// Roster Index›Light Heavyweight›Dossier · Gerald Meerschaert
UFC FIGHTER PROFILE_
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Gerald
Meerschaert

NICKNAME"GM3"·UNITED STATES
PROFESSIONAL RECORD
37-22-0
CURRENT FORM
5L STREAK
CURRENT GYM
Valle Flow Striking Academy
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Gerald Meerschaert
FIGHTER -
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PROFILE PHOTO
PROFILE
PROFILE DATA! LIVE
HEIGHT
6'1"
REACH
6'5"
AGE
38
STANCE
SOUTHPAW
WEIGHT
Light Heavyweight
PROFESSIONAL RECORD_
59 BOUTS
WIN
37
LOSS
22
DRAW
0
WIN RATE
63%
37/59 bouts
FINISH RATE
95%
of professional wins
LAST 5 FIGHTS5L STREAK · 0-5
LLLLL
Form trend 0 over the last 90 days.
STYLE SUMMARY_
DATA: LIVE
FIGHTING STYLE
WELL ROUNDED

Well rounded fighter with no dominant single weapon — 78% of wins are by sub.

KEY STRENGTHS

Drags it to the mat and hunts the finish — submission threat opens up off transitions.

KEY RISKS

Top-position grapplers who can chain transitions force submissions when scrambles open up.

// PERFORMANCE_METRICS · 02_

STRIKE / GRAPPLE
VITALS

Observed profile rates compared with stored weight-class medians where coverage exists. Any fallback uses a labeled UFC reference average; no fallback is presented as a division median.

// SLPM▲ ABOVE
2.88
Strikes Landed/Min
Reference value 2.75
// STR. ACC▼ BELOW
45%
Striking Accuracy
Reference value 49%
// SAPM▼ BELOW
3.48
Strikes Absorbed/Min
Reference value 2.75
// STR. DEF▼ BELOW
52%
Striking Defense
Reference value 53%
// TD AVG▲ ABOVE
1.63
Takedowns/15 min
Reference value 1.50
// TD ACC▼ BELOW
29%
Takedown Accuracy
Reference value 40%
// TD DEF▼ BELOW
37%
Takedown Defense
Reference value 59%
// SUB AVG▲ ABOVE
1.40
Submissions/15 min
Reference value 0.50
// QUALITY_OF_COMPETITION · 02B_

WHO THEY
ACTUALLY FOUGHT

A record says how often a fighter won, not against whom. These ratings weigh every result by the opponent's strength at the time, then compare this fighter with the 55 other rated fighters on the UFC light heavyweight roster (anyone with a UFC bout in the last two years or one booked).

// RATING
#50
of 56 on the UFC light heavyweight roster · Elo 1488
// STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE
64th
percentile · average opponent rated 1557 at fight time (recent fights count most)
// RESULTS VS EXPECTATION
2nd
percentile · fell short of what opponents' ratings predicted (-0.30 per fight)

41 rated fights · opponents rated in 68% of recorded fights · last rated fight OCT 10, 2026

// CAREER_BREAKDOWN · 03_

WIN CONDITION MAP

Where the wins come from, and where the losses came from. Method splits by knockout, submission, and decision.

// WINS (37)
n = 37
KO/TKO · 6
SUB · 29
DEC · 2
6
KO/TKO
16%
29
SUB
78%
2
DEC
5%
// LOSSES (22)
n = 22
KO/TKO · 6
SUB · 10
DEC · 7
6
KO/TKO
27%
10
SUB
45%
7
DEC
32%
// PATH_TO_VICTORY_
95% FINISH
KO/TKOEARLY ROUNDS · 6 fights
16%
SUBANY ROUND · 29 fights
78%
DECFULL FIGHT · 2 fights
5%
Top win condition: ko/tko · early rounds.
// DNA_PROFILE · 04_

ATTRIBUTE FINGERPRINT

Evidence-backed 0-100 scores built only from observed profile stats and disclosed bout-history proxies. This is a fixed Blueprint scoring model, not a division percentile; missing axes remain unknown.

// DNA_PROFILE_
3 OBSERVED7 DERIVED0 UNKNOWN
// BENCHMARK
FIXED SCORE SCALE
// LINKED SAMPLE
60 BOUTS
// PROFILE UPDATED
OCT 25, 2026
// RECORDED SOURCE
ufcstats
Fighter attribute fingerprint10 of 10 attributes have evidence-backed scores on the Blueprint fixed scale. Unknown axes are not plotted and no score represents a division percentile.KO POWER23TD DEFENSE20GRAPPLING60CHIN76STRIKING40CARDIO57AGGRESSION25SUB THREAT70STR DEFENSE49RECOVERY55
// BANDS
90+ELITE
70-89STRONG
45-69AVERAGE
30-44BELOW
<30LOW
N/AUNKNOWN
Highest scored axis: Chin. Lowest scored axis: TD Defense.
// EVIDENCE REGISTER
10 SCORED · 0 OPEN
KO Power23
DERIVED PROXY

