Manel Kape
“Starboy”
#2 FlyweightRecord 23-7-0AngolaAKA Thailand
The style
Knockout Artist
One-shot power · Counter striking · Finish streak
GrapplingStriking
Kape is an Angolan power striker and the division's most dangerous finisher, with 15 career knockouts and four straight stoppage wins including a June 2026 TKO of Kyoji Horiguchi. He fights off the counter with heavy hands and has never been knocked out. The win streak has him positioned as the leading contender for the winner of the Van-Pantoja title rematch.
Tale of the tape
| Record | 23-7-0 |
| Age | 32 |
| Height | 5'5" |
| Reach | 68" |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Country | Angola |
| Team | AKA Thailand |
The numbers
Career UFC averages.
| Sig. strikes landed / min | 4.68 |
| Striking accuracy | 55% |
| Sig. strikes absorbed / min | 3.88 |
| Striking defense | 57% |
| Takedowns / 15 min | 0.36 |
| Takedown accuracy | 30% |
| Takedown defense | 79% |
| Submission attempts / 15 min | 0.24 |
How they win
15 KO/TKO5 SUB3 DEC
How they lose
0 KO/TKO2 SUB5 DEC
On The Fight Brief
No fight breakdowns yet — they’ll appear here when Kape lands on a covered card.