Demetrious Johnson vs Kyoji Horiguchi

Apr 25, 2015 · ESPN+

DateApr 25, 2015

DivisionFlyweight Title

StatusScheduled

VenueBell Centre

BroadcastESPN+

Start times & how to watch

Start time & how to watch

Main card starts Saturday, April 25, 2015 — watch on ESPN+.

US East (ET): Sat 1:30 PM
US West (PT): Sat 10:30 AM
United Kingdom: Sat 6:30 PM
Central Europe: Sat 7:30 PM
Australia (Sydney): Sun 3:30 AM
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Demetrious JohnsonMighty Mouse |25-4-1Demetrious Johnson vs Kyoji HoriguchiKyoji HoriguchiKarate Kid |36-6-0

Demetrious JohnsonMighty Mouse25-4-1

Fight Overview

RoundTBD

TimeTBD

25-4-1Record36-6-0

40Age35

5'3"Height5'5"

66.00"Reach66"

135 lbsWeight134 lbs

Flyweight TitleWeight ClassFlyweight Title

Kyoji HoriguchiKarate Kid36-6-0

Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Demetrious Johnson owns a 44-point Elo edge (great). Demetrious Johnson shows more surface-level statistical edges across the tracked UFC categories. 3 shared opponents give extra context.

Compare Demetrious Johnson and Kyoji Horiguchi across their careers →

Elo Recent career Elo trajectory

Recent three-year Elo paths for both fighters. Ratings shown here are current career context; the event-specific prediction or verified result remains on this Fight page.

Demetrious JohnsonKyoji Horiguchi

Recent form

Demetrious JohnsonW W L W W · +1 Elo last 5

WWLWW

Kyoji HoriguchiL W W W W · +18 Elo last 5

LWWWW

Elo edge

Demetrious Johnson1848+7 last move

Kyoji Horiguchi1804-18 last move

Why they are ranked here

Demetrious JohnsonNot on the active ladder · 1848 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Ray Borg (rated 1708 at the time): +12.
Costliest loss: Lost to Adriano Moraes (rated 1659 at the time): -22.
Last 5 fights: 4 wins, 1 loss, +1 Elo in total.
Inactivity: Placed on 1778, not 1848: 70 points are held back after more than 18 months without a fight, until the next one.

Kyoji Horiguchi#3 of 206 active Flyweight fighters · 1804 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Tagir Ulanbekov (rated 1761 at the time): +13.
Costliest loss: Lost to Manel Kape (rated 1726 at the time): -18.
Last 5 fights: 4 wins, 1 loss, +18 Elo in total.
Next places: 1 point behind #2 Muhammad Mokaev, 8 ahead of #4 Alexandre Pantoja.

Every rated fight moves a rating by an amount set by the opponent's rating at the time, the result and how it ended. Places are counted among fighters active in the last 24 months. How the rating is calculated

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What's at stake

Demetrious JohnsonNow 1848

Wins by decision+10→ 1858

Loses by decision-14→ 1834

Kyoji HoriguchiNow 1804 · #3 Flyweight

Wins by decision+14→ 1818

Loses by decision-10→ 1794

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Stat advantages

Demetrious JohnsonvsKyoji Horiguchi

Takedown average

3.35vs1.61

Submission average

0.52vs0.11

Takedown accuracy

56%vs41%

Sig. strikes absorbed per min

1.66vs2.13

Finishing profile

Demetrious Johnsondecision leads 48% of wins

Kyoji HoriguchiKO/TKO leads 42% of wins

Common opponents

Ray Borg Demetrious Johnson: win · Armbar · Oct 7, 2017Kyoji Horiguchi: cancelled · Cancelled Bout · Apr 22, 2023

Ian McCallDemetrious Johnson: win · Decision · Jun 8, 2012Kyoji Horiguchi: win · KO (punch) · May 6, 2018

Ali Bagautinov Demetrious Johnson: win · Decision · Jun 14, 2014 Kyoji Horiguchi: win · Decision (Unanimous) · Nov 19, 2016

Tale of the tape

Demetrious JohnsonKyoji Horiguchi

Tracked UFC statistics may not cover a fighter's full career. Unavailable measurements are not zero.

3.43Sig. strikes landed per min3.77

UFC bantamweight average : 3.72

55Sig. strike accuracy47

UFC bantamweight average : 45%

1.66Sig. strikes absorbed per min2.13

UFC bantamweight average : 3.75

67Sig. strike defense64

UFC bantamweight average : 54%

3.35Takedown average1.61

UFC bantamweight average : 1.52

56Takedown accuracy41

UFC bantamweight average : 27%

66Takedown defense61

UFC bantamweight average : 61%

0.52Submission average0.11

UFC bantamweight average : 0.52

5Wins by knockout15

8Wins by submission6

12Wins by decision15

1Losses by knockout3

0Losses by submission1

3Losses by decision2

Demetrious Johnson vs Kyoji Horiguchi is a scheduled Flyweight Title fight on UFC 186 : JOHNSON VS HORIGUCHI. Demetrious Johnson enters with a 25-4-1 record and Kyoji Horiguchi enters with a 36-6-0 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.