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Zach Reese "Savage"

Active #45 middleweight · age 32 · Switch · 6'4" 193 cm · 185 lb 84 kg · reach 77" 196 cm
At a glance
  • 50% of wins by KO or submission
Elo rating
1455
Global Elo 1503 ±37
Rank
#45
top 63% of division
UFC record
4-4-0 (1 NC)
KO 1 · Sub 1 · Dec 2
Streak
-2
Δ90d -18 · Δ1y -16
Last fight
Jul 11, 2026
Loss by KO · R1

Division-adjusted profile

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The size-fair view: each fighter is measured against his own division, so a heavyweight's lower raw pace isn't punished. Toughness inverts strikes absorbed. Raw career numbers are in Performance above.

Honest Elo history

9 fights · tap & drag
Dec 2, 2023 — L vs Cody Brundage Δ-35Jun 8, 2024 — W vs Julian Marquez Δ+37Aug 24, 2024 — W vs Jose Daniel Medina Δ+29Jan 18, 2025 — L vs Azamat Bekoev Δ-36May 31, 2025 — W vs Dusko Todorovic Δ+25Sep 13, 2025 — NC vs Sedriques Dumas Δ0Nov 8, 2025 — W vs Jackson Mcvey Δ+16Feb 21, 2026 — L vs Michel Pereira Δ-14Jul 11, 2026 — L vs Ryan Gandra Δ-18 13801400142014401460148015001520 202420252026 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":325.4,"elo":1417,"date":"2023-12-02","opp":"Cody Brundage","result":"L","delta":-35},{"i":1,"x":232.9,"y":241.5,"elo":1454,"date":"2024-06-08","opp":"Julian Marquez","result":"W","delta":37},{"i":2,"x":291.2,"y":175.9,"elo":1482,"date":"2024-08-24","opp":"Jose Daniel Medina","result":"W","delta":29},{"i":3,"x":402.4,"y":258.2,"elo":1446,"date":"2025-01-18","opp":"Azamat Bekoev","result":"L","delta":-36},{"i":4,"x":502.9,"y":201.1,"elo":1471,"date":"2025-05-31","opp":"Dusko Todorovic","result":"W","delta":25},{"i":5,"x":582.4,"y":201.1,"elo":1471,"date":"2025-09-13","opp":"Sedriques Dumas","result":"NC","delta":0},{"i":6,"x":624.7,"y":164.7,"elo":1487,"date":"2025-11-08","opp":"Jackson Mcvey","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":7,"x":704.1,"y":197,"elo":1473,"date":"2026-02-21","opp":"Michel Pereira","result":"L","delta":-14},{"i":8,"x":810,"y":238.6,"elo":1455,"date":"2026-07-11","opp":"Ryan Gandra","result":"L","delta":-18}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Jul 11, 2026 Ryan Gandra L -18
Feb 21, 2026 Michel Pereira L -14
Nov 8, 2025 Jackson Mcvey W +16
Sep 13, 2025 Sedriques Dumas NC 0
May 31, 2025 Dusko Todorovic W +25
2 post-fight bonuses
  • Performance of the Night ×2
$100,000 in bonus money

UFC awards a discretionary bonus for the night's best fight and finishes. Zach Reese has earned 2. The payout was $50,000 from 2014 to 2025 and $100,000 from 2026; select cards have paid more.

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
50%
2 / 4
Finish rate
KO
1
25% of wins
SUB
1
25% of wins
DEC
2
50% of wins
KO: 1 (25%) 1 Sub: 1 (25%) 1 Dec: 2 (50%) 2
Finishes by round
2 total
R1
1 50%
R2
1 50%
R3
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 261 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
51% Head
  • Head 51%
  • Body 30%
  • Leg 20%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
76% Distance
  • Distance 76%
  • Clinch 11%
  • Ground 13%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
75%
of losses by finish
3 of 4 · usually R1
3 KO/TKO 0 Sub 1 Dec Never submitted

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1503
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
0
of 4 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Julian Marquez
Elo 1502 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
4.1
−0.1 wins below what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 9 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1476
1525
Career at a glance
Octagon time
59m
Avg fight time
6:33
Fights per year
3.5
Since last fight
1mo
Bonuses
2
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Top middleweight

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Dricus Du Plessis
#1 · Elo 1709
Khamzat Chimaev
#2 · Elo 1676
Kamaru Usman
#3 · Elo 1672
Sean Strickland C
#4 · Elo 1657
Brendan Allen
#5 · Elo 1654
Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Zach Reese on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.