Zachary Reese

Reese landed early kicks before Gandra dropped him with a left hand. Follow-up punches produced the TKO stoppage at 1:15 of round one.

Key moments

• Reese landed kicks early in the opening round.
• Gandra dropped Reese with a left hand.
• Follow-up punches forced the TKO stoppage at 1:15.

Reese battled Pereira over three rounds at Toyota Center in Houston in a fight widely seen as a hometown robbery. Pereira dropped Reese in round one with an overhand right and scored a late takedown, while Reese rallied with aggression in rounds two and three. The split verdict (29-28, 28-29, 29-28 for Pereira) drew loud boos from the crowd and widespread media disagreement, with nine of thirteen scoring outlets favouring Reese.

Key moments

• Pereira floored Reese with a short overhand right in round one, then added a takedown to close the frame
• Reese came out swinging in round two, reversing momentum with relentless pressure and volume striking
• Both men emptied the tank in the final 30 seconds of round three, swinging wildly in a crowd-pleasing exchange
• Ring announcer drew immediate boos when Pereira was declared winner; social media erupted with 'robbery' calls

Reese accepted a short-notice call at UFC Vegas 111 and turned it into his first UFC submission victory. A brutal McVey knee dropped Reese late in round one, but he weathered the storm and pivoted to wrestling in round two, securing McVey's back and locking in a rear-naked choke for the tap at 1:38. The performance earned Reese a Performance of the Night bonus.

Key moments

• McVey's knee to the body buckled Reese's legs late in round one, sending the crowd into a frenzy as McVey swarmed
• Reese survived the onslaught, broke free, and answered with a clean left hand and calf kick to close the round
• Opening of round two Reese immediately changed levels, secured a takedown along the fence, and moved to McVey's back
• Rear-naked choke sunk tight — McVey tapped at 1:38, earning Reese his second Performance of the Night bonus

Reese's scheduled Noche UFC bout with Sedriques Dumas ended almost immediately as a no contest after an accidental groin kick left Dumas unable to continue. The official result came at 0:51 of round one, keeping the fight outside Reese's win-loss ledger while still adding a meaningful interruption to his UFC run between the Todorovic decision and the McVey short-notice submission.

Key moments

• The bout was stopped 51 seconds into round one after Reese landed an accidental groin kick
• Dumas was unable to continue, so the fight was ruled a no contest rather than a Reese win or loss
• The result sits chronologically between Reese's Todorovic decision and his November 2025 submission of Jackson McVey

After the knockout loss to Bekoev, Reese bounced back with a workmanlike unanimous decision over veteran Todorović at UFC Vegas 107. Reese controlled distance with kicks early, stuffed Todorović's persistent takedown attempts, and landed the cleaner strikes throughout, earning a 29-28 card from all three judges. The win improved his UFC record to 3-2.

Key moments

• Reese opened round two with two quick hooks followed by a snapping right hand that forced Todorović into a defensive shot
• Todorović worked to the body and scored a takedown mid-round two, but Reese regained his feet quickly along the fence
• In round three Reese mixed body kicks and leg kicks to keep distance while consistently denying Todorović's grappling entries
• All three judges scored 29-28 for Reese — a unanimous verdict that snapped his two-fight losing skid

Reese's first title-card appearance ended abruptly when debuting Russian Azamat Bekoev secured a takedown and delivered heavy ground and pound for the finish at 3:04 of round one. Reese was active off his back, landing elbows and hunting submissions from guard, but Bekoev's power proved too much. The emphatic debut KO announced Bekoev as a serious middleweight prospect.

Key moments

• Reese fired an early head kick to test reach, but Bekoev closed distance through the kick and clinched
• Bekoev secured the takedown with ease and settled into Reese's guard, firing short powerful shots
• Reese attempted triangle and armbar setups from guard, keeping active, but could not slow Bekoev's ground and pound
• A sequence of clean punches to the jaw left Reese out cold at 3:04 — the referee jumped in immediately

Reese delivered a dominant three-round performance against UFC debutant Jose Daniel Medina at UFC Vegas 96, sweeping all three rounds by a 30-27 margin on every judge's card. Reese controlled distance, landed the cleaner strikes, and nullified Medina's grappling attempts throughout. The lopsided win secured Reese's first back-to-back UFC victories.

