• Fight Date: Sat, Dec 31, 2022

On Saturday, December 31 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan Kyoji Horiguchi will meet Hiromasa Ougikubo in a 3-round flyweight bout.

Kyoji Horiguchi vs. Hiromasa Ougikubo
Kyoji Horiguchi
Kyoji Horiguchi
Hiromasa Ougikubo
Hiromasa Ougikubo
Country JapanJapan
Takasaki, Gunma, Japan
JapanJapan
Kuji, Iwate, Japan
Age 32 years 35 years
Pro 12 years 16 years
Height 5′ 5″ (165 cm) 5′ 3″ (160 cm)
Reach 66″ (168 cm) 64″ (163 cm)
Division bantamweight
(135 lbs / 61,2 kg)
flyweight
(125 lbs / 56,7 kg)
Stance

orthodox

orthodox
Titles - -
Record 30 - 5 - 0
(15 KOs)
25 - 6 - 2
(1 KOs)
KOs 50% 4%
Inactive 97 days 97 days
Advant.
Kyoji Horiguchi won by unanimous decision (UD) (video).

Date and Time

The fight night will begin on Saturday, December 31 at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT.

Arena

The fight will be held at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

On which TV channel or streaming service can I watch the live broadcast of the fight Kyoji Horiguchi versus Hiromasa Ougikubo?

  • To Be Announced

Horiguchi vs. Ougikubo Full Fight Highlights

Horiguchi vs. Ougikubo Fight Promo

Who fights on Saturday, December 31?
Fight card subject to change.

Division Fighter #1 Fighter #2 Notes
featherweight (145 lbs)Patricio Pitbull
(34 - 5 - 0)
Kleber Koike Erbst
(31 - 5 - 1)
lightweight (155 lbs)AJ McKee Jr.
(19 - 1 - 0)
Roberto de Souza
(14 - 1 - 0)
bantamweight (135 lbs)Juan Archuleta
(26 - 4 - 0)
Soo Chul Kim
(18 - 6 - 1)
flyweight (125 lbs)Kyoji Horiguchi
(30 - 5 - 0)
Hiromasa Ougikubo
(25 - 6 - 2)
lightweight (155 lbs)Koji Takeda
(15 - 3 - 0)
Gadzhi Rabadanov
(18 - 4 - 2)
Kyoji Horiguchi

Kyoji Horiguchi

Kyoji Horiguchi is a Japanese MMA artist.
As a professional athlete, Horiguchi has been performing for 12 years.

Last fight

The last fight of Kyoji Horiguchi took place on September 25, 2022 against Yuto Hokamura.
Horiguchi won by submission (arm triangle choke).

First world title

On June 14, 2019 Kyoji Horiguchi became the Bellator MMA bantamweight champion.
The Japanese defeated world champion Darrion Caldwell.

MMA record

  • Total fights: 35
  • Wins: 30
  • Wins by KO: 15
  • Wins by subm: 4
  • Wins by dec: 11
  • Losses: 5
  • Losses by KO: 2
  • Losses by subm: 1
  • Losses by dec: 2
  • Draws: 0

MMA career

How many fights did Kyoji Horiguchi have?

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Date Opponent Result Notes
2023-12-31 Makoto Takahashi Win
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
2023-07-29 Makoto Takahashi No contest
No Contest (Accidental Eye Poke)
2022-12-31 Hiromasa Ougikubo Win
Decision (Unanimous)
2022-09-25 Yuto Hokamura Win
Technical Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
2022-04-23 Patrick Mix Loss
Decision (Unanimous)
2021-12-03 Sergio Pettis Loss
KO (Spinning Backfist)
2020-12-31 Kai Asakura Win
KO (Punches)
2019-08-18 Kai Asakura Loss
KO (Punches)
2019-06-14 Darrion Caldwell Win
Decision (Unanimous)
2019-04-21 Ben Nguyen Win
KO (Punches)
2018-12-31 Darrion Caldwell Win
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
2018-07-29 Hiromasa Ougikubo Win
Decision (Unanimous)
2018-05-06 Ian McCall Win
KO (Punch)
2017-12-31 Shintaro Ishiwatari Win
KO (Punches)
2017-12-31 Manel Kape Win
Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
2017-12-29 Gabriel Leite de Oliveira Win
TKO (Punches)
2017-07-30 Hideo Tokoro Win
KO (Punches)
2017-04-16 Yuki Motoya Win
Decision (Unanimous)
2016-11-19 Ali Bagautinov Win
Decision (Unanimous)
2016-05-08 Neil Seery Win
Decision (Unanimous)
2015-09-26 Chico Camus Win
Decision (Unanimous)
2015-04-25 Demetrious Johnson Loss
Submission (Armbar)
2015-01-03 Louis Gaudinot Win
Decision (Unanimous)
2014-09-20 Jon delos Reyes Win
TKO (Punches)
2014-05-10 Darrell Montague Win
Decision (Unanimous)
2013-10-19 Dustin Pague Win
TKO (Punches)
2013-06-22 Shintaro Ishiwatari Win
TKO (Head Kicks and Punches)
2013-03-16 Hiromasa Ougikubo Win
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
2012-12-24 Ian Loveland Win
Decision (Unanimous)
2012-07-16 Manabu Inoue Win
Decision (Unanimous)
2012-03-10 Tetsu Suzuki Win
TKO (Punches)
2012-01-08 Masakatsu Ueda Loss
Decision (Majority)
2011-09-23 Naohiro Mizuno Win
KO (Punches)
2011-07-18 Yuta Nezu Win
KO (Punch)
2011-04-29 Takahiro Hosoi Win
TKO (Punches)
2010-12-18 Seiji Akao Win
TKO (Punches)
2010-08-07 Keita Ishibashi Win
TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
2010-05-09 Ranki Kawana Win
Decision (Unanimous)

All Kyoji Horiguchi's losses

Who all beat Kyoji Horiguchi?

