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.

This was Zhalgas Zhumagulov's 7th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. 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 12 more professional rounds, 76 to Kape's 64.

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Kape's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 2 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 7 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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