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Kai Kara-France
8W · 5L
Orthodox
Flyweight
38% finish rate63% as favorite60% as underdog
1496
ELO Rating
Fighter overview
ELO RatingHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →
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Recency-weighted skill · finish-adjusted · streak-amplified
Division ELOHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →
#36of 58 active
Age
33
Mar 26, 1993
Height
5'4" (162.56 cm)
Reach
175.26 cm
Win Rate
61.5%
Output & Defense
Rate-normalized career statistics (per 15 minutes, except strike rates which are per-minute)
Strikes landed / min
4.46
SLpM
Strikes absorbed / min
3.24
SApM (lower is better)
Net striking
+1.22
SLpM − SApM
Strike defense
64%
Opponent strikes evaded
Takedowns / 15 min
0.56
TD_Avg
Takedown defense
83%
Opponent TDs stuffed
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
Sub_Avg
Elite TD defenseElusive striker
Head-to-Head Comparison
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Career statistics
Career Averages (per fight)
12.2
Sig. Strikes
0.6
Takedowns
0.0
Sub Attempts
How They Win
KO/TKO3 (38%)
Submission0 (0%)
Decision1 (13%)
Loss Vulnerability
KO/TKO1 (20%)
Submission2 (40%)
Decision1 (20%)
Betting Profile
Win rate when fighting as favorite vs underdog
As Favorite
63%
5W – 3L in 8 fights
As Underdog
60%
3W – 2L in 5 fights
ELO analysis
ELO Trajectory
Skill rating evolution — hover dots for fight details
Elo Changes
Rating gained or lost in each fight
lost to Alexandre Pantoja
-9.01496
def. Steve Erceg
+5.11505
lost to Amir Albazi
-1.91500
lost to Brandon Moreno
-1.31501
def. Askar Askarov
+0.91503
def. Cody Garbrandt
+0.91502
def. Rogerio Bontorin
+0.51501
lost to Brandon Royval
-0.41500
def. Tyson Nam
+0.41501
lost to Brandon Moreno
-0.31500
def. Mark De La Rosa
+0.31501
def. Raulian Paiva
+0.21500
def. Elias Garcia
+0.11500
Division ELO Rankings
Flyweight · Active fighters ranked by recency-weighted skill
Joshua Van
1595
Wang Cong
1560
Manel Kape
1555
Asu Almabayev
1554
Alden Coria
1552
Ramazan Temirov
1545
Alessandro Costa
1542
Dione Barbosa
1540
Edgar Chairez
1540
Professional fight history
Fight History (13 fights)
UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira · Jun 28, 2025
Loss
View Analysis →vs Steve Erceg
UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya · Aug 17, 2024
vs Amir Albazi
UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi · Jun 3, 2023
Loss
View Analysis →UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 · Jul 30, 2022
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Daukaus · Mar 26, 2022
UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier · Dec 11, 2021
UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya · Mar 6, 2021
UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa · Sep 26, 2020
Loss
View Analysis →vs Tyson Nam
UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker · Feb 22, 2020
UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington · Dec 14, 2019
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Zhang · Aug 31, 2019
UFC 234: Adesanya vs. Silva · Feb 9, 2019
vs Elias Garcia
UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa · Dec 1, 2018