is a Japanese

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorp ...

currently competing in

Bellator MMA Bellator MMA (formerly Bellator Fighting Championships) is an American mixed martial arts promotion (entertainment), promotion founded in 2008 and based in Santa Monica, California, owned and operated as a subsidiary of television and media cong ...

and

Rizin FF Rizin Fighting Federation (Rizin FF or Rizin) is a Japanese mixed martial arts organization created in 2015 by the former Pride Fighting Championships and Dream Stage Entertainment president Nobuyuki Sakakibara. Rizin was founded to be the spir ...

in the

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division. He is the former bantamweight champion in both organizations. As of December 13, 2022, he is #6 in the Bellator Bantamweight Rankings. A professional competitor since 2010, Horiguchi formerly competed in the

Ultimate Fighting Championship The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...

and is the former

Shooto Shooto is a combat sport and mixed martial arts organization that is governed by the ''Shooto Association'' and the ''International Shooto Commission''. Shooto was originally formed in 1985, first as a particular fighting system and then in 198 ...

Bantamweight Champion. He graduated from Sakushin Gakuin High School in

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, Tochigi,

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Background

Horiguchi began training in

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at the age of five and was talented, as he soon began competing in full-contact competitions and went on to become a regional champion. At the age of 16, Horiguchi viewed a

PRIDE Fighting Championships PRIDE Fighting Championships (Pride or Pride FC, founded as KRS-Pride) was a Japanese mixed martial arts promotion company. Its inaugural event was held at the Tokyo Dome on October 11, 1997. Pride held more than sixty mixed martial arts even ...

event and became drawn to

mixed martial arts Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, inc ...

. Horiguchi began training in the sport at

Norifumi Yamamoto was a Japanese mixed martial artist and kickboxer who competed in the bantamweight division of the UFC. He quickly gained popularity in the Shooto organization due to his aggressive, well-rounded style and controversial persona. He moved on to ...

's Krazy Bee Gym after graduating high school when he was 18 years old. Horiguchi said seeing Yamamoto knockout bigger men was what drew him to the fighter.

Mixed martial arts career

Shooto

Horiguchi made his professional MMA debut in

in 2010, winning a decision over Ranki Kawana. Prior to this, Horiguchi was Bantamweight fighter, Norifumi Yamamoto's sparring partner. Just two fights later he would win the Shooto 2010 Rookie Tournament, finishing Seiji Akao by TKO early in the second round. His biggest victory up to that time would come over the 2009 Rookie Tournament runner-up, Yuta Nezu. Horiguchi's knockout power was on display early, knocking out Nezu in the first round. His nickname is The

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. Horiguchi took on the former Shooto Bantamweight Champion,

Masakatsu Ueda Masakatsu Ueda (born December 21, 1977) is a professional Japanese mixed martial artist who currently competes in the bantamweight division of Pancrase. Ueda was also a college level wrestler in Japan, where holds a win over fellow mixed marti ...

on January 8, 2012. Ueda controlled most of the bout with his superior grappling, nearly submitting Horiguchi numerous times. He lost by a majority decision. Horiguchi captured the Shooto Bantamweight Championship on March 16, 2013 when he defeated

Hiromasa Ougikubo Hiromasa Ougikubo (born 1 April 1987) is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently competing as a flyweight in the Rizin Fighting Federation. A professional since 2006, he has also competed for Shooto, Vale Tudo Japan, and The Ultimate Fighte ...

submitting him in the second round by

rear-naked choke The rear naked choke (RNC) is a chokehold in martial arts applied from an opponent's back. The word "naked" in this context suggests that, unlike other strangulation techniques found in jujutsu/judo, this hold does not require the use of a keikogi ...

. On June 22, Horiguchi fought Pancrase Bantamweight Champion,

Shintaro Ishiwatari is a retired Japanese mixed martial artist and former Pancrase Bantamweight Champion. A professional competitor since 2006, he has also competed in Shooto, RIZIN, Vale Tudo Japan, DEEP, and World Victory Road. Mixed martial arts career Shoo ...

, at VTJ 2nd, where Horiguchi acted as a Shooto representative. The two engaged in a competitive, back and forth fight. Many outlets had Ishiwatari leading on the scorecards heading into the final round. Horiguchi rallied early in the fifth round, landing a barrage of punches on Ishiwatari to force the stoppage and defend his title.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Horiguchi made his promotional debut against

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on October 19, 2013 at

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. He was victorious in his debut, winning the fight via TKO in the second round. Horiguchi was expected to face

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in a Flyweight bout on February 1, 2014 at

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. However, Horiguchi pulled out of the bout citing injury and was replaced by WEC veteran Danny Martinez. Horiguchi faced

Darrell Montague Darrell Montague (born November 3, 1987) is an American mixed martial artist who formerly competed in the flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Montague, originally from Chino, California, grew up around the sport ...

on May 10, 2014 at

UFC Fight Night 40 ''UFC Fight Night: Brown vs. Silva'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 40'') was a mixed martial arts event held on May 10, 2014, at the U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio. Background The event was the second time that the organization has held ...

