Kai Kamaka
Skill profile
138 MMA anchors Striking, TD Defense · his tags and claims adjust Accuracy, Durability, Wrestling · stats alone on Striking D, Grappling, Control.
Built on 77 minutes of tracked cage time across 7 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Insider info
vs Andre Fili lean UFC Fight Night Allen vs Duncan Full Card Preview & Predictions · October 4, 2026
pick is Andre Fili
Kamaka is a jab-and-low-kick striker with good counters and body work with both hands and feet, plus real durability and good takedown defense. The board carries no graded grappling heading for him beyond a plain takedown-defense line, and the transcript adds nothing further there.
vs Luke Riley lean UFC 329 Full Card Preview & Predictions · July 5, 2026 · 1 read since
He explicitly says he 'probably lean[s] Luke Riley' and closes with a hedge that 'anything could happen' between two quality strikers.
Rated above average on the feet: a sharp jab, an effective leg kick, real counter-punching instincts, and a willingness to mix body work into both his hands and his kicks, which the analyst flags as his clearest route to victory. Durability is a plus for him too -- his chin is compared to cement -- and he defends takedowns capably, though neither man here is expected to lean on wrestling much.
Striking trend
Fight history
L Andre Fili 25-14 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 0:22 — UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Duncan · October 10, 2026
L Luke Riley 2-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:03 — UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 · July 11, 2026
W Dakota Hope 0-0 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Duncan · April 4, 2026
D Danny Chavez 11-4 walk-in Decision - Majority · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Strickland · July 31, 2021
L TJ Brown 14-8 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Prochazka · May 1, 2021
L Jonathan Pearce 9-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:28 — UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Clark · November 28, 2020
W Tony Kelley 6-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3 · August 15, 2020
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
Losses by method
Draws: 1
Fights by organization
Full career — 27 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Luke Riley | TKO (knees and punches) | UFC 329
July 11, 2026 |
UFC | 1 | 3:03 |
| W | Dakota Hope | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Duncan
April 4, 2026 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Michel da Cruz Lima | KO (punch) | Tuff-N-Uff 151
January 22, 2026 |
Tuff-N-Uff | 3 | 4:48 |
| L | Diego Brandão | Decision (split) | Tuff-N-Uff 149
October 25, 2025 |
Tuff-N-Uff | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Sitik Muduev | Decision (unanimous) | Tuff-N-Uff 145
June 29, 2025 |
Tuff-N-Uff | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Joshua Weems | TKO (punches and elbows) | Tuff-N-Uff 143
April 25, 2025 |
Tuff-N-Uff | 2 | 0:58 |
| L | Brendan Loughnane | Decision (split) | PFL 9 (2024)
August 23, 2024 |
PFL | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Pedro Carvalho | Decision (unanimous) | PFL 6 (2024)
June 28, 2024 |
PFL | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Bubba Jenkins | Decision (unanimous) | PFL 3 (2024)
April 19, 2024 |
PFL | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Henry Corrales | Decision (split) | Bellator 300
October 7, 2023 |
Bellator | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Adli Edwards | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 295
April 22, 2023 |
Bellator | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Kevin Boehm | TKO (punches) | Bellator 289
December 9, 2022 |
Bellator | 3 | 2:23 |
| L | Justin Gonzales | Decision (split) | Bellator 279
April 23, 2022 |
Bellator | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | John de Jesus | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 272
December 3, 2021 |
Bellator | 3 | 5:00 |
| D | Danny Chavez | Draw (majority) | UFC on ESPN: Hall vs. Strickland
July 31, 2021 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | T.J. Brown | Decision (split) | UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Procházka
May 1, 2021 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Jonathan Pearce | TKO (punches) | UFC on ESPN: Smith vs. Clark
November 28, 2020 |
UFC | 2 | 4:28 |
| W | Tony Kelley | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 252
August 15, 2020 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Michael Stack | Decision (unanimous) | LFA 87
July 31, 2020 |
LFA | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Spencer Higa | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 236
December 21, 2019 |
Bellator | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Shojin Miki | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 213
December 15, 2018 |
Bellator | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Mauricio Diaz | Decision (unanimous) | KOTC: Highlight Reel
June 10, 2018 |
KOTC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Rick James | Decision (unanimous) | KOTC: Energetic Pursuit
February 24, 2018 |
KOTC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Jeff Mesa | Decision (unanimous) | Pacific Xtreme Combat 56
March 25, 2017 |
Pacific Xtreme Combat | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Andrew Natividad | TKO (doctor stoppage) | KOTC: Sanctioned
June 14, 2015 |
KOTC | 1 | 4:40 |
| W | Nui Wheeler | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Destiny Na Koa 6
August 3, 2014 |
Destiny Na Koa | 1 | 3:20 |
| W | Anthony Reyes | Decision (unanimous) | KOTC: Mana
October 20, 2012 |
KOTC | 2 | 5:00 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Kai Kamaka III) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.
Division context
Headshot of Kai Kamaka by UFC · Official UFC athlete photo (copyright UFC; not freely licensed) · Wikimedia Commons · flattened onto dark background, cropped/resized