{"id":104303,"date":"2026-06-04T06:52:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T06:52:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/sam-patterson\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T17:47:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T17:47:14","slug":"sam-patterson","status":"publish","type":"fighter_profile","link":"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/sam-patterson\/","title":{"rendered":"Sam Patterson"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Sam Patterson \u2014 \u00ab\u00a0The Future\u00a0\u00bb frappe \u00e0 la porte du top 15<\/h2>\n<h3>De Watford \u00e0 l&rsquo;octogone<\/h3>\n<p>N\u00e9 le 30 avril 1996 \u00e0 Watford, en Angleterre, Sam Patterson n&rsquo;a pas emprunt\u00e9 le chemin classique vers le MMA professionnel. Apprenti ing\u00e9nieur en s\u00e9curit\u00e9, il pose ses outils \u00e0 21 ans pour se consacrer \u00e0 plein temps aux sports de combat, avec un bilan amateur vierge de 6 victoires en 6 combats. Il s&rsquo;entra\u00eene au sein de la Team Crossface et d\u00e9croche une ceinture noire de jiu-jitsu br\u00e9silien sous David Lee \u00e0 l&rsquo;Icon Jiu Jitsu \u2014 une base technique qui va durablement marquer son style de combat.<\/p>\n<p>En septembre 2022, il se pr\u00e9sente au Dana White&rsquo;s Contender Series (saison 6) et soumet Vinicius Cenci par rear naked choke au deuxi\u00e8me round, le 27 septembre. Contrat UFC en poche. \u00ab\u00a0The Future\u00a0\u00bb, tel est son surnom, n&rsquo;en est encore qu&rsquo;au d\u00e9but.<\/p>\n<h3>Un faux d\u00e9part, un vrai rebond<\/h3>\n<p>Son passage \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC d\u00e9bute par un coup dur : le 18 mars 2023 \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC 286 de Londres, Patterson est stopp\u00e9 au premier round par Yanal Ashmouz \u2014 en cat\u00e9gorie lightweight. Le probl\u00e8me ? Descendre \u00e0 155 lb avec un gabarit de 1,90 m et 198 cm d&rsquo;allonge n&rsquo;a aucun sens sur le plan athl\u00e9tique. Il monte en welterweight, et c&rsquo;est une autre histoire.<\/p>\n<p>Janvier 2024 \u00e0 Toronto, UFC 297 : il soumet Yohan Lainesse par rear naked choke \u00e0 2:03 du premier round. Six mois plus tard, \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC 304 de Manchester le 27 juillet 2024, c&rsquo;est Kiefer Crosbie qui c\u00e8de \u00e0 l&rsquo;arm-triangle choke en 2:50, toujours en R1. Deux finishs propres, deux adversaires mis \u00e0 plat avant la fin du premier engagement.<\/p>\n<h3>Quatre arr\u00eats en R1, une mise en lumi\u00e8re<\/h3>\n<p>Le 1er mars 2025, \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC Vegas 103, Patterson affronte Danny Barlow \u2014 invaincu en 10 combats professionnels. Barlow commence fort, place une main gauche qui secoue le Britannique. Mauvaise id\u00e9e. Patterson contre, envoie son adversaire au sol deux fois, et le referee arr\u00eate le combat \u00e0 3:30 du premier round. Quatre finishs cons\u00e9cutifs en ouverture de combat, un style que les commentateurs ont compar\u00e9 \u00e0 une mise \u00e0 mort dans la veine d&rsquo;Adesanya. En septembre 2025, Trey Waters subit le m\u00eame sort, stopp\u00e9 au premier round.<\/p>\n<p>En mars 2026, Patterson retrouve les projecteurs de Londres face \u00e0 Michael \u00ab\u00a0Venom\u00a0\u00bb Page lors de l&rsquo;UFC Fight Night 270, le 21 mars. Le combat est poussif \u2014 39 coups significatifs au total, public en col\u00e8re \u2014 et la d\u00e9cision unanime (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) va dans le sens de Page. Premier revers depuis son passage en welterweight pour Patterson.<\/p>\n<h3>Profil et ambitions<\/h3>\n<p>\u00c0 29 ans, Patterson affiche un bilan de 14 victoires, 3 d\u00e9faites et 1 match nul. Ses victoires : 7 par soumission, 6 par KO\/TKO, et une majorit\u00e9 de finishs au premier round. Sur le papier, c&rsquo;est le prototype du finisseur \u00e0 double menace, aussi \u00e0 l&rsquo;aise debout qu&rsquo;au sol gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 sa ceinture noire de BJJ. Son gabarit atypique pour le welterweight \u2014 1,90 m, 198 cm d&rsquo;allonge \u2014 reste son principal avantage structurel dans la division. Il lorgne sur le top 15 et ne cache pas son objectif final : un titre mondial.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sources-article\"><strong>Sources :<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ufc.com\/athlete\/sam-patterson\">UFC.com<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/fannation\/mma\/news\/fighter-sam-patterson-israel-adesanya-esque-ko-ufc-fight-night-undefeated-opponent\">Sports Illustrated<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/middleeasy.com\/mma-news\/london-crowd-boos-michael-venom-page-sam-patterson-ufc-fight-night-win\/\">MiddleEasy<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sam Patterson, welterweight anglais surnomm\u00e9 \u00ab\u00a0The Future\u00a0\u00bb, cumule 4 finishs cons\u00e9cutifs au 1er round en UFC avec un record de 14-3-1 et une ceinture noire de BJJ.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":101796,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"fighter_category":[69976],"fighter_tag":[],"class_list":["post-104303","fighter_profile","type-fighter_profile","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","fighter_category-welterweight"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - 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