UFC UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape Final

Flyweight · main event

Manel Kape vs Brandon Royval

Manel Kape
Angola

Manel Kape

“StarBoy”

23-7

Winner

VS
Brandon Royval
United States

Brandon Royval

“Raw Dawg”

18-9

Winner

Manel Kape

KO/TKO (Punches · Head · On Ground) · Round 1 — 3:18

14 December 2025 · Meta Apex, Las Vegas, USA

Key takeaways

  • Manel Kape beat Brandon Royval by KO/TKO in round 1 at 3:18.
  • Manel Kape landed 18 of 24 total strikes, with 0:04 of control time.

Tale of the tape

Manel KapeBrandon Royval
23-7Record18-9
32Age on fight night33
5′5″ (165 cm)Height5′9″ (175 cm)
68″ (173 cm)Reach68″ (173 cm)
125 lb (56.7 kg)Weight125 lb (56.7 kg)
SouthpawStanceSouthpaw
Xtreme CoutureTeamFactory X
Luanda, Luanda, AngolaFromDenver, Colorado, United States

Fight statistics

18of 24 · 75%Total strikes landed17of 26 · 65%
7of 11Head strikes5of 10
5of 6Body strikes6of 8
6of 7Leg strikes6of 8
1Knockdowns0
0:04Control time0:00

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

Manel KapeRoundBrandon Royval
18/24strikes0/0TD1KD0:04controlR117/26strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control

Form going into the fight

Manel Kape

  1. WAsu AlmabayevKO/TKO R3 2:162025
  2. WBruno SilvaKO/TKO R3 1:572024
  3. LMuhammad Mokaevunanimous decision2024
  4. WFelipe dos Santosunanimous decision2023
  5. WDavid Dvorakunanimous decision2022

Brandon Royval

  1. LJoshua Vanunanimous decision2025
  2. WTatsuro Tairasplit decision2024
  3. WBrandon Morenosplit decision2024
  4. LAlexandre Pantojaunanimous decision2023
  5. WMatheus NicolauKO/TKO R1 2:092023

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