Manel “Starboy” Kape is a 29 year old Male fighter from Portugal with a 18-6-0 pro MMA record. Kape is scheduled to fight Alex Perez at UFC Fight Night on Saturday March 25, 2023 in a Flyweight bout.
Manel Kape has 18 wins with a 89% finish rate, including 11 by knockout, 5 by submission, 2 by decision.
Manel Kape is currently riding a 3 fight win streak.
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Weight class | Org |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 17-6-0 | David Dvořák |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC Fight Night | 2022-12-17 | Flyweight | UFC |
| Win | 16-6-0 | Zhalgas Zhumagulov |
KO/TKO
R1 4:02
|
UFC Fight Night | 2021-12-04 | Flyweight | UFC |
| Win | 15-6-0 | Ode Osbourne |
KO/TKO
R1 4:44
|
UFC 265 | 2021-08-07 | Flyweight | UFC |
| Loss | 15-5-0 | Matheus Nicolau |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC Fight Night | 2021-03-13 | Flyweight | UFC |
| Loss | 15-4-0 | Alexandre Pantoja |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC Fight Night | 2021-02-06 | Flyweight | UFC |
| Win | 14-4-0 | Kai Asakura |
KO/TKO
R2 0:38
|
RIZIN 20 | 2019-12-31 | Bantamweight | RFF |
| Win | 13-4-0 | Takeya Mizugaki |
KO/TKO
R2 1:36
|
RIZIN 18 | 2019-08-18 | 61 kg | RFF |
| Win | 12-4-0 | Seiichiro Ito |
KO/TKO
R2 3:59
|
RIZIN 15 | 2019-04-21 | RFF | |
| Loss | 12-3-0 | Ulka Sasaki |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
RIZIN 14 | 2018-12-31 | 59 kg | RFF |
| Win | 11-3-0 | Yusaku Nakamura |
SUB
R3 4:27
|
RIZIN 13 | 2018-09-30 | 57 kg | RFF |
| Loss | 11-2-0 | Kai Asakura |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
RIZIN 10 | 2018-05-06 | 59 kg | RFF |
| Loss | 11-1-0 | Kyoji Horiguchi |
SUB
R3 4:25
|
RIZIN Fighting World Grand Prix 2017 | 2017-12-31 | Bantamweight | RFF |
| Win | 10-1-0 | Ian McCall |
KO/TKO
R1 1:46
|
RIZIN Fighting World Grand Prix 2017 | 2017-12-29 | Bantamweight | RFF |
| Win | 9-1-0 | Erson Yamamoto |
KO/TKO
R1 1:11
|
RIZIN Fighting World Grand Prix 2017 Autumn | 2017-10-15 | Bantamweight | RFF |
| Win | 8-1-0 | Francisco Javier Asprilla Martinez |
KO/TKO
R3 4:59
|
Regional circuit | 2015-04-27 | ||
| Win | 7-1-0 | Antoine Gallinaro |
SUB
R4 2:26
|
Regional circuit | 2015-04-18 | KOC | |
| Win | 6-1-0 | Miguel Valverde |
SUB
R3
|
Regional circuit | 2014-12-19 | ||
| Win | 5-1-0 | Daniel Barez |
SUB
R1 3:25
|
AFL 2 Madrid | 2014-11-29 | Flyweight | AFL |
| Win | 4-1-0 | Hicham Rachid |
KO/TKO
R1 2:42
|
Regional circuit | 2014-07-27 | ||
| Loss | 4-0-0 | Souk Khampasath |
SUB
R3 3:27
|
Regional circuit | 2014-04-05 | KOC | |
| Win | 3-0-0 | Marco Santos |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Regional circuit | 2013-07-28 | ||
| Win | 2-0-0 | Ricardo Teixeira |
SUB
R1 2:38
|
Regional circuit | 2013-02-03 | ||
| Win | 1-0-0 | Renato Ferreira |
KO/TKO
R1 0:45
|
Regional circuit | 2012-11-04 | ||
| Win | 0-0-0 | Artur Gomes |
KO/TKO
R1 4:27
|
Regional circuit | 2012-05-13 |
Kape made his professional debut against Artur Gomes on May 13, 2012, fighting on the regional circuit.
He made a winning start to his career, defeating Artur Gomes who carried a 0-0-0 professional MMA record into the fight.
Manel Kape beat Artur Gomes by KO/TKO at 4:27 of Round 1.
Kape made his debut in the UFC against Alexandre Pantoja on February 6, 2021, fighting on the main card of UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov having compiled a 15-4-0 professional MMA record.
Manel Kape lost to Alexandre Pantoja by Decision at 5:00 of Round 3.
Since his debut, Kape has gone on to fight a total of 5 more times in the UFC. His UFC record stands at 3-2-0.
Kape's last win came against David Dvořák at UFC Fight Night on Saturday December 17, 2022. Manel Kape beat David Dvořák by Decision at 5:00 of Round 3.
Kape is scheduled to fight Alex Perez at UFC Fight Night on Saturday March 25, 2023.
Kape's last loss came against Matheus Nicolau at UFC Fight Night on Saturday March 13, 2021. Manel Kape lost to Matheus Nicolau by Decision at 5:00 of Round 3.
Kape has fought 5 times in the UFC. His UFC record stands at 3-2-0.
Kape has knocked out 11 opponents.
Kape has submitted 5 opponents.
Kape has never been knocked out.
Kape has been submitted 2 times.
