Featherweight
Pat Sabatini
22-5-0 UFC 9-2-0
Smothering Control
Chain Wrestling
5'8"Height
70"Reach
OrthodoxStance
35Age
0KO wins
3Sub wins
33.3%Finish rate
9:35Avg fight
Skill profile
striking
not yet read
grappling
elite
1 read
wrestling
not yet read
cardio
not yet read
durability
not yet read
Smothering Control
71% of every fight spent in control position
Chain Wrestling
30 takedowns from 73 attempts · 4.3 landed per 15 min
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min1.69
Sig. strikes absorbed / min1.16
Striking accuracy54.6%
Striking defense54.1%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.14
Takedowns / 15 min4.27
Takedown accuracy41.1%
Takedown defense50.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.28
Control time71.0%
Record vs .500+ opponents7-1
Insider info
Pat Sabatini favored over William Gomis lean UFC 328 · May 2, 2026
grapplingelite
Picked with an explicit caveat -- the analyst says if you think this stays standing for three rounds, you should probably take the other side.
Decent striking, much of it made possible simply because opponents are wary of being taken down, layered with basic boxing combinations. How much he can absorb is a real question mark -- he has eaten some brutal knockout losses, even if it hasn't happened often overall. Where he truly separates himself is on the mat: a genuinely dominant grappler who can manhandle opponents through relentless wrestling, chaining takedown after takedown, returning them to the floor any time they scramble up, controlling position at a high level, scrambling just as well, and finishing with an excellent rear-naked choke once the back is taken. He's shown he can dominate grapplers rated above this particular opponent. The flip side is that extended standing exchanges likely cost him rounds.
Strengthrelentless, dominant grappling that has manhandled genuinely high-level grapplers before
Strengthfinishes with an excellent rear-naked choke once he gets the back
Strengthhis striking opens up mainly because opponents fear being taken down
Weaknessdurability is an open question after a handful of brutal knockout losses
Weaknessprobably drops rounds if the fight stays standing for long stretches
Striking trend
Fight history
W William Gomis 5-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland · May 9, 2026
25/70Sig. strikes
23/64Absorbed
3/20Takedowns
11:12Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Chepe Mariscal 5-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev · November 15, 2025
12/29Sig. strikes
7/19Absorbed
7/12Takedowns
10:37Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Joanderson Brito 17-4-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Murphy · April 5, 2025
24/31Sig. strikes
3/9Absorbed
4/5Takedowns
13:47Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Jonathan Pearce 14-6 walk-in Submission · R1 4:06 — UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira · October 12, 2024
3/5Sig. strikes
2/2Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
3:56Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Diego Lopes 22-6 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:30 — UFC 295: Prochazka vs. Pereira · November 11, 2023
7/12Sig. strikes
13/18Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Lucas Almeida 1-0 walk-in Submission · R2 1:48 — UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Cannonier · June 17, 2023
27/35Sig. strikes
2/4Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
6:27Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Damon Jackson 21-4-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:09 — UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song · September 17, 2022
1/3Sig. strikes
11/20Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W TJ Laramie 0-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Muhammad · April 16, 2022
36/63Sig. strikes
15/31Absorbed
6/10Takedowns
7:59Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Tucker Lutz 1-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate · November 20, 2021
16/24Sig. strikes
17/35Absorbed
5/11Takedowns
10:55Control
0Knockdowns
3Sub attempts
W Jamall Emmers 18-5 walk-in Submission · R1 1:53 — UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Chikadze · August 28, 2021
1/9Sig. strikes
10/14Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Tristan Connelly 14-6 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2 · April 24, 2021
26/45Sig. strikes
19/50Absorbed
1/5Takedowns
9:58Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
KO/TKO
2
Submission
12
Decision
8
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
3
Submission
0
Decision
2
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
11
Cage Fury FC
11
Dead Serious
2
CES MMA
1
Victory FC
1
Ring of Combat
1
Full career — 27 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | William Gomis | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 328
May 9, 2026 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Chepe Mariscal | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 322
November 15, 2025 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Joanderson Brito | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Emmett vs. Murphy
April 5, 2025 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jonathan Pearce | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira
October 12, 2024 |
UFC | 1 | 4:06 |
| L | Diego Lopes | KO (punches) | UFC 295
November 11, 2023 |
UFC | 1 | 1:30 |
| W | Lucas Almeida | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | UFC on ESPN: Vettori vs. Cannonier
June 17, 2023 |
UFC | 2 | 1:48 |
| L | Damon Jackson | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song
September 17, 2022 |
UFC | 1 | 1:09 |
| W | T.J. Laramie | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Luque vs. Muhammad 2
April 16, 2022 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Tucker Lutz | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate
November 20, 2021 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jamall Emmers | Submission (heel hook) | UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Chikadze
August 28, 2021 |
UFC | 1 | 1:53 |
| W | Tristan Connelly | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 261
April 24, 2021 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jesse Stirn | Submission (armbar) | Cage Fury FC 91
December 18, 2020 |
Cage Fury FC | 2 | 2:23 |
| W | Jordan Titoni | KO (punches) | Cage Fury FC 84
September 17, 2020 |
Cage Fury FC | 1 | 2:26 |
| L | James Gonzalez | TKO (arm injury) | Cage Fury FC 81
February 1, 2020 |
Cage Fury FC | 1 | 0:46 |
| W | Fabricio Oliveira | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Cage Fury FC 74
May 17, 2019 |
Cage Fury FC | 2 | 1:45 |
| W | Da'Mon Blackshear | Decision (unanimous) | Cage Fury FC 71
December 14, 2018 |
Cage Fury FC | 4 | 5:00 |
| W | Boimah Karmo | TKO (punches) | CES MMA 52
August 17, 2018 |
CES MMA | 2 | 2:16 |
| L | Chepe Mariscal | Decision (split) | Victory FC 60
April 14, 2018 |
Victory FC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Francisco Isata | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Cage Fury FC 69
December 16, 2017 |
Cage Fury FC | 2 | 2:47 |
| W | John de Jesus | Submission (heel hook) | Cage Fury FC 67
September 16, 2017 |
Cage Fury FC | 1 | 0:50 |
| W | Michael Lawrence | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Ring of Combat 58
February 24, 2017 |
Ring of Combat | 2 | 2:49 |
| W | Renaldo Weekley | Submission (heel hook) | Dead Serious 22
November 5, 2016 |
Dead Serious | 1 | 1:17 |
| W | William Calhoun III | Decision (unanimous) | Dead Serious 18
February 6, 2016 |
Dead Serious | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Tony Gravely | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Cage Fury FC 52
October 31, 2015 |
Cage Fury FC | 1 | 2:47 |
| L | Robert Watley | Decision (unanimous) | Cage Fury FC 45
February 7, 2015 |
Cage Fury FC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Shelby Graham | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Cage Fury FC 42
October 25, 2014 |
Cage Fury FC | 1 | 1:04 |
| W | Jacob Bohn | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Cage Fury FC 35
April 26, 2014 |
Cage Fury FC | 1 | 2:22 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Pat Sabatini) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.