Kape vs Santos

Who won Kape vs Santos?

Manel Kape beat Felipe dos Santos by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 293, on Saturday 9th September 2023 at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Manel Kape.

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).

Kape vs Santos stats

Manel Kape stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Felipe dos Santos made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 6 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Manel Kape's 9th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Felipe dos Santos marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Manel Kape's UFC record stood at 6-3-0, while Felipe dos Santos' came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Kape had a large advantage in power over Santos, boasting a 61% knock out percentage over Santos' 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Santos had a large advantage over Kape, boasting a 50% submission rate over Kape's 28%.

Manel Kape was the older man by 7 years, at 31 years old.

Santos had a height advantage of 2 inches over Kape.

Kape was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 18 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 6 years and 10 months earlier than Santos, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 40 more professional rounds, 64 to Santos' 24.

Activity check

Kape's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 10 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 3 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Kape vs Santos?

Manel Kape was a 23/100 (-430) favourite going into the contest, while Felipe dos Santos made his way into the ring at 13/4 (+330) with oddsmakers.