Kape vs Nakamura

Who won Kape vs Nakamura?

Manel Kape beat Yusaku Nakamura by submission in the 3rd round during the main card of RIZIN 13, on Sunday 30th September 2018 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Kape vs Nakamura division, which meant the weight limit was pounds (0 stone or 0 KG).

Kape vs Nakamura stats

Manel Kape stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Yusaku Nakamura made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Manel Kape's 9th fight in Rizin, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017.

Manel Kape's Rizin record stood at 6-3-0, while Yusaku Nakamura's came in at 4-4-0.

The stats suggested Kape had a slight advantage in power over Nakamura, with a 55% knock out percentage over Nakamura's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kape had a massive advantage over Nakamura, boasting a 36% submission rate over Nakamura's 0%.

Manel Kape was the younger man by 8 years, at 31 years old.

Kape was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years and 3 months later than Nakamura, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 1 more professional rounds, 64 to Nakamura's 63.

Kape vs Nakamura form

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

Activity check

Kape's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 17 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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