Record & Stats
Record23-7 (20 finishes)Born
Nov 14, 1993
Age
32Y, 11M
Stance
Orthodox
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stoppages
20 (67%)
KO/TKO
15 (50%)
Submissions
5 (17%)
Analytics
Championships
Wins1Record1-0 (1 finish)RizinBantamweight
Manel Musa Kape MMA record
Manel Musa "Starboy" Kape's professional MMA record stands at 23-7 (20 finishes). The complete fight record below covers all 30 bouts, including age, opponent, result, method, round, and date. Kape's most recent fight was a win over Kyoji Horiguchi on Jun 20, 2026. His next fight is scheduled against Joshua Van on Jan 30, 2027 at UFC 336.
Kape has won the Rizin bantamweight championship. He has gone 1-0 in major title fights, with one win by stoppage.
Complete Fight Record
| No | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via | Rd | Technique | Title | Weight | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Jan 30, 2027 | 33 | Joshua Van | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | Flyweight | UFC |
| 30 | Jun 20, 2026 | 32 | Kyoji Horiguchi | W | TKO | 3 | Punches | โ | Flyweight | UFC |
| 29 | Dec 13, 2025 | 32 | Brandon Royval | W | KO | 1 | Punches | โ | Flyweight | UFC |
| 28 | Mar 1, 2025 | 31 | Asu Almabayev | W | TKO | 3 | Retirement | โ | Flyweight | UFC |
| 27 | Dec 14, 2024 | 31 | Bruno Gustavo da Silva | W | TKO | 3 | Body kick and punches | โ | Flyweight | UFC |
| 26 | Jul 27, 2024 | 30 | Muhammad Mokaev | L | UD | 3 | โ | โ | Flyweight | UFC |
| 25 | Sep 10, 2023 | 29 | Felipe dos Santos | W | UD | 3 | โ | โ | Flyweight | UFC |
| 24 | Dec 17, 2022 | 29 | David Dvoลรกk | W | UD | 3 | โ | โ | Flyweight | UFC |
| 23 | Dec 4, 2021 | 28 | Zhalgas Zhumagulov | W | TKO | 1 | Punches | โ | Flyweight | UFC |
| 22 | Aug 7, 2021 | 27 | Ode' Osbourne | W | KO | 1 | Flying knee and punches | โ | Flyweight | UFC |
| 21 | Mar 13, 2021 | 27 | Matheus Nicolau | L | SD | 3 | โ | โ | Flyweight | UFC |
| 20 | Feb 6, 2021 | 27 | Alexandre Pantoja | L | UD | 3 | โ | โ | Flyweight | UFC |
| 19 | Dec 31, 2019 | 26 | Kai Asakura | W | TKO | 2 | Punches | + Rizin Championship | Bantamweight | RIZIN |
| 18 | Aug 18, 2019 | 25 | Takeya Mizugaki | W | KO | 2 | Punch | โ | Flyweight | RIZIN |
| 17 | Apr 21, 2019 | 25 | Seiichiro Ito | W | TKO | 2 | Punch to the body | โ | Flyweight | RIZIN |
| 16 | Dec 31, 2018 | 25 | Ulka Sasaki | L | UD | 3 | โ | โ | Flyweight | RIZIN |
| 15 | Sep 30, 2018 | 24 | Yusaku Nakamura | W | CKO | 3 | Rear-naked choke | โ | Flyweight | RIZIN |
| 14 | May 6, 2018 | 24 | Kai Asakura | L | SD | 3 | โ | โ | Flyweight | RIZIN |
| 13 | Dec 31, 2017 | 24 | Kyoji Horiguchi | L | SUB | 3 | Arm-triangle choke | โ | Bantamweight | RIZIN |
| 12 | Dec 29, 2017 | 24 | Ian McCall | W | TKO | 1 | Doctor stoppage | โ | Bantamweight | RIZIN |
| 11 | Oct 15, 2017 | 23 | Erson Yamamoto | W | TKO | 1 | Head kick and punch | โ | Bantamweight | RIZIN |
| 10 | Apr 27, 2015 | 21 | Francisco Javier Asprilla | W | TKO | 3 | Punches | โ | Bantamweight | International Pro Combat |
| 9 | Apr 18, 2015 | 21 | Antoine Gallinaro | W | SUB | 4 | Armbar | + KOC Championship | Bantamweight | โ |
| 8 | Dec 19, 2014 | 21 | Miguel Valverde | W | SUB | 3 | Rear-naked choke | โ | Bantamweight | โ |
| 7 | Nov 29, 2014 | 21 | Daniel Barez | W | SUB | 1 | Armbar | โ | Flyweight | โ |
| 6 | Jul 27, 2014 | 20 | Hicham Rachid | W | KO | 1 | Flying knee to the body | โ | Flyweight | โ |
| 5 | Apr 5, 2014 | 20 | Souksavanh Khampasath | L | SUB | 3 | Rear-naked choke | โ | Flyweight | โ |
| 4 | Jul 28, 2013 | 19 | Marco Santos | W | UD | 3 | โ | โ | Flyweight | Cage Fighters |
| 3 | Feb 3, 2013 | 19 | Ricardo Teixeira | W | SUB | 1 | Rear-naked choke | โ | Flyweight | Cage Fighters |
| 2 | Nov 4, 2012 | 18 | Renato Ferreira | W | TKO | 1 | Punches | โ | Flyweight | Cage Fighters |
| 1 | May 13, 2012 | 18 | Artur Gomes | W | TKO | 1 | Punches | โ | Flyweight | Cage Fighters |