MatchWiz

Kai Kara-France “Don't Blink”

25-12-0 · MatchWiz rating 1582

Age33Height5'4"Reach69"StanceOrthodoxDivisionFlyweightCampCity KickboxingCountryNew Zealand

Rating trend

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current 1582 · hover or touch the chart to trace each fight

Our Elo-style rating after each UFC fight — 1500 is average; champions live around 1700+ (full leaderboard). This is the backbone of our win probabilities.

Career rates

Where he stands

Kai Kara-France is 8-5 across 13 fights on our tape. Our rating has him at 1582 — it moves with every result and weights who he beat, so a win over a ranked opponent counts for far more than one over a debutant. A record on its own says very little in this sport — two fighters at 12-3 can have faced completely different opposition, which is exactly the gap the rating is built to close.

No single dominant tool

Kai's rates don't point hard in any direction — 4.5 strikes landed a minute, 0.6 takedowns per 15, 84% takedown defense. That's the most common profile in the sport and the hardest to project, because the matchup rather than the fighter decides which skill ends up mattering.

How the model reads him

Kai's number is a matchup output — rating against rating, then style against style, plus age and layoff — graded on the fight board like every other call. Our tape covers UFC and Contender Series bouts from 2015 on, and one punch can settle a fight the better fighter was winning.

The full method is on the fight board, and every published call is graded on the report card.

Kai Kara-France — FAQ

What is Kai Kara-France's record?

8-5 across 13 fights on our tape, which covers UFC and Contender Series bouts from 2015 to the present. Our rating has him at 1582 — it weights who he beat, not just how often he won.

What kind of fighter is Kai Kara-France?

He lands 4.5 significant strikes a minute and absorbs 3.2, with 0.6 takedowns per 15 minutes and 84% takedown defense. Those rates decide where his fights happen, which decides most of the rest.

Fight history

DateOpponentResultEventΔ rating
Jun 29, 2025Alexandre PantojaL · Submission R3UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira-14
Aug 18, 2024Steve ErcegW · KO/TKO R1UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya+19
Jun 4, 2023Amir AlbaziL · Decision - Split R5UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi-13
Jul 31, 2022Brandon MorenoL · KO/TKO R3UFC 277: Peña vs. Nunes 2-20
Mar 26, 2022Askar AskarovW · Decision - Unanimous R3UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Daukaus+17
Dec 12, 2021Cody GarbrandtW · KO/TKO R1UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier+21
Mar 7, 2021Rogerio BontorinW · KO/TKO R1UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya+20
Sep 27, 2020Brandon RoyvalL · Submission R2UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa-21
Feb 22, 2020Tyson NamW · Decision - Unanimous R3UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker+25
Dec 14, 2019Brandon MorenoL · Decision - Unanimous R3UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington-37
Aug 31, 2019Mark De La RosaW · Decision - Unanimous R3UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Zhang+27
Feb 10, 2019Raulian PaivaW · Decision - Split R3UFC 234: Adesanya vs. Silva+29
Dec 1, 2018Elias GarciaW · Decision - Unanimous R3UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa+28

Record is career MMA (including pre-UFC fights); the history and rating cover UFC and Contender Series bouts from 2015 on. Back to the fight board →