Fighter profile

Manel Kape

“StarBoy”

Flyweight · UFC record 8-3 · 11 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 20 Jun 2026

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Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)86

Power91

Striking defense73

Takedown defense87

WrestlingProvisional measure63

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (11 detailed fights; as of Sat 20 Jun 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: DEVELOPING86.4

CardioEvidence: DEVELOPING93.8

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 165 cm (5'5")
Reach: 173 cm (5'8")
Stance: Southpaw
Age: 32

Last 3: W W W (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

11 detailed UFC fights · 27 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 20 Jun 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed21.5significant, per round

Strikes absorbed17.8per round

Striking differential+3.7per round

Takedown attempts0.37per round

Takedown defense78.6%of attempts stopped

Finish rate75.0%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 21.5
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 17.8
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): +3.7
Striking accuracy: 55.1%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 57.0%
Knockdowns per round: 0.30
Target: head / body / leg: 66.7% / 18.6% / 14.7%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 88.8% / 4.0% / 7.2%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 0.37
Takedowns landed per round: 0.11
Takedown accuracy: 30.0%
Takedown defense: 78.6%
Control time per round: 0:08
Submission attempts per round: 0.07
Reversals per round: 0.04

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 8-3-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 75.0%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 6 · 0 · 2
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 0 · 0 · 3
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 8 / 0
Average fight time: 10:27 (over 9 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Manel Kape — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 20 Jun 2026	Kyoji Horiguchi	W	KO/TKO Punches	R3 2:42	UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi
Sat 13 Dec 2025	Brandon Royval	W	KO/TKO Punches	R1 3:18	UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape
Sat 1 Mar 2025	Asu Almabayev	W	KO/TKO Punches	R3 2:16	UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Almabayev
Sat 14 Dec 2024	Bruno Silva	W	KO/TKO Punches	R3 1:57	UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley
Sat 27 Jul 2024	Muhammad Mokaev	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2

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Manel Kape — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 9 Sep 2023	Felipe dos Santos	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland
Sat 17 Dec 2022	David Dvorak	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland
Sat 4 Dec 2021	Zhalgas Zhumagulov	W	KO/TKO Punches	R1 4:02	UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Aldo
Sat 7 Aug 2021	Ode Osbourne	W	KO/TKO Flying Knee	R1 4:44	UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane
Sat 13 Mar 2021	Matheus Nicolau	L	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad
Sat 6 Feb 2021	Alexandre Pantoja	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov

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