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.

Zhalgas Zhumagulov's UFC record stood at 1-6-0, while Manel Kape's came in at 4-2-0.

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 35 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 10 more professional rounds, 65 to Kape's 55.

Zhumagulov vs Kape form

Zhalgas Zhumagulov had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Joshua Van at UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria on 24th June 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at : VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Charles Johnson at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivak on 19th November 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Jeff Molina at UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik on 4th June 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had lost to Manel Kape at UFC Fight Night on 4th December 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had won against Jerome Rivera at UFC 264 on 10th July 2021 by submission in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

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 been beaten by 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, Zhalgas Zhumagulov had been fighting more than Manel Kape.

Going to this contest, Zhalgas Zhumagulov had last fought 10 months and 2 days ago, while Manel Kape's last outing had been 7 months and 17 days ago.

Zhumagulov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Kape's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

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