Middleweight

Gerald Meerschaert

Last fought: May 2026

RECORD

Pro

37-22-0

UFC

12-14-0

Age

Height

6'1"

Weight

205 lbs

Reach

77"

Stance

Southpaw

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	8:29
Fight Completion Rate	56.6%
Avg Rounds per Fight	1.70
% Fights Inside the Distance	76.9%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	97-65 (59.9%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	32-23 (58.2%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	65-42 (60.7%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	55.6%
% Time in Control	22.4%
% Time Controlled	22.1%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	50.3%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	4.29
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	4.28
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.02
Distance Strike Accuracy	41.7%
Distance Strike Defense	58.7%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.56
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	1.43
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	3.46
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.83
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	6.68
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.53

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Middleweight field

Gerald Meerschaert League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Gerald Meerschaert
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	45.1%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.0
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.4
Strike Differential	-0.5/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	29.4%
Takedown Defense	40.0%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.7
Submission Attempts/15min	1.5
Control Time/15min	3:21
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	8.3%
Submission % of Wins	91.7%
Decision % of Wins	0.0%
Avg Fight Time	8:29
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.2
Reversals/15min	0.7

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	44.6%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.3
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.3
Takedown Accuracy	0.0%
Takedown Defense	50.0%
Control Time/Fight	2:24

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Jacob Malkoun

UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates • May 2026Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Gerald Meerschaert32/7642%TD 0/3Ctrl 4:23

Jacob Malkoun36/8244%TD 3/3Ctrl 2:17

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gerald Meerschaert	4/5	80%	0/0	3:56	—
	Jacob Malkoun	6/12	50%	1/1	0:13	—

R2	Gerald Meerschaert	16/32	50%	0/1	0:00	—
	Jacob Malkoun	18/42	43%	0/0	1:23	—

R3	Gerald Meerschaert	12/39	31%	0/2	0:27	—
	Jacob Malkoun	12/28	43%	2/2	0:41	—

LOSS

vs. Kyle Daukaus

UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev • Nov 2025Middleweight

Submission (D'Arce Choke) • Rd 1, 0:50

Gerald Meerschaert0/20%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Kyle Daukaus8/1173%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:17KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gerald Meerschaert	0/2	0%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kyle Daukaus	8/11	73%	0/0	0:17	1

LOSS

vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk

UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev • Aug 2025Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 3:03

Gerald Meerschaert3/1619%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:00

Michal Oleksiejczuk23/5145%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:22KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gerald Meerschaert	3/16	19%	0/3	0:00	—
	Michal Oleksiejczuk	23/51	45%	0/0	0:22	1

LOSS

vs. Brad Tavares

UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Murphy • Apr 2025Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Gerald Meerschaert38/8346%TD 0/8Ctrl 4:44

Brad Tavares47/10943%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gerald Meerschaert	8/24	33%	0/2	0:26	—
	Brad Tavares	13/36	36%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Gerald Meerschaert	23/44	52%	0/1	0:47	—
	Brad Tavares	26/51	51%	0/0	0:01	—

R3	Gerald Meerschaert	7/15	47%	0/5	3:31	—
	Brad Tavares	8/22	36%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Reinier de Ridder

UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates • Nov 2024Middleweight

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 3, 1:44

Gerald Meerschaert30/5456%TD 0/2Ctrl 2:53

Reinier de Ridder38/6658%TD 5/13Ctrl 3:29KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gerald Meerschaert	21/34	62%	0/0	0:10	—
	Reinier de Ridder	28/53	53%	2/6	0:44	1

R2	Gerald Meerschaert	9/17	53%	0/0	2:25	—
	Reinier de Ridder	5/6	83%	2/6	1:49	—

R3	Gerald Meerschaert	0/3	0%	0/2	0:18	—
	Reinier de Ridder	5/7	71%	1/1	0:56	—

WIN

vs. Edmen Shahbazyan

UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Borralho • Aug 2024Middleweight

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 2, 4:12

Gerald Meerschaert21/4448%TD 1/6Ctrl 0:21

Edmen Shahbazyan48/11342%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:21

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gerald Meerschaert	14/33	42%	0/1	0:00	—
	Edmen Shahbazyan	22/50	44%	0/0	0:03	—

R2	Gerald Meerschaert	7/11	64%	1/5	0:21	—
	Edmen Shahbazyan	26/63	41%	0/0	2:18	—

WIN

vs. Bryan Barberena

UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura • Mar 2024Middleweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 4:23

Gerald Meerschaert11/1765%TD 3/7Ctrl 5:03

Bryan Barberena12/3732%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gerald Meerschaert	7/13	54%	2/4	2:15	—
	Bryan Barberena	10/25	40%	0/0	0:03	—

