Manel Kape

AngolaAge, record and fight history

Manel Kape is a UFC flyweight who has fought at Flyweight in the UFC since 2021.

Updated Oct 27, 2026, 11:48 AM ET

Pro record23-7-0W-L-D UFC record8-311 UFC fights UFC wins by6-0-2KO - SUB - DEC DivisionFlyweight125 lb StreakW4last 5: 4-1

About Manel Kape

Born on November 14, 1993, in Luanda, Angola, Manel Kape fights out of Porto, Portugal, and works from the southpaw stance. His professional career began in 2012, and he has fought at Flyweight in the UFC since 2021. In his first UFC fight, Kape lost to Alexandre Pantoja by unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov on Feb 6, 2021.

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Fight history11

Every UFC fight in our records, newest first.

Date	Event	Opponent	Result	Method	Rd	Time
Jun 20, 2026	UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi	Kyoji Horiguchi	W	KO/TKO	3	2:42
Dec 13, 2025	UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape	Brandon Royval	W	KO/TKO	1	3:18
Mar 1, 2025	UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Almabayev	Asu Almabayev	W	KO/TKO	3	2:16
Dec 14, 2024	UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley	Bruno Silva	W	KO/TKO	3	1:57
Jul 27, 2024	UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2	Muhammad Mokaev	L	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Sep 9, 2023	UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland	Felipe dos Santos	W	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Dec 17, 2022	UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland	David Dvorak	W	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Dec 4, 2021	UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Aldo	Zhalgas Zhumagulov	W	KO/TKO	1	4:02
Aug 7, 2021	UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane	Ode Osbourne	W	KO/TKO	1	4:44
Mar 13, 2021	UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad	Matheus Nicolau	L	Decision (split)	3	5:00
Feb 6, 2021	UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov	Alexandre Pantoja	L	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00

How he is doing nowLast fight Jun 20

UFC record8-311 fights since 2021

Pro record23-7-030 pro fights

Last fightJun 20beat Kyoji Horiguchi

Last 54-1WWWWLNewest first. Four wins in a row.

CareerPro since 2012

14years2012 to 2026

2021UFC debutLost to Alexandre Pantoja
Jun 20, 2026Latest fightBeat Kyoji Horiguchi

How his UFC fights ended

8 wins

KO/TKO 6Decision 2

3 losses

Decision 3

Divisions

Flyweight: 8-32021 to 2026, 11 UFC fights

First UFC fight

Feb 6, 2021: lost to Alexandre Pantoja by unanimous decisionFight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov, round 3, 5:00

Latest fight

Jun 20, 2026: beat Kyoji Horiguchi by KO/TKOFight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi, round 3, 2:42

Sources and updates

Fights, records and schedules come from Agatha's own records: ESPN's fighter records and results, and the UFC fight history in our data.

The professional record counts the UFC fight history in our data and ESPN's results after it: ESPN's own record has not caught up with them yet.

Updated Oct 27, 2026, 11:48 AM ET. Results and form refresh after every fight; biography facts are checked weekly.