Manel Kape vs.
David Dvorak
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
What the numbers say.
Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.
Who did they actually beat?
Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.
Manel Kape
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 14 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 1 |
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
David Dvorak
Full career not yet synced for David Dvorak — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Manel Kape
Distance 90.7% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 3.2% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 6.1% (norm 7.3%)
David Dvorak
Distance 89.9% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 8.2% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 1.9% (norm 7.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Manel Kape
Head 77.4% (norm 75.9%) · Body 13.5% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 9.1% (norm 9.3%)
David Dvorak
Head 68.3% (norm 75.9%) · Body 17.3% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 14.4% (norm 9.3%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Kape L/A | Acc | Flyweight med | Dvorak L/A | Acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 515 / 955 | 53.9% | 40.0% | 231 / 562 | 41.1% | 40.0% |
| In the clinch | 23 / 34 | 67.6% | 70.4% | 30 / 51 | 58.8% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 42 / 64 | 65.6% | 69.7% | 8 / 12 | too few to rate | 69.7% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 387 / 815 | 47.5% | 37.6% | 137 / 427 | 32.1% | 37.6% |
| To the body | 108 / 142 | 76.1% | 68.5% | 58 / 108 | 53.7% | 68.5% |
| To the legs | 85 / 96 | 88.5% | 80.0% | 74 / 90 | 82.2% | 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 Kape L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med | vs Dvorak L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 453 / 1074 | 42.2% | 40.1% | 213 / 572 | 37.2% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 14 / 22 | too few to rate | 68.8% | 27 / 35 | 77.1% | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 14 / 23 | too few to rate | 71.1% | 14 / 24 | too few to rate | 71.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 235 / 739 | 31.8% | 35.2% | 128 / 461 | 27.8% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 150 / 236 | 63.6% | 68.2% | 73 / 104 | 70.2% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 96 / 144 | 66.7% | 80.3% | 53 / 66 | 80.3% | 80.3% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Kape has more cage time on record.