Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Edwards vs Muhammad
Flyweight3 rounds scheduled
Manel Kape
Manel Kape
“StarBoy”
22-7-0
RESULT

Matheus Nicolau def. Manel Kape (Split Decision)

Split Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
Matheus Nicolau
Matheus Nicolau
19-6-1
Saturday, March 13, 2021
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States

Matheus Nicolau defeated Manel Kape by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Flyweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs Muhammad, held Saturday, March 13, 2021 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Manel Kape
Matheus Nicolau
0
Knockdowns
0
61 of 150
Significant strikes
55 of 102
41%
Sig. strike accuracy
54%
73 of 165
Total strikes
76 of 132
0 of 0
Takedowns
2 of 9
—
Takedown accuracy
22%
0
Submission attempts
1
0
Reversals
0
0:38
Control time
2:31
Significant strikes by target
37 of 120
Head
27 of 66
10 of 16
Body
21 of 26
14 of 14
Leg
7 of 10
58 of 145
Distance
50 of 96
1 of 2
Clinch
2 of 2
2 of 3
Ground
3 of 4

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
2 of 10
Sig. str.
7 of 13
10 of 21
Total str.
27 of 39
0 of 0
Takedowns
2 of 3
0
Sub. att
1
0:02
Ctrl
2:24
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
28 of 69
Sig. str.
21 of 38
28 of 69
Total str.
21 of 38
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 3
0
Sub. att
0
0:04
Ctrl
0:03
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
31 of 71
Sig. str.
27 of 51
35 of 75
Total str.
28 of 55
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 3
0
Sub. att
0
0:32
Ctrl
0:04

Judges' Scorecards

Dave Hagen
#KapeNicolau
1910
2109
3109
Total2928
Chris Lee
#KapeNicolau
1910
2109
3910
Total2829
Bryan Miner
#KapeNicolau
1910
2109
3910
Total2829

Media Scores

22
Kape
–
0
Nicolau
●29–28 Kape×22
All 22 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

81%
Kape
2%
Draw
17%
Nicolau
558 fan scorecards submitted
●29–28 Kape78.9%●29–28 Nicolau16.3%●29–29 Draw1.4%●30–27 Kape1.3%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
96%
Nicolau
R2
96%
Kape
R3
81%
Kape

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Mark Smith
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

22-7-0
Record
19-6-1
4
Win Streak
0
32
Age
33
5'5"
165 cm
Height
5'6"
168 cm
68"
173 cm
Reach
66"
168 cm
—
Stance
—
Flyweight
Weight Class
Flyweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

5.04
SLpM
3.31
56%
Str. Acc.
51%
4.08
SApM
2.98
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.40
TD Avg.
1.22
30%
TD Acc.
43%
81%
TD Def.
90%
—
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
Matheus Nicolau · 2-3
  • L
    Asu Almabayev
    UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs PereiraSat, Oct 19, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
  • L
    Alex Perez
    UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs PerezSat, Apr 27, 2024
    TKO · R2 · 2:16 · Flyweight
  • L
    Brandon Royval
    UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs AllenSat, Apr 15, 2023
    TKO · R1 · 2:09 · Flyweight
  • W
    Matt Schnell
    UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs HollandSun, Dec 4, 2022
    TKO · R2 · 1:44 · Flyweight
  • W
    David Dvorak
    UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs DaukausSat, Mar 26, 2022
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight

Career Averages

Based on 11 fights · 11 fights
53.1
Avg sig. strikes
37.1
0.27
Avg takedowns
0.91
0:20
Avg control time
1:38
112
Career high strikes
87
2
Career high TDs
3

Strike Distribution

Manel Kape
Strike target
Matheus Nicolau
67%
Head
52%
18%
Body
34%
15%
Leg
14%
Manel Kape
Strike position
Matheus Nicolau
89%
Distance
87%
4%
Clinch
1%
7%
Ground
12%