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Kai Kara-France

Kai Kara-France

1063 ELO #352

"Don't Blink"

MMA 25-12-0 (1 NC) · UFC 8-5-0 · Flyweight · Last fought 346 days ago

Kai Kara-France "Don't Blink" - UFC Fighter Profile

Career Highlights: Kai Kara-France has 8 wins in the UFC. Kai Kara-France lands an average of 4.46 significant strikes per minute and averages 0.56 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Flyweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 1063), and have not fought Kai Kara-France before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Matheus Nicolau 7-4-0 33 1023 0.0 40
Alex Perez 8-6-0 34 1063 1.0 0
Tagir Ulanbekov 6-2-0 34 1056 1.0 7
Nate Maness 5-2-0 34 1055 1.0 8
Allan Nascimento 4-1-0 34 1071 1.0 8
Asu Almabayev 6-1-0 32 1085 1.0 22

Fight Results Breakdown

13
Total Fights

Biggest Win

Cody Garbrandt in 2021
Opponent ELO: 1079

Biggest Upset Loss

Brandon Moreno in 2019
Your ELO: 1030 · Opponent ELO: 1013 · Favored by 17

Physical & Background Stats

Height
5' 4'
Weight
Flyweight
Reach
69'
Stance
Orthodox
Date of Birth
Mar 26 1993
Age
33
Peak ELO
1076
ELO Rank
352 of 2693
Strength of Schedule
228-80-6
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1038.3
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
1009.0

Performance Statistics

SLpM
4.46
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
40%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
3.24
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
64%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
0.56
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
30%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
–
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Kai Kara-France Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2025-06-28 UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira Alexandre Pantoja SUB Rear Naked Choke 3 1:55 Loss -
2024-08-17 UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya Steve Erceg KO/TKO Punch 1 4:04 Win -
2023-06-03 UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi Amir Albazi S-DEC 5 5:00 Loss -
2022-07-30 UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 Brandon Moreno KO/TKO Kick 3 4:34 Loss -
2022-03-26 UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Daukaus Askar Askarov U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2021-12-11 UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier Cody Garbrandt KO/TKO Punches 1 3:21 Win -
2021-03-06 UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya Rogerio Bontorin KO/TKO Punch 1 4:55 Win -
2020-09-26 UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa Brandon Royval SUB Guillotine Choke 2 0:48 Loss -
2020-02-22 UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker Tyson Nam U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2019-12-14 UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington Brandon Moreno U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2019-08-31 UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Zhang Mark De La Rosa U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2019-02-09 UFC 234: Adesanya vs. Silva Raulian Paiva S-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2018-12-01 UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa Elias Garcia U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -

ELO Progression Over Time

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Kai Kara-France ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
13 2025-06-28 Alexandre Pantoja 1144 Loss -13 1063
12 2024-08-17 Steve Erceg 1040 Win +20 1076
11 2023-06-03 Amir Albazi 1073 Loss 0 1056
10 2022-07-30 Brandon Moreno 1081 Loss -16 1056
9 2022-03-26 Askar Askarov 1054 Win +16 1072
8 2021-12-11 Cody Garbrandt 1079 Win +23 1056
7 2021-03-06 Rogerio Bontorin 1007 Win +21 1033
6 2020-09-26 Brandon Royval 1019 Loss -16 1012
5 2020-02-22 Tyson Nam 985 Win +15 1028
4 2019-12-14 Brandon Moreno 1013 Loss -17 1013
3 2019-08-31 Mark De La Rosa 991 Win +15 1030
2 2019-02-09 Raulian Paiva 1000 Win 0 1015
1 2018-12-01 Elias Garcia 983 Win +15 1015

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