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Manel Kape

Manel Kape

8W · 3L
Southpaw
Flyweight
75% finish rate88% as favorite0% as underdog
73%wins
1555
ELO Rating

Fighter overview

ELO RatingHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →

1555.1Top-tier↗

Recency-weighted skill · finish-adjusted · streak-amplified

Division ELOHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →

#3of 58 active
Flyweight rankings →

Age

32
Nov 14, 1993

Height

5'5" (165.1 cm)

Reach

172.72 cm

Win Rate

72.7%

Output & Defense

Rate-normalized career statistics (per 15 minutes, except strike rates which are per-minute)

Strikes landed / min
5.04
SLpM
Strikes absorbed / min
4.08
SApM (lower is better)
Net striking
+0.96
SLpM − SApM
Strike defense
57%
Opponent strikes evaded
Takedowns / 15 min
0.40
TD_Avg
Takedown defense
81%
Opponent TDs stuffed
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.30
Sub_Avg
High-volume strikerElite TD defense

Head-to-Head Comparison

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Career statistics

Career Averages (per fight)

4.0
Sig. Strikes
0.5
Takedowns
0.3
Sub Attempts

How They Win

KO/TKO6 (75%)
Submission0 (0%)
Decision0 (0%)

Loss Vulnerability

KO/TKO0 (0%)
Submission0 (0%)
Decision0 (0%)

Betting Profile

Win rate when fighting as favorite vs underdog

As Favorite

88%

7W – 1L in 8 fights

As Underdog

0%

0W – 2L in 2 fights

ELO analysis

ELO Trajectory

Skill rating evolution — hover dots for fight details

TopCont.Mid14901510153015701555Feb 21Aug 21Dec 22Jul 24Mar 25Jun 26
WinLossDrawCurrent ELO11 fights

Elo Changes

Rating gained or lost in each fight

def. Kyoji Horiguchi
Jun 20, 2026
+23.91555
def. Brandon Royval
Dec 13, 2025
+13.41531
def. Asu Almabayev
Mar 1, 2025
+8.71518
def. Bruno Silva
Dec 14, 2024
+6.61509
lost to Muhammad Mokaev
Jul 27, 2024
-4.21502
def. Felipe dos Santos
Sep 9, 2023
+3.11507
def. David Dvorak
Dec 17, 2022
+2.11504
def. Zhalgas Zhumagulov
Dec 4, 2021
+1.51502
def. Ode Osbourne
Aug 7, 2021
+1.21500
lost to Matheus Nicolau
Mar 13, 2021
-0.61499
lost to Alexandre Pantoja
Feb 6, 2021
-0.61499

Division ELO Rankings

Flyweight · Active fighters ranked by recency-weighted skill

#1Joshua Van
1595
↗
#2Wang Cong
1560
↗
#3Manel Kape
1555
↗
#4Asu Almabayev
1554
↗
#5Alden Coria
1552
↗
#6Ramazan Temirov
1545
↗
#7Alessandro Costa
1542
↗
#8Jasmine Jasudavicius
1541
#9Dione Barbosa
1540
↗
#10Edgar Chairez
1540
↗

Showing top 10 of 58 active fighters · Full rankings →

Professional fight history

Fight History (11 fights)

vs Kyoji Horiguchi
UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi · Jun 20, 2026
Flyweight
Win
KO/TKO · Rnd 3View Analysis →
vs Brandon Royval
UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape · Dec 13, 2025
Flyweight
Win
KO/TKO · Rnd 1View Analysis →
vs Asu Almabayev
UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Almabayev · Mar 1, 2025
Flyweight
Win
KO/TKO · Rnd 3View Analysis →
vs Bruno Silva
UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley · Dec 14, 2024
Flyweight
Win
KO/TKO · Rnd 3View Analysis →
vs Muhammad Mokaev
UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2 · Jul 27, 2024
Flyweight
Loss
U-DEC · Rnd 3View Analysis →
vs Felipe dos Santos
UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland · Sep 9, 2023
Flyweight
Win
U-DEC · Rnd 3View Analysis →
vs David Dvorak
UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland · Dec 17, 2022
Flyweight
Win
U-DEC · Rnd 3View Analysis →
vs Zhalgas Zhumagulov
UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Aldo · Dec 4, 2021
Flyweight
Win
KO/TKO · Rnd 1View Analysis →
vs Ode Osbourne
UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane · Aug 7, 2021
Flyweight
Win
KO/TKO · Rnd 1View Analysis →
vs Matheus Nicolau
UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad · Mar 13, 2021
Flyweight
Loss
S-DECView Analysis →
vs Alexandre Pantoja
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov · Feb 6, 2021
Flyweight
Loss
U-DECView Analysis →