Flyweight · Men

Manel Kape

“StarBoy”
Angola Xtreme Couture debut 2012
#30 Pound for pound #2 Flyweight UFC #2 · Flyweight
Elo 2,158 peak 2,158 · 20 Jun 2026
Tapology Sherdog id 3092833
23-7pro record
4W current streak
2,080best win, Elo
1,494average opponent
-- born 14 Nov 1993
65.0" / 68.0" height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses

Record

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Rating by method KO1,617 Sub1,365 Dec1,497

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Kyoji Horiguchi KO/TKO R3 · 20 Jun 2026 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 2,080
  2. Brandon Royval KO/TKO R1 · 13 Dec 2025 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,871
  3. Asu Almabayev KO/TKO R3 · 1 Mar 2025 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,827
  4. Kai Asakura KO/TKO R2 · 31 Dec 2019 · RIZIN Fighting Federation 1,815
  5. Bruno Silva KO/TKO R3 · 14 Dec 2024 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,778

Losses

The latest 5 of 7
  1. Muhammad Mokaev Decision R3 · 27 Jul 2024 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,866
  2. Matheus Nicolau Decision R3 · 13 Mar 2021 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,660
  3. Alexandre Pantoja Decision R3 · 6 Feb 2021 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,833
  4. Ulka Sasaki Decision R3 · 31 Dec 2018 · RIZIN Fighting Federation 1,586
  5. Kai Asakura Decision R3 · 6 May 2018 · RIZIN Fighting Federation 1,524

