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Manel Kape
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Luanda Country

Manel Kape

"Starboy"

Manel Kape
AGE 31 / Nov 14, 1993
HEIGHT5'6" / 167.64 cm
WEIGHT125 lbs / 56.7 kg
ASSOCIATION


CLASS
Flyweight
Wins 21
KO / TKO
13
Meter
62%
SUBMISSIONS
5
Meter
24%
DECISIONS
3
Meter
14%
Losses 7
KO / TKO
0
Meter
0%
SUBMISSIONS
2
Meter
29%
DECISIONS
5
Meter
71%
BIOGRAPHY
Born Manuel Pedro Gomes.
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result Fighter Event Method/Referee R Time
win Asu Almabayev UFC Fight Night 253 - Kape vs. Almabayev
Mar / 01 / 2025		 TKO (Retirement)
Mike Beltran
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY 		3 2:16
win Bruno Silva UFC on ESPN 63 - Covington vs. Buckley
Dec / 14 / 2024		 TKO (Body Kick and Punches)
Keith Peterson
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY 		3 1:57
loss Muhammad Mokaev UFC 304 - Edwards vs. Muhammad 2
Jul / 27 / 2024		 Decision (Unanimous)
Mike Beltran
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY 		3 5:00
win Felipe dos Santos UFC 293 - Adesanya vs. Strickland
Sep / 09 / 2023		 Decision (Unanimous)
Greg Kleynjans
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY 		3 5:00
win David Dvorak UFC Fight Night 216 - Cannonier vs. Strickland
Dec / 17 / 2022		 Decision (Unanimous)
Keith Peterson
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY 		3 5:00
win Zhalgas Zhumagulov UFC on ESPN 31 - Font vs. Aldo
Dec / 04 / 2021		 TKO (Punches)
Keith Peterson
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY 		1 4:02
win Ode Osbourne UFC 265 - Lewis vs. Gane
Aug / 07 / 2021		 KO (Flying Knee and Punches)
Jeff Rexroad
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY 		1 4:44
loss Matheus Nicolau UFC Fight Night 187 - Edwards vs. Muhammad
Mar / 13 / 2021		 Decision (Split)
Mark Smith
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY 		3 5:00
loss Alexandre Pantoja UFC Fight Night 184 - Overeem vs. Volkov
Feb / 06 / 2021		 Decision (Unanimous)
Keith Peterson
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY 		3 5:00
win Kai Asakura Rizin FF - Rizin 20
Dec / 31 / 2019		 TKO (Punches)
Jason Herzog 		2 0:38
win Takeya Mizugaki Rizin FF - Rizin 18
Aug / 18 / 2019		 KO (Punch)
Minoru Toyonaga 		2 1:36
win Seiichiro Ito Rizin FF - Rizin 15
Apr / 21 / 2019		 TKO (Punch to the Body)
Jason Herzog 		2 3:59
loss Yuta Sasaki Rizin FF - Rizin 14
Dec / 31 / 2018		 Decision (Unanimous)
Jason Herzog 		3 5:00
win Yusaku Nakamura Rizin FF - Rizin 13
Sep / 30 / 2018		 Technical Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Jason Herzog 		3 4:27
loss Kai Asakura Rizin FF - Rizin 10
May / 06 / 2018		 Decision (Split)
Jason Herzog 		3 5:00
loss Kyoji Horiguchi Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2017 - Bantamweight Tournament: Final Round
Dec / 31 / 2017		 Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
Yoshinori Umeki 		3 4:27
win Ian McCall Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2017 - Bantamweight Tournament: 2nd Round
Dec / 29 / 2017		 TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Yoshinori Umeki 		1 1:46
win Erson Yamamoto Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2017 - Men's Bantamweight & Women's Tournament: Aki No Jin
Oct / 15 / 2017		 TKO (Head Kick and Punch)
Minoru Toyonaga 		1 1:11
win Francisco Aspirilla IPC 7 - International Pro Combat 7
Apr / 27 / 2015		 TKO (Submission to Punches)
 3 4:59
win Antoine Gallinaro KOC - Knock Out Championship 8
Apr / 18 / 2015		 Submission (Armbar)
 4 2:26
win Miguel Valverde Pascual Invictus - Pro MMA League 2
Dec / 19 / 2014		 Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Marc Goddard 		3 N/A
win Daniel Barez AFL 2 - Madrid
Nov / 29 / 2014		 Submission (Armbar)
Marc Goddard 		1 3:25
win Hicham Rachid Invictus - Pro MMA League 1
Jul / 27 / 2014		 KO (Flying Knee to the Body)
 1 2:42
loss Souksavanh Khampasath KOC - Knock Out Championship 7
Apr / 05 / 2014		 Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Michael Slomczynski 		3 3:27
win Marco Santos CF - Cage Fighters 3
Jul / 28 / 2013		 Decision (Unanimous)
 3 5:00
win Ricardo Teixeira Cage Fighters - Challengers Norte 2
Feb / 03 / 2013		 Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
 1 2:38
win Renato Ferreira Cage Fighters - Challengers Norte 1
Nov / 04 / 2012		 TKO (Punches)
 1 0:45
win Artur Gomes CF - Cage Fighters 2
May / 13 / 2012		 TKO (Punches)
 1 4:27
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