Manel Kape

“StarBoy”

Manel Kape "StarBoy" is an active Flyweight fighter with a 22-7-0 Sherdog full record. CageVault tracks this fighter profile with career statistics, recent fight history, matchup context, AI predictions, betting odds, and DFS research.

Fighter Profile Overview

Manel Kape is an active Flyweight mixed martial artist. The profile data says career record is 22-7-0, UFC record is 7-3-0, nationality is Angola, team is Xtreme Couture, stance is Southpaw, height is 5' 5", reach is 68". CageVault uses this page as a fighter research hub with career statistics, recent fight history, matchup context, AI prediction links, odds research, and DFS tools.

The most recent logged fight is a win against Brandon Royval at UFC on ESPN 73 - Royval vs. Kape on Dec 13 2025 by KO (Punches). Across the latest 5 logged bouts, the recent form line is 4-1 with 3 finishes.

The striking profile lists 5.04 significant strikes landed per minute, 4.08 significant strikes absorbed per minute, 56% striking accuracy, 57% striking defense. The grappling data lists 0.4 takedowns per 15 minutes, 30% takedown accuracy, 81% takedown defense, 0.3 submission attempts per 15 minutes. Those fields help separate striking pace, defensive reliability, takedown risk, and submission activity before a matchup is compared against betting lines.

The listed win mix includes 14 KO/TKO wins, 5 submission wins, 3 decision wins. CageVault currently lists a 90.9% finish rate. The finish profile gives readers a quick way to compare knockout, submission, and decision paths when researching upcoming UFC matchups.

Full Record
22-7-0
UFC Record
7-3-0
Weight Class
Flyweight
Nationality
Angola
Team
Xtreme Couture

Career Statistics

Recent Fights

Result Opponent Method Event Date
WIN Brandon Royval KO (Punches) UFC on ESPN 73 - Royval vs. Kape Dec 13 2025
WIN Asu Almabayev TKO (Retirement) UFC Fight Night 253 - Kape vs. Almabayev Mar 01 2025
WIN Bruno Silva TKO (Body Kick and Punches) UFC on ESPN 63 - Covington vs. Buckley Dec 14 2024
LOSS Muhammad Mokaev Decision (Unanimous) UFC 304 - Edwards vs. Muhammad 2 Jul 27 2024
WIN Felipe dos Santos Decision (Unanimous) UFC 293 - Adesanya vs. Strickland Sep 09 2023
WIN David Dvorak Decision (Unanimous) UFC Fight Night 216 - Cannonier vs. Strickland Dec 17 2022
WIN Zhalgas Zhumagulov TKO (Punches) UFC on ESPN 31 - Font vs. Aldo Dec 04 2021
WIN Ode Osbourne KO (Flying Knee and Punches) UFC 265 - Lewis vs. Gane Aug 07 2021
LOSS Matheus Nicolau Decision (Split) UFC Fight Night 187 - Edwards vs. Muhammad Mar 13 2021
LOSS Alexandre Pantoja Decision (Unanimous) UFC Fight Night 184 - Overeem vs. Volkov Feb 06 2021

CageVault Research Notes

  • 29 logged professional fights in the profile data; the table below shows the 10 most recent entries.
  • Latest activity signal: Dec 13 2025 vs. Brandon Royval.
  • 6/6 core UFC-style stat fields are populated for search and matchup research.
  • UFC experience is detected from profile links, organization data, or logged fight events.
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