Manel Kape
7W · 3L
Southpaw
Flyweight
71% finish rate88% as favorite0% as underdog
1534
ELO Rating
ELO RatingHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →
1533.6Contender↗
Recency-weighted skill · finish-adjusted · streak-amplified
Division ELOHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →
#6of 50 active
Age
32
Nov 14, 1993
Height
5'5" (165.1 cm)
Reach
172.72 cm
Win Rate
70.0%
Output & Defense
Rate-normalized career statistics (per 15 minutes, except strike rates which are per-minute)
Strikes landed / min
5.04
SLpM
Strikes absorbed / min
4.08
SApM (lower is better)
Net striking
+0.96
SLpM − SApM
Strike defense
57%
Opponent strikes evaded
Takedowns / 15 min
0.40
TD_Avg
Takedown defense
81%
Opponent TDs stuffed
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.30
Sub_Avg
High-volume strikerElite TD defense
Head-to-Head Comparison
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Career Averages (per fight)
4.0
Sig. Strikes
0.5
Takedowns
0.3
Sub Attempts
How They Win
KO/TKO5 (71%)
Submission0 (0%)
Decision0 (0%)
Loss Vulnerability
KO/TKO0 (0%)
Submission0 (0%)
Decision0 (0%)
Betting Profile
Win rate when fighting as favorite vs underdog
As Favorite
88%
7W – 1L in 8 fights
As Underdog
0%
0W – 2L in 2 fights
ELO Trajectory
Skill rating evolution — hover dots for fight details
Elo Changes
Rating gained or lost in each fight
def. Brandon Royval
+14.41534
def. Asu Almabayev
+9.41519
def. Bruno Silva
+7.11510
lost to Muhammad Mokaev
-4.51503
def. Felipe dos Santos
+3.31507
def. David Dvorak
+2.21504
def. Zhalgas Zhumagulov
+1.71502
def. Ode Osbourne
+1.31500
lost to Matheus Nicolau
-0.71499
lost to Alexandre Pantoja
-0.61499
Division ELO Rankings
Flyweight · Active fighters ranked by recency-weighted skill
Joshua Van
1577
Tatsuro Taira
1545
Asu Almabayev
1538
Andre Lima
1537
Alden Coria
1534
Manel Kape
1534
Kyoji Horiguchi
1533
Joseph Morales
1533
Edgar Chairez
1528
Rafael Estevam
1527
Fight History (10 fights)
UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape · Dec 13, 2025
UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Almabayev · Mar 1, 2025
vs Bruno Silva
UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley · Dec 14, 2024
UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2 · Jul 27, 2024
Loss
View Analysis →UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland · Sep 9, 2023
vs David Dvorak
UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland · Dec 17, 2022
UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Aldo · Dec 4, 2021
vs Ode Osbourne
UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane · Aug 7, 2021
UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad · Mar 13, 2021
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov · Feb 6, 2021
Loss
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