5 Best Asian MMA Fighters

UFC has seen a handful of great Asian fighters over the years
UFC has seen a handful of great Asian fighters over the years

#3 Kyoji Horiguchi

Horiguchi only lost once in the UFC
Horiguchi only lost once in the UFC

Hailing from Japan, Kyoji Horiguchi started his MMA career in 2010. He fought in Shooto in the early days of his career and won the Shooto Bantamweight championship in 2013 while having a professional record of 10-1 to his name.

One fight later, he got himself a spot in the UFC and Horiguchi went on to have a four-fight winning streak in the promotion by defeating Dustin Pague, Darrell Montague, Jon Delos Reyes and Louis Gaudinot. This impressive run earned him a shot at the UFC Flyweight championship in 2015 but he was outclassed by Demetrious Johnson.

Horiguchi, however, bounced back strongly from the defeat and has not lost a fight ever since. He fought 8 times in the UFC and is 7-1 in the promotion with his only loss coming against Demetrious Johnson.

Though he enjoyed some success in the UFC, Horiguchi decided to move to Rizin where he is still active. His current professional record stands at 25-2 and at the age of 28, there is still a lot more to come.

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Edited by Shambhu Ajith