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Why Mickey Gall's takedown defence is the key variable against Zach Reese
Can Mickey Gall keep the fight standing against Zach Reese's 2.8 takedowns per 15 minutes? What the tape, the archive and the round statistics say ahead of UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Nolan on Oct 31, 2026, and which markets the answer touches.
- LRyan GandraKO/TKO R1 · Jul 26
- LMichel PereiraS-DEC R3 · Feb 26
- WJackson McVeySUB R2 · Nov 25
- NCSedriques Dumas
The setup
UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Nolan lands on Saturday, October 31, 2026 at Meta APEX in Las Vegas, and on the prelims sits Zach Reese (10-4-0 (1 NC)) against Mickey Gall (7-7-0) at middleweight, scheduled for three rounds.
Our schedule tables list 15 bouts on the card; this one is filed under the prelims. The bout is listed as announced in the PropBetEdge schedule.
The question this preview works through is whether Mickey Gall can keep the fight where 37% takedown defence says it will struggle to stay, against a 2.8-takedowns-per-15 opponent. Career-to-date round statistics are on file for both fighters, so that comparison is two-sided.
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Tale of the tape
- Record: Zach Reese 10-4-0 (1 NC) · Mickey Gall 7-7-0
- Age: Zach Reese 32 · Mickey Gall 34
- Height: Zach Reese 6'4" · Mickey Gall 6'2"
- Reach: Zach Reese 77" · Mickey Gall 74"
- Stance: Zach Reese Switch · Mickey Gall Switch
- Listed weight: Zach Reese 184 lbs · Mickey Gall 171 lbs
Range is the first thing the tape flags: Zach Reese holds 3 inches of reach (77" to 74"), which sets the distance Mickey Gall has to cross to land. A reach edge of that size matters more when the longer fighter also sets the pace, and here Reese does: 4.48 significant strikes landed per minute against 3.5 for Gall. Length with output behind it is how rounds get banked from the outside. Both fight switch, so lead hands mirror and the rear-hand exchanges are conventional. Listed weights differ: Zach Reese at 184 lbs to 171 for Mickey Gall. Listed weight is a roster figure, not a weigh-in, so it is a note rather than an edge.
Recent form
Zach Reese has 10 completed UFC bouts in the PropBetEdge archive: 5 wins, 4 losses and 1 no contest. 3 of those wins came inside the distance (1 by KO/TKO and 2 by submission), a 60% finish rate on archived wins. He has been finished 3 times in the archive. He last fought on Jul 11, 2026 and lost to Ryan Gandra by KO/TKO in round 1. That is 112 days before fight night, a quick turnaround.
- L vs Ryan Gandra — KO/TKO, R1 (Jul 11, 2026, UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2)
- L vs Michel Pereira — split decision, R3 (Feb 21, 2026, UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez)
- W vs Jackson McVey — submission, R2 (Nov 8, 2025, UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs. Brown)
- NC vs Sedriques Dumas — no contest, R1 (Sep 13, 2025, UFC Fight Night: Lopes vs. Silva)
- W vs Duško Todorović — unanimous decision, R3 (May 31, 2025, UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Barber)
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