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 8th 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 6-2-0.

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 2 years, at 32 years old.

Pearce had a height advantage of 4 inches over Sabatini.

Pearce was arguably the less experienced 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 the same amount of professional rounds, 45 to Sabatini's 45.

Pearce vs Sabatini form

Pearce had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to David Onama at UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs. Perez on 27th April 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Joanderson Brito at UFC Fight Night – Allen vs Craig on 18th November 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Darren Elkins at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland on 3rd December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Amway Center, Orlando.

Before that, he had beaten Makwan Amirkhani at UFC Fight Night London on 23rd July 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at The O2, London, United Kingdom.

He had defeated 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.

Pat Sabatini had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been defeated 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 was victorious 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 lost to 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 won against 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 beaten 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, Jonathan Pearce had been fighting more than Pat Sabatini.

Going to this contest, Jonathan Pearce had last fought 10 months and 14 days ago, while Pat Sabatini's last outing had been 1 year, 4 months and 2 days ago.

Pearce's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Sabatini's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 29 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.