Medina vs Reese

Who won Medina vs Reese?

Zachary Reese beat Jose Medina by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 24th August 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Zachary Reese.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Medina vs Reese stats

Jose Medina stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Zachary Reese made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Jose Medina's 1st fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Zachary Reese marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Jose Medina's UFC record stood at 0-1-0, while Zachary Reese's came in at 2-1-0.

The stats suggested Medina had a slight advantage in power over Reese, with a 73% knock out percentage over Reese's 71%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Reese had an advantage over Medina, with a 29% submission rate over Medina's 18%.

Jose Medina was the older man by 3 years, at 33 years old.

Reese had a height advantage of 4 inches over Medina. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Medina was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 4 years earlier than Reese, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 19 more professional rounds, 30 to Reese's 11.

Activity check

Reese's last 2 fights had come over a period of 10 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

What time did Medina vs Reese start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 12:40 AM UTC , which was 8:40 PM EST or 5:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Medina vs Reese?

Jose Medina was a 4/1 (+400) underdog going into the contest, while Zachary Reese made his way into the ring at 1/6 (-590) with oddsmakers.