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UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley
Manel Kape
Manel Kape
19-7 · AGO
VS
Bruno Silva
Bruno Silva
14-5-2 · BRA
December 14, 2024 · Tampa, Florida, USA
Flyweight · 3 rounds
125.0lb
Weigh-in
126.0lb
Manel Kape def. Bruno Silva by KO/TKO (Punches), R3 1:57
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Kape32/480/000:00
Silva19/340/200:00
R2
Kape39/660/000:00
Silva27/430/300:00
R3 · 1:57
Kape40/540/010:01
Silva11/350/000:00
Total
Kape111/1680/010:01
Silva57/1120/500:00

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
KapeWin probabilitySilva
55.7%44.3%
KO / TKO
31%
Submission
18%
Decision
51%
Expected fight time: 10.7 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Kape, blue toward Silva. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Kape56%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%33%24%
Submission10%17%7%
Decision28%50%43%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes44 (1860)act 111
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.2)act 0
Silva44%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%28%8%
Submission9%20%5%
Decision23%52%13%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes42 (1757)act 57
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.9)act 0
Combined totals~86 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R121%
R219%
R39%
Distance51%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Kape
50.8%-106
Silva
+10648.1%
Most takedownstie 36.5%
Kape
24.1%+164
Silva
-16439.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Kape
Expected: 44.2
44
Over 44
39.4%
+151
Exactly 44
1.1%
push
Under 44
59.5%
-151
056111
Silva
Expected: 42.1
42
Over 42
39.3%
+151
Exactly 42
1.2%
push
Under 42
59.5%
-151
053106
Takedowns — over/under
Kape
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
36.2%
+176
Under 0.5
63.8%
-176
035
Silva
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
30.2%
+163
Exactly 1
20.6%
push
Under 1
49.2%
-163
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 10.7 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Kape55.7%77.5%−21.8-426
Silva44.3%22.5%+21.8+326
By method
Kape by KO/TKO17.2%24.0%−6.8+245
Kape by submission10.3%7.4%+2.9+1025
Kape by decision28.2%42.8%−14.6-107
Silva by KO/TKO13.7%7.6%+6.1+997
Silva by submission8.2%5.4%+2.8+1434
Silva by decision22.4%12.8%+9.6+546
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds78.6%73.7%+4.9-374
Over 2.5 rds59.9%61.6%−1.7-195
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision50.7%57.9%−7.2-163

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
70.6Striking67.5
Kape +3.1
42.6Grappling43.8
Silva +1.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
KapeSilva
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1556
Pound-for-pound
1549
1556
Divisional
1549
1509
Striking offense
1514
1503
Striking defense
1510
1486
Grappling offense
1505
1521
Grappling defense
1505
Physical
31 yrs
Age
34 yrs
5'5"
Height
5'4"
68"
Reach
65"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.44
Strikes landed / min
3.32
54%
Strike accuracy
49%
4.06
Strikes absorbed / min
3.14
60%
Strike defense
59%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.54
Takedowns / 15 min
2.26
33%
Takedown accuracy
29%
73%
Takedown defense
60%
0.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.2
Form & résumé
57%
UFC win rate
57%
-1
Win/loss streak
+4
80%
Last-5 win rate
80%
50%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
140
Days since last fight
147
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Manel Kape
  • LMuhammad MokaevU-DEC R3
    Close +1705mo before
  • WFelipe dos SantosU-DEC R3
    Close -4401y 3mo before
  • WDavid DvorakU-DEC R3
    Close -2272y before
  • WZhalgas ZhumagulovKO/TKO R1
    Close -2923y before
  • WOde OsbourneKO/TKO R1
    missedClose -2023y 4mo before
Bruno Silva
  • WCody DurdenKO/TKO R2
    Close -1475mo before
  • WTyson NamSUB R2
    Close -1861y 9mo before
  • WVictor RodriguezKO/TKO R1
    Close -3793y 7mo before
  • WJP BuysKO/TKO R2
    Close +1183y 9mo before
  • LTagir UlanbekovU-DEC R3
    Close +3214y 2mo before
Kape — win / loss by method
Record: 19-7-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
11 wins, 0 losses
W
58% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 2 losses
W
26% of wins
L
29% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 5 losses
W
16% of wins
L
71% of losses
UFC
4win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (50%)Decision(100%) 3
Non-UFC
15win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (60%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
5 (33%)Submission(50%) 2
1 (7%)Decision(50%) 2
Silva — win / loss by method
Record: 14-5-2, 1 NC

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
6 wins, 1 loss
W
43% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
29% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 3 losses
W
29% of wins
L
60% of losses
UFC
4win2loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
3 (75%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
10win3loss2draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (30%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
3 (30%)Submission(33%) 1
4 (40%)Decision(33%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Kape
Silva
7
UFC fights
7
83.8 min · 12.0 avg
Octagon time
66.3 min · 9.5 avg
14y 2m
Career length
15y 6m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Kape
Silva
99W–19L · 83.9%
Overall
79W–26L · 75.2%
50W–12L · 80.6%
Wins
51W–22L · 69.9%
49W–7L · 87.5%
Losses
28W–4L · 87.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Kape
Silva
154W–62L · 71.3%
Overall
48W–23L · 67.6%
99W–48L · 67.3%
Wins
45W–22L · 67.2%
55W–14L · 79.7%
Losses
3W–1L · 75.0%
Distance striking
Kape
Silva
4.64
Landed / min
4.18
52.8%
Accuracy
44.8%
60.6%
Defense
61.9%
0.90
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.36
85.5%
Time at distance
57.3%
Grappling & control
Kape
Silva
0.54
Takedowns / 15 min
2.26
33.3%
Takedown accuracy
28.6%
73.1%
Takedown defense
60.0%
0.36
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.23
26.8%
Control share
63.4%
Strike target map
Kape
  • Head68%(252)div 62%
  • Body19%(72)div 22%
  • Legs13%(48)div 16%
Silva
  • Head60%(132)div 62%
  • Body21%(46)div 22%
  • Legs19%(42)div 16%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Manel Kape
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Bruno Silva
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.