Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-12-03, Sergio Pettis vs Kyoji Horiguchi gets four stars thanks to a spectacular finish: this is one of the best mma fights of the year 2021!
Horiguchi vs Pettis is the main event of Bellator 272 and it is valid for the Bellator bantamweight title (Pettis’ first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-12-31, pretty good finish between Kai Asakura and Kyoji Horiguchi but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two (take a look at our ranking of the best mma fights of 2020).
The Rizin Bw champion Kai Asakura entered this fight with a pro mma record of 16-2-0 (81% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.14 bantamweight in the world. He lost to Manel Kape last year but he came back to win against Hiromasa Ougikubo and Shoji Maruyama in 2020.
His opponent, the black belt in karate, former Bellator and Rizin Bw champ Kyoji Horiguchi, has a record of 28-3-0 (61% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since August 18, 2019 when he was defeated by Kai Asakura in their first fight. Before this bout, in the same year, he had beat Ben Nguyen (Kyoji Horiguchi vs Ben Nguyen) and Darrion Caldwell (Kyoji Horiguchi vs Darrion Caldwell 2). Horiguchi vs Asakura 2, main event of the Rizin 26, is valid for the Rizin bantamweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-06-14, fight not so exciting between Kyoji Horiguchi and Darrion Caldwell 2: it gets two stars.The black belt in karate Kyoji Horiguchi entered this fight with a mma record of 27-2-0 (63% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Henry Cejudo). He suffered his last loss when he faced former Ufc Flw champion Demetrious Johnson in 2015 (Johnson vs Horiguchi), since then he has won twelve consecutive bouts beating Hiromasa Ogikubo, Darrion Caldwell (in their first fight in December 2018, Darrion Caldwell vs Kyoji Horiguchi I) and Ben Nguyen in his last three (Kyoji Horiguchi vs Ben Nguyen).
His opponent, the Bellator Bw champion Darrion Caldwell, has an official record of 13-2-0 (54% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.12 in the same weight class. Before losing to Horiguchi at the end of 2018, in the same year, he had beat Leandro Higo in March (Darrion Caldwell vs Leandro Higo) and Noad Lahat in August (Darrion Caldwell vs Noad Lahat). Horiguchi vs Caldwell 2 is valid for the Bellator Bantamweight title (Caldwell’s second defense); undercard of Rory MacDonald vs Neiman Gracie – Bellator 222. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-04-21, pretty good finish between Kyoji Horiguchi and Ben Nguyen but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.The black belt in karate Kyoji Horiguchi entered this fight with a pro mma record of 26-2-0 (62% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 bantamweight in the world. He suffered his last loss when he faced former Ufc Flw champion Demetrious Johnson in 2015 (Johnson vs Horiguchi), since then he has won eleven consecutive bouts beating Ian McCall, Hiromasa Ogikubo and Darrion Caldwell in 2018 (Darrion Caldwell vs Kyoji Horiguchi).
His opponent, the black belt in tae-kwon-do Ben Nguyen, has a record of 16-8-0 (81% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.14 flyweight but he comes off two consecutive losses, against Jussier Formiga da Silva (Jussier Formiga da Silva vs Ben Nguyen) and Wilson Reis (Ben Nguyen vs Wilson Reis); before this bout, in 2017, he had beat Tim Elliott (Tim Elliott vs Ben Nguyen). Horiguchi vs Nguyen is on the undercard of Muhammed King Mo Lawal vs Jiri Prochazka 2 – Rizin 15. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-31, good fight between Darrion Caldwell and Kyoji Horiguchi: it gets three stars.The Bellator Bw champion Darrion Caldwell entered this fight with a professional mma record of 13-1-0 (54% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is TJ Dillashaw). He suffered his only loss when he faced Joe Taimanglo in 2016 (Caldwell vs Taimanglo I) but then he took revenge on him (Taimanglo vs Caldwell II); after this bout he has won three fights beating Noad Lahat in his last one (Darrion Caldwell vs Noad Lahat).
His opponent, the black belt in karate Kyoji Horiguchi, has an official record of 25-2-0 (60% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class. He suffered his last loss when he faced former Ufc Flw champion Demetrious Johnson in 2015 (Johnson vs Horiguchi), since then he has won ten consecutive bouts beating Ian McCall and Hiromasa Ogikubo in 2018. Caldwell vs Horiguchi is valid for the inaugural Rizin bantamweight title; undercard of Floyd Mayweather Jr vs Tenshin Nasukawa – Rizin 14. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-07-30, pretty good finish between Kyoji Horiguchi and Hideo Tokoro but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.The black belt in karate Kyoji Horiguchi entered this fight with a mma record of 19-2-0 (53% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.3 flyweight in the world. He suffered his last loss when he faced #1 current Ufc Flw champion Demetrious Johnson (=Johnson vs Horiguchi), since then he has won four bouts beating Yuki Motoya in 2017 (=Horiguchi vs Motoya).
His opponent, Hideo Tokoro, has an official record of 34-29-2 (74% finishing rate) but he lost four out of his last six bouts, the last one with Kron Gracie (=Gracie vs Tokoro); after this fight he has beat Asen Yamamoto. Kyoji Horiguchi vs Hideo Tokoro is the main event of Rizin FF 6. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-04-16, some good exchanges between Kyoji Horiguchi and Yuki Motoya but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.The black belt in karate Kyoji Horiguchi entered this fight with a professional record of 18-2-0 (56% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.3 flyweight in the world. He lost to #1 Ufc Flw champion Demetrious Johnson in 2015 (=Johnson vs Horiguchi), but then he has won over Chico Camus (=Horiguchi vs Camus), Neil Seery and Ali Bagautinov (=Horiguchi vs Bagautinov).
His opponent, Yuki Motoya, has a mma record of 18-4-0 (61% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.38 in the same weight class. He suffered his last loss when he faced Tatsumitsu Wada in 2013, since then he has collected ten victories and one no-contest. Kyoji Horiguchi vs Yuki Motoya is on the undercard of Tatsuya Kawajiri vs Anthony Birchak – Rizin FF 5 Sakura. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-11-19, some good exchanges between Kyoji Horiguchi and Ali Bagautinov but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.The black belt in karate Kyoji Horiguchi entered this fight with a professional record of 17-2-0 (59% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 flyweight in the world. He lost to #1 Ufc Flw champion Demetrious Johnson last year (=Johnson vs Horiguchi), but then he has won over Chico Camus (=Horiguchi vs Camus) and Neil Seery.
His opponent, Ali Bagautinov, has a mma record of 14-4-0 (64% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.14 in the same weight class. He suffered two consecutive losses between 2014 and 2015, against Demetrious Johnson (=Johnson vs Bagautinov) and Joseph Benavidez (=Benavidez vs Bagautinov), but he came back to win in 2016 with Geane Herrera. Horiguchi vs Bagautinov is on the undercard of Gegard Mousasi vs Uriah Hall 2 – UFC Fight Night 99. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-09-26, fight not particularly exciting between Kyoji Horiguchi and Chico Camus: it gets two stars.The black belt in karate Kyoji Horiguchi entered this fight with a mma record of 15-2-0 (67% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.8 flyweight in the world. He has fought twice in 2015 beating Louis Gaudinot (=Horiguchi vs Gaudinot ) but then he lost to #1 Ufc Flw champion Demetrious Johnson (=Johnson vs Horiguchi).
His opponent, Chico Camus, has an official record of 14-6-0 (50% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.17 in the same weight class but he won just one out of his last three bouts, against Brad Pickett (=Pickett vs Camus); after this fight he lost to Henry Cejudo (=Cejudo vs Camus). Horiguchi vs Camus is on the undercard of Josh Barnett vs Roy Nelson – UFC Fight Night 75. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-04-25, Demetrious Johnson vs Kyoji Horiguchi gets three stars only thanks to great finish (UFC Performance of the Night).The Ufc Flw champion Demetrious Johnson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 21-2-1 (57% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 flyweight in the world. ‘Mighty Mouse’ Johnson suffered his last defeat in 2011 when he faced Dominick Cruz (=Cruz vs Johnson), since then he has collected one draw and seven consecutive victories beating Chris Cariaso in his last bout (=Johnson vs Cariaso).
His opponent, the black belt in karate and former Shooto Bw champion Kyoji Horiguchi, has an official record of 15-1-0 (67% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.8 in the same weight class. His only loss occurred in 2012 against Masakatsu Ueda (via majority decision), since then he has won nine consecutive fights winning over Louis Gaudinot in his last bout (=Horiguchi vs Gaudinot). Johnson vs Horiguchi, main event of Ufc 186, is valid for the Ufc flyweight title (held by Johnson). Watch the video and rate this fight!
