Reese vs Gall at UFC Fight Night: Both Come Off First-Round Knockout Losses

Zachary Reese and Mickey Gall both lost their most recent fights by first-round knockout: Reese at 1:15 in July 2026, Gall at 2:55 in November 2024. The middleweights meet on the prelims of UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs Nolan on Saturday, Oct. 31, at Meta APEX in Las Vegas, and it is Gall's first fight in almost two years.

Reese, 32, "Savage," is from Houston and trains at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas. He is 10-4 with five knockouts, three submissions and two decisions; seven of his wins came in the first round and, per ufc.com, four in under a minute. His average fight lasts 6:01. He lands 4.47 significant strikes per minute at 54% accuracy, averages 2.74 takedowns and 1.25 submission attempts per 15 minutes, and at 6-foot-4 with a 77-inch reach he is two inches taller than Gall with three inches more reach.

Gall, 34, from Livingston, trains at Gracie New Jersey and has fought in the UFC since February 2016. He is 7-7, and six of his seven wins came by rear-naked choke, five of them in the first round. He averages 1.58 submission attempts per 15 minutes and stops 38% of takedown attempts.

• Striking defense: Reese 44%, Gall 50%.
• Strikes absorbed per minute: Reese 4.00, Gall 4.72.
• Takedown defense: Reese 52%, Gall 38%.
• Average fight time: Reese 6:01, Gall 8:03.

The question: does Reese bounce back with another early finish, or can Gall find the back for a seventh rear-naked choke after two years away?

The prelims start at 2 p.m. Pacific time and the main card at 5 p.m. Get your seat: Reese vs Gall tickets.