Jackson vs Sabatini

Who won Jackson vs Sabatini?

Damon Jackson beat Pat Sabatini by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 17th September 2022 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

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).

Jackson vs Sabatini stats

Damon Jackson stepped into the octagon with a record of 21 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 15 by submission.

Pat Sabatini made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 10 by submission.

This was Damon Jackson's 14th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014. Pat Sabatini marked his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Damon Jackson's UFC record stood at 6-6-1, while Pat Sabatini's came in at 7-2-0.

The stats suggested Jackson had a slight advantage in power over Sabatini, with a 14% knock out percentage over Sabatini's 12%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Jackson had an advantage over Sabatini, with a 71% submission rate over Sabatini's 59%.

Damon Jackson was the older man by 2 years, at 36 years old.

Jackson had a height advantage of 3 inches over Sabatini.

Jackson was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year and 7 months earlier than Sabatini, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 14 more professional rounds, 62 to Sabatini's 48.

Jackson vs Sabatini form

Jackson had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Dan Ige at UFC Fight Night: Gastelum vs. Imavov on 14th January 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round in the United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Pat Sabatini at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song on 17th September 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Daniel Argueta at UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik on 4th June 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Kamuela Kirk at UFC Fight Night on 12th March 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Charles Rosa at UFC Vegas 39 on 9th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Pat Sabatini had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, 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, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Lucas Almeida at UFC Fight Night – Vettori vs. Cannonier on 17th June 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, he had beaten 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.

He had defeated Tucker Lutz at UFC Vegas 43 on 20th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Damon Jackson had last fought 2 years, 5 months and 13 days ago, while Pat Sabatini's last outing had been 1 year, 7 months and 16 days ago.

Jackson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Sabatini's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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