1364RATING · 185 LB

Zach Reese

No. 58 at middleweight. 5–4 (1 NC) in the UFC since 2023.

Career and every weight

Pick a weight to see the rating there, the numbers, and how they compare with that division.

Career

Every UFC fight, at every weight (185 lb, Catch Weight). Red is a dominant win (85 or more), blush any other win, grey a loss or draw. Ratings are kept weight by weight, in the other tabs; they do not compare across divisions. Opposition here is each opponent’s standing at their weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year.

185 lbCatch Weight202420252026
5–4 (1 NC)UFC record
2 of 4Dominant wins
84Average win score
26thOpposition, percentile
How the wins came1 KO/TKO 0 submission 3 decision
Finish rate25% of wins
Stopped in losses3 of 4
Knockdowns landed1
Average fight time8:18
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min5.1 / 3.6
Sig. strike accuracy53%
Takedowns per 15 min1.8
Control time12% of the fight
Best winMickey Gall rated 1257 at 185 lb going in

Figures cover 8 of 10 fights: no contests and catch-weight bouts are not rated.

Against the division

How Zach Reese’s UFC career compares with the careers of the 56 fighters on today’s middleweight board with 5 or more rated UFC fights, every weight counted. 100 is the best. Every middleweight leaderboard.

Top 10 against the middleweight board:No. 7strike differential
Dominant-win rateShare of wins scoring 85+
Needs 8 wins
Average win scoreOut of 100
Needs 5 wins
Toughest oppositionOpponents' average standing at their weight going in, as a percentile
11
26th
Finish rateWins by KO or submission
Needs 5 wins
Strike differentialLanded minus absorbed, per minute
89
+1.49
Strikes landedSignificant strikes per minute
82
5.07
Hardest to hitFewest significant strikes absorbed per minute
47
3.58
TakedownsLanded per 15 minutes
71
1.81
ControlShare of fight time in control
33
12%
LowestMiddleBest

How the fights went

Every rated UFC fight, every weight. Tap a mark for the fight.

On the clock

1 of 4 wins inside the distance, 1 in round one. Stopped in 3 of 4 losses

When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.

KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Round 1Round 2Round 3WinsLosses
Who they beat, and how

Best win: Mickey Gall, rated 1257 at 185 lb. Dominant in 2 of 4 scored wins

Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.

Dominant winWinLoss or draw
0255075100Weakest25th50th75thToughestOpponent’s standing at the weight going in, percentileDOMINANT 85+

185 lb

No. 58 of 78 active men ranked at middleweight, outside the top 15 board, with a published rating of 1364 across 8 fights at the weight.

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Rating after every fight at 185 lb. The solid line is the published rating, the dashed line the best estimate; the shaded gap between them is still to prove. Tap a point for the fight.
4–4Record at 185 lb
2 of 4Dominant wins
84Average win score
1278Avg opponent rating
How the wins came1 KO/TKO 0 submission 3 decision
Finish rate25% of wins
Stopped in losses3 of 4
Knockdowns landed1
Average fight time8:18
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min5.1 / 3.6
Sig. strike accuracy53%
Takedowns per 15 min1.8
Control time12% of the fight
Best winJulian Marquez rated 1308 going in

Against the division

How Zach Reese’s fights at 185 lb compare with the fights at the weight of the 51 fighters on today’s middleweight board with 5 or more fights there. 100 is the best.

Top 10 against the middleweight board:No. 8strike differentialNo. 10strikes landed
Dominant-win rateShare of wins scoring 85+
Needs 8 wins
Average win scoreOut of 100
Needs 5 wins
Toughest oppositionOpponents' average standing at their weight going in, as a percentile
10
26th
Finish rateWins by KO or submission
Needs 5 wins
Strike differentialLanded minus absorbed, per minute
86
+1.49
Strikes landedSignificant strikes per minute
82
5.07
Hardest to hitFewest significant strikes absorbed per minute
50
3.58
TakedownsLanded per 15 minutes
70
1.81
ControlShare of fight time in control
30
12%
LowestMiddleBest

How the fights went

Every rated UFC fight at 185 lb. Tap a mark for the fight.

On the clock

1 of 4 wins inside the distance, 1 in round one. Stopped in 3 of 4 losses

When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.

KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Round 1Round 2Round 3WinsLosses
Who they beat, and how

Best win: Mickey Gall, rated 1257 at 185 lb. Dominant in 2 of 4 scored wins

Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.

Dominant winWinLoss or draw
0255075100Weakest25th50th75thToughestOpponent’s standing at the weight going in, percentileDOMINANT 85+

Every UFC fight

10 fights on record, newest first, at every weight. Score is the fight's dominance score out of 100, this fighter first; 85 or more is a dominant win.

DateResultScoreOpponentMethodRoundWeightEvent
31 Oct 2026Win82–18Mickey Gallunanimous decisionR3 5:00MiddleweightUFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Nolan
11 Jul 2026Loss10–90Ryan GandraKO/TKOR1 1:15MiddleweightUFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2
21 Feb 2026Loss30–70Michel Pereirasplit decisionR3 5:00MiddleweightUFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez
8 Nov 2025Win86–14Jackson McVeysubmissionR2 1:38Catch WeightUFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs. Brown
13 Sep 2025No contest100–0Sedriques Dumascould not continueR1 0:51MiddleweightUFC Fight Night: Lopes vs. Silva
31 May 2025Win78–22Dusko Todorovicunanimous decisionR3 5:00MiddleweightUFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Barber
18 Jan 2025Loss11–89Azamat BekoevKO/TKOR1 3:04MiddleweightUFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano
24 Aug 2024Win85–15Jose Daniel Medinaunanimous decisionR3 5:00MiddleweightUFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Borralho
8 Jun 2024Win90–10Julian MarquezKO/TKOR1 0:20MiddleweightUFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov
2 Dec 2023Loss12–88Cody BrundageKO/TKOR1 1:49MiddleweightUFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan