Kai Kara-France
13 UFC Fights | 62% Win Rate | 3 Finishes (38%)
Kai Kara-France UFC Record & Pro MMA Record
Kai Kara-France is 8-5 in the UFC across 13 fights, with 3 wins by knockout and 5 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 25-12 (1 NC), 17-7 of it outside the UFC. Kara-France competes at flyweight as an orthodox outfighter, standing 5'4" with a 69" reach at 33 years old. The last bout was a loss to Alexandre Pantoja by submission in Jun 2025.
Best attribute: knockdown power (knockdowns scored per fight) — 92nd percentile among 115 flyweight fighters (0.62/fight).
Kai Kara-France's UFC win rate is 62% (8 of 13 fights), and 38% of those wins came by finish. Kara-France averages 0.5 takedowns per fight at 30% accuracy and stops 84% of opponents' takedown attempts.
- Pro MMA Record
- 25-12 (1 NC)
- UFC Record
- 8-5
- Height
- 5'4"
- Reach
- 69"
- Age
- 33
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last Fight
- L vs Alexandre Pantoja · Submission · Jun 2025
Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.
Kai Kara-France's Last 5 Fights
Kara-France is 2-3 in the last five UFC fights.
- Loss vs Alexandre Pantoja · Submission · R3 1:55 · UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira · Jun 2025
- Win vs Steve Erceg · KO/TKO · R1 4:04 · UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya · Aug 2024
- Loss vs Amir Albazi · Decision · R5 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi · Jun 2023
- Loss vs Brandon Moreno · KO/TKO · R3 4:34 · UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 · Jul 2022
- Win vs Askar Askarov · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Daukaus · Mar 2022
Striking
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Round-by-Round Output
Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Kai Kara-France vs Average
Kai Kara-France lands 15.9 strikes in R1 but 25.5 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.
Kai Kara-France's UFC Fight History
13 UFC fights on record (8-5), most recent first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L★ | Alexandre Pantoja | Submission | R3 · 1:55 | UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira | 2025-06-28 |
| W | Steve Erceg | KO/TKO | R1 · 4:04 | UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya | 2024-08-17 |
| L | Amir Albazi | Decision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi | 2023-06-03 |
| L★ | Brandon Moreno | KO/TKO | R3 · 4:34 | UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 | 2022-07-30 |
| W | Askar Askarov | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Daukaus | 2022-03-26 |
| W | Cody Garbrandt | KO/TKO | R1 · 3:21 | UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier | 2021-12-11 |
| W | Rogerio Bontorin | KO/TKO | R1 · 4:55 | UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya | 2021-03-06 |
| L | Brandon Royval | Submission | R2 · 0:48 | UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa | 2020-09-26 |
| W | Tyson Nam | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker | 2020-02-22 |
| L | Brandon Moreno | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington | 2019-12-14 |
| W | Mark De La Rosa | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Zhang | 2019-08-31 |
| W | Raulian Paiva | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 234: Adesanya vs. Silva | 2019-02-09 |
| W | Elias Garcia | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa | 2018-12-01 |
How Kara-France Ranks at Flyweight
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