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Muhammad Mokaev vs.
Manel Kape

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

7-0-0 Muhammad Mokaev · UFC
8-3-0 Manel Kape · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

7-0-0
UFC record
8-3-0
Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Flyweight
26
AgeΔ 6.7 yrs
32.7
5'7"
HeightΔ 2"
5'5"
70"
ReachΔ 2"
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
24.3
Layoff (months)Δ 22.8 mo
1.5
WWWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
WWWWL
The read

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.

Manel Kape carries real power — 0.97 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.18 Flyweight norm.
Muhammad Mokaev hunts takedowns — 5.29 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.30 Flyweight norm.
Muhammad Mokaev owns the mat — in control 52% of cage time, vs a 17% Flyweight norm.
Level of competition

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.

Muhammad Mokaev

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 70
Tier 3 — regional circuit 100

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.79 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 18 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.4 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

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1421.61/min · norm 3.49
Sig. strikes landed
5804.68/min · norm 3.49
1191.35/min · norm 3.24
Sig. strikes absorbed
4813.88/min · norm 3.24
45.4%norm 44.6%
Striking accuracy
55.1%norm 44.6%
57.5%norm 56.4%
Striking defense
57.0%norm 56.4%
10.17/15 · norm 0.18
Knockdowns
80.97/15 · norm 0.18

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

Muhammad Mokaev

Distance 83.4% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 2.6% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 14.1% (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)

Muhammad Mokaev

Head 64.5% (norm 75.9%) · Body 22.0% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 13.4% (norm 9.3%)

Manel Kape

Head 77.4% (norm 75.9%) · Body 13.5% (norm 13.3%) · 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 Mokaev L/AAccFlyweight med Kape L/AAccFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 101 / 261 38.7% 40.0% 515 / 955 53.9% 40.0%
In the clinch 7 / 8 too few to rate 70.4% 23 / 34 67.6% 70.4%
On the ground 34 / 44 77.3% 69.7% 42 / 64 65.6% 69.7%
BY TARGET
To the head 76 / 202 37.6% 37.6% 387 / 815 47.5% 37.6%
To the body 45 / 69 65.2% 68.5% 108 / 142 76.1% 68.5%
To the legs 21 / 42 50.0% 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 Mokaev L/AOpp accFlyweight med vs Kape L/AOpp accFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 75 / 233 32.2% 40.1% 453 / 1074 42.2% 40.1%
In the clinch 18 / 19 too few to rate 68.8% 14 / 22 too few to rate 68.8%
On the ground 26 / 28 92.9% 71.1% 14 / 23 too few to rate 71.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 76 / 207 36.7% 35.2% 235 / 739 31.8% 35.2%
To the body 28 / 38 73.7% 68.2% 150 / 236 63.6% 68.2%
To the legs 15 / 35 42.9% 80.3% 96 / 144 66.7% 80.3%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

3141.3% acc · 5.29/15 · norm 1.30
Takedowns landed
330.0% acc · 0.36/15 · norm 1.30
125.0% def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
3378.6% def · norm 62.5%
45:3251.8% of cage time · norm 17.0%
Control time
3:382.9% of cage time · norm 17.0%
10:171:45 per 15 · norm 2:44
Time under control
11:561:26 per 15 · norm 2:44
50.85/15 · 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 — Kape has more cage time on record.

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