Bantamweight · Men

Danny Sabatello

“The Italian Gangster”
United States American Top Team debut 2018
#12 Bantamweight
Elo 1,928 peak 1,935 · 21 Apr 2023 7 below it
Tapology Sherdog id 2321752
19-4-1pro record
5W current streak
1,942best win, Elo
1,512average opponent
-- born 31 Mar 1993
70.0" / 71.0" height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO1,380 Sub1,280 Dec1,441

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Naoki Inoue Decision R3 · 30 Dec 2025 · RIZIN Fighting Federation 1,942
  2. Brett Johns Decision R3 · 21 May 2021 · Bellator MMA 1,821
  3. Leandro Higo Decision R5 · 24 Jun 2022 · Bellator MMA 1,805
  4. Shoko Sato Decision R3 · 27 Sep 2025 · RIZIN Fighting Federation 1,791
  5. Marcos Breno Submission R2 · 21 Apr 2023 · Bellator MMA 1,742

Losses

Newest first
  1. Raufeon Stots Decision R3 · 17 Nov 2023 · Bellator MMA 1,860
  2. Magomed Magomedov Submission R1 · 29 Jul 2023 · Bellator MMA 1,799
  3. Raufeon Stots Decision R5 · 9 Dec 2022 · Bellator MMA 1,960
  4. Irwin Rivera KO/TKO R4 · 20 Dec 2019 · Titan FC 1,451

