Higo vs Sabatello

Who won Higo vs Sabatello?

Danny Sabatello beat Leandro Higo by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the co-main event of Bellator 282, on Friday 24th June 2022 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

The scorecards were announced as 49-46, 49-46, 49-46 in favor of the winner Danny Sabatello.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Higo vs Sabatello stats

Leandro Higo stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 12 by submission.

Danny Sabatello made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Danny Sabatello marked his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Leandro Higo's Bellator record stood at 6-4-0, while Danny Sabatello's came in at 4-3-0.

The stats suggested Sabatello had a slight advantage in power over Higo, with a 25% knock out percentage over Higo's 15%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Higo had a large advantage over Sabatello, boasting a 60% submission rate over Sabatello's 33%.

Leandro Higo was the older man by 4 years, at 35 years old.

Sabatello had a height advantage of 2 inches over Higo. Despite this, he had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Higo was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2006, 12 years and 2 months earlier than Sabatello, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 14 more professional rounds, 63 to Sabatello's 49.

Higo vs Sabatello form

Leandro Higo had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Danny Sabatello at Bellator 282 on 24th June 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Darrion Caldwell at Bellator 259 on 21st May 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Ricky Bandejas at Bellator 249 on 15th October 2020 by submission in the 2nd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Before that, he had been beaten by Aaron Pico at Bellator 206 on 29th September 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at SAP Center, San Jose.

He had been defeated by Darrion Caldwell at Bellator 195 on 2nd March 2018 by submission in the 1st round in their Bellator Bantamweight championship fight at WinStar World Casino, Thackerville.

Activity check

Higo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 6 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Sabatello's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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