Dvorak vs Kape

Who won Dvorak vs Kape?

Manel Kape beat David Dvorak by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 17th December 2022 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Manel Kape.

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).

Dvorak vs Kape stats

David Dvorak stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 4 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 17 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

David Dvorak's UFC record stood at 3-3-0, while Manel Kape's came in at 4-2-0.

The stats suggested Kape had a large advantage in power over Dvorak, boasting a 65% knock out percentage over Dvorak's 40%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Dvorak had an advantage over Kape, with a 40% submission rate over Kape's 29%.

David Dvorak was the older man by 1 year, at 31 years old.

Dvorak was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 1 year and 11 months earlier than Kape, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 5 less professional rounds, 50 to Kape's 55.

Dvorak vs Kape form

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 lost to 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

Dvorak's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Kape's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 6 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Dvorak vs Kape?

David Dvorak was a 19/10 (+190) underdog going into the contest, while Manel Kape made his way into the ring at 21/50 (-240) with oddsmakers.