Chepe Mariscal vs.
Pat Sabatini
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
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.
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.
Chepe Mariscal
Full career not yet synced for Chepe Mariscal — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 5-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.3 wins over .500
Pat Sabatini
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.22 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 27 documented bouts
In the UFC: 7-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.6 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Chepe Mariscal
Distance 66.9% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 16.9% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 16.2% (norm 6.5%)
Pat Sabatini
Distance 54.9% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 9.2% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 35.9% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Chepe Mariscal
Head 74.3% (norm 77.4%) · Body 12.7% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 13.0% (norm 7.8%)
Pat Sabatini
Head 79.4% (norm 77.4%) · Body 12.9% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 7.7% (norm 7.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Mariscal L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Sabatini L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 192 / 416 | 46.2% | 40.9% | 69 / 179 | 38.5% | 40.9% |
| In the clinch | 78 / 105 | 74.3% | 70.8% | 21 / 30 | 70.0% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 75 / 101 | 74.3% | 69.2% | 88 / 117 | 75.2% | 69.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 227 / 462 | 49.1% | 37.2% | 127 / 259 | 49.0% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 56 / 79 | 70.9% | 68.2% | 31 / 42 | 73.8% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 62 / 81 | 76.5% | 80.7% | 20 / 25 | 80.0% | 80.7% |
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 (Featherweight: 126 fighters · Featherweight: 126 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 Mariscal L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Sabatini L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 160 / 380 | 42.1% | 39.2% | 77 / 195 | 39.5% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 56 / 77 | 72.7% | 70.3% | 26 / 37 | 70.3% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 6 / 9 | too few to rate | 69.4% | 19 / 34 | 55.9% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 103 / 313 | 32.9% | 35.9% | 65 / 198 | 32.8% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 94 / 121 | 77.7% | 67.9% | 38 / 45 | 84.4% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 25 / 32 | 78.1% | 81.5% | 19 / 23 | too few to rate | 81.5% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Sabatini has more cage time on record.