Zhumagulov vs Kape

Who won Zhumagulov vs Kape?

Manel Kape beat Zhalgas Zhumagulov by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 4th December 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Zhumagulov vs Kape stats

Zhalgas Zhumagulov stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Manel Kape made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

Manel Kape marked his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Zhalgas Zhumagulov's UFC record stood at 1-6-0, while Manel Kape's came in at 6-3-0.

The stats suggested Kape had an advantage in power over Zhumagulov, with a 63% knock out percentage over Zhumagulov's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kape had a large advantage over Zhumagulov, boasting a 31% submission rate over Zhumagulov's 7%.

Zhalgas Zhumagulov was the older man by 5 years, at 36 years old.

Kape had a height advantage of 1 inch over Zhumagulov. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Zhumagulov was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 2 years and 3 months later than Kape, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 1 more professional rounds, 65 to Kape's 64.

Zhumagulov vs Kape form

Kape had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Bruno Silva at UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley on 14th December 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round at Amalie Arena, Tampa, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Muhammad Mokaev at UFC 304 – Manchester on 27th July 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Felipe dos Santos at UFC 293 on 9th September 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia.

Before that, he had defeated David Dvorak at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland on 17th December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

He was victorious against Zhalgas Zhumagulov at UFC Fight Night on 4th December 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

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Kape's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

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