
Kyoji Horiguchi
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Professional mixed martial artist competing in the Bellator MMA Bantamweight division.
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UFC Fight Night 266: Bautista vs. Oliveira was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 7, 2026, at the UFC Apex in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Valley, United States. A bantamweight bout between Mario Bautista and Vinicius Oliveira headlined the event.
UFC Fight Night 266: Bautista vs. Oliveira

UFC Fight Night 40: Brown vs. Silva was a mixed martial arts event held on May 10, 2014, at the U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio.
UFC Fight Night 40: Brown vs. Silva

Machida vs. Sonnen June 14, 2019 Madison Square Garden New York, NY The event featured a Bellator Welterweight Championship bout between the champion Rory MacDonald and Neiman Gracie. The bout served as both a title defense for MacDonald and a semi-final match in the Bellator Welterweight World Grand Prix. The event also featured a light heavyweight bout between former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Lyoto Machida and Chael Sonnen, as well as a Bellator Bantamweight Championship bout between current champ Darrion Caldwell and Kyoji Horiguchi. The bout was a rematch from the 2018 meeting between the two that took place at RIZIN 14 on New Year's Eve.
Bellator 222: MacDonald vs. Gracie

RIZIN 11 live from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The main event of the evening is a much-anticipated rematch between Rizin women’s super atomweight grand-prix winner Kanna Asakura and highly decorated Shoot Boxing champion Rena “RENA” Kubota. In addition to the headliner, The Ultimate Fighter 24 finalist and current Shooto world champion Hiromasa Ogikubo gets his chance for redemption against Japanese superstar Kyoji Horiguchi.
RIZIN 11

Witness the Fight Card of the Decade! Celebrate 10 years of Japan's RIZIN Fighting Federation's spectacular martial arts legacy with the ultimate year-end event! This is more than a fight card—it’s a night of champions, legends, and rising stars.
RIZIN DECADE

UFC Fight Night 99: Mousasi vs. Hall 2 (also known as UFC Fight Night 99) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on 19 November 2016 at The SSE Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland. A middleweight rematch between former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion Gegard Mousasi and Uriah Hall was announced as the headliner.
UFC Fight Night 99: Mousasi vs. Hall 2

UFC 182: Jones vs. Cormier was a mixed martial arts event held on January 3, 2015, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event was headlined by a Light Heavyweight Championship bout between the champion at that time, Jon Jones, and top contender Daniel Cormier.
UFC 182: Jones vs. Cormier

UFC 166: Velasquez vs. dos Santos III was a mixed martial arts event held on October 19, 2013, at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. The main event was a UFC Heavyweight Championship bout between the current champion Cain Velasquez and top contender Junior dos Santos. The two have split their two previous encounters with Dos Santos winning the first bout via first round knockout and then Velasquez winning the rematch via unanimous decision at UFC 155.
UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos III

RIZIN 45 live from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The main event will be a bantamweight title showdown between Juan Archuleta and Kai Asakura. American athlete “The Spaniard” Archuleta picked up the RIZIN title earlier this year and is now looking to add his first title defense. Additionally, the 36-year-old athlete is a former Bellator MMA world champion. Japan’s Kai Asakura is a fan favorite. He and his brother are known for their exciting and tactical style of fighting. Throughout his career, the majority of his wins were captured by way of knockout or TKO. Asakura is coming off a of knockout by way of a knee to the body to earn his title shot.
RIZIN 45

UFC Fight Night 52: Hunt vs. Nelson was a mixed martial arts event held on September 20, 2014, at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The event was headlined by a heavyweight bout between Roy Nelson and Mark Hunt.
UFC Fight Night 52: Hunt vs. Nelson

Rizin 2017 in Yokohama: Sakura was a mixed martial arts event held by the Rizin Fighting Federation on April 16, 2017 at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan.
RIZIN 5

UFC Fight Night 75: Barnett vs. Nelson was a mixed martial arts event held on September 27, 2015, at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The event was headlined by a heavyweight bout between former UFC Heavyweight champion Josh Barnett and The Ultimate Fighter 10 heavyweight winner Roy Nelson. Both men had coached opposite each other on the show Road to UFC: Japan.
UFC Fight Night 75: Barnett vs. Nelson

UFC 186: Johnson vs. Horiguchi was a mixed martial arts event held on April 25, 2015, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
UFC 186: Johnson vs. Horiguchi

Rizin World Grand Prix 2017: Final Round was a mixed martial arts event held by the Rizin Fighting Federation on December 31, 2017 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
RIZIN 9

UFC Fight Night 265: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on November 22, 2025, at the Ali Bin Hamad al-Attiyah Arena in Al Rayyan, Qatar. The event headliner featured a lightweight bout between Arman Tsarukyan and Dan Hooker.
UFC Fight Night 265: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker

Bellator 279: Cyborg vs. Blencowe 2 is a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took take place on April 23, 2022, at the Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States.
Bellator 279: Cyborg vs. Blencowe 2

RIZIN 13 will be the promotions biggest event to date from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Following the tragic loss of Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto this month, two generational talents from their respective combat sports will compete in a clash featuring two of Japan’s best. Yamamoto’s protege Kyoji Horiguchi will strap on the big gloves when he crosses over into kickboxing to take on undefeated 20-year-old phenom Tenshin Nasukawa. In addition to the headliner, Mirko Cro Cop returns against streaking heavyweight Roque Martinez, former Invicta FC atomweight champ Ayaka Hamasaki meets DEEP titleholder Mina Kurobe, and former UFC fighters Diego Brandão and Daron Cruickshank will clash at lightweight.
RIZIN 13

Bellator MMA x Rizin 2 and Super Rizin 2 was a mixed martial arts event being co-promoted by Bellator MMA and the Rizin Fighting Federation that took place on July 30, 2023, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. A Bellator Lightweight World Grand Prix quarterfinal bout between former Bellator Featherweight Champion A. J. McKee and former Bellator Lightweight Champion Patricky Pitbull was scheduled to headline the event. However, on July 26, it was announced McKee had pulled out of the bout due to medical issues and was replaced by current Rizin Lightweight Champion Roberto de Souza at a catchweight of 161 pounds.[
Bellator MMA x RIZIN 2

UFC Fight Night 87: Overeem vs. Arlovski was a mixed martial arts event held on May 8, 2016 at the Ahoy Rotterdam in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The event was headlined by a heavyweight bout between the 2010 K-1 World Grand Prix Champion and former Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion Alistair Overeem and former UFC Heavyweight Champion Andrei Arlovski.
UFC Fight Night 87: Overeem vs. Arlovski

Rizin World Grand Prix 2017 Opening Round Part 1 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Rizin Fighting Federation on July 30, 2017 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.