. He won the fight via unanimous decision. A rescheduled bout with

was expected to take place on September 20, 2014 at

UFC Fight Night 52 ''UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Nelson'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 52'') was a mixed martial arts event held on September 20, 2014, at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Background The event was the third time that the organization hoste ...

. However, Cariaso was pulled from the bout with Horiguchi in favor of a matchup with current flyweight champion

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. Horiguchi instead faced Jon Delos Reyes. He won the fight via TKO in the first round. Horoguchi faced

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on January 3, 2015 at

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. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Horiguchi faced Flyweight champion

on April 25, 2015 in the main event at

UFC 186 ''UFC 186: Johnson vs. Horiguchi'' was a mixed martial arts event held on April 25, 2015, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Background The event was the seventh event that the UFC has hosted in Montreal, Quebec. The event was expec ...

. Despite doing well during the first round, Horiguchi lost the otherwise one-sided fight via an armbar submission at 4:59 of the fifth round, resulting in the latest finish in UFC history. Horiguchi faced

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UFC Fight Night 75 ''UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs. Nelson'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 75'') was a mixed martial arts event held on September 27, 2015, at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Background The event was the fourth that the organization has ho ...

on September 27, 2015. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Horiguchi next faced

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on May 8, 2016 at

UFC Fight Night 87 ''UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Arlovski'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 87'') was a mixed martial arts event held on May 8, 2016, at the Rotterdam Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Background The event was the first that the organization hosted ...

. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Horiguchi was expected to face

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on October 15, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 97. However, the promotion announced on October 6 that they had cancelled the event entirely. In turn, the pairing was quickly rescheduled and took place on November 19, 2016 at

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. He won the fight via unanimous decision. It was announced on February 17, 2017 that Horiguchi chose not to renew his contract with the UFC.

Rizin Fighting Federation

In joining RIZIN, Horiguchi says he felt more at home and enjoyed the shows RIZIN put on built around him. On April 16, 2017 Horiguchi made his debut in Rizin Fighting Federation, where he defeated Yuki Motoya by unanimous decision. Horiguichi next faced

Hideo Tokoro Hideo Tokoro (born August 22, 1977) is a Japanese mixed martial artist who last competed in the Bantamweight division. A professional competitor since 2000, Tokoro has also formerly competed for Vale Tudo Japan, ZST, Shooto, Rings and K-1 Hero' ...

in the first round of the Rizin Bantamweight Grand Prix on July 30, 2017 at Rizin 6. He won the fight via knockout in the first round. Horiguchi competed in the rest of the Bantamweight Grand Prix in December 2017, fighting three times over two days. In the quarter-finals, he faced Gabriel Oliviera on December 29, 2017 at Rizin World Grand Prix 2017: 2nd Round. He won the fight via TKO in the first round. He advanced to the next round, which was held on December 31, 2017 at Rizin World Grand Prix 2017: Final Round. He faced

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in the semi-finals and won via arm-triangle choke submission in the third round. In the final, he faced

and won via knockout early into the second round to become the inaugural RIZIN Bantamweight Champion. Horiguchi faced fellow UFC veteran Ian McCall in the main event at Rizin 10 on May 6, 2018. He defeated McCall just 9 seconds into the first round via KO. This was the second fastest stoppage in Rizin history. After a 9-second knockout victory, Horiguchi made a quick turnaround to face fellow Japanese champion

in a long-awaited rematch. Ogikubo, the current Shooto bantamweight champion, had not lost since he last faced Horiguchi in 2013. Horiguchi won the bout via unanimous decision. On September 30, 2018, Horiguchi fought Japanese Kickboxer

Tenshin Nasukawa is a Japanese professional kickboxer, boxer and mixed martial artist. A generational talent, Nasukawa was regarded as a pound for pound talent throughout most of his career as a professional kickboxer and is regarded as one of the greatest kic ...

at Rizin 13 under Rizin Kickboxing rules, and lost by unanimous decision. Horiguchi faced the reigning Bellator Bantamweight champion

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for the vacant Rizin Bantamweight Championship at Rizin 14 on December 31, 2018. He won the fight by submission via a guillotine choke. KyojiHoriguchi

Horiguchi next faced

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in a 132 pound catchweight bout on April 21, 2019 at Rizin 15. He won the fight via TKO in the first round. Horiguchi headlined Rizin 18 on August 18, 2019 against Kai Asakura in a non-title bout. He lost the fight via technical knockout in the first round. Horiguchi was expected to defend his Rizin FF Bantamweight Championship title against Kai Asakura in a rematch at Rizin 20 on December 31, 2019. However, Horiguchi pulled out of the fight in mid-November citing a knee injury that is expected to keep him out of action for approximately 10 – 12 months. In turn, his bantamweight title has been vacated.