R2	Gerald Meerschaert	4/4	100%	1/3	2:48	—
	Bryan Barberena	2/12	17%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Andre Petroski

UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley • Aug 2023Middleweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Gerald Meerschaert76/14951%TD 1/3Ctrl 1:54

Andre Petroski57/13243%TD 2/5Ctrl 2:06KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gerald Meerschaert	11/30	37%	0/0	0:00	—
	Andre Petroski	13/42	31%	1/1	0:23	—

R2	Gerald Meerschaert	23/54	43%	0/2	0:00	—
	Andre Petroski	29/61	48%	0/3	0:36	1

R3	Gerald Meerschaert	42/65	65%	1/1	1:54	—
	Andre Petroski	15/29	52%	1/1	1:07	—

LOSS

vs. Joe Pyfer

UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 • Apr 2023Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 3:15

Gerald Meerschaert10/2148%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Joe Pyfer14/2458%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:16

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gerald Meerschaert	10/21	48%	0/0	0:00	—
	Joe Pyfer	14/24	58%	0/0	0:16	—

WIN

vs. Bruno Blindado Silva

UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz • Aug 2022Middleweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 3, 1:39

Gerald Meerschaert46/11440%TD 1/6Ctrl 2:12KD 1

Bruno Blindado Silva29/8136%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gerald Meerschaert	12/38	32%	1/1	1:55	—
	Bruno Blindado Silva	10/26	38%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Gerald Meerschaert	19/51	37%	0/2	0:03	—
	Bruno Blindado Silva	12/41	29%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Gerald Meerschaert	15/25	60%	0/3	0:14	1
	Bruno Blindado Silva	7/14	50%	0/0	0:01	—

LOSS

vs. Krzysztof Jotko

UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera • Apr 2022Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Gerald Meerschaert37/9141%TD 1/4Ctrl 1:54

Krzysztof Jotko65/12452%TD 4/4Ctrl 5:25

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gerald Meerschaert	13/38	34%	0/0	0:12	—
	Krzysztof Jotko	30/55	55%	0/0	0:55	—

R2	Gerald Meerschaert	9/23	39%	1/3	1:09	—
	Krzysztof Jotko	21/38	55%	1/1	1:52	—

R3	Gerald Meerschaert	15/30	50%	0/1	0:33	—
	Krzysztof Jotko	14/31	45%	3/3	2:38	—

WIN

vs. Dustin Stoltzfus

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus • Dec 2021Middleweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 2:58

Gerald Meerschaert11/2250%TD 1/1Ctrl 3:14

Dustin Stoltzfus12/3238%TD 4/4Ctrl 7:27

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gerald Meerschaert	4/5	80%	1/1	2:03	—
	Dustin Stoltzfus	5/11	45%	1/1	2:21	—

R2	Gerald Meerschaert	4/5	80%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dustin Stoltzfus	5/11	45%	1/1	3:56	—

R3	Gerald Meerschaert	3/12	25%	0/0	1:11	—
	Dustin Stoltzfus	2/10	20%	2/2	1:10	—

WIN

vs. Makhmud Muradov

UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Chikadze • Aug 2021Middleweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 1:49

Gerald Meerschaert32/5657%TD 3/10Ctrl 0:55

Makhmud Muradov40/9940%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:16

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gerald Meerschaert	23/37	62%	1/6	0:25	—
	Makhmud Muradov	29/68	43%	0/0	0:16	—

R2	Gerald Meerschaert	9/19	47%	2/4	0:30	—
	Makhmud Muradov	11/31	35%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Bartosz Fabinski

UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Gastelum • Apr 2021Middleweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 2:00

Gerald Meerschaert8/1080%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:26

Bartosz Fabinski6/1346%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:13

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gerald Meerschaert	8/10	80%	0/0	1:26	—
	Bartosz Fabinski	6/13	46%	1/1	0:13	—

LOSS

vs. Khamzat Chimaev

UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley • Sep 2020Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:17

Gerald Meerschaert0/10%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Khamzat Chimaev4/667%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gerald Meerschaert	0/1	0%	0/0	0:00	—
	Khamzat Chimaev	4/6	67%	0/0	0:02	1

LOSS

vs. Ian Heinisch

UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer • Jun 2020Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 1:14

Gerald Meerschaert3/1030%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Ian Heinisch20/2580%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:13KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gerald Meerschaert	3/10	30%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ian Heinisch	20/25	80%	0/0	0:13	1

WIN

vs. Deron Winn

UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero • Mar 2020Middleweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 2:13

Gerald Meerschaert86/18746%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:21KD 1

Deron Winn53/11148%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:11

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gerald Meerschaert	24/63	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Deron Winn	22/45	49%	1/1	0:11	—

