Kape vs Nakamura

Who won Kape vs Nakamura?

Manel Kape beat Yusaku Nakamura by submission in the 3rd round during the main card of RIZIN 13, on Sunday 30th September 2018 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama.

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

Kape vs Nakamura stats

Manel Kape stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Yusaku Nakamura made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by knock out.

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

The stats suggested Kape had a slight advantage in power over Nakamura, with a 55% knock out percentage over Nakamura's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kape had a massive advantage over Nakamura, boasting a 36% submission rate over Nakamura's 0%.

Manel Kape was the younger man by 7 years, at 30 years old.

Kape was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years and 3 months later than Nakamura, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 8 less professional rounds, 55 to Nakamura's 63.

Kape vs Nakamura form

Yusaku Nakamura had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Yuki Ito at RIZIN 31 on 24th October 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Pia Arena MM (ぴあありーなMM), Yokohama, Japan.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Tatsuki Saomoto at RIZIN 23 on 10th August 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at Pia Arena MM, Yokohama.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Makoto Takahashi at Bellator 237 on 28th December 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Before that, he had won against Thanongsaklek at RIZIN 16 on 2nd June 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at World Memorial Hall, Kobe.

He had lost to Manel Kape at RIZIN 13 on 30th September 2018 by submission in the 3rd round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Activity check

Nakamura's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 6 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Kape vs Nakamura?

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