UFC UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley Final

Flyweight

Manel Kape vs Bruno Silva

Manel Kape
Angola

Manel Kape

“StarBoy”

23-7

Winner

VS
Bruno Silva
Brazil

Bruno Silva

“Bulldog”

15-9-2

Winner

Manel Kape

KO/TKO (Punches · Head · At Distance) · Round 3 — 1:57

15 December 2024 · Amalie Arena, Tampa, USA

Key takeaways

  • Manel Kape beat Bruno Silva by KO/TKO in round 3 at 1:57.
  • Manel Kape landed 111 of 168 total strikes, with 0:01 of control time.
  • The judges scored it 20-17, 20-17, 20-17.
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Tale of the tape

Manel KapeBruno Silva
23-7Record15-9-2
31Age on fight night34
5′5″ (165 cm)Height5′4″ (163 cm)
68″ (173 cm)Reach65″ (165 cm)
125 lb (56.7 kg)Weight125 lb (56.7 kg)
SouthpawStanceOrthodox
Xtreme CoutureTeamInside Muay Thai
Luanda, Luanda, AngolaFromPiracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Fight statistics

111of 168 · 66%Total strikes landed60of 115 · 52%
71of 127Head strikes30of 77
18of 19Body strikes21of 29
22of 22Leg strikes9of 9
1Knockdowns0
0:01Control time0:00

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

Round by round

Manel KapeRoundBruno Silva
32/48strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR121/36strikes0/2TD0KD0:00control
39/66strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR228/44strikes0/3TD0KD0:00control
40/54strikes0/0TD1KD0:01controlR311/35strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control

Judges’ scorecards

Chris Lee

10R1910R28

20total17

Sal D'amato

10R1910R28

20total17

Solimar Miranda

10R1910R28

20total17

Form going into the fight

Manel Kape

  1. LMuhammad Mokaevunanimous decision2024
  2. WFelipe dos Santosunanimous decision2023
  3. WDavid Dvorakunanimous decision2022
  4. WZhalgas ZhumagulovKO/TKO R1 4:022021
  5. WOde OsbourneKO/TKO R1 4:442021

Bruno Silva

  1. WCody DurdenKO/TKO R2 2:582024
  2. WTyson Namsubmission R2 1:232023
  3. WVictor RodriguezKO/TKO R1 1:002021
  4. WJP BuysKO/TKO R2 2:562021
  5. LTagir Ulanbekovunanimous decision2020

Also on this card

Colby Covington vs Joaquin BuckleyWelterweightTKO - doctor's stoppage R3 4:42Cub Swanson vs Billy QuarantilloFeatherweightKO/TKO R3 1:36Vitor Petrino vs Dustin JacobyLight HeavyweightKO/TKO R3 3:44Adrian Yanez vs Daniel MarcosBantamweightsplit decisionNavajo Stirling vs Tuco TokkosLight Heavyweightunanimous decision

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