Pat Sabatini

Overview

Two UFC losses, both by first-round KO/TKO, both inside a minute and a half. Every other result on his UFC ledger is a win.

Pat Sabatini is a Featherweight from Bristol, PA, who trains out of Marquez MMA. He is 9-2 in the UFC (22-5-0 across all promotions) and carries a four-fight win streak into his next fight, the longest of his UFC run. Three of the nine wins ended in submissions. The other six went the distance.

The losses came fast. The wins have come steadily.

UFC Career

Sabatini debuted in 2021 and opened 3-0. Two of those wins went the distance, against Tristan Connelly and Tucker Lutz. In between came a first-round submission of Jamall Emmers at 1:53. A decision over TJ Laramie in April 2022 made it four straight.

Then the first stumble. Damon Jackson stopped him in the first round at 1:09 in September 2022. Sabatini answered with a second-round submission of Lucas Almeida at 1:48, but the next fight, at UFC 295, ended the same way as the Jackson loss: Diego Lopes won by KO/TKO at 1:30 of round one.

Two losses, two first-round stoppages, both inside two minutes.

What came next is the part worth tracking. A first-round submission of Jonathan Pearce at 4:06 in October 2024 started the current streak. Decisions over Joanderson Brito and Chepe Mariscal followed, and our model tiers both as strong opponents at the time of the fight. A unanimous decision over William Gomis at UFC 328 made it four in a row.

None of the nine UFC wins came by KO/TKO. Six went to the scorecards, three ended in submissions.

Fighting Style

Sabatini is a grappling-first fighter. He takes the fight down more often than most and hunts for submissions once it gets there. He throws less volume on the feet than the typical UFC fighter, but he is accurate when he does throw and absorbs few strikes.

His defense is solid without being a standout. He is hard to hit, but his striking defense and takedown defense both sit around the UFC average.

The finishing pattern follows the grappling. All three of his UFC finishes are submissions, two in round one and one in round two. When the submission doesn't come, the fight goes to the scorecards: six of his nine wins went the distance.

His two UFC losses both ended by KO/TKO, at 1:09 and 1:30 of the first round.

Notable Wins

• Joanderson Brito — unanimous decision, round 3, UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs Murphy (2025)
• Chepe Mariscal — unanimous decision, round 3, UFC 322 (2025)
• Jonathan Pearce — submission, round 1, 4:06, UFC Fight Night: Royval vs Taira (2024)
• Jamall Emmers — submission, round 1, 1:53, UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Chikadze (2021)

Quick Facts

• Division: Featherweight
• UFC record: 9-2 (3 submissions, 6 decisions)
• Professional record (all promotions): 22-5-0
• UFC debut: 2021
• Stance: Orthodox
• Height and reach: 5'8", 70" reach
• Team: Marquez MMA
• Born: Bristol, PA, United States