Pantoja vs Kape

Who won Pantoja vs Kape?

Alexandre Pantoja beat Manel Kape by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Vegas 18, on Saturday 6th February 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Alexandre Pantoja.

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).

Pantoja vs Kape stats

Alexandre Pantoja stepped into the octagon with a record of 22 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Manel Kape made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Alexandre Pantoja's 16th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. Manel Kape marked his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Alexandre Pantoja's UFC record stood at 13-3-0, while Manel Kape's came in at 6-3-0.

The stats suggested Kape had a large advantage in power over Pantoja, boasting a 60% knock out percentage over Pantoja's 36%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pantoja had a slight advantage over Kape, with a 36% submission rate over Kape's 33%.

Alexandre Pantoja was the older man by 4 years, at 35 years old.

Pantoja was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 4 years and 9 months earlier than Kape, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 18 more professional rounds, 82 to Kape's 64.

Pantoja vs Kape form

Alexandre Pantoja had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Brandon Moreno at UFC 290 on 8th July 2023 by split decision in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Alex Perez at UFC 277 on 30th July 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Brandon Royval at UFC Vegas 34 on 21st August 2021 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Enterprise.

Before that, he was victorious against Manel Kape at UFC Vegas 18 on 6th February 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had lost to Askar Askarov at UFC Fight Island 2 on 18th July 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Kape had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Kai Asakura at RIZIN 20 on 31st December 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round in their Rizin Bantamweight championship fight at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Previous to that, he had beaten Takeya Mizugaki at RIZIN 18 on 18th August 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Dolphins Arena, Nagoya.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Seiichiro Ito at RIZIN 15 on 21st April 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Yokohama Arena, Yokohama.

Before that, he had been beaten by Ulka Sasaki at RIZIN 14 on 31st December 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

He was victorious against Yusaku Nakamura at RIZIN 13 on 30th September 2018 by submission in the 3rd round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Activity check

In of activity leading into the fight, Alexandre Pantoja had been fighting more than Manel Kape.

Going to this contest, Alexandre Pantoja had last fought 1 year and 11 months ago, while Manel Kape's last outing had been 5 years, 5 months and 8 days ago.

Pantoja's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 10 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Kape's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 8 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

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