Gerald Meerschaert

Nickname“GM3”

Record

37-22

Streak

Age

Date of birth

Dec 18, 1987

Fighting out of: Racine, Wisconsin
Born: United States
Camp: Kill Cliff FC
Weight class: Light Heavyweight
Height: 6'1" · 185 cm
Reach: 77" · 196 cm
Stance: Southpaw
Last fight: May 2, 2026
Cut risk: 67%

UFC fight history

ResultOpponentMethodDetailEvent

Jacob Malkoun

Middleweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates · May 2, 2026

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates

May 2, 2026

Kyle Daukaus

Middleweight · Submission · D'Arce Choke On Ground · R1 · 0:50

UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev · Nov 15, 2025

Submission

R1 · 0:50

D'Arce Choke On Ground

UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev

Nov 15, 2025

Michal Oleksiejczuk

Middleweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head On Ground · R1 · 3:03

UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev · Aug 16, 2025

KO/TKO

R1 · 3:03

Punches to Head On Ground

UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev

Aug 16, 2025

#15Brad Tavares

Middleweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Murphy · Apr 5, 2025

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Murphy

Apr 5, 2025

Reinier de Ridder

Middleweight · Submission · Arm Triangle From Mount · R3 · 1:44

UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates · Nov 9, 2024

Submission

R3 · 1:44

Arm Triangle From Mount

UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates

Nov 9, 2024

#15Edmen Shahbazyan

Middleweight · Submission · Arm Triangle From Half Guard · R2 · 4:12

UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Borralho · Aug 24, 2024

Submission

R2 · 4:12

Arm Triangle From Half Guard

UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Borralho

Aug 24, 2024

Bryan Barberena

Middleweight · Submission · Rear Naked Choke · R2 · 4:23

UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura · Mar 16, 2024

Submission

R2 · 4:23

Rear Naked Choke

UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura

Mar 16, 2024

Andre Petroski

Middleweight · Decision · Split · R3 · 5:00

UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley · Aug 19, 2023

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Split

UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley

Aug 19, 2023

Joe Pyfer

Middleweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head On Ground · R1 · 3:15

UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 · Apr 8, 2023

KO/TKO

R1 · 3:15

Punches to Head On Ground

UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2

Apr 8, 2023

Bruno Silva

Middleweight · Submission · Guillotine Choke On Ground · R3 · 1:39

UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz · Aug 13, 2022

Submission

R3 · 1:39

Guillotine Choke On Ground

UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz

Aug 13, 2022

#15Krzysztof Jotko

Middleweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera · Apr 30, 2022

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera

Apr 30, 2022

Dustin Stoltzfus

Middleweight · Submission · Rear Naked Choke · R3 · 2:58

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus · Dec 18, 2021

Submission

R3 · 2:58

Rear Naked Choke

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus

Dec 18, 2021

Makhmud Muradov

Middleweight · Submission · Rear Naked Choke · R2 · 1:49

UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Chikadze · Aug 28, 2021

Submission

R2 · 1:49

Rear Naked Choke

UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Chikadze

Aug 28, 2021

Bartosz Fabinski

Middleweight · Submission · Guillotine Choke On Ground · R1 · 2:00

UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Gastelum · Apr 17, 2021

Submission

R1 · 2:00

Guillotine Choke On Ground

UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Gastelum

Apr 17, 2021

Khamzat Chimaev

Middleweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R1 · 0:17

UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley · Sep 19, 2020

KO/TKO

R1 · 0:17

Punch to Head At Distance

UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley

Sep 19, 2020

#13Ian Heinisch

Middleweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R1 · 1:14

UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer · Jun 6, 2020

KO/TKO

R1 · 1:14

Punch to Head At Distance

UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer

Jun 6, 2020

Deron Winn

Middleweight · Submission · Rear Naked Choke · R3 · 2:13

UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero · Mar 7, 2020

Submission

R3 · 2:13

Rear Naked Choke

UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero

Mar 7, 2020

Eryk Anders

Middleweight · Decision · Split · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson · Oct 12, 2019

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Split

UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson

Oct 12, 2019

Trevin Giles

Middleweight · Submission · Guillotine Choke On Ground · R3 · 1:49

UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Lawler · Aug 3, 2019

Submission

R3 · 1:49

Guillotine Choke On Ground

UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Lawler

Aug 3, 2019

Kevin Holland

Middleweight · Decision · Split · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje · Mar 30, 2019

