Kai Kara-France
New Zealand mixed martial artist
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| August 18 2024 | Defeated Steve Erceg via technical knockout in the first round at UFC 305, earning another Performance of the Night award. |
| June 3 2023 | Lost to Amir Albazi via a controversial split decision at UFC on ESPN 46, with 19 out of 21 media outlets scoring the bout in his favor. |
| July 2022 | Defeated Brandon Moreno via TKO (body kick and punches) at UFC 277 |
| July 30 2022 | Lost to Brandon Moreno via TKO in the third round at UFC 277, fighting for the interim UFC Flyweight Championship and earning his fourth Fight of the Night award. |
| March 26 2022 | Defeated Askar Askarov via unanimous decision at UFC on ESPN 33, spoiling Askarov's undefeated record. |
| December 2021 | Defeated Steve Erceg via TKO (punches) at UFC 305 |
| December 11 2021 | Defeated former UFC Bantamweight Champion Cody Garbrandt via TKO in the first round at UFC 269, earning his second consecutive Performance of the Night award. |
| March 6 2021 | Defeated Rogério Bontorin via knockout in the first round at UFC 259, earning Performance of the Night award. |
| September 27 2020 | Lost to Brandon Royval via submission at UFC 253, earning Fight of the Night award. |
| February 23 2020 | Defeated Tyson Nam via unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night 168. |
| December 14 2019 | Lost to Brandon Moreno via unanimous decision at UFC 245. |
| August 31 2019 | Won against Mark De La Rosa via unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Zhang. |
| February 10 2019 | Defeated Raulian Paiva via split decision at UFC 234. |
| December 1 2018 | Made his UFC debut against Elias Garcia, winning via unanimous decision and earning a Fight of the Night bonus of US$50,000. |
| July 2018 | Kara-France was signed by the UFC. |
| 2016 | Lost in the quarterfinals of The Ultimate Fighter tournament by decision to Alexandre Pantoja. |
| 2016 | Competed in The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions (24th edition), winning his first fight with a 30-second knockout against Terrence Mitchell. |
| 2013 | Moved to Phuket, Thailand after being awarded a Tiger Muay Thai gym scholarship, leaving university to pursue his MMA career and train in the region. |
| November 2010 | Kai Kara-France began his professional MMA career in Auckland with a first-round TKO victory over Ray Kaitiana. |
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