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Kyoji Horiguchi vs Manel Kape

Kyoji Horiguchi

Pro 36-5-0 (1 NC)  |  UFC 9-1-0
Flyweight
VS

Manel Kape

Pro 22-7-0  |  UFC 7-3-0
Age
35|32
Height
5'4"|5'5"
Reach
63"|68"
Stance
Orthodox|Southpaw

Career Statistics

Statistic Kyoji Horiguchi Manel Kape Edge
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy47.4%56.3%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min3.85.0
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min2.14.1
Strike Differential1.6/min1.0/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy40.5%30.0%
Takedown Defense61.2%81.1%
Takedowns Landed/15min1.60.4
Submission Attempts/15min0.10.3
Control Time/15min3:070:28
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins22.2%71.4%
Submission % of Wins11.1%0.0%
Decision % of Wins66.7%28.6%
Avg Fight Time13:5911:07
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min0.00.0
Reversals/15min0.00.1
Edges333 even

Last 5 Fights (Averages)

Statistic Kyoji Horiguchi Manel Kape Edge
Sig. Strike Accuracy48.5%59.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min4.55.6
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min2.24.2
Takedown Accuracy40.0%33.3%
Takedown Defense87.0%87.5%
Control Time/Fight3:270:16
Edges222 even

Last 3 Fights

Kyoji Horiguchi

WIN
vs. Amir Albazi
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00
Kyoji Horiguchi73/13654%TD 0/2Ctrl 1:02
Amir Albazi16/6724%TD 0/7Ctrl 3:50
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Tagir Ulanbekov
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 2:18
Kyoji Horiguchi49/7764%TD 0/1Ctrl 5:34
Tagir Ulanbekov6/2722%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:25
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Ali Bagautinov
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00
Kyoji Horiguchi55/9260%TD 4/9Ctrl 4:32
Ali Bagautinov36/8443%TD 2/6Ctrl 2:50
▼ Rounds

Manel Kape

WIN
vs. Brandon Royval
KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 3:18
Manel Kape17/2374%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04
Brandon Royval17/2665%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Asu Almabayev
KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 2:16
Manel Kape61/11553%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:29
Asu Almabayev40/8050%TD 0/6Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Bruno Silva
KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 1:57
Manel Kape111/16866%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01
Bruno Silva57/11251%TD 0/5Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds

Common Opponents

No Common Opponents

Analysis Summary

Striking Volume: Manel Kape is the busier striker, landing 5.0 significant strikes per minute vs 3.8. Their opponent absorbs 2.1 strikes per minute on average — Manel Kape's output should find a target.

Striking Accuracy: Manel Kape connects on 56.3% of significant strikes compared to 47.4%. The 9pp accuracy gap compounds over the rounds.

Grappling: Kyoji Horiguchi shoots at 41% accuracy but Manel Kape stops 81% of attempts — the takedown path looks difficult.

Control: Kyoji Horiguchi controls 2:55 per fight on average vs 0:20 — sustained control shifts rounds and drains cardio.

Finish Threat: Manel Kape finishes 71% of wins (71% KO/TKO, 0% sub).

Fight Length: Kyoji Horiguchi's fights average 13:59 vs 11:07 for Manel Kape. If this reaches the championship rounds, Kyoji Horiguchi's conditioning history becomes a factor.

Report generated: 2026-05-04 08:59:57 | Data source: UFCStats.com