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: Cannonier vs. Strickland, on Saturday 17th December 2022 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as in favor of 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 loses 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 loses and 0 draws, with 11 of those wins by knock out and 5 by submission.

The stats suggested Kape had a large advantage in power over Dvorak, boosting at 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 30 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, 47 to Kape's 52.

Activity check

Dvorak's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Kape's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 7 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 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.