Sabatini vs Lopes

Who won Sabatini vs Lopes?

Diego Lopes beat Pat Sabatini by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC 295, on Saturday 11th November 2023 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

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 Lopes stats

Pat Sabatini stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 11 by submission.

Diego Lopes made his way to the cage with a record of 22 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 12 by submission.

This was Pat Sabatini's 9th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Diego Lopes marked his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Pat Sabatini's UFC record stood at 7-2-0, while Diego Lopes' came in at 5-2-0.

The stats suggested Lopes had a large advantage in power over Sabatini, boasting a 36% knock out percentage over Sabatini's 11%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Sabatini had a slight advantage over Lopes, with a 61% submission rate over Lopes' 55%.

Pat Sabatini was the older man by 4 years, at 34 years old.

Lopes had a height advantage of 3 inches over Sabatini.

Sabatini was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 1 year and 7 months later than Lopes, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 20 less professional rounds, 48 to Lopes' 68.

Sabatini vs Lopes form

Pat Sabatini had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

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

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, 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.

He was victorious against Jamall Emmers at UFC Vegas 35 on 28th August 2021 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Enterprise.

Activity check

Sabatini's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Lopes' last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Sabatini vs Lopes?

Pat Sabatini was a 83/100 (-120) favourite going into the contest, while Diego Lopes made his way into the ring at 1/1 (+100) with oddsmakers.