Danny Sabatello
“The Italian Gangster”
Danny Sabatello is ranked 21st of 439 bantamweights by the First Light Rating.
- FLRFirst Light Ratingmeasure of true skill
- 1,95221st of 439 · Bantamweight
- FLIFirst Light Indexfame compared to skill
- +0.02Fame ahead of skill
- Career phase
- PrimeCareer-best FLR 1,955, 18 Jul 2026
- Record
- 19–4–1Pro
Fame against skill.
Every fighter with an FLI, by skill and fame. Hover a dot for the fighter; click to open their page. The dashed curve is the fame their skill predicts: above it, a fighter is more famous than their skill; below it, better than their fame.
Skill and attention.
Attention is drawn at the skill level its fame matches: above the skill line, more famous than skilled. Shaded: where the most similar careers went next.
Recent fights.
| Date | Fight | FLR |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Jul 2026 | Won vs Jinnosuke KashimuraRizin FF - Landmark Vol. 15 · KO (Punch), R3 | +11 |
| 12 Apr 2026 | Won vs Joji GotoRizin FF - Landmark Vol. 13 · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | +6 |
| 31 Dec 2025 | Won vs Naoki InoueRizin FF - Shiwasu no Cho Tsuwamono Matsuri · Decision (Split), R3 | +28 |
| 28 Sept 2025 | Won vs Shoko SatoRizin FF - Rizin 51 · Decision (Split), R3 | +17 |
| 4 May 2025 | Won vs Shinobu OtaRizin FF - Otoko Matsuri · KO (Punches), R3 | +17 |
| 16 Aug 2024 | Draw vs Lazaro DayronProfessional Fighters League - PFL 8: 2024 Playoffs · Draw (Majority), R3 | 0 |
| 17 Nov 2023 | Lost to Raufeon StotsBellator 301 - Amosov vs. Jackson · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | −3 |
| 29 Jul 2023 | Lost to Magomed MagomedovBellator MMA x Rizin 2 - Pitbull vs. de Souza · Submission (Guillotine Choke), R1 | −23 |
| 21 Apr 2023 | Won vs Marcos BrenoBellator 294 - Carmouche vs. Bennett 2 · Submission (Rear-Naked Choke), R2 | +37 |
| 9 Dec 2022 | Lost to Raufeon StotsBellator 289 - Stots vs. Sabatello · Decision (Split), R5 | +12 |
| 24 Jun 2022 | Won vs Leandro HigoBellator 282 - Mousasi vs. Eblen · Decision (Unanimous), R5 | +44 |
| 22 Apr 2022 | Won vs Jornel LugoBellator 278 - Velasquez vs. Carmouche · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | +55 |
FLR is the First Light Rating points the fight earned or cost them.
How it is measured.
Data Credit: First Light Observatory.
How these numbers are made.
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