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Split

UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje

Mar 30, 2019

Jack Hermansson

Middleweight · Submission · Guillotine Choke On Ground · R1 · 4:25

UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Iaquinta · Dec 15, 2018

Submission

R1 · 4:25

Guillotine Choke On Ground

UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Iaquinta

Dec 15, 2018

Oskar Piechota

Middleweight · Submission · Rear Naked Choke · R2 · 4:55

The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated Finale · Jul 6, 2018

Submission

R2 · 4:55

Rear Naked Choke

The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated Finale

Jul 6, 2018

Eric Spicely

Middleweight · KO/TKO · Kick to Body At Distance · R2 · 2:18

The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion Finale · Dec 1, 2017

KO/TKO

R2 · 2:18

Kick to Body At Distance

The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion Finale

Dec 1, 2017

#15Thiago Santos

Middleweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head On Ground · R2 · 2:04

UFC 213: Romero vs. Whittaker · Jul 8, 2017

KO/TKO

R2 · 2:04

Punches to Head On Ground

UFC 213: Romero vs. Whittaker

Jul 8, 2017

Ryan Janes

Middleweight · Submission · Armbar From Bottom · R1 · 1:34

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne · Feb 19, 2017

Submission

R1 · 1:34

Armbar From Bottom

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne

Feb 19, 2017

Joseph Gigliotti

Middleweight · Submission · Anaconda Choke On Ground · R1 · 4:12

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov · Dec 9, 2016

Submission

R1 · 4:12

Anaconda Choke On Ground

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov

Dec 9, 2016

Outside the UFC

25-8across 33 bouts · 28 promotions · wins by 5 KO · 18 sub · 2 decCombat USA · KOTC · NAFC · RFA 45 · Valor Fights 36 +23

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
W	Chase Waldon11-3	Submission	Arm-Triangle Choke	R1	1:44	RFA 45	Oct 28, 2016
W	Sidney Wheeler7-4	Submission	Kimura	R1	1:22	Valor Fights 36	Aug 13, 2016
W	Lucas Rota13-8	KO/TKO	Doctor Stoppage	R3	0:50	Titan FC 34	Jul 18, 2015
W	Keith Smetana12-6	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	1:51	4BC	Jun 27, 2015
W	Matt Lagou4-7	Submission	Arm-Triangle Choke	R1	1:26	KOTC	Sep 27, 2014
L	Sam Alvey34-18-1	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	NAFC	May 31, 2014
W	Eddie Larrea23-52	Submission	Arm-Triangle Choke	R2	1:05	NAFC	Jan 31, 2014
W	Nathan Gunn10-5	Submission	Guillotine Choke	R2	2:00	CFC	Sep 13, 2013
W	George Lockhart12-7	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	NFC 58	Jul 19, 2013
W	Jay Ellis17-112	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	1:03	KOTC	Apr 20, 2013
L	Anthony Lapsley23-8	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	1:51	Rocktagon MMA	Jan 19, 2013
L	Sergej Juskevic15-8-2	Submission	Kneebar	R1	4:32	SFS 6	Oct 19, 2012
W	Eddie Larrea23-52	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	3:35	RWC	Sep 6, 2012
L	Herbert Goodman19-11	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	1:28	Combat USA	Apr 22, 2011
W	Dallas O'Malley8-2	Submission	Guillotine Choke	R2	0:38	Combat USA	Jan 6, 2011
W	Sam Alvey34-18-1	Submission	Guillotine Choke	R5	4:08	Combat USA	Sep 11, 2010
W	Ron Faircloth33-20	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R2	3:34	Madtown Throwdown	Jul 10, 2010
W	Jim Klimczyk1-3	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	2:56	Combat USA	Apr 17, 2010
W	Eddie Larrea23-52	Submission	Arm-Triangle Choke	R2	0:52	ECO	Mar 20, 2010
W	Morrison Lamb8-13	Submission	Guillotine Choke	R1	1:02	Racine Fight Night 5	Nov 28, 2009
W	Jacob Kuester8-6	Submission	Neck Crank	R1	1:14	GCF	Aug 15, 2009
L	Kenny Robertson15-7	Submission	Kneebar	R1	3:15	MT 19	May 2, 2009
L	Curtis Bailey4-7	Submission	Guillotine Choke	R1	1:19	MT 17	Oct 10, 2008
W	Mike Vaughn2-3	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R2	0:00	MT 16	Jul 25, 2008
W	Ryan Scheeper5-38	Submission	Armbar	R1	0:40	FCC 35	May 3, 2008
W	Alex Carter6-29	Submission	Triangle Choke	R2	—	FCC 34	Mar 29, 2008
W	Caleb Krull4-4	Decision	Unanimous	R3	3:00	FCC 33	Feb 23, 2008
W	Kenneth Allen1-43	Submission	Triangle Choke	R1	—	FCC 32	Jan 12, 2008
L	Daisuke Hanazawa16-15-5	Submission	Kimura	R1	0:00	FCC 29	Aug 11, 2007
W	Will Pace0-1	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	0:00	FCC 28	May 19, 2007
W	Shane Kruchten12-5	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	0:00	FCC 27	May 12, 2007
L	Jay Ellis17-112	Submission	Guillotine Choke	R1	—	FCC 26	Mar 10, 2007
W	Fernando Gomez1-3	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R2	5:00	FCC 25	Jan 13, 2007

Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.

Career striking

OverallC53rd

45%652 / 1,447

Striking accuracy

53%

Striking defense

Sig. strikes / min-0.49 differential

Landed2.95

Absorbed3.44

47%str + td

Defensive rating

Striking edge

-2%accuracy vs opp. landing

worseevenbetter

Strike maps

Sig. strikes by target

Head73%58th477
Body17%49th112
Leg10%36th63

Color = division rank · green elite → red low · % = share of strikes

Sig. strikes by position

81%Standing

Standing81%527
Clinch10%67
Ground9%58

Striking zones

Per-15-minute breakdown — where this fighter lands, and where they get hit.

UFC only

Gerald Meerschaert

Landed per 15

Head

58th

32.4

58th

Body

44th

7.6

44th

Leg

31st

4.3

31st

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Absorbed per 15

Head

42nd

36.1

42nd

Body

50th

9.8

50th

Leg

66th

5.8

66th

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Career totals — landed / attempted

Landed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	32.4	477	1,241	38%
Body	7.6	112	138	81%
Leg	4.3	63	68	93%

Absorbed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	36.1	531	1,344	40%
Body	9.8	144	192	75%
Leg	5.8	85	102	83%

UFCStats career rates, per 15 minutes. Percentiles vs the division; absorbed is inverted so higher is better.

Pace & fade

Round-by-round work rate, and whether they fade.

UFC only

Gerald Meerschaert

26 UFC bouts (per‑round) · 221 min

174%

R3 pace · 11 bouts

Meerschaert builds (+20% per round through round 3). Within fights that reached round 3, Meerschaert lifts to 174% of round-1 output by round 3 (11 bouts).

Meerschaert ▲ BUILDSOutput / min

Rounds backed by fewer than 2 bouts are drawn smaller and dimmed with an n= count — a deep round seen in one or two fights is a thin sample, not a settled rate. Per-round bout counts are in the breakdown below.

Full per-round breakdown

What drives the pace · per round

The composite output line above blends these three inputs — splitting them out shows whether the work rate is built on striking volume, takedown pressure, or top control, and which input fades.

Sig. strikes landed

Meerschaertlanded / min

Takedown attempts

Meerschaertattempts / min

Control time

Meerschaert% of round

Round	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	3.9	2.3	3.7	0.29	19%	26
R2	6.0	3.6	3.4	0.47	23%	17
R3	6.1	3.5	2.8	0.47	29%	11

Output / minis the headline work rate — significant strikes landed, plus 3 per takedown attempt, plus one per 15 seconds of control — so a takedown-and-grind round isn’t scored as idle the way bare striking volume would. The remaining columns are its components. Per-round rates use UFCStats per-round data (available for ~95% of bouts since 2008). Each round’s rates are averaged only over bouts that reached that round, so the bout count shrinks as rounds deepen. The final round of a finished fight is pro-rated by its actual length.

Schedule Score

Opponent quality, ranked across the UFC. Recent fights weighted heavier.

