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Manel KapeStarboy

23-7-0 · MatchWiz rating 1648

Age32Height5'5"Reach68"StanceSouthpawDivisionFlyweightCampXtreme CoutureCountryPortugal

Rating trend

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current 1648 · hover or touch the chart to trace each fight

Our Elo-style rating after each UFC fight — 1500 is average; champions live around 1700+ (full leaderboard). This is the backbone of our win probabilities.

Career rates

Where he stands

Manel Kape is 8-3 across 11 fights on our tape. He's on a 4-fight winning run. Our rating has him at 1648 — it moves with every result and weights who he beat, so a win over a ranked opponent counts for far more than one over a debutant. A record on its own says very little in this sport — two fighters at 12-3 can have faced completely different opposition, which is exactly the gap the rating is built to close.

He ends fights

75% of Manel's wins have come inside the distance. That's a real trait and a volatile one: a finisher's floor is lower than his highlight reel suggests, because the same aggression that ends fights early loses them early. He absorbs 3.9 significant strikes a minute, which is the number to watch — a high finish rate paired with heavy absorption is a career that tends to be short and loud.

How the model reads him

Manel's rating updates after every result and weights the quality of the opponent. Against a specific opponent it becomes a win probability, adjusted for the stylistic matchup — striking output against absorption, takedown rate against takedown defense — plus age and layoff. The weighting is ours; the output is published on the fight board and graded.

What we'd flag

The tape starts in 2015 and covers UFC and Contender Series only, so career records elsewhere aren't reflected. Beyond that: MMA has the highest single-event variance of anything we model, and no rating survives contact with a flush shot.

Manel Kape — FAQ

What is Manel Kape's record?

8-3 across 11 fights on our tape, which covers UFC and Contender Series bouts from 2015 to the present. Our rating has him at 1648 — it weights who he beat, not just how often he won.

What kind of fighter is Manel Kape?

He lands 4.7 significant strikes a minute and absorbs 3.9, with 0.4 takedowns per 15 minutes and 79% takedown defense. Those rates decide where his fights happen, which decides most of the rest.

Are Manel Kape's ratings betting advice?

No. Every number here is a research signal from a statistical model, published with its graded record. The UFC model is calibrated but has not proven it can out-price the books, so we post no picks. Not betting advice, no guaranteed outcome. 21+, please play responsibly (1-800-GAMBLER).

Fight history

DateOpponentResultEventΔ rating
Jun 21, 2026Kyoji HoriguchiW · KO/TKO R3UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi 2+19
Dec 14, 2025Brandon RoyvalW · KO/TKO R1UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape+18
Mar 2, 2025Asu AlmabayevW · KO/TKO R3UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Almabayev+21
Dec 15, 2024Bruno SilvaW · KO/TKO R3UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley+20
Jul 28, 2024Muhammad MokaevL · Decision - Unanimous R3UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2-12
Sep 10, 2023Felipe dos SantosW · Decision - Unanimous R3UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland+13
Dec 17, 2022David DvorakW · Decision - Unanimous R3UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland+34
Dec 5, 2021Zhalgas ZhumagulovW · KO/TKO R1UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Aldo+36
Aug 7, 2021Ode' OsbourneW · KO/TKO R1UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane+47
Mar 14, 2021Matheus NicolauL · Decision - Split R3UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad-23
Feb 7, 2021Alexandre PantojaL · Decision - Unanimous R3UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov-24

Record is career MMA (including pre-UFC fights); the history and rating cover UFC and Contender Series bouts from 2015 on. Back to the fight board →