Wes Schultz vs. Jackson McVey
UFC Fight Night · August 22, 2026 · Golden 1 Center
It is nearly impossible to imagine this one reaching the scorecards — the two men have a combined one decision win in sixteen victories. McVey's path is an early blitz; he lands at a massive clip and has seven first-round finishes. Schultz's path is surviving the storm and finding a neck, which is exactly how he beat McVey as an amateur and Ben Johnston in May. Coin-flip fight, but someone is getting finished, likely inside two rounds.
The Matchup
There is real history here: McVey's only career loss before turning pro came by submission to Schultz in the amateur ranks, and now they run it back in the UFC. Neither man is built for decisions — McVey has finished or been finished in all nine pro fights, and Schultz has ended eight of his nine wins early. McVey is the bigger, more explosive athlete with huge striking accuracy, but he has been submitted twice in the UFC, which plays directly into Schultz's guillotine-heavy game. Schultz has shown he can be hurt early, and McVey's four-minute average fight time says he will try to make this ugly fast.
Tale of the Tape
| Wes Schultz | Jackson McVey | |
|---|---|---|
| 9-3 | Record | 7-2 |
| 30 | Age | 27 |
| 6'2" | Height | 6'4" |
| 77" | Reach | 77" |
| Orthodox | Stance | Southpaw |
| United States | Country | United States |
| Pura Vida BJJ & MMA | Team | The MMA Lab |
The Numbers
Career UFC averages. Red bar = statistical edge.
Wes Schultz
“Party Time”
Wes 'Party Time' Schultz is a Wisconsin wrestler-turned-submission artist out of Pura Vida BJJ & MMA. He won a UFC contract with a first-round submission on the 2025 Contender Series, got knocked out by Damian Pinas in his debut, then rebounded with a third-round guillotine of Ben Johnston in Perth. Six of his nine wins are submissions, and his 3.59 submission attempts per 15 minutes tell you exactly how he fights. He also owns an amateur submission win over his Sacramento opponent, Jackson McVey.
- WBen Johnston · Submission (guillotine choke)UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates · May 2, 2026
- LDamian Pinas · KO/TKOUFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Kavanagh · February 28, 2026
- WMario Mingaj · SubmissionDana White's Contender Series · October 14, 2025
Jackson McVey
“The Moose”
Jackson 'The Moose' McVey is a 6-foot-4 middleweight from St. Paul, Minnesota who trains at The MMA Lab. None of his nine pro fights have reached the judges — seven ended in the first round — and his average fight lasts barely four minutes. He was submitted in back-to-back UFC bouts by Brunno Ferreira and Zachary Reese, but bounced back with a first-round D'Arce choke of Sedriques Dumas in April 2026. He hits hard, lands at a 69 percent clip, and lives on the edge every time out.
- WSedriques Dumas · Submission (D'Arce choke)UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal · April 25, 2026
- LZachary Reese · SubmissionUFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs. Brown · November 8, 2025
- LBrunno Ferreira · Submission (armbar)UFC 318 · July 19, 2025