Patrick Daniel Sabatini (born November 9, 1990) is an American

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who currently competes in the

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division of the

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Background

Born and raised in

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, Sabatini initially played ice hockey at his father's behest. After a school bully stuck Pat’s head in a urinal, he started training

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which led to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu a couple of years later. Afterwards he picked up

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, and

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. He has a younger sister. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree from

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Mixed martial arts career

Early career

In his MMA debut for

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at CFFC 35, he submitted Jacob Bohn via rear naked choke in the first round, before beating his next opponent Shelby Graham in the same manner. After suffering his first loss via unanimous decision to Robert Watley at CFFC 45, he rebounded at CFFC 52, where he submitted

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in the first round via rear naked choke. Sabatini would go on to win his next three bouts outside if CFFC, before he returned to appear in the main event of CFFC 67, where he tapped out John de Jesus in the first round via heel hook, winning the CFFC Featherweight Championship. Sabatini defended the title submitting Francisco Isata via rear naked choke in round two at CFFC 69. Sabatini faced Jose Mariscal at Victory FC 60, losing the bout via split decision. Rebounding at CES MMA 52, he defeating Borah Karmo via first round rear-naked choke. At CFFC 71, Sabatini faced ''Da’Mon Blackshear'' and defeated him via unanimous decision, winning back the CFFC Featherweight Championship. Defending his title at CFFC 74, he faced Fabricio Oliveira and tapped him out via rear naked choke in round two. Sabatini would lose the CFFC Featherweight Championship to James Gonzalez at CFFC 81 after he broke his arm in a gruesome manner after refusing to tap. Returned at CFFC 84 against Jordan Titoni, winning the bout after knocking out Titoni in the first round. He would then win back the Featherweight title, submitting Jesse Stirn via armbar in the second round at CFFC 91.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Sabatini was signed to replace

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on short notice against Rafael Alves at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis on February 20, 2021. However, Alves missed weight by 11.5lbs – a UFC record to date – and the bout was cancelled. He ultimately made his UFC debut against

Tristan Connelly Tristan Connelly (born December 12, 1985) is a Canadian mixed martial arts fighter who formerly competed in the featherweight division of the UFC and had previously won the Cage Sports Lightweight Championship, Unified MMA Lightweight Championshi ...

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on April 24, 2021. He won the fight via unanimous decision after knocking Connelly down early in the first round. Sabatini then made his sophomore appearance in the organization against

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at UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Chikadze on August 28, 2021. He won the fight via first-round submission, gaining his first ''Performance of the Night'' bonus. He was then initially scheduled to face

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at UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate on November 20, 2021. However, Tucker withdrew from the bout due to an unknown reason and was replaced by Tucker Lutz. Sabatini won the bout via unanimous decision. The match between

and Sabatini was rescheduled for UFC 273 on April 9, 2022. However, Tucker pulled out for unknown reasons and Sabatini was rebooked against T.J. Laramie on April 16, 2022 at UFC on ESPN: Luque vs. Muhammad 2. Sabatini won the fight via unanimous decision. Sabatini faced

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on September 17, 2022 at

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. He lost the fight via technical knockout in round one. Sabatini faced Lucas Almeida on June 17, 2023 at UFC on ESPN: Vettori vs. Cannonier, winning the fight via an arm-triangle submission in the second round. Sabatini faced

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on November 11, 2023, at UFC 295. He lost the fight via knockout in the first round. Sabatini was scheduled to face

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on March 30, 2024, at UFC on ESPN 54. However, Sabatini withdrew for unknown reasons and was replaced by

. Sabatini faced Jonathan Pearce on October 12, 2024 at UFC Fight Night 244. He won the fight via a rear-naked choke submission in the first round. Sabatini faced Joanderson Brito on April 5, 2025 at

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. He won the fight by unanimous decision.

Professional grappling career

Sabatini competed against

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at Fury Pro Grappling 8 on December 30, 2023. He won the match by submission with a Suloev Stretch. Sabatini competed against Andre Kochel at Fury Pro Grappling 10 on May 24, 2024. He won the match by golden score in overtime. Sabatini competed against Herbert Burns at Fury Pro Grappling 11 on November 2, 2024. He won the match by golden score in overtime. Sabatini faced Peter Fazekas at Fury Pro Grappling 12 on December 28, 2024. He won the match by submission with an ankle-lock.

Championships and accomplishments

** Performance of the Night (One time) **UFC.com Awards *** 2021: Ranked #10 Newcomer of the Year *

** CFFC Featherweight Championship (two times; former) ***Three successful title defenses (first reign)

Mixed martial arts record

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Submission grappling record

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References

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