{"id":104899,"date":"2026-06-02T06:52:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T06:52:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/kyoji-horiguchi\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T22:43:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T22:43:16","slug":"kyoji-horiguchi","status":"publish","type":"fighter_profile","link":"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/kyoji-horiguchi\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyoji Horiguchi"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Kyoji Horiguchi : le \u00ab\u00a0Karate Kid\u00a0\u00bb qui a conquis trois organisations<\/h2>\n<p>Commencer le karat\u00e9 \u00e0 5 ans, regarder le PRIDE \u00e0 16 ans et se dire \u00ab\u00a0c&rsquo;est \u00e7a que je veux faire\u00a0\u00bb \u2014 c&rsquo;est le point de d\u00e9part de l&rsquo;un des parcours les plus atypiques du MMA moderne. Kyoji Horiguchi, n\u00e9 le 12 octobre 1990 \u00e0 Takasaki, dans la pr\u00e9fecture de Gunma, a construit une carri\u00e8re que peu de combattants peuvent se vanter d&rsquo;\u00e9galer : champion Shooto, challenger au titre UFC, double champion RIZIN, champion Bellator. Pas une organisation, pas deux. Les quatre.<\/p>\n<h3>Shooto et premiers pas en UFC<\/h3>\n<p>Horiguchi fait ses d\u00e9buts professionnels en mai 2010. Il remporte rapidement le tournoi Shooto Rookie 2010, puis s&#8217;empare de la ceinture Shooto poids mouche bantamweight, qu&rsquo;il d\u00e9fend avec succ\u00e8s. Son niveau attire l&rsquo;attention de la plus grande organisation mondiale : en octobre 2013, il d\u00e9barque \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC lors de l&rsquo;UFC 166 contre Dustin Pague, qu&rsquo;il finit au deuxi\u00e8me round par TKO.<\/p>\n<p>Sa mont\u00e9e en puissance dans l&rsquo;Octogone est rapide. Le 25 avril 2015, \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC 186 \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al, il affronte Demetrious Johnson pour le titre des poids mouche. Le combat est serr\u00e9 dans les premiers rounds \u2014 Horiguchi trouble Johnson avec son karat\u00e9 et ses angles inhabituels \u2014 mais \u00ab\u00a0Mighty Mouse\u00a0\u00bb finit par prendre le dessus et soumet son challenger \u00e0 4:59 de la cinqui\u00e8me reprise, via armbar. La d\u00e9faite est am\u00e8re, mais le niveau est valid\u00e9.<\/p>\n<h3>Le r\u00e8gne RIZIN et la double ceinture Bellator<\/h3>\n<p>Apr\u00e8s son passage \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC, Horiguchi rejoint RIZIN FF, la grande ligue japonaise. Il y devient champion inaugural des poids mouche, puis remporte le Grand Prix bantamweight 2017. Le 31 d\u00e9cembre 2018, lors d&rsquo;un \u00e9v\u00e9nement commun RIZIN\/Bellator \u00e0 Saitama, il affronte le champion Bellator Darrion Caldwell et le soumet au troisi\u00e8me round pour d\u00e9crocher la ceinture RIZIN bantamweight inaugural.<\/p>\n<p>Six mois plus tard, le 14 juin 2019 au Madison Square Garden de New York lors de Bellator 222, il r\u00e9cidive en battant Caldwell aux points, cette fois-ci dans l&rsquo;enceinte de Bellator \u2014 et repart avec la ceinture Bellator bantamweight autour de la taille. Deux ceintures dans deux organisations diff\u00e9rentes, en simultan\u00e9. C&rsquo;est le genre de performances qui marquent une carri\u00e8re.<\/p>\n<h3>Style et identit\u00e9 de combattant<\/h3>\n<p>Ce qui rend Horiguchi dangereux, c&rsquo;est la combinaison. Sa base karat\u00e9 (ceinture noire 2e dan Shotokan) lui donne un timing et des distances que peu d&rsquo;adversaires arrivent \u00e0 g\u00e9rer. Il frappe vite, avec des angles inhabituels, et il finit : 15 victoires par KO\/TKO en carri\u00e8re. Mais il ne se limite pas aux pieds et poings \u2014 ses 6 soumissions montrent qu&rsquo;il est tout aussi \u00e0 l&rsquo;aise au sol. Depuis 2015, il s&rsquo;entra\u00eene \u00e0 l&rsquo;American Top Team en Floride.<\/p>\n<h3>Retour \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC (2025-2026)<\/h3>\n<p>\u00c0 34 ans, Horiguchi revient \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC. Et le retour est convaincant. Le 22 novembre 2025, il soumet Tagir Ulanbekov par rear-naked choke au troisi\u00e8me round (UFC Fight Night 265) et repart avec un bonus Performance of the Night. Le 8 f\u00e9vrier 2026, il domine Amir Albazi aux points sur trois rounds. Au moment o\u00f9 ces lignes sont \u00e9crites, il est class\u00e9 5e de la division mouche \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC et pointe vers le titre.<\/p>\n<p>Record actuel : 36 victoires, 5 d\u00e9faites, 1 no-contest.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sources-article\"><strong>Sources :<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kyoji_Horiguchi\">Wikipedia<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ufc.com\/athlete\/kyoji-horiguchi\">UFC.com<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mma\/story\/_\/id\/26976025\/rizin-bantamweight-champion-kyoji-horiguchi-adds-bellator-belt\">ESPN<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kyoji Horiguchi, le \u00ab\u00a0Karate Kid\u00a0\u00bb japonais : challenger au titre UFC, double champion RIZIN, champion Bellator. 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