Flyweight

Manel Kape

Last fought: Jun 2026

RECORD

Pro

23-7-0

UFC

8-3-0

Age

Height

5'5"

Weight

125 lbs

Reach

68"

Stance

Southpaw

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	11:16
Fight Completion Rate	63.6%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.25
% Fights Inside the Distance	54.5%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	44-15 (74.6%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	29-11 (72.5%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	15-4 (78.9%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	87.4%
% Time in Control	2.9%
% Time Controlled	9.6%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	23.3%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	4.75
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	4.18
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.57
Distance Strike Accuracy	53.9%
Distance Strike Defense	57.8%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	1.77
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.00
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	0.46
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.94
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	8.26
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.54

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Flyweight field

Manel Kape League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Manel Kape
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	55.1%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.7
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.9
Strike Differential	0.8/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	30.0%
Takedown Defense	78.6%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.4
Submission Attempts/15min	0.2
Control Time/15min	0:26
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	75.0%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	25.0%
Avg Fight Time	11:16
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	1.0
Reversals/15min	0.1

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	55.6%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.1
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.1
Takedown Accuracy	0.0%
Takedown Defense	79.2%
Control Time/Fight	0:09

Fight History

WIN

vs. Kyoji Horiguchi

UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi • Jun 2026Flyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 2:42

Manel Kape19/5634%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:10KD 1

Kyoji Horiguchi27/5351%TD 2/5Ctrl 4:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Manel Kape	5/19	26%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kyoji Horiguchi	8/15	53%	1/3	0:15	—

R2	Manel Kape	2/5	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kyoji Horiguchi	11/15	73%	1/1	3:45	—

R3	Manel Kape	12/32	38%	0/0	0:10	1
	Kyoji Horiguchi	8/23	35%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Brandon Royval

UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape • Dec 2025Flyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 3:18

Manel Kape17/2374%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04KD 1

Brandon Royval17/2665%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Manel Kape	17/23	74%	0/0	0:04	1
	Brandon Royval	17/26	65%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Asu Almabayev

UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Almabayev • Mar 2025Flyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 2:16

Manel Kape61/11553%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:29

Asu Almabayev40/8050%TD 0/6Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Manel Kape	19/40	48%	0/0	0:00	—
	Asu Almabayev	14/28	50%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Manel Kape	14/27	52%	0/1	0:00	—
	Asu Almabayev	18/40	45%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Manel Kape	28/48	58%	0/0	0:29	—
	Asu Almabayev	8/12	67%	0/4	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Bruno Silva

UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley • Dec 2024Flyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 1:57

Manel Kape111/16866%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01KD 1

Bruno Silva57/11251%TD 0/5Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Manel Kape	32/48	67%	0/0	0:00	—
	Bruno Silva	19/34	56%	0/2	0:00	—

R2	Manel Kape	39/66	59%	0/0	0:00	—
	Bruno Silva	27/43	63%	0/3	0:00	—

R3	Manel Kape	40/54	74%	0/0	0:01	1
	Bruno Silva	11/35	31%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Muhammad Mokaev

UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2 • Jul 2024Flyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Manel Kape20/4842%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:04

Muhammad Mokaev30/8237%TD 3/8Ctrl 2:11

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Manel Kape	7/16	44%	0/0	0:04	—
	Muhammad Mokaev	10/29	34%	0/2	0:00	—

R2	Manel Kape	10/19	53%	0/0	0:00	—
	Muhammad Mokaev	10/32	31%	1/2	0:12	—

R3	Manel Kape	3/13	23%	0/1	0:00	—
	Muhammad Mokaev	10/21	48%	2/4	1:59	—

WIN

vs. Felipe dos Santos

UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland • Sep 2023Flyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Manel Kape112/18262%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:45KD 1

Felipe dos Santos99/30433%TD 0/5Ctrl 0:08

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Manel Kape	36/55	65%	0/0	0:28	1
	Felipe dos Santos	32/96	33%	0/3	0:08	—

R2	Manel Kape	37/61	61%	0/0	0:00	—
	Felipe dos Santos	35/102	34%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Manel Kape	39/66	59%	1/1	0:17	—
	Felipe dos Santos	32/106	30%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. David Dvorak

UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland • Dec 2022Flyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Manel Kape58/11949%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:57KD 1

David Dvorak33/9435%TD 2/3Ctrl 2:42

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Manel Kape	2/9	22%	0/0	0:17	—
	David Dvorak	6/15	40%	1/1	1:59	—

R2	Manel Kape	37/63	59%	0/0	0:40	1
	David Dvorak	14/33	42%	1/1	0:29	—

R3	Manel Kape	19/47	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	David Dvorak	13/46	28%	0/1	0:14	—

WIN

vs. Zhalgas Zhumagulov

UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Aldo • Dec 2021Flyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 4:02

Manel Kape53/7274%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03KD 2

Zhalgas Zhumagulov31/7939%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Manel Kape	53/72	74%	0/0	0:03	2
	Zhalgas Zhumagulov	31/79	39%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Ode Osbourne

UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane • Aug 2021Flyweight

KO/TKO (Flying Knee) • Rd 1, 4:44

Manel Kape19/2966%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

Ode Osbourne18/3847%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Manel Kape	19/29	66%	0/0	0:02	1
	Ode Osbourne	18/38	47%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Matheus Nicolau

UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad • Mar 2021Flyweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Manel Kape61/15041%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:38

Matheus Nicolau55/10254%TD 2/9Ctrl 2:31

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Manel Kape	2/10	20%	0/0	0:02	—
	Matheus Nicolau	7/13	54%	2/3	2:24	—

R2	Manel Kape	28/69	41%	0/0	0:04	—
	Matheus Nicolau	21/38	55%	0/3	0:03	—

R3	Manel Kape	31/71	44%	0/0	0:32	—
	Matheus Nicolau	27/51	53%	0/3	0:04	—

LOSS

vs. Alexandre Pantoja

UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov • Feb 2021Flyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Manel Kape49/9154%TD 2/7Ctrl 0:25

Alexandre Pantoja74/14950%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:24

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Manel Kape	12/20	60%	0/1	0:00	—
	Alexandre Pantoja	25/49	51%	0/1	0:21	—

R2	Manel Kape	16/35	46%	1/3	0:12	—
	Alexandre Pantoja	29/50	58%	0/0	0:02	—

R3	Manel Kape	21/36	58%	1/3	0:13	—
	Alexandre Pantoja	20/50	40%	0/0	0:01	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com