Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 293: Adesanya vs Strickland
Flyweight★ Fight of the Night3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Manel Kape
AngolaManel Kape
“StarBoy”
23-7-0
RESULT

Manel Kape def. Felipe dos Santos (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Felipe dos Santos
BrazilFelipe 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. The judges scored it 30-27, 29-28, 29-28, Manel Kape won the decision.

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

Betting Odds

Manel Kape
-456
82% implied win probability
Open: -394Best: -366
Felipe dos Santos
+361
22% implied win probability
Open: +284Best: +920

Average moneyline across 13 sportsbooks.

Line Movement

Manel KapeFelipe dos Santos
20%30%40%50%60%70%80%Aug 27Sep 1Sep 5Sep 10Aug 27, 10:03 PM UTC · Manel Kape -350 (78%)Aug 28, 3:10 PM UTC · Manel Kape -351 (78%)Aug 28, 4:10 PM UTC · Manel Kape -359 (78%)Aug 28, 5:20 PM UTC · Manel Kape -371 (79%)Aug 28, 9:59 PM UTC · Manel Kape -376 (79%)Aug 29, 12:48 AM UTC · Manel Kape -362 (78%)Aug 29, 3:22 PM UTC · Manel Kape -350 (78%)Aug 29, 4:46 PM UTC · Manel Kape -387 (79%)Aug 29, 10:33 PM UTC · Manel Kape -353 (78%)Aug 29, 11:46 PM UTC · Manel Kape -356 (78%)Aug 31, 11:45 AM UTC · Manel Kape -368 (79%)Aug 31, 3:11 PM UTC · Manel Kape -371 (79%)Aug 31, 11:00 PM UTC · Manel Kape -372 (79%)Sep 1, 10:30 AM UTC · Manel Kape -382 (79%)Sep 1, 12:31 PM UTC · Manel Kape -385 (79%)Sep 1, 7:30 PM UTC · Manel Kape -385 (79%)Sep 2, 8:58 PM UTC · Manel Kape -386 (79%)Sep 3, 4:46 AM UTC · Manel Kape -384 (79%)Sep 3, 6:03 AM UTC · Manel Kape -382 (79%)Sep 3, 4:57 PM UTC · Manel Kape -383 (79%)Sep 3, 9:57 PM UTC · Manel Kape -385 (79%)Sep 3, 10:23 PM UTC · Manel Kape -386 (79%)Sep 3, 10:58 PM UTC · Manel Kape -383 (79%)Sep 4, 6:13 AM UTC · Manel Kape -386 (79%)Sep 4, 8:31 AM UTC · Manel Kape -389 (80%)Sep 4, 5:07 PM UTC · Manel Kape -390 (80%)Sep 5, 1:12 PM UTC · Manel Kape -393 (80%)Sep 5, 3:40 PM UTC · Manel Kape -396 (80%)Sep 6, 2:30 AM UTC · Manel Kape -398 (80%)Sep 6, 2:52 AM UTC · Manel Kape -400 (80%)Sep 6, 8:03 AM UTC · Manel Kape -401 (80%)Sep 6, 1:51 PM UTC · Manel Kape -401 (80%)Sep 6, 2:55 PM UTC · Manel Kape -401 (80%)Sep 6, 3:21 PM UTC · Manel Kape -402 (80%)Sep 6, 3:29 PM UTC · Manel Kape -407 (80%)Sep 6, 4:36 PM UTC · Manel Kape -404 (80%)Sep 6, 5:23 PM UTC · Manel Kape -401 (80%)Sep 6, 7:26 PM UTC · Manel Kape -403 (80%)Sep 7, 8:10 PM UTC · Manel Kape -407 (80%)Sep 7, 11:52 PM UTC · Manel Kape -409 (80%)Sep 8, 8:24 AM UTC · Manel Kape -412 (80%)Sep 8, 8:31 AM UTC · Manel Kape -411 (80%)Sep 8, 8:55 AM UTC · Manel Kape -406 (80%)Sep 8, 10:51 AM UTC · Manel Kape -404 (80%)Sep 8, 11:56 AM UTC · Manel Kape -404 (80%)Sep 8, 12:15 PM UTC · Manel Kape -404 (80%)Sep 8, 1:11 PM UTC · Manel Kape -404 (80%)Sep 8, 5:12 PM UTC · Manel Kape -404 (80%)Sep 8, 5:15 PM UTC · Manel Kape -407 (80%)Sep 8, 5:31 PM UTC · Manel Kape -411 (80%)Sep 8, 11:42 PM UTC · Manel Kape -416 (81%)Sep 9, 3:11 AM UTC · Manel Kape -417 (81%)Sep 9, 6:07 AM UTC · Manel Kape -419 (81%)Sep 9, 6:11 AM UTC · Manel Kape -420 (81%)Sep 9, 7:44 AM UTC · Manel Kape -415 (81%)Sep 9, 8:06 AM UTC · Manel Kape -415 (81%)Sep 9, 8:37 AM UTC · Manel Kape -420 (81%)Sep 9, 9:09 AM UTC · Manel Kape -415 (81%)Sep 9, 10:07 AM UTC · Manel Kape -415 (81%)Sep 9, 10:49 AM UTC · Manel Kape -420 (81%)Sep 9, 11:27 AM UTC · Manel Kape -415 (81%)Sep 9, 1:46 PM UTC · Manel Kape -415 (81%)Sep 9, 2:23 PM UTC · Manel Kape -414 (81%)Sep 9, 2:36 PM UTC · Manel Kape -419 (81%)Sep 9, 4:41 PM UTC · Manel Kape -420 (81%)Sep 9, 6:27 PM UTC · Manel Kape -422 (81%)Sep 9, 8:46 PM UTC · Manel Kape -420 (81%)Sep 9, 9:54 PM UTC · Manel Kape -422 (81%)Sep 9, 10:36 PM UTC · Manel Kape -422 (81%)Sep 9, 10:41 PM UTC · Manel Kape -422 (81%)Sep 9, 11:28 PM UTC · Manel Kape -431 (81%)Sep 10, 12:21 AM UTC · Manel Kape -428 (81%)Sep 10, 1:17 AM UTC · Manel Kape -430 (81%)Sep 10, 1:57 AM UTC · Manel Kape -427 (81%)Sep 10, 2:15 AM UTC · Manel Kape -427 (81%)Sep 10, 2:37 AM UTC · Manel Kape -426 (81%)Sep 10, 2:48 AM UTC · Manel Kape -428 (81%)Sep 10, 2:51 AM UTC · Manel Kape -424 (81%)Sep 10, 3:09 AM UTC · Manel Kape -426 (81%)Sep 10, 3:11 AM UTC · Manel Kape -456 (82%)Aug 27, 10:03 PM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +285 (26%)Aug 28, 3:10 PM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +290 (26%)Aug 28, 4:10 PM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +303 (25%)Aug 28, 5:20 PM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +304 (25%)Aug 28, 9:59 PM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +305 (25%)Aug 29, 12:48 AM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +293 (25%)Aug 29, 3:22 PM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +288 (26%)Aug 29, 4:46 PM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +298 (25%)Aug 29, 10:33 PM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +288 (26%)Aug 29, 11:46 PM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +290 (26%)Aug 31, 11:45 AM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +290 (26%)Aug 31, 3:11 PM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +286 (26%)Aug 31, 11:00 PM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +288 (26%)Sep 1, 10:30 AM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +283 (26%)Sep 1, 12:31 