Brundage vs Reese

Who won Brundage vs Reese?

Cody Brundage beat Zachary Reese by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 2nd December 2023 at Moody Center in Austin.

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).

Brundage vs Reese stats

Cody Brundage stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Zachary Reese made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 6 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Cody Brundage's 9th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021.

Cody Brundage's UFC record stood at 4-5-0, while Zachary Reese's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Reese had a large advantage in power over Brundage, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Brundage's 44%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Brundage and Reese would have been pretty equal, both with a 33% submission rate.

Cody Brundage was the younger man by 1 year, at 29 years old.

Reese had a height advantage of 3 inches over Brundage. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Brundage was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2019, 1 year and 11 months earlier than Reese, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 22 more professional rounds, 29 to Reese's 7.

Brundage vs Reese form

Brundage had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Jacob Malkoun at UFC Fight Night – Fiziev vs Gamrot on 23rd September 2023 by in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Sedriques Dumas at UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria on 24th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at : VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Rodolfo Vieira at UFC Fight Night – Song vs. Simon on 29th April 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been defeated by Michal Oleksiejczuk at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland on 17th December 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Tresean Gore at UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev on 9th July 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Brundage's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Brundage vs Reese?

Cody Brundage was a 21/10 (+210) underdog going into the contest, while Zachary Reese made his way into the ring at 19/50 (-260) with oddsmakers.