Fighter profile

Gerald Meerschaert

“GM3”

Light Heavyweight · UFC record 12-15 · 27 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 10 Oct 2026

Submission Hunter

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)65

Power64

Striking defense72

Takedown defense57

WrestlingProvisional measure70

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (27 detailed fights; as of Sat 10 Oct 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: ESTABLISHED75.0

CardioEvidence: ESTABLISHED73.3

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 185 cm (6'1")
Reach: 196 cm (6'5")
Stance: Southpaw
Age: 38

Last 3: L L L (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

27 detailed UFC fights · 56 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 10 Oct 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed11.8significant, per round

Strikes absorbed14.2per round

Striking differential-2.4per round

Takedown attempts1.54per round

Takedown defense37.5%of attempts stopped

Finish rate100.0%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 11.8
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 14.2
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): -2.4
Striking accuracy: 45.2%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 52.7%
Knockdowns per round: 0.05
Target: head / body / leg: 72.9% / 17.4% / 9.7%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 80.8% / 10.4% / 8.8%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 1.54
Takedowns landed per round: 0.45
Takedown accuracy: 29.1%
Takedown defense: 37.5%
Control time per round: 0:53
Submission attempts per round: 0.39
Reversals per round: 0.20

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 12-15-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 100.0%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 1 · 11 · 0
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 6 · 3 · 6
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 3 / 7
Average fight time: 8:32 (over 24 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Gerald Meerschaert — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 10 Oct 2026	Julius Walker	L	KO/TKO Punches	R2 3:35	UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Duncan
Sat 2 May 2026	Jacob Malkoun	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates
Sat 15 Nov 2025	Kyle Daukaus	L	SUB D'Arce Choke	R1 0:50	UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev
Sat 16 Aug 2025	Michal Oleksiejczuk	L	KO/TKO Punches	R1 3:03	UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev
Sat 5 Apr 2025	Brad Tavares	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Murphy

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Gerald Meerschaert — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 9 Nov 2024	Reinier de Ridder	L	SUB Arm Triangle	R3 1:44	UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates
Sat 24 Aug 2024	Edmen Shahbazyan	W	SUB Arm Triangle	R2 4:12	UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Borralho
Sat 16 Mar 2024	Bryan Barberena	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R2 4:23	UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura
Sat 19 Aug 2023	Andre Petroski	L	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley
Sat 8 Apr 2023	Joe Pyfer	L	KO/TKO Punches	R1 3:15	UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2
Sat 13 Aug 2022	Bruno Silva	W	SUB Guillotine Choke	R3 1:39	UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz
Sat 30 Apr 2022	Krzysztof Jotko	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera
Sat 18 Dec 2021	Dustin Stoltzfus	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R3 2:58	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus
Sat 28 Aug 2021	Makhmud Muradov	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R2 1:49	UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Chikadze
Sat 17 Apr 2021	Bartosz Fabinski	W	SUB Guillotine Choke	R1 2:00	UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Gastelum
Sat 19 Sep 2020	Khamzat Chimaev	L	KO/TKO Punch	R1 0:17	UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley
Sat 6 Jun 2020	Ian Heinisch	L	KO/TKO Punch	R1 1:14	UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer
Sat 7 Mar 2020	Deron Winn	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R3 2:13	UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero
Sat 12 Oct 2019	Eryk Anders	L	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson
Sat 3 Aug 2019	Trevin Giles	W	SUB Guillotine Choke	R3 1:49	UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Lawler
Sat 30 Mar 2019	Kevin Holland	L	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje
Sat 15 Dec 2018	Jack Hermansson	L	SUB Guillotine Choke	R1 4:25	UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Iaquinta
Fri 6 Jul 2018	Oskar Piechota	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R2 4:55	The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated Finale
Fri 1 Dec 2017	Eric Spicely	W	KO/TKO Kick	R2 2:18	The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion Finale
Sat 8 Jul 2017	Thiago Santos	L	KO/TKO Punches	R2 2:04	UFC 213: Romero vs. Whittaker
Sun 19 Feb 2017	Ryan Janes	W	SUB Armbar	R1 1:34	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne
Fri 9 Dec 2016	Joseph Gigliotti	W	SUB Anaconda Choke	R1 4:12	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov

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