Cody Brundage vs. Zach Reese
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Cody Brundage
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 9 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.71 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 23 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.6 wins over .500
Zach Reese
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.05 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 15 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.1 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Cody Brundage
Distance 77.5% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 7.5% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 15.1% (norm 10.3%)
Zach Reese
Distance 80.9% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 8.9% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 10.2% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Cody Brundage
Head 84.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 6.6% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 8.5% (norm 8.4%)
Zach Reese
Head 67.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 21.4% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 11.6% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Brundage L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Reese L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 197 / 457 | 43.1% | 40.5% | 198 / 390 | 50.8% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 28 / 44 | 63.6% | 70.3% | 29 / 43 | 67.4% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 69 / 89 | 77.5% | 69.1% | 34 / 49 | 69.4% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 227 / 501 | 45.3% | 38.9% | 132 / 323 | 40.9% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 25 / 39 | 64.1% | 71.7% | 78 / 103 | 75.7% | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 42 / 50 | 84.0% | 83.3% | 51 / 56 | 91.1% | 83.3% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Brundage L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Reese L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 162 / 428 | 37.9% | 39.5% | 130 / 294 | 44.2% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 55 / 87 | 63.2% | 70.9% | 63 / 72 | 87.5% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 137 / 219 | 62.6% | 69.0% | 37 / 47 | 78.7% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 278 / 616 | 45.1% | 37.9% | 131 / 272 | 48.2% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 39 / 74 | 52.7% | 71.3% | 77 / 117 | 65.8% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 37 / 44 | 84.1% | 82.1% | 22 / 24 | too few to rate | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Brundage has more cage time on record.