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Flyweight
“Starboy” · Portugal
23
W
7
L
0
D
Profile
Manel Kape Fighter Profile
- Record (W-L-D)
- 23-7-0
- Ranking
- #2 Flyweight
- Recent form
- 3-0 in last 3
- Weight class
- Flyweight
- Age
- 32
- Height
- 5' 5"
- Reach
- 68"
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Nationality
- Portugal
Fight history
Manel Kape Fight History
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Rd | Time | Sig. str | TD | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 2026 | Kyoji Horiguchi | W | KO/TKO · Victory by Punches | 3 | 2:42 | 19/56 | — | UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi 2 |
| Dec 13, 2025 | Brandon Royval | W | KO/TKO · Victory by Punches | 1 | 3:18 | 17/23 | — | UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape |
| Mar 1, 2025 | Asu Almabayev | W | KO/TKO · Victory by Punches | 3 | 2:16 | 61/115 | 0/1 | UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Almabayev |
| Dec 14, 2024 | Bruno Silva | W | KO/TKO | 3 | — | 111/168 | — | UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley |
| Jul 27, 2024 | Muhammad Mokaev | L | Decision - Unanimous | 3 | — | 20/48 | 0/1 | UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2 |
| Sep 9, 2023 | Felipe dos Santos | W | Decision - Unanimous | 3 | — | 112/182 | 1/1 | UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland |
| Dec 17, 2022 | David Dvorak | W | Decision - Unanimous | 3 | — | 58/119 | — | UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland |
| Dec 4, 2021 | Zhalgas Zhumagulov | W | KO/TKO | 1 | — | 53/72 | — | UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Aldo |
| Aug 7, 2021 | Ode' Osbourne | W | KO/TKO | 1 | — | 19/29 | — | UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane |
| Mar 13, 2021 | Matheus Nicolau | L | Decision - Split | 3 | — | 61/150 | — | UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad |
| Feb 6, 2021 | Alexandre Pantoja | L | Decision - Unanimous | 3 | — | 49/91 | 2/7 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov |
| Dec 31, 2019 | Kai Asakura | W | TKO | 2 | — | — | — | Rizin FF: Rizin Fighting Federation 20 · Title fight |
| Aug 18, 2019 | Takeya Mizugaki | W | KO/TKO | 2 | — | — | — | Rizin FF: Rizin Fighting Federation 18 |
| Apr 21, 2019 | Seiichiro Ito | W | KO/TKO | 2 | — | — | — | Rizin FF: Rizin Fighting Federation 15 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | Ulka Sasaki | L | Decision - Unanimous | 3 | — | — | — | Rizin FF: Rizin Fighting Federation 14 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | Yusaku Nakamura | W | Technical Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 3 | — | — | — | Rizin FF: Rizin Fighting Federation 13 |
| May 6, 2018 | Kai Asakura | L | Decision - Split | 3 | — | — | — | Rizin FF: Rizin Fighting Federation 10 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | Kyoji Horiguchi | L | Submission (Arm Triangle) | 3 | — | — | — | Rizin FF: Rizin World Grand Prix 2017 Final Round |
| Dec 29, 2017 | Ian McCall | W | KO/TKO | 1 | — | — | — | Rizin FF: Rizin World Grand Prix 2017 2nd Round |
| Oct 15, 2017 | Erson Yamamoto | W | TKO | 1 | — | — | — | Rizin FF: Rizin Fighting Federation 7 |
| Apr 27, 2015 | Francisco Javier Asprilla | W | TKO | 3 | — | — | — | IPC 7: International Pro Combat 7 |
| Apr 18, 2015 | Antoine Gallinaro | W | Submission (Armbar) | 4 | — | — | — | KOC: Knock Out Championship 8 |
| Dec 19, 2014 | Miguel Valverde | W | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 3 | — | — | — | Invictus: Pro MMA League 2 |
| Nov 29, 2014 | Daniel Barez | W | Submission (Verbal) | 1 | — | — | — | AFL 2: Ansgar Fighting League 2 |
| Jul 27, 2014 | Hicham Rachid | W | KO | 1 | — | — | — | Invictus: Pro MMA League 1 |
| Apr 5, 2014 | Souksavanh Khampasath | L | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 3 | — | — | — | KOC: Knock Out Championship 7 |
| Jul 28, 2013 | Marco Santos | W | Decision - Unanimous | 3 | — | — | — | CF: Cage Fighters 3 |
| Feb 3, 2013 | Ricardo Teixeira | W | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 1 | — | — | — | Cage Fighters: Challengers Norte 2 |
| Nov 4, 2012 | Renato Ferreira | W | KO/TKO | 1 | — | — | — | Cage Fighters: Challengers Norte 1 |
| May 13, 2012 | Artur Gomes | W | TKO | 1 | — | — | — | CF: Cage Fighters 2 |
Career
Manel Kape Career Stats
Per-fight averages across every bout on record.
- Sig. strikes landed per fight
- 19.3
- Sig. strike accuracy
- 55.1%
- Takedowns landed per fight
- 0.10
- Takedown accuracy
- 30%
- Knockdowns per fight
- 0.27
- Submission attempts per fight
- 0.07
- Control time per fight
- 0:01
- Wins by KO/TKO
- 15 (65%)
- Wins by submission
- 5 (22%)
- Wins by decision
- 3 (13%)
Profile
About Manel Kape
Manel Kape (“Starboy”) is a UFC flyweight fighter from Portugal with a professional record of 23-7-0. Manel Kape is ranked #2 Flyweight.
In Manel Kape's most recent bout, Kape beat Kyoji Horiguchi by KO/TKO · Victory by Punches in round 3 at UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi 2 (June 20, 2026).
For Manel Kape AI sports predictions and props, Chad, Stat Sniper's AI sports betting assistant, publishes UFC picks and player props on the daily picks page.
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