Kai Kara-France

New Zealand · Pro record 25-12-0 · Orthodox · 163 cm · reach 175 cm

Kai Kara-France is 8-5 in the UFC, with 3 wins by KO/TKO, 0 by submission and 5 by decision. Losses: 1 by KO/TKO, 2 by submission, 2 by decision.

Striking and grappling

Sig. strikes landed / min: 4.4
Sig. strikes absorbed / min: 3.3
Takedowns / 15 min: 0.6
Knockdowns / 15 min: 0.71

From UFC fights since 2005, adjusted towards the UFC average when a fighter has little UFC time.

UFC fight history

Kai Kara-France's UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Event
2025-06-29	Alexandre Pantoja	Loss by Sub, R3 1:55	UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira
2024-08-18	Steve Erceg	Win by KO/TKO, R1 4:04	UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya
2023-06-04	Amir Albazi	Loss by S Dec, R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi
2022-07-31	Brandon Moreno	Loss by KO/TKO, R3 4:34	UFC 277: Peña vs. Nunes 2
2022-03-26	Askar Askarov	Win by U Dec, R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Daukaus
2021-12-12	Cody Garbrandt	Win by KO/TKO, R1 3:21	UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier
2021-03-07	Rogerio Bontorin	Win by KO/TKO, R1 4:55	UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya
2020-09-27	Brandon Royval	Loss by Sub, R2 0:48	UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa
2020-02-22	Tyson Nam	Win by U Dec, R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker
2019-12-14	Brandon Moreno	Loss by U Dec, R3 5:00	UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington
2019-08-31	Mark De La Rosa	Win by U Dec, R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Zhang
2019-02-10	Raulian Paiva	Win by S Dec, R3 5:00	UFC 234: Adesanya vs. Silva
2018-12-01	Elias Garcia	Win by U Dec, R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa

Probabilities, not promises: a 70% favourite still loses about three fights in ten. For information only, not betting advice. 18+. If gambling stops being fun, get help.