UFC only

Gerald Meerschaert

26 resolved UFC bouts · 5 ranked at the time

Schedule Score

38/ 100

0255075100

Schedule strength

65th

39%

65th

Win quality

30th

33%

30th

Opponent quality distribution

Every UFC bout, grouped by who the opponent was at the time.

ChampionHeld the title in this weight class at the time
Top-5Ranked #1–#5 at the time
Ranked 6–15Ranked #6–#15 at the time
Cross-div rankedRanked #1–#15 in another division at the time
Contender-level8+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.55 win rate
Established5+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.500
Building3+ UFC fights, ≥.40 win rate
UnprovenFewer than 3 fights, or sub-.40 win rate

Tier	Bouts	Record	Win rate
Champion	1	0-1	0%
Top-5	2	0-2	0%
Ranked 6–15	7	1-6	14%
Cross-div ranked	1	1-0	100%
Contender-level	2	0-2	0%
Established	3	1-2	33%
Building	7	6-1	86%
Unproven	3	3-0	100%

Highest-quality opponents

Toughest opponents on the scheduleScore, scored at the time of the fight.

All bouts — opponent quality bout-by-bout

Res	Opponent	Tier	Score	Date
L	Jacob Malkoun	Established	30	May 2, 2026
L	Kyle Daukaus	Building	18	Nov 15, 2025
L	Michal Oleksiejczuk	Contender-level	40	Aug 16, 2025
L	Brad Tavares#15	Ranked 6–15	68	Apr 5, 2025
L	Reinier de Ridder	Top-5	56	Nov 9, 2024
W	Edmen Shahbazyan#15	Ranked 6–15	67	Aug 24, 2024
W	Bryan Barberena	Building	22	Mar 16, 2024
L	Andre Petroski	Contender-level	36	Aug 19, 2023
L	Joe Pyfer	Ranked 6–15	52	Apr 8, 2023
W	Bruno Silva	Cross-div ranked	36	Aug 13, 2022
L	Krzysztof Jotko#15	Ranked 6–15	67	Apr 30, 2022
W	Dustin Stoltzfus	Unproven	8	Dec 18, 2021
W	Makhmud Muradov	Building	18	Aug 28, 2021
W	Bartosz Fabinski	Building	18	Apr 17, 2021
L	Khamzat Chimaev	Champion	68	Sep 19, 2020
L	Ian Heinisch#13	Ranked 6–15	68	Jun 6, 2020
W	Deron Winn	Building	15	Mar 7, 2020
L	Eryk Anders	Established	26	Oct 12, 2019
W	Trevin Giles	Established	26	Aug 3, 2019
L	Kevin Holland	Ranked 6–15	47	Mar 30, 2019
L	Jack Hermansson	Top-5	59	Dec 15, 2018
W	Oskar Piechota	Building	15	Jul 6, 2018
W	Eric Spicely	Unproven	12	Dec 1, 2017
L	Thiago Santos#15	Ranked 6–15	64	Jul 8, 2017
W	Ryan Janes	Building	15	Feb 19, 2017
W	Joseph Gigliotti	Unproven	8	Dec 9, 2016

Per-bout quality scoring: champion = 100; same-division ranks 1–5 = 90 → 78 linear; ranks 6–15 = 75 → 60 linear; cross-division champion = 78; cross-division ranked = 45; title-fight challenger (no rank signal) = 50, bumped to 65 when opp had an elite career UFC record at the time. Unranked opponents are scored on UFC record-at-time (long-tenured vet 60, contender-level 45, established 30, building 18, unproven 8). P4P top-10 at time adds +5; top-3 adds +8 (capped at 100). The Schedule Score combines schedule strength (65%) and quality wins (35%), then is held toward a rookie baseline for fighters with limited UFC experience so a thin résumé reads honestly low.

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Gerald Meerschaert moves to 205, faces Julius Walker at Oct. 10 UFC eventmmafighting · Aug 13, 2026

Takedowns	25 / 85
Submission attempts	22
Control time	49:23

TDs defended	18 / 45
Control absorbed	48:46

Gerald Meerschaert

UFC fight history

Outside the UFC

Method of victory & defeat

Finishes

KO history

Judging

Career striking

Striking zones

Grappling

Pace & fade

What drives the pace · per round

Schedule Score

Career cohorts

Activity & layoff

Fight-by-fight odds & scoring