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Date Opponent Result Notes
2022-04-23 Patrick Mix Loss
Decision (Unanimous)
2021-12-03 Sergio Pettis Loss
KO (Spinning Backfist)
2019-08-18 Kai Asakura Loss
KO (Punches)
2015-04-25 Demetrious Johnson Loss
Submission (Armbar)
2012-01-08 Masakatsu Ueda Loss
Decision (Majority)

Kyoji Horiguchi Highlights

Hiromasa Ougikubo

Hiromasa Ougikubo

Hiromasa Ougikubo is a Japanese MMA artist.
As a professional athlete, Ougikubo has been performing for 16 years.

Last fight

The last fight of Hiromasa Ougikubo took place on September 25, 2022 against Soo Chul Kim.
Ougikubo lost by unanimous decision (UD).

MMA record

  • Total fights: 33
  • Wins: 25
  • Wins by KO: 1
  • Wins by subm: 6
  • Wins by dec: 18
  • Losses: 6
  • Losses by KO: 2
  • Losses by subm: 2
  • Losses by dec: 2
  • Draws: 2

MMA career

How many fights did Hiromasa Ougikubo have?

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Date Opponent Result Notes
2023-12-31 John Dodson Win
Decision (Unanimous)
2023-07-30 Juan Archuleta Loss
Decision (Unanimous)
2022-12-31 Kyoji Horiguchi Loss
Decision (Unanimous)
2022-09-25 Soo Chul Kim Loss
Decision (Unanimous)
2021-12-31 Kai Asakura Win
Decision (Unanimous)
2021-12-31 Naoki Inoue Win
Decision (Unanimous)
2021-09-19 Takafumi Otsuka Win
Decision (Unanimous)
2021-06-13 Takeshi Kasugai Win
Decision (Unanimous)
2020-11-21 Kenta Takizawa Win
Decision (Unanimous)
2020-08-10 Kai Asakura Loss
TKO (Knee and Soccer Kicks)
2019-12-31 Shintaro Ishiwatari Win
Decision (Split)
2019-07-28 Yuki Motoya Win
Decision (Split)
2019-05-06 Kiyotaka Shimizu Win
Technical Decision (Unanimous)
2018-07-29 Kyoji Horiguchi Loss
Decision (Unanimous)
2017-10-15 Tadaaki Yamamoto Win
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
2017-04-23 Danny Martinez Win
Decision (Unanimous)
2016-04-23 Masaaki Sugawara Win
Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke)
2015-11-29 Yosuke Saruta Win
Decision (Unanimous)
2014-10-04 Czar Sklavos Win
Decision (Unanimous)
2014-06-28 Kana Hyatt Win
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
2014-02-23 Takeshi Kasugai Win
Decision (Majority)
2013-03-16 Kyoji Horiguchi Loss
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
2012-05-18 Koetsu Okazaki Win
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
2012-01-08 Tetsu Suzuki Win
Decision (Unanimous)
2011-04-03 Teruyuki Matsumoto Win
Decision (Majority)
2010-09-23 So Tazawa Win
Decision (Unanimous)
2010-05-30 Eduardo Dantas Loss
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
2009-10-18 Koetsu Okazaki Loss
TKO (Punches)
2009-03-20 Tetsu Suzuki Win
Decision (Unanimous)
2008-11-29 So Tazawa Draw
Draw (Majority)
2008-07-18 Hiroyuki Tanaka Win
KO (Punches)
2007-12-08 Yasuhiro Kanayama Win
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
2007-09-22 Kazuya Tamura Win
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
2007-06-30 Satoru Ota Win
Decision (Unanimous)
2007-03-04 Naoki Yahagi Draw
Draw (Unanimous)
2006-10-01 Nobuhiro Hayakawa Win
Decision (Unanimous)

All Hiromasa Ougikubo's losses

Who all beat Hiromasa Ougikubo?

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Date Opponent Result Notes
2023-07-30 Juan Archuleta Loss
Decision (Unanimous)
2022-12-31 Kyoji Horiguchi Loss
Decision (Unanimous)
2022-09-25 Soo Chul Kim Loss
Decision (Unanimous)
2020-08-10 Kai Asakura Loss
TKO (Knee and Soccer Kicks)
2018-07-29 Kyoji Horiguchi Loss
Decision (Unanimous)
2013-03-16 Kyoji Horiguchi Loss
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
2010-05-30 Eduardo Dantas Loss
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
2009-10-18 Koetsu Okazaki Loss
TKO (Punches)

Hiromasa Ougikubo Highlights

Latest Odds

  • Favorite
    Horiguchi to win: 1/5
  • Underdog
    Ougikubo to win: 3/1

Prediction

Joshua Cook
Who will win: Horiguchi or Ougikubo?

Horiguchi and Ougikubo are worthy opponents.
It is difficult to predict which of the fighters will win.

Nevertheless, I think that Kyoji Horiguchi will win by unanimous decision.

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