Kyoji Horiguchi | |
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Born | Takasaki, Gunma, Japan | October 12, 1990
Other names | The Supernova (former),[1] The Typhoon[2] |
Nickname | The Typhoon |
Residence | Takasaki, Gunma, Japan |
Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[3] |
Weight | 135 lb (61 kg; 9 st 9 lb) |
Division | Bantamweight Flyweight |
Reach | 66 in (168 cm)[4] |
Style | Shotokan Karate, Kickboxing, Shootfighting |
Fighting out of | Coconut Creek, Florida, United States |
Team | KRAZY BEE (2009–2015)[5] American Top Team (2015–present)[6] |
Trainer | Norifumi Yamamoto Mike Thomas Brown |
Rank | A-Class Shootist 2nd degree black belt in Shotokan Karate[7] |
Years active | 2010–present |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 39 |
Wins | 33 |
By knockout | 15 |
By submission | 5 |
By decision | 13 |
Losses | 5 |
By knockout | 2 |
By submission | 1 |
By decision | 2 |
No contests | 1 |
Other information | |
Website | https://horiguchikyoji.com/ |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Kyoji Horiguchi (Japanese: 堀口 恭司, Horiguchi Kyōji, born October 12, 1990) is a Japanese mixed martial artist[8] currently competing in Rizin FF[9] in the Flyweight division, where he is the current RIZIN Flyweight Champion and former RIZIN Bantamweight Championship. He is also the former Bellator Bantamweight World Championship.
A professional competitor since 2010, Horiguchi formerly competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship[10] and is the former Shooto Bantamweight Champion.[11] He graduated from Sakushin Gakuin High School in Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan.[12]