Manel Kape “StarBoy”
UFC record 8-3-0 · professional record 23-7-0
- Age
- 32 (born Nov 14, 1993)
- Height
- 165 cm (5' 5")
- Reach
- 173 cm (68")
- Leg reach
- 99 cm (39")
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Weight
- 125 lbs
- Country (hometown)
- Angola
- Status
- Active
- Style
- MMA
- Gym
- Kleber Repolho Jiujitsu MMA
- UFC debut
- Feb 6, 2021
- Last fight
- Jun 20, 2026
4 fight-night bonuses: 3 Performance of the Night, 1 Fight of the Night.
Career statistics
- Sig. strikes landed per min
- 4.68
- Sig. strike accuracy
- 55%
- Sig. strikes absorbed per min
- 3.88
- Sig. strike defence
- 57%
- Takedowns per 15 min
- 0.36
- Takedown accuracy
- 30%
- Takedown defence
- 78%
- Submission attempts per 15 min
- 0.24
- Knockdowns
- 8
- Sig. strikes landed
- 580
- Takedowns landed
- 3
- Total fight time
- 2h 03m 59s
- Control time
- 3m 38s
UFC fights
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd | Time | Event | Date | KD | Sig. str. | TD | Sub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Kyoji Horiguchi | KO/TKO · Punches to Head On Ground | 3 | 2:42 | UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi | Jun 20, 2026 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Brandon Royval | KO/TKO · Punches to Head On Ground | 1 | 3:18 | UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape | Dec 13, 2025 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Asu Almabayev | KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance | 3 | 2:16 | UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Almabayev | Mar 1, 2025 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Bruno Silva | KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance | 3 | 1:57 | UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley | Dec 14, 2024 | 1 | 111 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Muhammad Mokaev | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2 | Jul 27, 2024 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Felipe dos Santos | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland | Sep 9, 2023 | 1 | 112 | 1 | 0 |
| W | David Dvorak | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland | Dec 17, 2022 | 1 | 58 | 0 | 2 |
| W | Zhalgas Zhumagulov | KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance | 1 | 4:02 | UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Aldo | Dec 4, 2021 | 2 | 53 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Ode Osbourne | KO/TKO · Flying Knee Head | 1 | 4:44 | UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane | Aug 7, 2021 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Matheus Nicolau | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad | Mar 13, 2021 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Alexandre Pantoja | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov | Feb 6, 2021 | 0 | 49 | 2 | 0 |