All fightersManel Kape
“StarBoy”
Flyweight23-7RECORD
15KO / TKO WINS
5SUBMISSION WINS
3DECISION WINS
Profile
| Full name | Not added yet |
|---|---|
| Nickname | StarBoy |
| Date of birth | 14 Nov 1993 |
| Nationality | Angolan, Portuguese |
| Birthplace | Luanda, Angola |
| Lives in | Not added yet |
| Division | Flyweight |
| Team | AKA Thailand |
| Height | 165 cm (5′5″) |
| Reach | 173 cm (68″) |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Weight | 56.7 kg (125 lb) |
| Status | Not added yet |
| Pro debut | 13 May 2012 |
| UFC debut | 6 Feb 2021 |
| Last fight | 20 Jun 2026 |
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Fight history
30 professional fights on file (11 in the UFC). Newest first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Event | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | Kyoji Horiguchi | KO/TKO (punches) | 3 | 2:42 | UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi | 20 Jun 2026 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Flyweight BoutReferee Herb DeanScheduled 5 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Brandon Royval | KO/TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:18 | UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape | 13 Dec 2025 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Flyweight BoutReferee Herb DeanScheduled 5 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Asu Almabayev | KO/TKO (punches) | 3 | 2:16 | UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Almabayev | 1 Mar 2025 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Flyweight BoutReferee Mike BeltranScheduled 5 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Bruno Gustavo da Silva | KO/TKO (punches) | 3 | 1:57 | UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley | 14 Dec 2024 | Tampa, Florida, USA |
| Bout Flyweight BoutReferee Keith PetersonScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Loss | Muhammad Mokaev | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2 | 27 Jul 2024 | Manchester, England, United Kingdom |
| Bout Flyweight BoutReferee Mike BeltranScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Derek Cleary 28-29, Darryl Ransom 28-29, Anders Ohlsson 27-30 | |||||||
| Win | Felipe dos Santos | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland | 9 Sep 2023 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Bout Flyweight BoutReferee Greg KleynjansScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Eric Colon 30-27, David Lethaby 29-28, Clemens Werner 29-28 | |||||||
| Win | David Dvorak | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland | 17 Dec 2022 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Flyweight BoutReferee Keith PetersonScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Derek Cleary 30-27, Sal D'amato 30-27, Anthony Maness 29-28 | |||||||
| Win | Zhalgas Zhumagulov | KO/TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:02 | UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Aldo | 4 Dec 2021 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Flyweight BoutReferee Keith PetersonScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Ode' Osbourne | KO/TKO (flying knee) | 1 | 4:44 | UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane | 7 Aug 2021 | Houston, Texas, USA |
| Bout Flyweight BoutReferee Jeff RexroadScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Loss | Matheus Nicolau | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad | 13 Mar 2021 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Flyweight BoutReferee Mark SmithScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Chris Lee 28-29, Bryan Miner 28-29, Dave Hagen 29-28 | |||||||
| Loss | Alexandre Pantoja | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov | 6 Feb 2021 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Flyweight BoutReferee Keith PetersonScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Chris Lee 28-29, Rick Winter 28-29, Jerin Valel 27-30 | |||||||
| Win | Kai Asakura | TKO (punches) | 2 | 0:38 | Rizin 20 | 31 Dec 2019 | Saitama, Japan |
| Win | Takeya Mizugaki | KO (punch) | 2 | 1:36 | Rizin 18 | 18 Aug 2019 | Nagoya, Japan |
| Win | Seiichiro Ito | TKO (punch to the body) | 2 | 3:59 | Rizin 15 | 21 Apr 2019 | Yokohama, Japan |
| Loss | Ulka Sasaki | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Rizin 14 | 31 Dec 2018 | Saitama, Japan |
| Win | Yusaku Nakamura | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 4:27 | Rizin 13 | 30 Sep 2018 | Saitama, Japan |
| Loss | Kai Asakura | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | Rizin 10 | 6 May 2018 | Fukuoka, Japan |
| Loss | Kyoji Horiguchi | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 3 | 4:27 | Rizin World Grand Prix 2017: Final Round | 31 Dec 2017 | Saitama, Japan |
| Win | Ian McCall | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 1 | 1:46 | Rizin World Grand Prix 2017: 2nd Round | 29 Dec 2017 | Saitama, Japan |
| Win | Erson Yamamoto | TKO (head kick and punch) | 1 | 1:11 | Rizin World Grand Prix 2017: Opening Round Part 2 | 15 Oct 2017 | Saitama, Japan |
| Win | Francisco Javier Asprilla | TKO (punches) | 3 | 4:59 | International Pro Combat 7 | 27 Apr 2015 | Lisbon, Portugal |
| Win | Antoine Gallinaro | Submission (armbar) | 4 | 2:26 | Knock Out Championship 8 | 18 Apr 2015 | Cognac, France |
| Win | Miguel Valverde | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | Invictus Pro MMA League 2 | 19 Dec 2014 | Porto, Portugal | |
| Win | Daniel Barez | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 3:25 | Ansgar Fighting League 2 | 29 Nov 2014 | Madrid, Spain |
| Win | Hicham Rachid | KO (flying knee to the body) | 1 | 2:42 | Invictus Pro MMA League 1 | 27 Jul 2014 | Porto, Portugal |
| Loss | Souksavanh Khampasath | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 3:27 | Knock Out Championship 7 | 5 Apr 2014 | Cognac, France |
| Win | Marco Santos | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Cage Fighters 3 | 28 Jul 2013 | Matosinhos, Portugal |
| Win | Ricardo Teixeira | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:38 | Cage Fighters: Challengers Norte 2 | 3 Feb 2013 | Matosinhos, Portugal |
| Win | Renato Ferreira | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:45 | Cage Fighters: Challengers Norte 1 | 4 Nov 2012 | Matosinhos, Portugal |
| Win | Artur Gomes | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:27 | Cage Fighters 2 | 13 May 2012 | Matosinhos, Portugal |