Dec 14 2024
Saturday

Amalie Arena, Tampa, United States

Prelim
3 rounds contest @ Flyweight
Bruno Silva
Silva
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19-7-0

est. walkout:

TBC

broadcast start time:

US - Sat 10:00pm EST / UK - Sun 3:00am

14-5-2

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The tape

31
Age
34
5' 5" / 165 cm
Height
5' 4" / 163 cm
68.1" / 173 cm
Reach
66.1" / 168 cm

Full record

UD 3UD 3UD 3KO 1KO 1
Form
KO 2SUB 2KO 1
19
Wins
14
11
By KO
6
58
KO%
43
5
By Sub
4
26
SUB%
29
7
Losses
5
0
Stopped
1
2
Tapped
1
0
Draws
2
2012
Debut
2011
26
Bouts
22
58
Rounds
53
4 hours, 11 minutes
Fight Time
3 hours, 50 minutes

Current rankings @ Flyweight

9
UFC
12
-
Bellator
-
8
Tapology
13

Manel Kape vs Bruno Silva preview

When is Kape vs Silva?

Manel Kape is set to fight Bruno Silva during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 14th December 2024 at Amalie Arena in Tampa.

The fight is scheduled for 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which means the weight limit will be 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Kape vs Silva stats

Manel Kape steps into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Bruno Silva will make his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 5 losses and 2 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This will be Manel Kape's 7th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Bruno Silva will mark his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Manel Kape's UFC record currently stands at 4-3-0, while Bruno Silva's comes in at 4-2-0.

The stats suggest Kape has an advantage in power over Silva, with a 58% knock out percentage over Silva's 43%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Silva will have a slight advantage over Kape, with a 29% submission rate over Kape's 26%.

Manel Kape is the younger man by 3 years, at 31 years old.

Kape has a height advantage of 1 inch over Silva. This also extends to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Kape is arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year and 3 months later than Silva, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He has fought 5 more professional rounds, 58 to Silva's 53.

Kape vs Silva form

Kape has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight, he 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.

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

Going into that contest, he had beaten 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.

Before that, he had defeated Zhalgas Zhumagulov at UFC Fight Night on 4th December 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Ode Osbourne at UFC 265 on 7th August 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Toyota Center, Houston.

Activity check

Kape's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 17 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Silva's last 3 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 2 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

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