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

Mokaev remained undefeated as a professional.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Alex Perez at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev on 2nd March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Tim Elliott at UFC 294 on 21st October 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Jafel Filho at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he was victorious against Malcolm Gordon at UFC 280 on 22nd October 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

He had won against Charles Johnson at UFC Fight Night London on 23rd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The O2, London, United Kingdom.

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 beaten 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 defeated 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 was victorious against Zhalgas Zhumagulov at UFC Fight Night on 4th December 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won 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

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Muhammad Mokaev had been fighting more than Manel Kape.

Going to this contest, Muhammad Mokaev had last fought 7 months and 13 days ago, while Manel Kape's last outing had been 1 year, 1 month and 6 days ago.

Mokaev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Kape's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 19 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.