Zach Reese vs.
Jackson McVey
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
What the numbers say.
Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.
Who did they actually beat?
Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.
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
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
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Zach Reese
Distance 80.9% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 8.9% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 10.2% (norm 10.3%)
Jackson McVey
Distance 32.5% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 52.1% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 15.4% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Zach Reese
Head 67.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 21.4% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 11.6% (norm 8.4%)
Jackson McVey
Head 63.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 35.9% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 0.9% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Reese L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | McVey L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 198 / 390 | 50.8% | 40.5% | 15 / 38 | 39.5% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 29 / 43 | 67.4% | 70.3% | 52 / 61 | 85.2% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 34 / 49 | 69.4% | 69.1% | 14 / 18 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 132 / 323 | 40.9% | 38.9% | 47 / 74 | 63.5% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 78 / 103 | 75.7% | 71.7% | 33 / 42 | 78.6% | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 51 / 56 | 91.1% | 83.3% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 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 Reese L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs McVey L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 130 / 294 | 44.2% | 39.5% | 22 / 28 | 78.6% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 63 / 72 | 87.5% | 70.9% | 18 / 24 | too few to rate | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 37 / 47 | 78.7% | 69.0% | 2 / 3 | too few to rate | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 131 / 272 | 48.2% | 37.9% | 25 / 36 | 69.4% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 77 / 117 | 65.8% | 71.3% | 8 / 10 | too few to rate | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 22 / 24 | too few to rate | 82.1% | 9 / 9 | too few to rate | 82.1% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Reese has more cage time on record.