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Manel Kape’s next fight
23-7-0 · Flyweight · #2 ranked
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Manel Kape’s record
Record
23-7-0
Wins by KO/TKO
15
By submission
5
By decision
3
Current streak
4 wins
Profile
- Division
- Flyweight
- Ranking
- #2 Flyweight
- Age
- 32
- Height
- 5′5″
- Reach
- 68″
- Fighting style
- MMA
- Born
- Angola
- Trains at
- Kleber Repolho Jiujitsu MMA
- UFC debut
- Feb. 6, 2021
- Status
- Active
Fight history
All 30 professional bouts, newest first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| win | Kyoji Horiguchi | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi | Jun 20, 2026 | 3 · 2:42 |
| win | Brandon Royval | KO (punches) | UFC on ESPN: Royval vs. Kape | Dec 13, 2025 | 1 · 3:18 |
| win | Asu Almabayev | TKO (retirement) | UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Almabayev | Mar 1, 2025 | 3 · 2:16 |
| win | Bruno Gustavo da Silva | TKO (body kick and punches) | UFC on ESPN: Covington vs. Buckley | Dec 14, 2024 | 3 · 1:57 |
| loss | Muhammad Mokaev | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 304 | Jul 27, 2024 | 3 · 5:00 |
| win | Felipe dos Santos | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 293 | Sep 10, 2023 | 3 · 5:00 |
| win | David Dvořák | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland | Dec 17, 2022 | 3 · 5:00 |
| win | Zhalgas Zhumagulov | TKO (punches) | UFC on ESPN: Font vs. Aldo | Dec 4, 2021 | 1 · 4:02 |
| win | Ode' Osbourne | KO (flying knee and punches) | UFC 265 | Aug 7, 2021 | 1 · 4:44 |
| loss | Matheus Nicolau | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad | Mar 13, 2021 | 3 · 5:00 |
| loss | Alexandre Pantoja | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov | Feb 6, 2021 | 3 · 5:00 |
| win | Kai Asakura | TKO (punches) | Rizin 20 | Dec 31, 2019 | 2 · 0:38 |
| win | Takeya Mizugaki | KO (punch) | Rizin 18 | Aug 18, 2019 | 2 · 1:36 |
| win | Seiichiro Ito | TKO (punch to the body) | Rizin 15 | Apr 21, 2019 | 2 · 3:59 |
| loss | Ulka Sasaki | Decision (unanimous) | Rizin 14 | Dec 31, 2018 | 3 · 5:00 |
| win | Yusaku Nakamura | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | Rizin 13 | Sep 30, 2018 | 3 · 4:27 |
| loss | Kai Asakura | Decision (split) | Rizin 10 | May 6, 2018 | 3 · 5:00 |
| loss | Kyoji Horiguchi | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Rizin World Grand Prix 2017: Final Round | Dec 31, 2017 | 3 · 4:27 |
| win | Ian McCall | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Rizin World Grand Prix 2017: 2nd Round | Dec 29, 2017 | 1 · 1:46 |
| win | Erson Yamamoto | TKO (head kick and punch) | Rizin World Grand Prix 2017: Opening Round Part 2 | Oct 15, 2017 | 1 · 1:11 |
| win | Francisco Javier Asprilla | TKO (punches) | International Pro Combat 7 | Apr 27, 2015 | 3 · 4:59 |
| win | Antoine Gallinaro | Submission (armbar) | Knock Out Championship 8 | Apr 18, 2015 | 4 · 2:26 |
| win | Miguel Valverde | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Invictus Pro MMA League 2 | Dec 19, 2014 | 3 · N/A |
| win | Daniel Barez | Submission (armbar) | Ansgar Fighting League 2 | Nov 29, 2014 | 1 · 3:25 |
| win | Hicham Rachid | KO (flying knee to the body) | Invictus Pro MMA League 1 | Jul 27, 2014 | 1 · 2:42 |
| loss | Souksavanh Khampasath | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Knock Out Championship 7 | Apr 5, 2014 | 3 · 3:27 |
| win | Marco Santos | Decision (unanimous) | Cage Fighters 3 | Jul 28, 2013 | 3 · 5:00 |
| win | Ricardo Teixeira | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Cage Fighters: Challengers Norte 2 | Feb 3, 2013 | 1 · 2:38 |
| win | Renato Ferreira | TKO (punches) | Cage Fighters: Challengers Norte 1 | Nov 4, 2012 | 1 · 0:45 |
| win | Artur Gomes | TKO (punches) | Cage Fighters 2 | May 13, 2012 | 1 · 4:27 |
Fight history adapted from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Bruno Massami · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · cropped
Frequently asked questions
Who is Manel Kape fighting next?
Manel Kape fights Joshua Van at UFC 336: Van vs Kape on Saturday, Jan 30, 2027.
When is Manel Kape’s next fight?
UFC 336: Van vs Kape takes place on Saturday, Jan 30, 2027 in Toronto, ON, Canada.
What is Manel Kape’s record?
Manel Kape is 23-7-0 (wins-losses-draws) in professional MMA, with 15 wins by knockout, 5 by submission and 3 by decision.
How tall is Manel Kape and what division does Kape fight in?
Manel Kape is 5′5″ with a 68″ reach and fights at flyweight.