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Manel Kape
“StarBoy”
Angola
Ranked #2 · FlyweightOfficial UFC rankings
23-7-0W-L-D
- Age
- 32 · 🎂 turns 33 this week
- Height
- 5'5"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 68"
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Weight class
- FlyweightFlyweight: Up to 125 lb (57 kg). The lightest division. Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- Xtreme Couture
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1831
Scouting Report
- W
- W
- W
- W
- L
On a 4-fight win streak
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Kape puts people to sleep. Fifteen wins by KO/TKO, five by submission and three on the scorecards, good for an 87% finish rate. Ends fights early and rarely needs the judges.
- Recent Form
- Horiguchi (36-6-0), win, KO/TKO in round 3. Royval (18-9-0), win, KO/TKO in round 1. Almabayev (24-3-0), win, KO/TKO in round 3.
- Style
- Southpaw who lands 4.68 significant strikes a minute at 55% accuracy and absorbs 3.88. Defends 57% of strikes. Rarely shoots takedowns (0.36 per 15 minutes) but stops 79% of attempts against him.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 15 KO/TKO (65%)
- 5 Submission (22%)
- 3 Decision (13%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 87%
- Streak
- 4-fight win streak
- Last fought
- 5 months ago
23 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 109-27-2
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1813
- Winvs Kyoji Horiguchi36-6-0 · Power Index 1902KO/TKO · R3 · 2:42Jun 20, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Kape vs Horiguchi
Fight stats
Stat Manel Kape Kyoji Horiguchi Sig. strikes 19/56 27/53 Takedowns 0/0 2/5 Control time 0:10 4:00 Knockdowns 1 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 5 8 Round 2 sig. strikes 2 11 Round 3 sig. strikes 12 8 - Winvs Brandon Royval18-9-0 · Power Index 1756KO/TKO · R1 · 3:18Dec 14, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Royval vs Kape
- Winvs Asu Almabayev24-3-0 · Power Index 1833KO/TKO · R3 · 2:16Mar 2, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Kape vs Almabayev
Fight stats
Stat Manel Kape Asu Almabayev Sig. strikes 61/115 40/80 Takedowns 0/1 0/6 Control time 0:29 0:00 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 19 14 Round 2 sig. strikes 14 18 Round 3 sig. strikes 28 8 - Winvs Bruno Silva15-9-2 · Power Index 1649KO/TKO · R3 · 1:57Dec 15, 2024 · UFC Fight Night: Covington vs Buckley
- Lossvs Muhammad Mokaev16-0-0 · Power Index 1924Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Jul 28, 2024 · UFC 304: Edwards vs Muhammad 2
Career Stats
Based on 11 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 4.68
- Striking accuracy
- 55%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 3.88
- Striking defense
- 57%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 0.36
- Takedown accuracy
- 30%
- Takedown defense
- 79%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.20