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#2 Flyweight
Manel Kape
W3“StarBoy”
22-7-0
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🇦🇴Angola/Flyweight/Age 32/Southpaw/5' 5"/68″ reach/125 lbs
Win %
76%
SLpM
5.0
Str Acc
56%
Str Def
57%
TD Avg
0.4
TD Def
81%
Sub Avg
0.3
Finish
82%
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At a Glance
5.0
SLpM
top 13%
56%
Str Acc
top 11%
0.4
TD Avg
bottom 4%
82%
Finish %
top 1%
57%
Str Def
median
Manel Kape "StarBoy" is a Angola southpaw Flyweight mixed martial artist competing in the UFC, profiled as an elite striker. With a record of 22-7-0, the fighter carries a 76% win rate across 29 pro contests, with a 82% finish rate that ranks among the most decisive in the division. Standout traits include 56% striking accuracy and elite 81% takedown defense.
Career Arc
23 fightspeak +14 · current +14
Skill Profile
Fighter
UFC Avg
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Accuracy & Defense○ = UFC avg
Str Acc
Str Def
TD Acc
TD Def
Striking Output
Sig. Strikes Landed / Min
5.04+1.62 vs avg
0avg 3.49
Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min
4.08+0.90 vs avg
0avg 3.29
Grappling Output
Takedowns / 15 Min
0.40-1.12 vs avg
0avg 1.56
Submissions / 15 Min
0.30-0.10 vs avg
0avg 0.43
Strike Differential (landed - absorbed / min)
Absorbed (4.08)Landed (5.04)
0
+0.96
Wins by Method
82%Finish
KO/TKO1165%
Submission318%
Decision318%
22 total wins
Win / Loss by Method
Wins (22)
11 KO
3 SUB
3 DEC
5 OTH
Losses (7)
3 DEC
4 OTH
Recent Form (Last 5)
W
KO
W
KO
W
KO
L
Dec
W
Dec
Career Fight Pace (Avg Sig Strikes / Round)
R1
20/33(61%)
R2
23/41(56%)
R3
25/45(56%)
Landed
Attempted
Positional & Target Breakdown
Position
89%
Distance: 315Clinch: 18Ground: 21
Target
66%
19%
Head: 233Body: 69Leg: 52
Grappling Efficiency
Avg TD / Fight
0.1
Avg Control / Fight
0:10
TD Success Rate
50%
Durability & Resilience
Fights to Decision
6 of 23
KO/TKO Losses
0
Avg Fight Duration
2.3 rounds
Post-Loss Record
2-1
Fight History10 UFC + 13 pre-UFC
23 fights17W3L
| Result | Opponent | Method | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Brandon Royval | KKO/TKO Punches | ||||
WINMain Event Method KO/TKO Punches Round 1 of 5 Time 3:18 Division Flyweight | ||||||
| W | Asu Almabayev | KKO/TKO Punches | ||||
| W | Bruno Silva | KKO/TKO Punches | ||||
| L | Muhammad Mokaev | DU-DEC | ||||
| W | Felipe dos Santos | DU-DEC | ||||
| W | David Dvorak | DU-DEC | ||||
| W | Zhalgas Zhumagulov | KKO/TKO Punches | ||||
| W | Ode Osbourne | KKO/TKO Flying Knee | ||||
| L | Matheus Nicolau | DS-DEC | ||||
| L | Alexandre Pantoja | DU-DEC | ||||
| W | Seiichiro Ito | KTKO | ||||
| ? | Yuta Sasaki | DDEC | ||||
| ? | Kyoji Horiguchi | SSUB | ||||
| W | Erson Yamamoto | KTKO | ||||
| W | Francisco Asprilla | KTKO | ||||
| W | Antoine Gallinaro | SSUB | ||||
| W | Miguel Valverde | SSUB | ||||
| W | Hicham Rachid | KTKO | ||||
| ? | Souk Khampasath | SSUB | ||||
| W | Unknown | DDEC | ||||
| W | Unknown | SSUB | ||||
| W | Unknown | KTKO | ||||
| W | Unknown | KTKO | ||||