PM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +284 (26%)Sep 1, 7:30 PM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +285 (26%)Sep 2, 8:58 PM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +286 (26%)Sep 3, 4:46 AM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +285 (26%)Sep 3, 6:03 AM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +285 (26%)Sep 3, 4:57 PM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +285 (26%)Sep 3, 9:57 PM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +285 (26%)Sep 3, 10:23 PM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +286 (26%)Sep 3, 10:58 PM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +285 (26%)Sep 4, 6:13 AM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +286 (26%)Sep 4, 8:31 AM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +287 (26%)Sep 4, 5:07 PM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +288 (26%)Sep 5, 1:12 PM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +290 (26%)Sep 5, 3:40 PM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +292 (26%)Sep 6, 2:30 AM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +293 (25%)Sep 6, 2:52 AM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +295 (25%)Sep 6, 8:03 AM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +297 (25%)Sep 6, 1:51 PM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +298 (25%)Sep 6, 2:55 PM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +299 (25%)Sep 6, 3:21 PM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +299 (25%)Sep 6, 3:29 PM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +298 (25%)Sep 6, 4:36 PM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +299 (25%)Sep 6, 5:23 PM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +298 (25%)Sep 6, 7:26 PM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +297 (25%)Sep 7, 8:10 PM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +298 (25%)Sep 7, 11:52 PM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +301 (25%)Sep 8, 8:24 AM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +303 (25%)Sep 8, 8:31 AM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +304 (25%)Sep 8, 8:55 AM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +302 (25%)Sep 8, 10:51 AM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +302 (25%)Sep 8, 11:56 AM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +301 (25%)Sep 8, 12:15 PM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +302 (25%)Sep 8, 1:11 PM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +301 (25%)Sep 8, 5:12 PM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +302 (25%)Sep 8, 5:15 PM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +303 (25%)Sep 8, 5:31 PM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +304 (25%)Sep 8, 11:42 PM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +306 (25%)Sep 9, 3:11 AM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +308 (25%)Sep 9, 6:07 AM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +309 (24%)Sep 9, 6:11 AM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +311 (24%)Sep 9, 7:44 AM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +311 (24%)Sep 9, 8:06 AM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +309 (24%)Sep 9, 8:37 AM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +310 (24%)Sep 9, 9:09 AM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +309 (24%)Sep 9, 10:07 AM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +311 (24%)Sep 9, 10:49 AM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +311 (24%)Sep 9, 11:27 AM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +311 (24%)Sep 9, 1:46 PM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +309 (24%)Sep 9, 2:23 PM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +309 (24%)Sep 9, 2:36 PM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +310 (24%)Sep 9, 4:41 PM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +312 (24%)Sep 9, 6:27 PM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +313 (24%)Sep 9, 8:46 PM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +312 (24%)Sep 9, 9:54 PM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +313 (24%)Sep 9, 10:36 PM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +312 (24%)Sep 9, 10:41 PM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +313 (24%)Sep 9, 11:28 PM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +316 (24%)Sep 10, 12:21 AM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +315 (24%)Sep 10, 1:17 AM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +316 (24%)Sep 10, 1:57 AM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +318 (24%)Sep 10, 2:15 AM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +315 (24%)Sep 10, 2:37 AM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +315 (24%)Sep 10, 2:48 AM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +317 (24%)Sep 10, 2:51 AM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +316 (24%)Sep 10, 3:09 AM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +315 (24%)Sep 10, 3:11 AM UTC · Felipe dos Santos +361 (22%)-456+361
SportsbookManel KapeFelipe dos Santos
BetAnything-430+280
BetOnline-430+330
Betway-400+255
Bovada-425+300
Cloudbet-366+304
DraftKings-425+330
FanDuel-1800+920
MyBookie-500+295
Pinnacle-430+330
sportsbetio-435+248
sports-interaction-520+400
SXBet-413+344
unibet-420+310

Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io

Frequently asked questions

Who won Manel Kape vs Felipe dos Santos?

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. The judges scored it 30-27, 29-28, 29-28, Manel Kape won the decision.

What were the judges' scorecards for Manel Kape vs Felipe dos Santos?

The judges scored it 30-27, 29-28, 29-28, Manel Kape won the decision.

Was Manel Kape vs Felipe dos Santos a robbery?

Public scoring backed the judges: 85% of 122 fan cards scored it for Manel Kape; 100% of 21 media scores picked Manel Kape.

Full robbery index →
Referee
Greg Kleynjans
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Manel Kape 59%41% Felipe dos Santos

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model · Flyweight roster (13 fighters)

Manel Kape
Complete Fighter
9 edges
Felipe dos Santos
Complete Fighter
1 edge
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

95Power72
95Speed77
95Precision49
94Durability73
94Engine96
88Wrestling68
90Ground72

Biggest edge Manel Kape, Accuracy +46

Attribute by attribute

Manel Kape is on the left of every row, Felipe dos Santos on the right.
94Punch power51
95Kick power93
95Punch speed58
95Kick speed95
95Accuracy49
88Takedowns68
90Ground striking64
90Submissions79
95Chin77
93Body strength69
94Cardio96

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

23-7-0
Record
8-3-0 (1 NC)
1755
Power Index rating
1695
4
Win Streak
0
32
Age
25
5'5"
165 cm
Height
5'7"
170 cm
68"
173 cm
Reach
70"
178 cm
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Flyweight
Weight Class
Flyweight
Angola
Nationality
Brazil

Striking Profile

4.68
SLpM
3.75
55%
Str. Acc.
39%
3.88
SApM
3.80
57%
Str. Def.
41%

Grappling Profile

0.36
TD Avg.
0.00
30%
TD Acc.
0%
78%
TD Def.
20%
0.20
Sub. Avg.
0.50

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Manel Kape · 4-1
  • W
    Kyoji Horiguchi
    UFC Fight Night: Kape vs Horiguchi · Jun 20, 2026
    TKO · R3 · 2:42 · Flyweight
  • W
    Brandon Royval
    UFC Fight Night: Royval vs Kape · Dec 14, 2025
    TKO · R1 · 3:18 · Flyweight
  • W
    Asu Almabayev
    UFC Fight Night: Kape vs Almabayev · Mar 1, 2025
    TKO · R3 · 2:16 · Flyweight
  • W
    Bruno Silva
    UFC Fight Night: Covington vs Buckley · Dec 15, 2024
    TKO · R3 · 1:57 · Flyweight
  • L
    Muhammad Mokaev
    UFC 304: Edwards vs Muhammad 2 · Jul 27, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
Felipe dos Santos · 3-2
  • W
    Jenilto Matos
    LFA 229: Martins vs. Gonçalves · Mar 27, 2026
    Submission · R1 · 1:43 · Flyweight
  • W
    Santiago Mina
    Coliseu Extreme Fight 13 · Nov 15, 2025
    Submission · R1 · 0:52 · Flyweight
  • L
    Lone'er Kavanagh
    UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs Brady · Mar 22, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
  • L
    André Lima
    UFC Fight Night: Burns vs Brady · Sep 7, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
  • W
    Victor Altamirano
    UFC Mexico City · Feb 25, 2024
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight

Career Averages

Based on 11 fights · 4 fights
52.7
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%
19%
Body
26%
15%
Leg
21%
Manel Kape
Strike position
Felipe dos Santos
89%
Distance
83%
4%
Clinch
8%
7%
Ground
9%