#2 Flyweight
Manel Kape
W4“StarBoy”
23-7-0
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🇦🇴Angola/Flyweight/Age 32/Southpaw/5' 5"/68″ reach/125 lbs
Win %
77%
SLpM
4.7
Str Acc
55%
Str Def
57%
TD Avg
0.4
TD Def
78%
Sub Avg
0.2
Finish
83%
At a Glance
4.7
SLpM
top 16%
55%
Str Acc
top 13%
0.4
TD Avg
bottom 3%
83%
Finish %
top 1%
57%
Str Def
median
Manel Kape "StarBoy" is a Angola southpaw Flyweight mixed martial artist competing in the UFC, profiled as a high-volume striker. With a record of 23-7-0, the fighter carries a 77% win rate across 30 pro contests, with a 83% finish rate that ranks among the most decisive in the division. Standout traits include 55% striking accuracy.
Career Arc
24 fightspeak +15 · current +15
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
4.68+1.26 vs avg
0avg 3.49
Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min
3.88+0.70 vs avg
0avg 3.29
Grappling Output
Takedowns / 15 Min
0.36-1.16 vs avg
0avg 1.56
Submissions / 15 Min
0.20-0.20 vs avg
0avg 0.43
Strike Differential (landed - absorbed / min)
Absorbed (3.88)Landed (4.68)
0
+0.80
Wins by Method
83%Finish
KO/TKO1267%
Submission317%
Decision317%
23 total wins
Win / Loss by Method
Wins (23)
12 KO
3 SUB
3 DEC
5 OTH
Losses (7)
3 DEC
4 OTH
Recent Form (Last 5)
W
KO
W
KO
W
KO
W
KO
L
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 24
KO/TKO Losses
0
Avg Fight Duration
2.4 rounds
Post-Loss Record
2-1
Fight History11 UFC + 13 pre-UFC
24 fights18W3L
| Result | Opponent | Method | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Kyoji Horiguchi | KKO/TKO Punches | ||||
WINMain Event Method KO/TKO Punches Round 3 of 5 Time 2:42 Division Flyweight Opening Odds -160/+134 | ||||||
| W | Brandon Royval | KKO/TKO Punches | ||||
| 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 | ||||