Manel Kape "StarBoy"

Flyweight

Record and bio

Pro record—
UFC record8-3 · current 4-fight win streak
Opponents' combined UFC record44-15 (74.6%) across 11 opponents
Last 5 opponents30-7 (81.1%) across 5 opponents
Age32
Height5' 5"
Reach68"
StanceSouthpaw

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute4.68
Significant strikes absorbed per minute3.88
Striking accuracy55%
Striking defense57%
Takedowns per 15 minutes0.36
Takedowns landed / attempted30%
Takedown defense79%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.24
Average fight time11.3 min

UFC wins: 6 KO/TKO, 0 submission, 2 decision. UFC losses: 0 KO/TKO, 0 submission, 3 decision.

UFC fight history

DateOpponentTheir UFC record thenStyleResultMethodEvent
2026-06-20Kyoji Horiguchi9-1StrikerWKO/TKO R3 2:42UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi
2025-12-13Brandon Royval7-4Submission grapplerWKO/TKO R1 3:18UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape
2025-03-01Asu Almabayev4-0GrapplerWKO/TKO R3 2:16UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Almabayev
2024-12-14Bruno Silva4-2WrestlerWKO/TKO R3 1:57UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley
2024-07-27Muhammad Mokaev6-0GrapplerLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2
2023-09-09Felipe dos SantosUFC debut—WDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland
2022-12-17David Dvorak3-1StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland
2021-12-04Zhalgas Zhumagulov1-2StrikerWKO/TKO R1 4:02UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Aldo
2021-08-07Ode Osbourne1-1—WKO/TKO R1 4:44UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane
2021-03-13Matheus Nicolau3-1Submission grapplerLDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad
2021-02-06Alexandre Pantoja6-3Submission grapplerLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov

UFC stats from ufcstats.com through 2026-10-31; bio and pro record from ESPN where available. Opponents' combined record is their UFC record going into each fight. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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