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Michel Pereira
Michel Pereira
31-14 · BRA
VS
Zach Reese
Zach Reese
10-2 · USA
February 21, 2026 · Houston, Texas, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
186.0lb
Weigh-in
185.5lb
Michel Pereira def. Zach Reese by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Pereira18/401/100:42
Reese23/510/000:00
R2
Pereira22/420/000:03
Reese24/441/100:44
R3
Pereira23/501/100:03
Reese27/530/200:03
Total
Pereira63/1322/200:48
Reese74/1481/300:47

Scorecards

Pereira vs Reese

RdChris LeeJacob MontalvoRyan ThompsonCommunity
R110-910-910-99.9-9.1
R210-910-99-109.4-9.6
R39-109-109-109.2-9.8
Total29-2829-2828-2928.5-28.5

Media (13 cards) · avg 2928 · 13 Pereira · 0 Reese

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Pereira-Reese.

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
PereiraWin probabilityReese
58.4%41.6%
KO / TKO
32%
Submission
17%
Decision
51%
Expected fight time: 10.4 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Pereira, blue toward Reese. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Pereira58%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%30%31%
Submission10%18%12%
Decision30%52%15%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (1756)act 63
Takedowns0.8 (0.03.0)act 2
Reese42%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%35%20%
Submission6%15%10%
Decision21%50%13%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes39 (1653)act 74
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.5)act 1
Combined totals~81 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R125%
R218%
R36%
Distance51%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Pereira
50.8%-106
Reese
+10648.1%
Most takedownstie 36.2%
Pereira
36.0%-130
Reese
+13027.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Pereira
Expected: 41.3
41.5
Over 41.5
39.5%
+153
Under 41.5
60.5%
-153
052104
Reese
Expected: 39.4
39.5
Over 39.5
39.6%
+153
Under 39.5
60.4%
-153
05099
Takedowns — over/under
Pereira
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
29.8%
+176
Exactly 1
17.8%
push
Under 1
52.4%
-176
035
Reese
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
40.3%
+148
Under 0.5
59.7%
-148
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 10.4 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Pereira58.4%60.4%−2.0-173
Reese41.6%39.6%+2.0+141
By method
Pereira by KO/TKO18.8%30.6%−11.8+174
Pereira by submission9.7%12.1%−2.4+592
Pereira by decision29.9%15.5%+14.4+441
Reese by KO/TKO13.4%19.6%−6.2+328
Reese by submission6.9%9.7%−2.8+762
Reese by decision21.3%12.5%+8.8+569
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds75.0%46.2%+28.8+102
Over 2.5 rds57.1%32.6%+24.5+185
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision51.2%27.9%+23.3+235

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
65.8Striking64.8
Pereira +1.0
59.7Grappling72.7
Reese +13.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
PereiraReese
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1576
Pound-for-pound
1551
1522
Divisional
1536
1512
Striking offense
1496
1516
Striking defense
1497
1508
Grappling offense
1512
1551
Grappling defense
1486
Physical
32 yrs
Age
31 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'4"
73"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
4.49
Strikes landed / min
4.26
52%
Strike accuracy
56%
4.35
Strikes absorbed / min
3.68
52%
Strike defense
40%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.13
Takedowns / 15 min
3.51
52%
Takedown accuracy
67%
76%
Takedown defense
61%
0.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.1
Form & résumé
64%
UFC win rate
57%
-3
Win/loss streak
+1
40%
Last-5 win rate
60%
56%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
182
Days since last fight
105
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Michel Pereira
  • LKyle DaukausKO/TKO R1
    Close -2586mo before
  • LAbus MagomedovU-DEC R3
    Close -13910mo before
  • LAnthony HernandezKO/TKO R5
    Close +1251y 4mo before
  • WIhor PotieriaSUB R1
    Close -5781y 10mo before
  • WMichal OleksiejczukSUB R1
    Close -1551y 11mo before
Zach Reese
  • WJackson McVeySUB R2
    Close -2553mo before
  • WDusko TodorovicU-DEC R3
    Close -2209mo before
  • LAzamat BekoevKO/TKO R1
    Close +1601y 1mo before
  • WJose Daniel MedinaU-DEC R3
    Close -7641y 6mo before
  • WJulian MarquezKO/TKO R1
    Close +1141y 8mo before
Pereira — win / loss by method
Record: 31-14-0, 2 NC

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
11 wins, 3 losses
W
35% of wins
L
21% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 1 loss
W
29% of wins
L
7% of losses
Decision
11 wins, 9 losses
W
35% of wins
L
64% of losses
DQ / other
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
7% of losses
UFC
9win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (22%)KO/TKO(40%) 2
3 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (44%)Decision(40%) 2
0 (0%)DQ / other(20%) 1
Non-UFC
22win9loss0draw2NC
WinsLosses
9 (41%)KO/TKO(11%) 1
6 (27%)Submission(11%) 1
7 (32%)Decision(78%) 7
Reese — win / loss by method
Record: 10-2-0, 1 NC

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
5 wins, 2 losses
W
50% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
30% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
4win2loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
1 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (50%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (67%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (33%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Pereira
Reese
14
UFC fights
7
145.7 min · 10.4 avg
Octagon time
42.7 min · 6.1 avg
14y 7m
Career length
5y 4m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Pereira
Reese
235W–61L · 79.4%
Overall
65W–21L · 75.6%
140W–31L · 81.9%
Wins
38W–13L · 74.5%
95W–30L · 76.0%
Losses
27W–8L · 77.1%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Pereira
Reese
281W–129L · 68.5%
Overall
17W–15L · 53.1%
171W–84L · 67.1%
Wins
17W–15L · 53.1%
110W–45L · 71.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Pereira
Reese
5.54
Landed / min
6.77
49.7%
Accuracy
50.8%
58.2%
Defense
55.6%
0.31
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.35
69.0%
Time at distance
41.9%
Grappling & control
Pereira
Reese
1.13
Takedowns / 15 min
3.51
52.4%
Takedown accuracy
66.7%
76.5%
Takedown defense
61.1%
0.72
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.05
28.9%
Control share
43.3%
Strike target map
Pereira
  • Head46%(302)div 63%
  • Body43%(279)div 20%
  • Legs11%(73)div 17%
Reese
  • Head58%(105)div 63%
  • Body26%(47)div 20%
  • Legs16%(30)div 17%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Michel Pereira
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Zach Reese
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.