Manel Kapevs
Asu Almabayev
Manel Kape def. Asu Almabayev (TKO)
Flyweight5 rounds scheduledSaturday, March 1, 2025
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States
Manel Kape defeated Asu Almabayev by TKO in round 3 (2:16) in the Flyweight main event of UFC Fight Night: Kape vs Almabayev, held Saturday, March 1, 2025 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.
Tale of the Tape
22-7-0
Record
23-3-0
3
Win Streak
2
32
Age
32
5'5"
Height
5'4"
68"
Reach
65"
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Stance
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Flyweight
Weight Class
Flyweight
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Nationality
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Striking Profile
5.04
SLpM
2.31
56%
Str. Acc.
50%
4.08
SApM
1.99
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Str. Def.
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Grappling Profile
0.40
TD Avg.
4.46
30%
TD Acc.
42%
81%
TD Def.
44%
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Sub. Avg.
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Recent form (last 5 fights)
Manel Kape · 4-1
- W
- W
- W
- LUFC 304: Edwards vs Muhammad 2Sat, Jul 27, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
- WUFC 293: Adesanya vs StricklandSat, Sep 9, 2023Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
Asu Almabayev · 4-1
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs De RidderSat, Jul 26, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs PereiraSat, Oct 19, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Perez vs TairaSat, Jun 15, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
Common Opponents
Manel Kape
Asu Almabayev
Head-to-Head History
Career Averages
Based on 10 fights · 7 fights
56.1
Avg sig. strikes
30.0
0.30
Avg takedowns
3.86
0:21
Avg control time
6:02
112
Career high strikes
44
2
Career high TDs
9
Strike Distribution
Manel Kape
Strike target
Asu Almabayev
67%
Head
54%
19%
Body
24%
14%
Leg
22%
Manel Kape
Strike position
Asu Almabayev
89%
Distance
65%
4%
Clinch
11%
6%
Ground
24%
Fight stats
Manel Kape
Asu Almabayev
0
Knockdowns
0
61 of 115
Significant strikes
40 of 80
53%
Sig. strike accuracy
50%
62 of 119
Total strikes
40 of 81
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 6
0%
Takedown accuracy
0%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:29
Control time
0:00
Significant strikes by target
47 of 95
Head
19 of 55
11 of 17
Body
13 of 17
3 of 3
Leg
8 of 8
46 of 94
Distance
38 of 77
9 of 15
Clinch
2 of 3
6 of 6
Ground
0 of 0
By round
ROUND 1
0
KD
0
19 of 40
Sig. str.
14 of 28
20 of 43
Total str.
14 of 28
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
14 of 27
Sig. str.
18 of 40
14 of 28
Total str.
18 of 40
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
28 of 48
Sig. str.
8 of 12
28 of 48
Total str.
8 of 13
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 4
0
Sub. att
0
0:29
Ctrl
0:00
Referee
Mike Beltran
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)