Marquez vs Reese

Who won Marquez vs Reese?

Zachary Reese beat Julian Marquez by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 8th June 2024 at KFC Yum! Center in Louisville.

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).

Marquez vs Reese stats

Julian Marquez stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Zachary Reese made his way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Julian Marquez's 8th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. Zachary Reese marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Julian Marquez's UFC record stood at 3-5-0, while Zachary Reese's came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested that Marquez and Reese have similar power, both with a 67% knock out percentage.

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

Julian Marquez was the older man by 4 years, at 34 years old.

Reese had a height advantage of 2 inches over Marquez. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Marquez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 6 years and 10 months earlier than Reese, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 14 more professional rounds, 26 to Reese's 12.

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Marquez's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 8 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What time did Marquez vs Reese start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 12:40 AM UTC , which was 8:40 PM EST or 5:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Marquez vs Reese?

Julian Marquez was a 7/10 (-140) favourite going into the contest, while Zachary Reese made his way into the ring at 23/20 (+110) with oddsmakers.