R2	Gerald Meerschaert	50/82	61%	0/0	0:00	—
	Deron Winn	17/43	40%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Gerald Meerschaert	12/42	29%	1/1	0:21	1
	Deron Winn	14/23	61%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Eryk Anders

UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson • Oct 2019Middleweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Gerald Meerschaert72/20236%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Eryk Anders64/17836%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:08

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gerald Meerschaert	13/54	24%	0/1	0:00	—
	Eryk Anders	15/58	26%	0/0	0:05	—

R2	Gerald Meerschaert	31/77	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Eryk Anders	20/58	34%	0/0	0:03	—

R3	Gerald Meerschaert	28/71	39%	0/0	0:00	—
	Eryk Anders	29/62	47%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Trevin Giles

UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Lawler • Aug 2019Middleweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 3, 1:49

Gerald Meerschaert6/1932%TD 1/3Ctrl 5:29

Trevin Giles8/1553%TD 1/1Ctrl 4:18

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gerald Meerschaert	2/8	25%	0/0	1:52	—
	Trevin Giles	3/6	50%	1/1	2:22	—

R2	Gerald Meerschaert	2/8	25%	0/1	3:07	—
	Trevin Giles	4/6	67%	0/0	1:30	—

R3	Gerald Meerschaert	2/3	67%	1/2	0:30	—
	Trevin Giles	1/3	33%	0/0	0:26	—

LOSS

vs. Kevin Holland

UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje • Mar 2019Middleweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Gerald Meerschaert10/1377%TD 6/11Ctrl 9:13

Kevin Holland27/4363%TD 1/2Ctrl 4:10

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gerald Meerschaert	2/2	100%	2/3	2:39	—
	Kevin Holland	9/14	64%	0/0	1:52	—

R2	Gerald Meerschaert	4/4	100%	3/6	3:43	—
	Kevin Holland	13/18	72%	0/0	0:50	—

R3	Gerald Meerschaert	4/7	57%	1/2	2:51	—
	Kevin Holland	5/11	45%	1/2	1:28	—

LOSS

vs. Jack Hermansson

UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Iaquinta • Dec 2018Middleweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 4:25

Gerald Meerschaert1/250%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:15

Jack Hermansson41/5969%TD 1/2Ctrl 3:58

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gerald Meerschaert	1/2	50%	0/2	0:15	—
	Jack Hermansson	41/59	69%	1/2	3:58	—

WIN

vs. Oskar Piechota

The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated Finale • Jul 2018Middleweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 4:55

Gerald Meerschaert51/10449%TD 3/4Ctrl 2:30

Oskar Piechota23/5343%TD 1/1Ctrl 3:21KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gerald Meerschaert	4/14	29%	0/0	0:18	—
	Oskar Piechota	10/17	59%	1/1	3:17	1

R2	Gerald Meerschaert	47/90	52%	3/4	2:12	—
	Oskar Piechota	13/36	36%	0/0	0:04	—

WIN

vs. Eric Spicely

The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion Finale • Dec 2017Middleweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 2, 2:18

Gerald Meerschaert36/8542%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:21KD 1

Eric Spicely17/3155%TD 1/5Ctrl 3:41

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gerald Meerschaert	21/42	50%	0/0	0:21	—
	Eric Spicely	8/11	73%	1/2	3:34	—

R2	Gerald Meerschaert	15/43	35%	0/0	0:00	1
	Eric Spicely	9/20	45%	0/3	0:07	—

LOSS

vs. Thiago Santos

UFC 213: Romero vs. Whittaker • Jul 2017Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 2:04

Gerald Meerschaert15/2952%TD 3/8Ctrl 1:10

Thiago Santos60/11552%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:13

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gerald Meerschaert	15/28	54%	2/5	1:01	—
	Thiago Santos	36/66	55%	0/0	0:36	—

R2	Gerald Meerschaert	0/1	0%	1/3	0:09	—
	Thiago Santos	24/49	49%	0/0	1:37	—

WIN

vs. Ryan Janes

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne • Feb 2017Middleweight

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 1, 1:34

Gerald Meerschaert3/650%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Ryan Janes3/838%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:18

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gerald Meerschaert	3/6	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ryan Janes	3/8	38%	1/1	1:18	—

WIN

vs. Joseph Gigliotti

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov • Dec 2016Middleweight

Submission (Anaconda Choke) • Rd 1, 4:12

Gerald Meerschaert14/3441%TD 0/2Ctrl 1:05

Joseph Gigliotti5/2025%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:39

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gerald Meerschaert	14/34	41%	0/2	1:05	—
	Joseph Gigliotti	5/20	25%	1/1	0:39	—

Last updated: 2026-09-28 | Data source: UFCStats.com