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Alexandre Pantoja vs. Manel Kape

UFC 14-5-0 vs. 8-3-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
14-5-0
UFC record
8-3-0
Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Flyweight
36
AgeΔ 4 yrs
32
5'5"
HeightΔ 0"
5'5"
67"
ReachΔ 1"
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
1
Layoff (months)Δ 3 mo
4
LLWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
WWWWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Manel Kape carries real power — 0.97 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.18 Flyweight norm.
Alexandre Pantoja hunts takedowns — 2.82 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.30 Flyweight norm.
Alexandre Pantoja owns the mat — in control 33% of cage time, vs a 17% Flyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Alexandre Pantoja

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 144
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 20
Tier 3 — regional circuit 142

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.51 · 16 tier-1/2 wins · 20 finish wins over 36 documented bouts

In the UFC: 9-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.5 wins over .500

Manel Kape

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 146
Tier 3 — regional circuit 91

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.51 · 14 tier-1/2 wins · 20 finish wins over 30 documented bouts

In the UFC: 5-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.6 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

10884.54/min · norm 3.48
Sig. strikes landed
5804.68/min · norm 3.48
10144.23/min · norm 3.24
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
4813.88/min · norm 3.24
50.5%norm 44.6%
Striking accuracy
55.1%norm 44.6%
48.4%norm 56.4%
Striking defense
57.0%norm 56.4%
40.25/15 · norm 0.18
Knockdowns
80.97/15 · norm 0.18

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Alexandre Pantoja

Distance 88.2% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 6.7% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 5.2% (norm 7.3%)

Manel Kape

Distance 90.7% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 3.2% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 6.1% (norm 7.3%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Alexandre Pantoja

Head 75.9% (norm 75.9%) · Body 14.4% (norm 13.0%) · Legs 9.7% (norm 9.3%)

Manel Kape

Head 77.4% (norm 75.9%) · Body 13.5% (norm 13.0%) · Legs 9.1% (norm 9.3%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Pantoja L/AAccFlyweight med Kape L/AAccFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 888 / 1899 46.8% 39.9% 515 / 955 53.9% 39.9%
In the clinch 110 / 144 76.4% 70.1% 23 / 34 67.6% 70.1%
On the ground 90 / 111 81.1% 69.7% 42 / 64 65.6% 69.7%
BY TARGET
To the head 688 / 1634 42.1% 37.6% 387 / 815 47.5% 37.6%
To the body 232 / 311 74.6% 68.5% 108 / 142 76.1% 68.5%
To the legs 168 / 209 80.4% 80.0% 85 / 96 88.5% 80.0%

Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Flyweight: 73 fighters · Flyweight: 73 fighters).

What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man

Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.

Zone vs Pantoja L/AOpp accFlyweight med vs Kape L/AOpp accFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 879 / 1767 49.7% 39.9% 453 / 1074 42.2% 39.9%
In the clinch 74 / 111 66.7% 68.8% 14 / 22 too few to rate 68.8%
On the ground 61 / 88 69.3% 70.4% 14 / 23 too few to rate 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 835 / 1742 47.9% 35.4% 235 / 739 31.8% 35.4%
To the body 113 / 143 79.0% 67.9% 150 / 236 63.6% 67.9%
To the legs 66 / 81 81.5% 80.2% 96 / 144 66.7% 80.2%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
4544.1% acc · 2.82/15 · norm 1.30
Takedowns landed
330.0% acc · 0.36/15 · norm 1.30
5469.2% def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
3378.6% def · norm 62.5%
78:2932.7% of cage time · norm 17.0%
Control time
3:382.9% of cage time · norm 17.0%
25:561:37 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control lower is better
11:561:26 per 15 · norm 2:46
140.88/15 · norm 0.58
Submission attempts
20.24/15 · norm 0.58

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Pantoja has more cage time on record.