Jackson McVey vs. Zach Reese

UFC 1-2-0 vs. 4-4-0 (1 NC)

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
1-2-0
UFC record
4-4-0 (1 NC)
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
27
Age
6'4"
Height
77"
Reach
Southpaw
Stance
3.4
Layoff (months)Δ 2.5 mo
0.9
WLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWNCW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Jackson McVey carries real power — 1.20 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.32 Middleweight norm.
Jackson McVey is a submission threat — 1.20 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.47 Middleweight norm.
Zach Reese is a submission threat — 1.02 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.47 Middleweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Jackson McVey

Full career not yet synced for Jackson McVey — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500

Zach Reese

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 54
Tier 3 — regional circuit 50

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

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

816.51/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
2614.43/min · norm 3.25
423.37/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
2303.90/min · norm 3.20
69.2%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
54.1%norm 47.4%
23.6%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
44.3%norm 53.8%
11.20/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
10.25/15 · norm 0.32

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Jackson McVey

Distance 32.5% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 52.1% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 15.4% (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)

Jackson McVey

Head 63.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 35.9% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 0.9% (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 McVey L/AAccMiddleweight med Reese L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 15 / 38 39.5% 40.5% 198 / 390 50.8% 40.5%
In the clinch 52 / 61 85.2% 70.3% 29 / 43 67.4% 70.3%
On the ground 14 / 18 too few to rate 69.1% 34 / 49 69.4% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 47 / 74 63.5% 38.9% 132 / 323 40.9% 38.9%
To the body 33 / 42 78.6% 71.7% 78 / 103 75.7% 71.7%
To the legs 1 / 1 too few to rate 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 McVey L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Reese L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 22 / 28 78.6% 39.5% 130 / 294 44.2% 39.5%
In the clinch 18 / 24 too few to rate 70.9% 63 / 72 87.5% 70.9%
On the ground 2 / 3 too few to rate 69.0% 37 / 47 78.7% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 25 / 36 69.4% 37.9% 131 / 272 48.2% 37.9%
To the body 8 / 10 too few to rate 71.3% 77 / 117 65.8% 71.3%
To the legs 9 / 9 too few to rate 82.1% 22 / 24 too few to rate 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
1161.1% acc · 2.80/15 · norm 1.42
00.0% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
1155.0% def · norm 63.1%
4:3436.7% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
10:3017.8% of cage time · norm 19.75%
3:334:16 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
13:373:27 per 15 · norm 3:00
11.20/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
41.02/15 · norm 0.47

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Reese has more cage time on record.