Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 293: Adesanya vs Strickland
Flyweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Manel Kape
Manel Kape
“StarBoy”
22-7-0
RESULT

Manel Kape def. Felipe dos Santos (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Felipe dos Santos
Felipe dos Santos
“Lipe Detona”
8-3-0 (1 NC)
Saturday, September 9, 2023
Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney Olympic Park, Australia

Manel Kape defeated Felipe dos Santos by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Flyweight bout of UFC 293: Adesanya vs Strickland, held Saturday, September 9, 2023 at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney Olympic Park.

Fight stats

Manel Kape
Felipe dos Santos
1
Knockdowns
0
112 of 182
Significant strikes
99 of 304
62%
Sig. strike accuracy
33%
116 of 186
Total strikes
101 of 310
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 5
100%
Takedown accuracy
0%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:45
Control time
0:08
Significant strikes by target
77 of 137
Head
53 of 215
24 of 30
Body
28 of 60
11 of 15
Leg
18 of 29
92 of 149
Distance
94 of 292
6 of 9
Clinch
4 of 8
14 of 24
Ground
1 of 4

By round

ROUND 1
1
KD
0
36 of 55
Sig. str.
32 of 96
38 of 57
Total str.
32 of 96
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 3
0
Sub. att
0
0:28
Ctrl
0:08
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
37 of 61
Sig. str.
35 of 102
37 of 61
Total str.
35 of 103
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
39 of 66
Sig. str.
32 of 106
41 of 68
Total str.
34 of 111
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:17
Ctrl
0:00

Judges' Scorecards

Eric Colón
#KapeSantos
1109
2109
3109
Total3027
David Lethaby
#KapeSantos
1109
2109
3910
Total2928
Clemens Werner
#KapeSantos
1109
2109
3910
Total2928

Media Scores

21
Kape
–
0
Santos
●30–27 Kape×16●29–28 Kape×5
All 21 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

85%
Kape
1%
Draw
14%
Santos
122 fan scorecards submitted
●30–27 Kape52.5%●29–28 Kape30.3%●29–28 Santos13.9%●30–28 Kape1.6%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
94%
Kape
R2
86%
Kape
R3
57%
Kape

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Greg Kleynjans
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

22-7-0
Record
8-3-0 (1 NC)
4
Win Streak
0
32
Age
25
5'5"
165 cm
Height
5'7"
170 cm
68"
173 cm
Reach
70"
178 cm
—
Stance
—
Flyweight
Weight Class
Flyweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

5.04
SLpM
3.75
56%
Str. Acc.
39%
4.08
SApM
3.80
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.40
TD Avg.
0.00
30%
TD Acc.
0%
81%
TD Def.
20%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Manel Kape · 4-1
  • W
    Kyoji Horiguchi
    UFC Fight Night: Kape vs HoriguchiSat, Jun 20, 2026
    TKO · R3 · 2:42 · Flyweight
  • W
    Brandon Royval
    UFC Fight Night: Royval vs KapeSun, Dec 14, 2025
    TKO · R1 · 3:18 · Flyweight
  • W
    Asu Almabayev
    UFC Fight Night: Kape vs AlmabayevSat, Mar 1, 2025
    TKO · R3 · 2:16 · Flyweight
  • W
    Bruno Silva
    UFC Fight Night: Covington vs BuckleySun, Dec 15, 2024
    TKO · R3 · 1:57 · Flyweight
  • L
    Muhammad Mokaev
    UFC 304: Edwards vs Muhammad 2Sat, Jul 27, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
Felipe dos Santos · 1-3
  • L
    Lone'er Kavanagh
    UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs BradySat, Mar 22, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
  • L
    André Lima
    UFC Fight Night: Burns vs BradySat, Sep 7, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
  • W
    Victor Altamirano
    UFC Mexico CitySun, Feb 25, 2024
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
  • L
    Manel Kape
    UFC 293: Adesanya vs StricklandSat, Sep 9, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight

Career Averages

Based on 11 fights · 4 fights
53.1
Avg sig. strikes
56.3
0.27
Avg takedowns
0.00
0:20
Avg control time
0:39
112
Career high strikes
99
2
Career high TDs
0

Strike Distribution

Manel Kape
Strike target
Felipe dos Santos
67%
Head
53%
18%
Body
26%
15%
Leg
21%
Manel Kape
Strike position
Felipe dos Santos
89%
Distance
83%
4%
Clinch
8%
7%
Ground
9%