Mickey Gall vs. Zachary Reese
UFC Fight Night · October 31, 2026 · Meta Apex · Main Card 8:00 PM ET
The brief
- What kind of fight
- Submission specialist vs. power striker
- Finish likelihood
- Medium
- The line
- Gall +250 · Reese -270Consensus
- The stakes
- Middleweight · Main Card
The read
Gall's submission game is the clearest route to victory if he can close the distance and get this to the mat, but his long win drought is a serious concern against a bigger, longer opponent.
Reese's size and striking power make him live everywhere the fight stands, and the layoff edge belongs to him after Gall's run of injuries and losses.
A true crossroads fight that likely keeps the loser off the roster.
The matchup
Both middleweights arrive in desperate need of a win — Gall on a four-fight losing streak and only recently medically cleared after being pulled from a September booking, Reese having dropped back-to-back fights including a razor-thin split decision loss in his home state of Texas.
Gall's jiu-jitsu has produced six of his seven career wins by rear-naked choke, but he hasn't won since 2021, while Reese's length and power give him a path to end this standing if he can avoid Gall's grappling entries.
Tale of the tape
| 7-7 | Record | 10-4 |
| 34 | Age | 32 |
| 6'2" | Height | 6'4" |
| 74" | Reach | 77" |
| — | Stance | — |
| United States | Country | United States |
| Sanford MMA | Team | WAR Training Center |
The numbers
Career UFC averages. Red bar = statistical edge.
The fighters
Mickey Gall 7-7
Mickey Gall is a 34-year-old American welterweight-turned-middleweight who trains with Sanford MMA, a submission specialist whose jiu-jitsu has produced six of his seven career wins by rear-naked choke. He enters on a four-fight losing streak and was pulled from a September 2026 bout with Sedriques Dumas after a medical issue was flagged in testing, but has since been medically cleared to return against fellow struggling veteran Zach Reese at UFC Vegas 123.
- LRamiz Brahimaj · KO/TKO (punches)UFC 309 · November 16, 2024
- LBassil Hafez · Decision (unanimous)UFC 302 · June 1, 2024
Zachary Reese 10-4
“Savage”
Zachary 'Savage' Reese is a 32-year-old American middleweight out of WAR Training Center in Shiner, Texas, with a 10-4 professional record that also includes one no-contest not reflected in the win-loss total. He has dropped his last two appearances, a split-decision loss to Michel Pereira in his home state of Texas in February 2026 and a first-round TKO loss to Ryan Gandra at UFC 329 in July, and now looks to snap that skid against fellow struggling veteran Mickey Gall.
- LRyan Gandra · KO/TKOUFC 329 · July 11, 2026
- LMichel Pereira · Decision (split)UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez · February 21, 2026