Manel Kape “StarBoy”
Flyweight · ORCA rating 65/100 · peak 66 · Finisher · 8–3 in 11 graded UFC bouts
ORCA analysis
At 65, Manel Kape's ORCA rating ranks 8th of 55 active flyweights. Striking offence is the strongest of the four families at 88, 3rd of 55 active flyweights (significant strike accuracy 94). The weak side is grappling offence, which grades 15, with control time, seconds per minute grading 2. 6 of 8 UFC wins came inside the distance (all by KO/TKO).
Grades
| Family | Grade | Flyweight rank | Best reliable sub-grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Striking offence | 88 | 3 of 55 | Significant strike accuracy 94 |
| Striking defence | 46 | 29 of 55 | — |
| Grappling offence | 15 | 51 of 55 | Takedowns landed per 15 minutes 4 |
| Grappling defence | 74 | 5 of 55 | Control time conceded, seconds per minute 89 |
Strongest sub-grade: Significant strike accuracy 94. Weakest: Control time, seconds per minute 2.
Profile
- Division
- Flyweight
- ORCA rating
- 65 (peak 66)
- Flyweight rank
- 8 of 55 active
- UFC record
- 8–3
- Pro record
- 23–7
- Graded UFC bouts
- 11
- Style
- Finisher
- Age
- 32
- Height
- 5′5″ (165 cm)
- Reach
- 68″ (173 cm)
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Gym
- Kleber Repolho Jiujitsu MMA
Career stats
- Significant strikes landed per minute: 4.68
- Significant strike accuracy: 55%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute: 3.88
- Significant strike defence: 56%
- Takedowns landed per 15 minutes: 0.36
- Takedown accuracy: 30%
- Takedown defence: 79%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes: 0.24
Fight history
- 2026-06-20 · W vs Kyoji Horiguchi · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi
- 2025-12-13 · W vs Brandon Royval · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape
- 2025-03-01 · W vs Asu Almabayev · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Almabayev
- 2024-12-14 · W vs Bruno Silva · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley
- 2024-07-27 · L vs Muhammad Mokaev · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2
- 2023-09-09 · W vs Felipe dos Santos · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland
- 2022-12-17 · W vs David Dvorak · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland
- 2021-12-04 · W vs Zhalgas Zhumagulov · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Aldo
- 2021-08-07 · W vs Ode Osbourne · KO/TKO · UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane
- 2021-03-13 · L vs Matheus Nicolau · Decision - Split · UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad
- 2021-02-06 · L vs Alexandre Pantoja · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov
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