Key moments

• Reese dominated range with his 77-inch reach, consistently landing jabs and body kicks while keeping Medina at distance
• Medina's durability surprised the crowd — he absorbed heavy shots without going down across all three rounds
• Reese mixed wrestling entries with his striking to keep Medina guessing, controlling the cage for large stretches
• All three judges returned identical 30-27 scorecards, reflecting Reese's total control across the full 15 minutes

Reese needed 20 seconds. He cracked Marquez with a body kick, chased him to the fence, and dropped him with an uppercut — the follow-up shots ending it almost as soon as it began. It was his first UFC win, in his second Octagon appearance.

Key moments

• Opened with a low-kick exchange, then landed the body kick that sent Marquez retreating to the fence
• An uppercut on the cage dropped Marquez; Reese followed with strikes and referee Dan Miragliotta waved it off at 0:20
• His first UFC victory, bouncing back from a debut loss six months earlier

Reese's UFC debut ended as a highlight on the wrong side of the ledger. Working for a submission from his back, he was hoisted and slammed onto his head — a 'Rampage'-style slam KO — with follow-up shots sealing it at 1:49. Oddly, it was the second slam knockout on the same Austin card.

Key moments

• Reese hunted a submission from the bottom; Brundage answered by lifting him up and slamming him down on his head
• Follow-up ground strikes ended it at 1:49 of the first round
• One of two slam KOs on the same Austin card — a rare night for the highlight reel

A first-round armbar to win a UFC contract on the Contender Series. Aronov landed the sharper early strikes and took top position, but Reese trapped the arm from underneath and extended for the tap — reportedly his sixth straight first-round finish.

Key moments

• Aronov got the better of the early striking and put Reese on his back in top position
• From the bottom, Reese isolated the arm and extended the armbar for the finish at 1:14
• Sealed a UFC contract — described as his sixth consecutive first-round stoppage

Reese stayed unbeaten on the Fury FC regional run by stopping veteran Tommie Britton in the opening round in Houston. The Fight Pass upload and its caption track show Reese hurting Britton with a big overhand right, following with a left hand and sharp right hooks as Britton tried to stand, and forcing the stoppage 52 seconds into the fight. It was another first-round finish in the streak that soon carried Reese to Contender Series.

Key moments

• Fight Pass captions call out a big overhand right landing on Britton's temple before the finishing sequence
• Reese followed with a left hand and sharp right hooks as Britton tried to regain his feet
• Official result was a first-round TKO at 0:52, extending Reese's run of quick regional finishes

A fast first-round guillotine over TUF 29 alumnus Aaron Phillips on the Fury FC circuit.

Key moments

• Choked Phillips out inside the opening minute with a guillotine
• Zachary Reese recorded a win over Aaron Phillips.
• The official method is listed as Submission · R1 0:33.

Reese's Fury FC debut, and a quick one — he dropped Zolfaghari with an uppercut and finished with ground strikes inside the first round.

Key moments

• An uppercut put Zolfaghari down and Reese followed with ground-and-pound for the first-round stoppage
• Zachary Reese recorded a win over Shahriar Zolfaghari.
• The official method is listed as TKO (uppercut and ground strikes) · R1 0:50.

One of Reese's earliest pro wins already showed the same late-round finishing instinct that would define the rest of his regional climb. The Peak Fighting 15 video and caption track show commentary noting Jahmaze's low guard and urging Reese to chase the finish in the final minute, and Reese closed exactly that way, flattening Jahmaze late in round one for the knockout at 4:13.

Key moments

• Commentary repeatedly flagged Jahmaze carrying his hands low at his midsection
• With about a minute left in the round, commentators called for Reese to go finish the fight
• Reese closed the round with the knockout at 4:13, another first-round finish on the way up

Reese's professional debut — a first-round knockout, the finish coming on elbows.

Key moments

• Won his pro debut by first-round KO, finished with elbows
• Zachary Reese recorded a win over Fred Zamora.
• The official method is listed as TKO · R1 1:32.