Sasaki vs Kape

Who won Sasaki vs Kape?

Ulka Sasaki beat Manel Kape by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of RIZIN 14, on Monday 31st December 2018 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Ulka Sasaki.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Sasaki vs Kape division, which meant the weight limit was pounds (0 stone or 0 KG).

Sasaki vs Kape stats

Ulka Sasaki stepped into the octagon with a record of 21 wins, 6 losses and 2 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 12 by submission.

Manel Kape made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

Ulka Sasaki's Rizin record stood at 3-4-0, while Manel Kape's came in at 6-3-0.

The stats suggested Kape had a massive power advantage over Sasaki, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Sasaki's 10%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Sasaki had an advantage over Kape, with a 57% submission rate over Kape's 42%.

Ulka Sasaki was the older man by 4 years, at 34 years old.

Sasaki had a height advantage of 5 inches over Kape. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Sasaki was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 14 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 2 years and 1 month earlier than Kape, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 17 more professional rounds, 72 to Kape's 55.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Ulka Sasaki had last fought 5 years, 3 months and 28 days ago, while Manel Kape's last outing had been 5 years, 6 months and 29 days ago.

Sasaki's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 7 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 3 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Kape's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 11 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 11 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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