{"id":105223,"date":"2026-06-04T06:58:06","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T06:58:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/pat-sabatini\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T11:51:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T11:51:29","slug":"pat-sabatini","status":"publish","type":"fighter_profile","link":"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/pat-sabatini\/","title":{"rendered":"Pat Sabatini"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Pat Sabatini : le grappeur de Bristol qui \u00e9trangle l&rsquo;Octogone<\/h2>\n<p>Douze victoires par soumission sur 22 au total, un Suloev stretch comme carte de visite, et une ceinture noire de BJJ sign\u00e9 Daniel Gracie \u2014 Pat Sabatini est le genre de gars qu&rsquo;on ne veut pas croiser au sol. N\u00e9 le 9 novembre 1990 \u00e0 Bristol, Pennsylvanie, ce poids plume de l&rsquo;UFC a construit son jeu sur deux piliers : une lutte NCAA Division I (Rider University, 100 victoires en lyc\u00e9e) et un BJJ de comp\u00e9tition qu&rsquo;il n&rsquo;a jamais arr\u00eat\u00e9 de pratiquer en parall\u00e8le de sa carri\u00e8re MMA.<\/p>\n<h3>Des tapis au Cage<\/h3>\n<p>Sabatini a d\u00e9couvert les arts martiaux par la force des choses \u2014 une mauvaise rencontre avec une brute \u00e0 l&rsquo;\u00e9cole l&rsquo;a amen\u00e9 au Tang Soo Do, puis au jiu-jitsu br\u00e9silien quelques ann\u00e9es plus tard. Les deux disciplines lui ont valu une ceinture noire dans chacune. En r\u00e9gional, il a domin\u00e9 la CFFC (Cage Fury Fighting Championships) \u00e0 tel point qu&rsquo;il en est devenu champion poids plume \u00e0 deux reprises, avec trois d\u00e9fenses de titre lors de son premier r\u00e8gne. Un palmar\u00e8s qui lui a ouvert les portes de l&rsquo;UFC.<\/p>\n<h3>\u00c0 l&rsquo;UFC : la mont\u00e9e, les murs, le rebond<\/h3>\n<p>Il fait ses d\u00e9buts \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC le 24 avril 2021, \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC 261, face \u00e0 Tristan Connelly : victoire aux points apr\u00e8s un d\u00e9but de combat prometteur. Moins de cinq mois plus tard, il \u00e9touffe Jamall Emmers au premier round (UFC on ESPN, 28 ao\u00fbt 2021) et empoche un bonus Performance of the Night. L&rsquo;\u00e9lan est l\u00e0.<\/p>\n<p>Mais l&rsquo;UFC ne pardonne pas les failles. En septembre 2022, Damon Jackson le stoppe au premier round \u00e0 coups de poings au sol (UFC Vegas 60). Rebelote en novembre 2023 \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC 295 : Diego Lopes, en pleine ascension, le coupe net en 1 minute 30 de round 1. Deux TKO au premier round en l&rsquo;espace de 14 mois, les m\u00eames limites au striking qui ressortent.<\/p>\n<p>La r\u00e9ponse de Sabatini a \u00e9t\u00e9 m\u00e9thodique. Il repart, travaille, et revient \u00e0 l&rsquo;automne 2024 pour \u00e9trangler Jonathan Pearce (RNC, octobre 2024). Depuis, il encha\u00eene : d\u00e9cision sur Joanderson Brito (avril 2025), d\u00e9cision sur Chepe Mariscal en revanche (UFC 322, novembre 2025), d\u00e9cision sur William Gomis \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC 328 (10 mai 2026). Quatre victoires cons\u00e9cutives, record pro \u00e0 22-5.<\/p>\n<h3>Style : le sol comme terrain de chasse<\/h3>\n<p>Sabatini est avant tout un grappler. Sa lutte universitaire lui donne la capacit\u00e9 d&rsquo;imposer le clinch et de plonger au sol ; son BJJ fait le reste. Il chasse les \u00e9tranglements arri\u00e8re et les heel hooks, mais sa technique de pr\u00e9dilection reste le Suloev stretch \u2014 un \u00e9tirement de hanche rare qu&rsquo;on ne voit quasiment jamais en MMA de haut niveau. Quand il est debout, il reste prudent, pr\u00e9f\u00e9rant les distances courtes pour connecter la droite avant de chercher la clinch. Son striking debout reste son point faible le plus expos\u00e9, comme ses deux KO d&rsquo;aff\u00fbt\u00e9e l&rsquo;ont montr\u00e9.<\/p>\n<h3>O\u00f9 il en est<\/h3>\n<p>\u00c0 35 ans, Sabatini affiche une s\u00e9rie de quatre victoires et vise clairement le top 15 des poids plume UFC. Il continue de d\u00e9fendre sa ceinture CFFC BJJ en parall\u00e8le \u2014 il a m\u00eame d\u00e9croch\u00e9 le titre inaugural de la FURY Professional Grappling en mai 2025, en battant le v\u00e9t\u00e9ran UFC Joe Solecki aux points. Le combattant qui avait sembl\u00e9 percut\u00e9 de plein fouet en 2023 s&rsquo;est m\u00e9tamorphos\u00e9 en candidat s\u00e9rieux \u00e0 un classement mondial.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sources-article\"><strong>Sources :<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pat_Sabatini\">Wikipedia<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ufc.com\/athlete\/pat-sabatini\">UFC.com<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/mma\/news\/ufc-295-results-highlights-diego-lopes-scores-thunderous-tko-of-pat-sabatini-in-first-round\">CBS Sports<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pat Sabatini, poids plume UFC n\u00e9 \u00e0 Bristol (PA), 22-5 pro dont 12 soumissions, ceinture noire BJJ Daniel Gracie, lutteur NCAA D1, 4 victoires cons\u00e9cutives en 2024-2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":102293,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"fighter_category":[],"fighter_tag":[],"class_list":["post-105223","fighter_profile","type-fighter_profile","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - 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