Bantamweight: Danny Sabatello vs. Taylor Moore
Tale of the Tape
27-years-old
5’10”
Sunrise, Florida, US
American Top Team
8-1
27-years-old
5’10”
Howell, Michigan, US
Scorpion Fighting System
10-4
Pros and Cons
Taylor Moore
Pros
- Solid wrestling
- Excellent ground and pound
- Very tough/Hard to put away
- Good left kick
- Solid position control
- Good output
- Submission threat
Cons
- Weak TDD
- Hands low
- Backs up too much
Danny Sabatello
Pros
- High-level wrestling
- Scrambles very well
- Sneaky head kick
- Decent hands
- Fast starter
- Very aggressive
- Tenacious takedown attempts
- Excellent chain wrestling
- Solid gas tank
Cons
- Will shoot from too far out at times
Who has the advantage?
Striking: Moore
Speed: Sabatello
Output/Volume: Moore
Knockout Power: Moore
Chin: Even
Kickboxing: Sabatello
Footwork: Sabatello
Wrestling: Sabatello
Grappling: Sabatello
Submissions: Sabatello
Cardio: Sabatello
Prediction
Quite frankly, this is a UFC level fight. Sabatello is a highly-touted prospect coming out of American Top Team. He’s a three-time NCAA Championships qualifier and a two-time 141-pound Big Ten Championships place winner. Moore looking to play spoiler, and is also a very good fighter. Something that should be noted is Moore has fought a bit better competition and has more experience. From what I’ve seen, Moore is more well-rounded, and has shown a lot more.
The problem here is that in terms of where Moore needs to improve, it’s his takedown defense. And he’s fighting a top-notch wrestler in Sabatello. Sabatello is someone that’s going wrestle heavy and stay relentless with his grappling. That’s the recipe to beat Moore; Sabatello is on paper the nightmare match-up for Moore. I predict Sabatello to wrestle his way to a win on DWCS this Tuesday.
