Kai Kara-France

KAI KARA-FRANCE

"Don't Blink"

9-660% win rate

FIGHTER IDENTITY

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Organization

UFC
NZL

Nationality

New Zealand

Birth

26/03/1993 (33)

Birthplace

Auckland

New Zealand

Sport / Status

MMA · Active

Weight class

Flyweight

Height

163 cm (5'4")

Reach

175 cm (69")

Style

Kickboxer

Biography

James Kaiwhare Kai Kara-France is a New Zealand professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he was a UFC flyweight title challenger.

WIN BREAKDOWN — MMA

15 total fights · 33% KO rate

KO/TKO3 (33%)
Submission0 (0%)
Decision6 (67%)

Fight history (15)

1 / 3
Loss
vs Alexandre PantojaSubmission (rear-naked choke) (R3)UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira — 28/06/2025
Win
vs Steve ErcegKO/TKO (R1)UFC 305 — 17/08/2024
Loss
vs Amir AlbaziDecision - Split (R5)UFC Fight Night June 03 2023 — 03/06/2023
Loss
vs Brandon MorenoKO/TKO (R3)UFC 277 — 30/07/2022
Win
vs Askar AskarovDecision - Unanimous (R3)UFC Fight Night March 26 2022 — 26/03/2022

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