All fightersKai Kara-France
“Don't Blink”
Flyweight25-12 (1 NC)RECORD
12KO / TKO WINS
3SUBMISSION WINS
10DECISION WINS
Profile
| Full name | Not added yet |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Don't Blink |
| Date of birth | 26 Mar 1993 |
| Nationality | Not added yet |
| Birthplace | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Lives in | Not added yet |
| Division | Flyweight |
| Team | Tiger Muay Thai (2012–2016); City Kickboxing (2016–present) |
| Height | 163 cm (5′4″) |
| Reach | 175 cm (69″) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Weight | 56.7 kg (125 lb) |
| Status | Not added yet |
| Pro debut | 27 Nov 2010 |
| UFC debut | 1 Dec 2018 |
| Last fight | 28 Jun 2025 |
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Fight history
38 professional fights on file (13 in the UFC). Newest first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Event | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Alexandre Pantoja | Submission (rear naked choke) | 3 | 1:55 | UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira | 28 Jun 2025 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout UFC Flyweight Title BoutReferee Herb DeanScheduled 5 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Steve Erceg | KO/TKO (punch) | 1 | 4:04 | UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya | 17 Aug 2024 | Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
| Bout Flyweight BoutReferee Rich MitchellScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Loss | Amir Albazi | Decision (split) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi | 3 Jun 2023 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Flyweight BoutReferee Herb DeanScheduled 5 roundsScorecards Chris Lee 47-48, Mike Bell 48-47, Sal D'amato 47-48 | |||||||
| Loss | Brandon Moreno | KO/TKO (kick) | 3 | 4:34 | UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 | 30 Jul 2022 | Dallas, Texas, USA |
| Bout UFC Interim Flyweight Title BoutReferee Herb DeanScheduled 5 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Askar Askarov | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Daukaus | 26 Mar 2022 | Columbus, Ohio, USA |
| Bout Flyweight BoutReferee Chad TrukovichScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Todd Schwarz 29-28, Sal D'amato 29-28, Mike Bell 29-28 | |||||||
| Win | Cody Garbrandt | KO/TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:21 | UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier | 11 Dec 2021 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Flyweight BoutReferee Herb DeanScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Rogerio Bontorin | KO/TKO (punch in clinch) | 1 | 4:55 | UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya | 6 Mar 2021 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Flyweight BoutReferee Herb DeanScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Loss | Brandon Royval | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 0:48 | UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa | 26 Sep 2020 | Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Bout Flyweight BoutReferee Lukasz BosackiScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Tyson Nam | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker | 22 Feb 2020 | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Bout Flyweight BoutReferee Marc GoddardScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Barry Foley 30-27, Richie Gerrard 30-27, Lereapii Taia 30-27 | |||||||
| Loss | Brandon Moreno | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington | 14 Dec 2019 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Flyweight BoutReferee Chris TognoniScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Junichiro Kamijo 28-29, Chris Lee 28-29, Mark Smith 27-30 | |||||||
| Win | Mark De La Rosa | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Zhang | 31 Aug 2019 | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China |
| Bout Flyweight BoutReferee Steve PercevalScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Anthony Dimitriou 30-27, Garth Harriman 29-28, Albert Shen 30-27 | |||||||
| Win | Raulian Paiva | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 234: Adesanya vs. Silva | 9 Feb 2019 | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Bout Flyweight BoutReferee Marc GoddardScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Derek Cleary 29-28, Garth Harriman 28-29, Christopher Shen 29-28 | |||||||
| Win | Elias Garcia | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa | 1 Dec 2018 | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Bout Flyweight BoutReferee Greg KleynjansScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Anthony Dimitriou 30-25, Kon Papaioannou 30-25, Evan Field 30-26 | |||||||
| Win | Shi Xiaoyu | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | Glory of Heroes: New Zealand vs. China | 4 Mar 2018 | Auckland, New Zealand | |
| Win | Huoyixibai Chuhayifu | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | WLF W.A.R.S. 19 | 11 Nov 2017 | Zhengzhou, China |
| Win | Aori Qileng | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | WLF W.A.R.S. 14 | 20 May 2017 | Zhengzhou, China |
| Win | Wu Ze | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:01 | WLF W.A.R.S. 13 | 22 Apr 2017 | Zhengzhou, China |
| Win | Rodolfo Marques | KO (punch) | 3 | 2:59 | Hex Fight Series 8 | 31 Mar 2017 | Melbourne, Australia |
| Loss | Tatsumitsu Wada | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Rizin World Grand Prix 2016: 2nd Round | 29 Dec 2016 | Saitama, Japan |
| Win | Crisanto Pitpitunge | TKO (cartwheel kick and punches) | 3 | Pacific Xtreme Combat 52 | 18 Mar 2016 | Mangilao, Guam | |
| Win | Josh Duenas | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:22 | Pacific Xtreme Combat 50 | 4 Dec 2015 | Mangilao, Guam |
| Win | Shantaram Maharaj | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:33 | Bragging Rights 7 | 27 Sep 2015 | Perth, Australia |
| Win | Dindo Camansa | KO (punches) | 1 | 0:12 | Malaysian Invasion: Mixed Martial A'rr | 1 Jun 2015 | Andaman Sea, Thailand |
| Win | Jang Ik-hwan | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:08 | PRO Fighting 10 | 9 May 2015 | Taipei, Taiwan |
| Loss | Ayideng Jumayi | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Kunlun Fight 18 | 18 Jan 2015 | Nanjing, China |
| Loss | Mark Striegl | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:10 | Malaysian Invasion 2: Grand Finals | 25 Oct 2014 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Loss | Gustavo Falciroli | Submission (brabo choke) | 1 | 4:55 | Australian FC 9 | 17 May 2014 | Melbourne, Australia |
| Win | Wu Tieyin | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Kunlun Fight 1 | 25 Jan 2014 | Pattaya, Thailand |
| No contest | Gustavo Falciroli | No Contest (Kara-France fell out of the ring) | 2 | 3:20 | Australian FC 7 | 14 Dec 2013 | Melbourne, Australia |
| Win | Wu Tieyin | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 1:54 | World Team USA: Fight for Peace | 23 Oct 2013 | Manila, Philippines |
| Win | Yudi Cahyadi | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Bandung Fighting Club 1 | 29 Sep 2013 | Bandung, Indonesia |
| Win | Kim Ho-joon | KO (head kick) | 1 | 3:44 | PRO Fighting 8 | 4 Aug 2013 | Taipei, Taiwan |
| Loss | Danaa Batgerel | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Legend FC 11 | 27 Apr 2013 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Win | Caleb Lally | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Rage in the Cage | 13 Oct 2012 | Tauranga, New Zealand |
| Win | Sam Chan | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 3:21 | Legend FC 10 | 24 Aug 2012 | Hong Kong, SAR, China |
| Loss | Agustin Delarmino | KO (punches) | 3 | 0:29 | Legend FC 8 | 30 Mar 2012 | Hong Kong, SAR, China |
| Loss | Chad George | KO (punch) | 1 | 2:04 | The Cage 2 | 2 Dec 2011 | Whakatāne, New Zealand |
| Win | Ray Kaitiana | TKO (punches) | 1 | Supremacy Cage Fighting 7 | 27 Nov 2010 | Auckland, New Zealand | |