Brito vs Sabatini

Who won Brito vs Sabatini?

Pat Sabatini beat Joanderson Brito by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 5th April 2025 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 30-26, 30-26, 30-27 in favor of the winner Pat Sabatini.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Brito vs Sabatini stats

Joanderson Brito stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Pat Sabatini made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 12 by submission.

This was Joanderson Brito's 8th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Pat Sabatini marked his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Joanderson Brito's UFC record stood at 5-3-0, while Pat Sabatini's came in at 7-2-0.

The stats suggested Brito had a massive power advantage over Sabatini, boasting a 47% knock out percentage over Sabatini's 11%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Sabatini had a large advantage over Brito, boasting a 63% submission rate over Brito's 41%.

Joanderson Brito was the younger man by 4 years, at 30 years old.

Sabatini had a height advantage of 2 inches over Brito.

Brito was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 5 months earlier than Sabatini, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 7 less professional rounds, 41 to Sabatini's 48.

Brito vs Sabatini form

Brito had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to William Gomis at UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint-Denis on 28th September 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Previous to that, he had won against Jack Shore at UFC 301 on 4th May 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jonathan Pearce at UFC Fight Night – Allen vs Craig on 18th November 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Westin Wilson at UFC Fight Night – Strickland vs. Magomedov on 1st July 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Lucas Alexander at UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo on 15th October 2022 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Pat Sabatini had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Jonathan Pearce at UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira on 12th October 2024 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Diego Lopes at UFC 295 on 11th November 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Lucas Almeida at UFC Fight Night – Vettori vs. Cannonier on 17th June 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been defeated by Damon Jackson at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song on 17th September 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had defeated T.J. Laramie at UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Muhammad 2 on 16th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Joanderson Brito had been fighting more than Pat Sabatini.

Going to this contest, Joanderson Brito had last fought 7 months and 11 days ago, while Pat Sabatini's last outing had been 6 months and 27 days ago.

Brito's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Sabatini's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

What time did Brito vs Sabatini start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 3:10 AM UTC , which was 11:10 PM EST or 8:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:10 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Brito vs Sabatini?

Joanderson Brito was a 9/20 (-220) favourite going into the contest, while Pat Sabatini made his way into the ring at 9/5 (+180) with oddsmakers.