Fight history

30 bouts, newest first. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
30 20 Jun 202632.6 yrs W23-7 Kyoji Horiguchi 36-5 (1) · 35.7 yrs Flyweight KO/TKOPunches R312:42 1.00 2,067→2,158 +91 2,080 -188→-160 UFC Fight Night 279: Kape vs. Horiguchi 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship
29 13 Dec 202532.1 yrs W22-7 Brandon Royval 17-8 · 33.3 yrs Flyweight KO/TKORight Hook to Ground Punches R13:18 1.00 2,013→2,067 +54 1,871 -255→-278 UFC on ESPN 73: Royval vs. Kape Ultimate Fighting Championship
28 1 Mar 202531.3 yrs W21-7 Asu Almabayev 21-2 · 31.1 yrs Flyweight KO/TKOKnees & Punches R312:16 1.00 1,957→2,013 +56 1,827 -247→-220 UFC Fight Night 253: Kape vs. Almabayev Ultimate Fighting Championship
27 14 Dec 202431.1 yrs W20-7 Bruno Silva 15-6-2 (1) · 34.7 yrs Flyweight KO/TKOStrikes R311:57 1.00 1,899→1,957 +58 1,778 -270→-380 UFC on ESPN 63: Covington vs. Buckley Ultimate Fighting Championship
26 27 Jul 202430.7 yrs L19-7 Muhammad Mokaev 12-0 (1) · 24.0 yrs Flyweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.55* 1,898→1,899 +1 1,866 -101→+160 UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship
25 9 Sep 202329.8 yrs W19-6 Felipe dos Santos 7-0 (1) · 23.0 yrs Flyweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.82* 1,914→1,898 -15 1,525 -375→-425 UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland Ultimate Fighting Championship
24 17 Dec 202229.1 yrs W18-6 David Dvořák 21-4 · 30.5 yrs Flyweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 1.00* 1,858→1,914 +56 1,726 -225→-240 UFC Fight Night 216: Cannonier vs. Strickland Ultimate Fighting Championship
23 4 Dec 202128.1 yrs W17-6 Zhalgas Zhumagulov 14-5 · 33.3 yrs Flyweight KO/TKOPunches R14:02 1.00 1,810→1,860 +50 1,650 -212→-290 UFC on ESPN 31: Font vs. Aldo Ultimate Fighting Championship
22 7 Aug 202127.7 yrs W16-6 Ode Osbourne 9-3 (1) · 29.6 yrs Flyweight KO/TKOFlying Knee R14:44 1.00 1,775→1,810 +35 1,536 -210→-200 UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane Ultimate Fighting Championship
21 13 Mar 202127.3 yrs L15-6 Matheus Nicolau 18-3-1 · 28.2 yrs Flyweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.62* 1,784→1,775 -10 1,660 -135→-123 UFC Fight Night 187: Edwards vs. Muhammad Ultimate Fighting Championship
20 6 Feb 202127.2 yrs L15-5 Alexandre Pantoja 24-6 · 30.8 yrs Flyweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.31* 1,811→1,784 -27 1,833 +101→-108 UFC Fight Night 184: Overeem vs. Volkov Ultimate Fighting Championship
19 31 Dec 201926.1 yrs W15-4 Kai Asakura 14-1 · 26.2 yrs Bantamweighttitle KO/TKOPunches R25:38 1.00 1,700→1,816 +115 1,815 +160→+155 Rizin FF - Rizin 20 RIZIN Fighting Federation
18 18 Aug 201925.8 yrs W14-4 Takeya Mizugaki 23-13-2 · 35.7 yrs Bantamweight KO/TKORight Hook R26:36 1.00 1,640→1,700 +60 1,529 -208→-208 Rizin FF - Rizin 18 RIZIN Fighting Federation
17 21 Apr 201925.4 yrs W13-4 Seiichiro Ito 12-2-2 · 25.4 yrs Flyweight KO/TKOLeft Body Hook R28:59 1.00 1,568→1,640 +72 1,505 – Rizin FF - Rizin 15 RIZIN Fighting Federation
16 31 Dec 201825.1 yrs L12-4 Ulka Sasaki 23-6-3 · 29.2 yrs Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,642→1,568 -73 1,586 +170→+170 Rizin FF - Rizin 14 RIZIN Fighting Federation
15 30 Sep 201824.9 yrs W12-3 Yusaku Nakamura 14-5-1 · 32.3 yrs Flyweight SubRear Naked Choke R314:27 1.00 1,551→1,642 +90 1,563 – Rizin FF - Rizin 13 RIZIN Fighting Federation
14 6 May 201824.5 yrs L11-3 Kai Asakura 9-1 · 24.5 yrs Bantamweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.44 1,574→1,551 -23 1,524 -190→-190 Rizin FF - Rizin 10 RIZIN Fighting Federation
13 31 Dec 201724.1 yrs L11-2 Kyoji Horiguchi 22-2 · 27.2 yrs Bantamweight SubHead & Arm Choke R314:25 0.00 1,588→1,574 -13 2,020 +375→+530 Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2017 - Bantamweight Tournament: Final Round RIZIN Fighting Federation
12 29 Dec 201724.1 yrs W11-1 Ian McCall 13-5-1 · 33.6 yrs Bantamweight KO/TKOFacial Cut Caused by Knee R11:46 1.00 1,458→1,588 +130 1,641 +226→+185 Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2017 - Bantamweight Tournament: 2nd Round RIZIN Fighting Federation
11 15 Oct 201723.9 yrs W10-1 Erson Yamamoto 2-2 · 21.1 yrs Bantamweight KO/TKOLeft Head Kick R11:11 1.00 1,425→1,458 +33 1,173 – Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2017 - Men's Bantamweight & Women's Tournament: Aki No Jin RIZIN Fighting Federation
10 27 Apr 201521.4 yrs W9-1 Francisco Asprilla 4-6 · 25.5 yrs Flyweight KO/TKOSubmission to Punches R3 1.00 1,443→1,459 +16 1,041 – International Pro Combat 7 Portugal Regional
9 18 Apr 201521.4 yrs W8-1 Antoine Gallinaro 7-3 Bantamweight SubArmbar R4 1.00 1,379→1,443 +64 1,283 – Knock Out Championship 8 Knock Out Championship
8 19 Dec 201421.1 yrs W7-1 Miguel Valverde 5-5 Flyweight SubRear-Naked Choke R3 1.00 1,336→1,379 +43 1,140 – Invictus - Pro MMA League 2 Portugal Regional
7 29 Nov 201421.0 yrs W6-1 Daniel Barez 3-1 · 26.0 yrs Flyweight KO/TKOVerbal R13:25 1.00 1,235→1,336 +101 1,290 – AFL 2 Madrid: Los 3 Mas Grandes Ansgar Fighting League
6 27 Jul 201420.7 yrs W5-1 Hicham Rachid 2-1 · 21.4 yrs Bantamweight KO/TKOFlying Knee to the Body R12:42 1.00 1,144→1,235 +91 1,159 – Invictus - Pro MMA League 1 Professional MMA Challenge
5 5 Apr 201420.4 yrs L4-1 Souk Khampasath 4-5-1 · 26.9 yrs Bantamweight SubRear-Naked Choke R3 0.00 1,262→1,144 -118 1,134 – Knock Out Championship 7 Knock Out Championship
4 28 Jul 201319.7 yrs W4-0 Marco Santos 2-3 Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,252→1,262 +10 1,028 – Cage Fighters 3 Regional / Unaffiliated
3 3 Feb 201319.2 yrs W3-0 Ricardo Teixeira debut Bantamweight SubRear-Naked Choke R12:38 1.00 1,204→1,252 +48 1,035 – Cage Fighters - Challengers Norte 2 United Kingdom Regional
2 4 Nov 201219.0 yrs W2-0 Renato Ferreira debut – KO/TKOPunches R10:45 1.00 1,126→1,204 +78 1,088 – Cage Fighters - Challengers Norte 1 United Kingdom Regional
1 13 May 201218.5 yrs W1-0 Artur Gomes 0-1 Bantamweight KO/TKOPunches R14:27 1.00 1,078→1,126 +48 911 – Cage Fighters 2 Regional / Unaffiliated