29 / 2018
Decision (Unanimous)
Jason Herzog
2
5:00
win
Ian McCall
Rizin FF - Rizin 10
May / 06 / 2018
KO (Punch)
Minoru Toyonaga
1
0:09
win
Shintaro Ishiwatari
Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2017 - Bantamweight Tournament: Final Round
Dec / 31 / 2017
KO (Punches)
Minoru Toyonaga
2
0:14
win
Manel Kape
Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2017 - Bantamweight Tournament: Final Round
Dec / 31 / 2017
Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
Yoshinori Umeki
3
4:27
win
Gabriel Leite de Oliveira
Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2017 - Bantamweight Tournament: 2nd Round
Dec / 29 / 2017
TKO (Punches)
Yoshinori Umeki
1
4:30
win
Hideo Tokoro
Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2017 - Bantamweight Tournament: 1st Round
Jul / 30 / 2017
KO (Punches)
Yoshinori Umeki
1
1:49
win
Yuki Motoya
Rizin 5 - Rizin 2017 in Yokohama: Sakura
Apr / 16 / 2017
Decision (Unanimous)
Jason Herzog
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2
5:00
win
Ali Bagautinov
UFC Fight Night 99 - Mousasi vs. Hall 2
Nov / 19 / 2016
Decision (Unanimous)
Grant Waterman
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Neil Seery
UFC Fight Night 87 - Overeem vs. Arlovski
May / 08 / 2016
Decision (Unanimous)
Marc Goddard
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Chico Camus
UFC Fight Night 75 - Barnett vs. Nelson
Sep / 26 / 2015
Decision (Unanimous)
Steve Perceval
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Demetrious Johnson
UFC 186 - Johnson vs. Horiguchi
Apr / 25 / 2015
Submission (Armbar)
Yves Lavigne
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
5
4:59
win
Louis Gaudinot
UFC 182 - Jones vs. Cormier
Jan / 03 / 2015
Decision (Unanimous)
Herb Dean
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Jon delos Reyes
UFC Fight Night 52 - Hunt vs. Nelson
Sep / 20 / 2014
TKO (Punches)
Steve Perceval
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
3:48
win
Darrell Montague
UFC Fight Night 40 - Brown vs. Silva
May / 10 / 2014
Decision (Unanimous)
Gary Copeland
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Dustin Pague
UFC 166 - Velasquez vs. Dos Santos 3
Oct / 19 / 2013
TKO (Punches)
Herb Dean
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
3:51
win
Shintaro Ishiwatari
Vale Tudo Japan - VTJ 2nd
Jun / 22 / 2013
TKO (Head Kicks and Punches)
Toshiharu Suzuki
5
0:41
win
Hiromasa Ougikubo
Shooto - 2nd Round 2013
Mar / 16 / 2013
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
1:35
win
Ian Loveland
Vale Tudo Japan - VTJ 1st
Dec / 24 / 2012
Decision (Unanimous)
Kenichi Serizawa
3
5:00
win
Manabu Inoue
Shooto - 8th Round
Jul / 16 / 2012
Decision (Unanimous)
Toshiharu Suzuki
3
5:00
win
Tetsu Suzuki
Shooto - 3rd Round
Mar / 10 / 2012
TKO (Punches)
Toshiharu Suzuki
1
2:06
loss
Masakatsu Ueda
Shooto - Survivor Tournament Final
Jan / 08 / 2012
Decision (Majority)
Toshiharu Suzuki
3
5:00
win
Naohiro Mizuno
Shooto - Shootor's Legacy 4
Sep / 23 / 2011
KO (Punches)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
3:26
win
Yuta Nezu
Shooto - Shootor's Legacy 3
Jul / 18 / 2011
KO (Punch)
Toshiharu Suzuki
1
3:17
win
Takahiro Hosoi
Shooto - Shooto Tradition 2011
Apr / 29 / 2011
TKO (Punches)
Toshiharu Suzuki
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
1:06
win
Seiji Akao
Shooto - The Rookie Tournament 2010 Final
Dec / 18 / 2010
TKO (Punches)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
0:43
win
Keita Ishibashi
Shooto - Gig Tokyo 5
Aug / 07 / 2010
TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Taro Wakabayashi
1
2:23
win
Ranki Kawana
Shooto - Kitazawa Shooto Vol. 3
May / 09 / 2010
Decision (Unanimous)
Toshiharu Suzuki
2
5:00
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