Kape vs Silva

Who won Kape vs Silva?

Manel Kape beat Bruno Silva by knockout in the 3rd round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 14th December 2024 at Amalie Arena in Tampa.

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 Silva stats

Manel Kape stepped 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 made 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 was Manel Kape's 9th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Bruno Silva marked his 8th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Manel Kape's UFC record stood at 6-3-0, while Bruno Silva's came in at 4-3-0.

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

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Silva had a slight advantage over Kape, with a 29% submission rate over Kape's 26%.

Manel Kape was the younger man by 4 years, at 31 years old.

Kape had a height advantage of 1 inch over Silva. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Kape was 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 had fought 8 more professional rounds, 64 to Silva's 56.

Kape vs Silva 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 Asu Almabaev at UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Almabayev on 1st March 2025 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Bruno Silva at UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley on 14th December 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round at Amalie Arena, Tampa.

Going into that contest, 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.

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

He was victorious against 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.

Activity check

Kape's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Silva's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

What time did Kape vs Silva start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 4:40 AM UTC , which was 11:40 PM EST or 8:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:40 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Kape vs Silva?

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