Sabatini vs Almeida

Who won Sabatini vs Almeida?

Pat Sabatini beat Lucas Almeida by submission in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC Fight Night – Vettori vs. Cannonier, on Saturday 17th June 2023 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).

Sabatini vs Almeida stats

Pat Sabatini stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 10 by submission.

Lucas Almeida made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Pat Sabatini's 9th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Lucas Almeida marked his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Pat Sabatini's UFC record stood at 7-2-0, while Lucas Almeida's came in at 2-3-0.

The stats suggested Almeida had a massive power advantage over Sabatini, boasting a 64% knock out percentage over Sabatini's 12%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Sabatini had a large advantage over Almeida, boasting a 59% submission rate over Almeida's 36%.

Pat Sabatini was the same age as Lucas Almeida, at 34 years old.

Almeida had a height advantage of 3 inches over Sabatini.

Sabatini was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 1 month earlier than Almeida, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 12 more professional rounds, 48 to Almeida's 36.

Sabatini vs Almeida form

Pat Sabatini had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this 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, United States.

Previous to 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, he had defeated Jamall Emmers at UFC Vegas 35 on 28th August 2021 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Enterprise.

He was victorious against Tristan Connelly at UFC 261 on 24th April 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Activity check

Sabatini's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Sabatini vs Almeida?

Pat Sabatini was a 53/100 (-190) favourite going into the contest, while Lucas Almeida made his way into the ring at 81/50 (+160) with oddsmakers.