Bellator MMA / Rizin

In April 2019, it was announced that Horiguchi would face

for the Bellator Bantamweight title on June 14, 2019 at Bellator 222. The pair previously fought in December 2018 in the Rizin promotion with Horiguchi winning by submission.

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, president of

disclosed to the media that Horiguchi's contract features a rematch clause. Should Horiguchi win the rematch, he will be obligated to defend the Bellator belt once a year. Horiguchi won the bout and title by unanimous decision. However, due to the injury suffered in October 2019, Horiguchi vacated his Bellator Bantamweight championship in late November 2019. After undergoing a successful knee surgery, Horiguchi is set to make his return to mixed martial arts, following a 15 month hiatus from the sport. He rematched

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during Rizin 26 – Saitama. Going into the rematch with Asakura, Horiguchi said it was his goal to dispel any rumors about ACL injuries finishing an athlete's career. Horiguchi said he is also feeling almost completely healed leading into the fight. “I’m about 100% recovered. I had to start from zero after the surgery and built back the muscles that have gotten weak. But the hard work and long rehab has paid off and I am back.” Horiguchi won the fight by a first-round TKO. In September 2021, Horiguchi was announced to be a Bellator contracted fighter, however due to longstanding relationship between Bellator and Rizin, Horiguchi will remain the Rizin Bantamweight Champion, and the plan, once COVID travel restrictions ease, is for him to still fight in Japan on occasion. Horiguchi competed for the

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against champion

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on December 3, 2021 at

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. Despite having controlled most of the bout beforehand, Horiguchi lost the fight via knockout in round four. In the first round bout of the $1 million Bellator Bantamweight World Grand Prix Tournament, Horiguchi faced

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on April 23, 2022 at

Bellator 279 ''Bellator 279: Cyborg vs. Blencowe 2'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA held on April 23, 2022, at the Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. Background The main event featured Bellator Women's Fea ...

. He lost the bout via unanimous decision. Horiguchi faced Yuto Hokamura at Rizin 38 on September 25, 2022. After surviving an early knockdown, Horiguchi won the bout via a technical submission in the second round. Moving down to Flyweight, Horiguchi faced

Bellator MMA vs. Rizin ''Bellator MMA vs. Rizin FF'' and ''Rizin 40'' was a mixed martial arts event being co-promoted by Bellator MMA and the Rizin Fighting Federation that took place on December 31, 2022, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Background Th ...

on December 31, 2022 and won the bout by unanimous decision.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

* Shooto ** Shooto Bantamweight Championship (One time; former) ***One successful title defense **Shooto 2010 Rookie Tournament Winner * Rizin Fighting Federation ** RIZIN Bantamweight Championship (Two times) ** 2017 RIZIN Bantamweight Grand Prix Championship *

(One time)

Mixed martial arts record

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Amateur mixed martial arts record

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, Won the East Japan Amateur Shooto Tournament. , - , Win , align=center, 3-0 , Kawahara Yu , Decision (Unanimous) , 6th East Japan Amateur Shooto Open Tournament , December 20, 2009 , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:00 ,

, East Japan Amateur Shooto Tournament Semi-finals. , - , Win , align=center, 2-0 , Uoi Mamoru , TKO (Injury) , 6th East Japan Amateur Shooto Open Tournament , December 20, 2009 , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:25 ,

, East Japan Amateur Shooto Tournament Quarter-finals. , - , Win , align=center, 1-0 , Naito Naiki , Decision (Unanimous) , 6th East Japan Amateur Shooto Open Tournament , December 20, 2009 , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:00 ,

, East Japan Amateur Shooto Tournament First Round. , -

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Horiguchi, Kyoji 1990 births Living people Japanese male mixed martial artists Japanese male karateka Bantamweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing shootfighting Mixed martial artists utilizing Shotokan Flyweight mixed martial artists Bellator MMA champions Bellator male fighters Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters People from Takasaki, Gunma People from Coconut Creek, Florida

Background

Mixed martial arts career

Shooto

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Rizin Fighting Federation

Bellator MMA / Rizin

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record

Amateur mixed martial arts record

Kickboxing record

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