Fight history

24 bouts, newest first. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
24 17 Jul 202633.3 yrs W19-4-1 Jinnosuke Kashimura 12-5 · 24.9 yrs Bantamweighttitle KO/TKORight Hook R310:40 1.00 1,883→1,928 +45 1,697 -549→-877 Rizin FF - Landmark Vol. 15 RIZIN Fighting Federation
23 11 Apr 202633.0 yrs W18-4-1 Joji Goto 20-8-1 · 30.1 yrs Bantamweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,872→1,883 +11 1,656 -250→-308 Rizin FF - Landmark Vol. 13 RIZIN Fighting Federation
22 30 Dec 202532.8 yrs W17-4-1 Naoki Inoue 20-4 · 28.5 yrs Bantamweighttitle DecisionSplit R315:00 0.56 1,835→1,872 +37 1,942 -140→-127 Rizin FF - Shiwasu no Cho Tsuwamono Matsuri RIZIN Fighting Federation
21 27 Sep 202532.5 yrs W16-4-1 Shoko Sato 37-16-2 (1) · 38.1 yrs Bantamweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.56 1,836→1,835 -1 1,791 -265→-333 Rizin FF - Rizin 51 RIZIN Fighting Federation
20 4 May 202532.1 yrs W15-4-1 Shinobu Ota 7-4 · 31.3 yrs Bantamweight KO/TKOGround & Pound R310:20 1.00 1,779→1,836 +57 1,651 -300→-333 Rizin FF - Otoko Matsuri RIZIN Fighting Federation
19 16 Aug 202431.4 yrs D14-4-1 Lazaro Dayron 8-0 · 32.1 yrs Bantamweight DecisionMajority R315:00 0.65* 1,797→1,779 -17 1,608 -1000→-900 PFL 8: 2024 Playoffs Professional Fighters League
18 17 Nov 202330.6 yrs L14-4 Raufeon Stots 19-2 · 34.9 yrs Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.33* 1,815→1,797 -19 1,860 +110→-134 Bellator 301: Amosov vs. Jackson Bellator MMA
17 29 Jul 202330.3 yrs L14-3 Magomed Magomedov 19-3 · 31.6 yrs Bantamweight SubGuillotine Choke R13:55 0.00 1,935→1,815 -120 1,799 -155→-225 Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN 2: McKee vs. Pitbull Bellator MMA
16 21 Apr 202330.1 yrs W14-2 Marcos Breno 16-2 · 25.3 yrs Bantamweight SubRear Naked Choke R29:10 1.00 1,881→1,935 +54 1,742 -550→-427 Bellator 294: Carmouche vs. Bennett 2 Bellator MMA
15 9 Dec 202229.7 yrs L13-2 Raufeon Stots 18-1 · 34.0 yrs Bantamweighttitle DecisionSplit R525:00 0.50* 1,855→1,881 +27 1,960 +119→+150 Bellator 289: Stots vs. Sabatello Bellator MMA
14 24 Jun 202229.2 yrs W13-1 Leandro Higo 23-6 · 33.4 yrs Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.80* 1,801→1,855 +53 1,805 -549→-550 Bellator 282: Mousasi vs. Eblen Bellator MMA
13 22 Apr 202229.1 yrs W12-1 Jornel Lugo 8-0 · 26.4 yrs Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 1.00* 1,736→1,801 +65 1,646 -258→-412 Bellator 278: Velasquez vs. Carmouche Bellator MMA
12 21 May 202128.1 yrs W11-1 Brett Johns 17-2 · 29.2 yrs Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.94* 1,611→1,736 +125 1,821 +240→+200 Bellator 259: Cyborg vs. Smith 2 Bellator MMA
11 12 Feb 202127.9 yrs W10-1 Da'Mon Blackshear 8-3 · 26.5 yrs Bantamweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R515:00 0.93* 1,528→1,611 +83 1,556 -288→-284 Titan FC 67: Sabatello vs. Blackshear Titan FC
10 10 Nov 202027.6 yrs W9-1 Taylor Moore 10-4 · 27.1 yrs Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 1.00* 1,445→1,528 +83 1,426 -620→-620 Dana White's Contender Series - Contender Series 2020: Week 9 Dana White's Contender Series
9 26 Jun 202027.2 yrs W8-1 Raymond Ramos 5-3 · 30.6 yrs Bantamweighttitle SubRear Naked Choke R11:56 1.00 1,364→1,445 +81 1,339 -461→-461 Titan FC 61: Sabatello vs. Ramos Titan FC
8 29 May 202027.2 yrs W7-1 Chris Johnson 8-12 · 26.1 yrs Bantamweight SubArm Triangle Choke R311:54 1.00 1,286→1,364 +78 1,248 – Titan FC 60 Titan FC
7 20 Dec 201926.7 yrs L6-1 Irwin Rivera 8-4 · 30.8 yrs Bantamweighttitle KO/TKOKO/TKO R419:26 0.00 1,348→1,286 -62 1,451 +150→+125 Titan FC 58: Rivera vs. Sabatello Titan FC
6 23 Aug 201926.4 yrs W6-0 Philip Keller 2-3 · 37.8 yrs Bantamweight KO/TKOPunches R11:41 1.00 1,309→1,348 +39 1,091 – Titan FC 56 Titan FC
5 19 Jun 201926.2 yrs W5-0 Earnest Walls 2-10 · 25.1 yrs Bantamweight SubRear Naked Choke R11:34 1.00 1,288→1,309 +21 941 – War at the Rock 2: FightGame Action Fight League
4 30 Mar 201926.0 yrs W4-0 John Barragan 0-2 · 36.5 yrs Bantamweight KO/TKOKnock Out R12:29 1.00 1,268→1,288 +20 912 – Underground Cage Fighting Championship 3 Underground Cage Fighting Championship
3 16 Feb 201925.9 yrs W3-0 Jeremias Fernandez 6-6-1 · 28.5 yrs Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,203→1,268 +65 1,225 – War at the Rock 1 Action Fight League
2 17 Nov 201825.6 yrs W2-0 Cesar Danny Gonzalez debut · 29.2 yrs Bantamweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R10:53 1.00 1,130→1,203 +73 1,073 – Underground Cage Fighting Championship 2 Underground Cage Fighting Championship
1 21 Jul 201825.3 yrs W1-0 Ray Paige 1-0 · 27.9 yrs Bantamweight SubSubmission R12:55 1.00 1,040→1,130 +90 1,051 – Underground Cage Fighting Championship 1 Underground Cage Fighting Championship