Kyoji Horiguchi vs Sergio Pettis
Kyoji Horiguchi is 36-6-0; Sergio Pettis is 25-8-0. Kyoji Horiguchi is 3 years older than Sergio Pettis. Sergio Pettis has a 6" · 15 cm reach advantage over Kyoji Horiguchi. Sergio Pettis is 2" · 5 cm taller than Kyoji Horiguchi. They have met 2 times: Kyoji Horiguchi 1, Sergio Pettis 1.
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Style & credentials
Kyoji Horiguchi
- —Bellator Bantamweight ChampionshipBellator
Sergio Pettis
Taekwondo
- 2021Bantamweight World ChampionBellator
- —Champion · Taekwondo World Championships
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
78%80%
Head
14%10%
Body
8%11%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Kyoji Horiguchilast 6 fights
52%15%33%
Sergio Pettislast 4 fights
43%55%
DistanceClinchGround
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Kyoji Horiguchi· incl. 3 fights outside the UFC Sergio Pettis· incl. 4 fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
3.733.31
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Kyoji Horiguchi · Good · better than 61% of UFC fightersSergio Pettis · Average · better than 47% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
1.932.97
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Kyoji Horiguchi · Elite · better than 92% of UFC fightersSergio Pettis · Good · better than 66% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.960.65
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Kyoji Horiguchi · Good · better than 70% of UFC fightersSergio Pettis · Below avg · better than 29% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
44%39%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Kyoji Horiguchi · Good · better than 64% of UFC fightersSergio Pettis · Average · better than 52% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
60%64%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Kyoji Horiguchi · Average · better than 42% of UFC fightersSergio Pettis · Average · better than 50% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.200.60
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Kyoji Horiguchi · Below avg · better than 32% of UFC fightersSergio Pettis · Good · better than 63% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1497 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
3.73
Strikes landed / min3.31
1.93
Strikes taken / minfewer is better2.97
1.96 / 4.5
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.65 / 1.7
44%
Takedown accuracy39%
60%
Takedown defence64%
3:28
Control time / fight1:27
0.20
Submission attempts / 15 min0.60
Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
Where the strikes land
Range × target
Kyoji Horiguchi11 UFC fights · 555 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
51%282/752
12%65/109
8%42/56
Clinch
8%46/73
4%20/21
1%6/6
Ground
16%89/143
1%5/6
0%0/0
Sergio Pettis14 UFC fights · 819 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
69%566/1796
9%73/138
11%91/105
Clinch
4%34/51
1%8/8
0%0/0
Ground
5%45/88
0%1/1
0%1/1
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
Kyoji Horiguchi25 of 43 ended early · 58%18 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
5 early stoppages have no logged time
Sergio Pettis12 of 33 ended early · 36%21 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
1 early stoppage has no logged time
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Kyoji Horiguchi4-1
Full record · 44 fightsShow less
- W
- NC
- W
- WRIZIN 40: Bellator MMA vs RIZIN· Dec 31, 2022Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
- W
- L
- L
- W
- L
- WBellator 222: MacDonald vs Gracie· Jun 14, 2019Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- W
- W
- W
- W
- WRizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2017 - Bantamweight Tournament: Final Round· Dec 31, 2017Submission · R3 · 4:27 · Bantamweight
- WRizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2017 - Bantamweight Tournament: Final Round· Dec 31, 2017Knockout · R2 · 0:14 · Bantamweight
- WGabriel Leite de OliveiraRizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2017 - Bantamweight Tournament: 2nd Round· Dec 29, 2017TKO · R1 · 4:30 · Bantamweight
- WRizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2017 - Bantamweight Tournament: 1st Round· Jul 30, 2017Knockout · R1 · 1:49 · Bantamweight
- WRizin 5 - Rizin 2017 in Yokohama: Sakura· Apr 16, 2017Unanimous Decision · R2 · 5:00 · 128lb Catchweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs Hall 2· Nov 19, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski· May 8, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Barnett vs Nelson· Sep 28, 2015Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
- L
- W
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Brown vs Silva· May 10, 2014Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
- W
- W
- W
- W
- WManabu InoueShooto 8th Round· Jul 16, 2012Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
- WTetsu SuzukiShooto: Bout Sustain 3· Mar 10, 2012TKO · R1 · 2:06 · Catchweight
- L
- WNaohiro MizunoShooto· Sep 23, 2011TKO
- WYuta NezuShooto· Jul 18, 2011TKO
- WTakahiro HosoiShooto· Apr 28, 2011TKO
- WSeiji AkaoShooto· Dec 17, 2010TKO
- WKeita IshibashiShooto· Aug 7, 2010TKO
- WRanki KawanaShooto· May 9, 2010Decision · Featherweight
Sergio Pettis2-3
- L
- WPFL Champions Series 2: Nurmagomedov vs Hughes 2· Oct 3, 2025Knockout · R2 · 4:31 · Bantamweight
- WPFL World Tournament 7: 2025 Semifinals· Jun 27, 2025Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- L
- L
Full record · 33 fightsShow less
- WBellator 297: Nemkov vs Romero· Jun 16, 2023Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- W
- WBellator 258: Archuleta vs Pettis· May 7, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- WBellator 242: Bandejas vs Pettis· Jul 24, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- WAlfred KhashakyanBellator 238: Budd vs Cyborg· Jan 25, 2020Submission · R1 · 3:00 · Bantamweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs Stephens· Sep 21, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Lee vs Iaquinta 2· Dec 15, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- L
- W
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Pettis vs Moreno· Aug 5, 2017Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Flyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs Penn· Jan 15, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
- W
- W
- L
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Khabilov· Jun 7, 2014Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- L
- WUFC 167: St-Pierre vs Hendricks· Nov 16, 2013Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
- WJames PorterNAFC: Battle in the Ballroom· Sep 28, 2013Submission · R1 · 2:33 · Bantamweight
- WDillard PeggRFA 8: Pettis vs. Pegg· Jun 21, 2013TKO · R1 · 0:51 · Flyweight
- WJosh RobinsonNAFC: Battleground· Mar 29, 2013Unanimous Decision · Flyweight
- WJimmy JonesRFA 4: Griffin vs. Escudero· Nov 2, 2012Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
- WTom McKennaLOF 53: Memorium· Jun 15, 2012Submission · R1 · 3:52 · Bantamweight
- WChris HaneyNAFC: Colosseum· May 4, 2012Unanimous Decision · Flyweight
- WMike LindquistMadtown Throwdown 26· Jan 7, 2012Submission · R1 · 1:43 · Bantamweight
- WTony ZelinskiNAFC: Unleashed· Nov 18, 2011TKO · R2 · 1:59 · Bantamweight
- WKyle VivianCanadian Fighting Championship· Sep 10, 2011TKO
Head-to-Head History
Common Opponents
How each fared against the same opponents.
Kyoji HoriguchiSergio Pettis
Frequently asked questions
Have Kyoji Horiguchi and Sergio Pettis ever fought?
Yes, 2 times. Most recently at RIZIN 47 (Sun, Jun 9, 2024), where Kyoji Horiguchi won by Unanimous Decision.
What are the records of Kyoji Horiguchi and Sergio Pettis?
Kyoji Horiguchi is 36-6-0 and Sergio Pettis is 25-8-0.
Who has the longer reach, Kyoji Horiguchi or Sergio Pettis?
Sergio Pettis has the longer reach: 69" · 175 cm against 63" · 160 cm for Kyoji Horiguchi, a 6" · 15 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Kyoji Horiguchi or Sergio Pettis?
Sergio Pettis is taller at 5'6" · 168 cm; Kyoji Horiguchi stands 5'4" · 163 cm.
Who is older, Kyoji Horiguchi or Sergio Pettis?
Kyoji Horiguchi is 36 and Sergio Pettis is 33.
Who has more finishes, Kyoji Horiguchi or Sergio Pettis?
Kyoji Horiguchi has 21 wins inside the distance (15 by KO/TKO, 6 by submission); Sergio Pettis has 9 wins (5 by KO/TKO, 4 by submission).