Mokaev vs Kape

Who won Mokaev vs Kape?

Muhammad Mokaev beat Manel Kape by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 304 – Manchester, on Saturday 27th July 2024 at Co-op Live Arena in Manchester.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Muhammad Mokaev.

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).

Mokaev vs Kape stats

Muhammad Mokaev stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 12 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Manel Kape made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Muhammad Mokaev's 7th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Manel Kape marked his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Muhammad Mokaev's UFC record stood at 7-0-0, while Manel Kape's came in at 4-3-0.

The stats suggested Kape had a massive power advantage over Mokaev, boasting a 58% knock out percentage over Mokaev's 17%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Mokaev had a large advantage over Kape, boasting a 50% submission rate over Kape's 26%.

Muhammad Mokaev was the younger man by 6 years, at 24 years old.

Mokaev had a height advantage of 4 inches over Kape.

Mokaev was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 13 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 8 years and 2 months later than Kape, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 25 less professional rounds, 33 to Kape's 58.

Mokaev vs Kape form

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

In his last fight before this contest, 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.

Previous to that, 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.

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

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

He had lost to Matheus Nicolau at UFC Vegas 21 on 13th March 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Kape's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What time did Mokaev vs Kape start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 11:15 PM UTC , which was 7:15 PM EST or 4:15 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:15 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Mokaev vs Kape?

Muhammad Mokaev was a 47/100 (-210) favourite going into the contest, while Manel Kape made his way into the ring at 7/4 (+180) with oddsmakers.