Ryan Gandra vs Zach ReeseMiddleweight at UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2

Upcoming·UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2·Saturday, July 11, 2026
Ryan Gandra
9-1
Stance
Orthodox
vs
Zach Reese
10-3, 1 NC
Stance
Switch
GandraReese-135Moneyline+114MMA Index model
Weight class
Middleweight
Rounds
3 × 5 min
Venue
T-Mobile Arena · Las Vegas, Nevada

Matchup read

Where each fighter holds an edge — offense against the opponent's defense.

Striking
◂ Gandra

Gandra out-strikes Reese (thin sample)

Effective offense
A+
100th
6.5
+9
A+
90th
2.4
Defense
A+
92nd
81%
+66
D
26th
43%
KO power
B
6 KO
1.0 KD
Even
C
5 KO
0.1 KD
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Wrestling
Not enough data

Not enough data

Takedowns landed
F
9th
0.0
+78
A+
86th
2.9
Takedown accuracy61%
Takedown defense55%
Control time
F
1st
0.0 min
+47
C
47th
2.8 min
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Submission
Reese ▸

Reese is the bigger submission threat on Gandra (thin sample)

Submission attempts
F
18th
0.0
+62
A
80th
1.1
Sub win rate
B
59th
11%
1 sub
Even
B
66th
30%
3 subs
Submission defense
C
46th
0%
Even
C
46th
0%
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Finishing
◂ Gandra

Gandra is more likely to finish Reese (thin sample)

Finish rate
C
54th
100%
+10
C
44th
50%
KO durability
C
50th
0%
+15
D
36th
29%
Submission defense
D
36th
0%
+9
C
45th
0%
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Pace
◂ Gandra

Gandra pushes the higher work rate over the fight (thin sample)

Work rate / min — full fight
20.5
6.2
Work rate / min — rounds 1–2
20.5
5.6
Pace trend+12%/rd
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Form
◂ Gandra

Gandra is in better recent form than Reese (thin sample)

Win rate (career)
100%
57%
After a win50%
Last 5
100%
50%
Win streakW5L1
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Schedule
Even

Comparable level of opposition (thin sample)

Schedule strength
8%
20%
Win quality
58%
43%
Ranked opponents
0
1
Title-holder bouts
0
Even
0
Common opp (1)1-01-0
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Activity
Even

Similar activity going in

Last bout
4mo
5mo
Bouts, last 12 mo
2
Even
2
Bouts, last 24 mo
2
5
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Tale of the tape
Reese ▸

Reese 3" reach · Reese 8 cm · Switch-stance wrinkle

31
Age
1y
younger
32
6'1"
185cm
Height
3"
taller
6'4"
193cm
74"
188cm
Reach
3"
reach
77"
196cm
Edge sizeSlightNotableMajor
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Core metrics

Each fighter's career rates as a division percentile.

Ryan GandraZach Reese
StrikingAccuracyDefenseTakedownsTD defenseSubmissions
Percentile
Striking/min13.024.48
Accuracy%50%54%
Defense%81%43%
Takedowns/150.02.8
TD defense%100%52%
Submissions/150.01.3

Career rate as a percentile within the middleweight (353 fighters) — further right is better. Descriptive research, not a prediction.