Joanderson Brito vs. Pat Sabatini
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Joanderson Brito
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 3 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.28 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 25 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.0 wins over .500
Pat Sabatini
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.22 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 27 documented bouts
In the UFC: 7-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.6 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Joanderson Brito
Distance 75.8% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 10.7% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 13.5% (norm 6.5%)
Pat Sabatini
Distance 54.9% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 9.2% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 35.9% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Joanderson Brito
Head 70.1% (norm 77.4%) · Body 10.4% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 19.5% (norm 7.8%)
Pat Sabatini
Head 79.4% (norm 77.4%) · Body 12.9% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 7.7% (norm 7.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Brito L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Sabatini L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 121 / 291 | 41.6% | 40.9% | 69 / 179 | 38.5% | 40.9% |
| In the clinch | 31 / 41 | 75.6% | 70.8% | 21 / 30 | 70.0% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 36 / 52 | 69.2% | 69.2% | 88 / 117 | 75.2% | 69.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 97 / 269 | 36.1% | 37.2% | 127 / 259 | 49.0% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 28 / 40 | 70.0% | 68.2% | 31 / 42 | 73.8% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 63 / 75 | 84.0% | 80.7% | 20 / 25 | 80.0% | 80.7% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Featherweight: 126 fighters · Featherweight: 126 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Brito L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Sabatini L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 104 / 243 | 42.8% | 39.2% | 77 / 195 | 39.5% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 63 / 75 | 84.0% | 70.3% | 26 / 37 | 70.3% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 36 / 39 | 92.3% | 69.4% | 19 / 34 | 55.9% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 127 / 246 | 51.6% | 35.9% | 65 / 198 | 32.8% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 52 / 83 | 62.7% | 67.9% | 38 / 45 | 84.4% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 24 / 28 | 85.7% | 81.5% | 19 / 23 | too few to rate | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Sabatini has more cage time on record.