Sabatello vs Breno

Who won Sabatello vs Breno?

Danny Sabatello beat Marcos Breno by submission in the 2nd round during the main card of Bellator 294, on Friday 21st April 2023 at Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Sabatello vs Breno stats

Danny Sabatello stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Marcos Breno made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Danny Sabatello's 7th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021.

Danny Sabatello's Bellator record stood at 4-3-0, while Marcos Breno's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Breno had a large advantage in power over Sabatello, boasting a 53% knock out percentage over Sabatello's 23%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Breno had a slight advantage over Sabatello, with a 33% submission rate over Sabatello's 31%.

Danny Sabatello was the older man by 4 years, at 31 years old.

Sabatello had a height advantage of 5 inches over Breno.

Sabatello was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 6 years and 2 months later than Breno, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 17 more professional rounds, 49 to Breno's 32.

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Sabatello's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

Breno's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Sabatello vs Breno?

Danny Sabatello was a 1/5 (-500) favourite going into the contest, while Marcos Breno made his way into the ring at 3/1 (+300) with oddsmakers.