Pearce vs Sabatini

Who won Pearce vs Sabatini?

Pat Sabatini beat Jonathan Pearce by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 12th October 2024 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).

Pearce vs Sabatini stats

Jonathan Pearce stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Pat Sabatini made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 11 by submission.

This was Jonathan Pearce's 9th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Pat Sabatini marked his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Jonathan Pearce's UFC record stood at 5-4-0, while Pat Sabatini's came in at 7-2-0.

The stats suggested Pearce had a massive power advantage over Sabatini, boasting a 64% knock out percentage over Sabatini's 11%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Sabatini had a massive advantage over Pearce, boasting a 61% submission rate over Pearce's 14%.

Jonathan Pearce was the younger man by 1 year, at 33 years old.

Pearce had a height advantage of 4 inches over Sabatini.

Pearce was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 6 months later than Sabatini, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 3 less professional rounds, 45 to Sabatini's 48.

Pearce vs Sabatini form

Pearce 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 won against Makwan Amirkhani at UFC Fight Night London on 23rd July 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at The O2, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beaten Christian Rodriguez at UFC Fight Night on 19th February 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Omar Morales at UFC 266 on 25th September 2021 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he was victorious against Kai Kamaka III at UFC Vegas 15 on 28th November 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had lost to Joe Lauzon at UFC on ESPN 6 on 18th October 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at TD Garden, Boston.

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 Jonathan Pearce.

Going to this contest, Jonathan Pearce had last fought 2 years, 9 months and 14 days ago, while Pat Sabatini's last outing had been 1 year, 5 months and 26 days ago.

Pearce's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 6 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Sabatini's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Pearce vs Sabatini start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 9:40 PM UTC , which was 5:40 PM EST or 2:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:40 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Pearce vs Sabatini?

Jonathan Pearce was a 57/100 (-180) favourite going into the contest, while Pat Sabatini made his way into the ring at 3/2 (+150) with oddsmakers.