KO wins divided by total career wins

N=37 wins
TD Defense20
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed takedown defense rate (37%)

Grappling60
DERIVED PROXY

Composite of observed takedown volume, accuracy, and submission rate

Chin76
DERIVED PROXY

KO-loss durability proxy from career record

N=59 bouts
Striking40
DERIVED PROXY

Composite of observed striking volume and accuracy

Cardio57
DERIVED PROXY

Long-fight exposure proxy from bout duration and decision-win share

Aggression25
DERIVED PROXY

Activity proxy from observed strike and takedown volume

Sub Threat70
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed submission rate (1.4 per 15 min)

Str Defense49
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed striking defense rate (52%)

Recovery55
DERIVED PROXY

Share of recorded losses followed by a win in the next recorded bout.

N=23 losses
Fighter attribute fingerprint accessible data summary
AttributeScoreProvenanceEvidenceSample
KO Power23 out of 100DERIVED PROXYKO wins divided by total career wins37 wins
TD Defense20 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved takedown defense rate (37%)Not recorded
Grappling60 out of 100DERIVED PROXYComposite of observed takedown volume, accuracy, and submission rateNot recorded
Chin76 out of 100DERIVED PROXYKO-loss durability proxy from career record59 bouts
Striking40 out of 100DERIVED PROXYComposite of observed striking volume and accuracyNot recorded
Cardio57 out of 100DERIVED PROXYLong-fight exposure proxy from bout duration and decision-win shareNot recorded
Aggression25 out of 100DERIVED PROXYActivity proxy from observed strike and takedown volumeNot recorded
Sub Threat70 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved submission rate (1.4 per 15 min)Not recorded
Str Defense49 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved striking defense rate (52%)Not recorded
Recovery55 out of 100DERIVED PROXYShare of recorded losses followed by a win in the next recorded bout.23 losses
// CAREER_MOMENTUM · 05_

THE ARC SO FAR

Rolling momentum score (0-100) recomputed after every bout. Weighted blend of result, opponent context, and method-of-finish, designed to show the shape, not the destination.

// MOMENTUM_TIMELINE_
SCOREWINLOSS
0255075100JAN 2007WJAN 2007LMAR 2007WMAY 2007WMAY 2007LAUG 2007WJAN 2008WFEB 2008WMAR 2008WMAY 2008WJUL 2008LOCT 2008LMAY 2009WAUG 2009WNOV 2009WMAR 2010WAPR 2010WJUL 2010WSEP 2010WJAN 2011LAPR 2011WSEP 2012LOCT 2012LJAN 2013WAPR 2013WJUL 2013WSEP 2013WJAN 2014LMAY 2014WSEP 2014WJUN 2015WJUL 2015WAUG 2016WOCT 2016WDEC 2016WFEB 2017LJUL 2017WDEC 2017WJUL 2018LDEC 2018LMAR 2019WAUG 2019LOCT 2019WMAR 2020LJUN 2020LSEP 2020WAPR 2021WAUG 2021WDEC 2021LAPR 2022WAUG 2022LAPR 2023LAUG 2023WMAR 2024WAUG 2024LNOV 2024LAPR 2025LAUG 2025LNOV 2025LMAY 2026LOCT 2026// SCORE

  1. Start, JAN 2007, momentum score 45.
  2. Start, JAN 2007, momentum score 55, SUB R2.
  3. Start, MAR 2007, momentum score 48, SUB R1.
  4. Start, MAY 2007, momentum score 57, KO/TKO R2.
  5. Start, MAY 2007, momentum score 67, SUB R1.
  6. Start, AUG 2007, momentum score 60, SUB R1.
  7. Start, JAN 2008, momentum score 70, SUB R1.
  8. Start, FEB 2008, momentum score 77, DEC R3.
  9. Start, MAR 2008, momentum score 86, SUB R2.
  10. Start, MAY 2008, momentum score 96, SUB R1.
  11. Start, JUL 2008, momentum score 100, SUB R2.
  12. Start, OCT 2008, momentum score 93, SUB R1.
  13. Start, MAY 2009, momentum score 86, SUB R1.
  14. Start, AUG 2009, momentum score 96, SUB R1.
  15. Start, NOV 2009, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  16. Start, MAR 2010, momentum score 100, SUB R2.
  17. Start, APR 2010, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  18. Start, JUL 2010, momentum score 100, SUB R2.
  19. Start, SEP 2010, momentum score 100, SUB R5.
  20. Start, JAN 2011, momentum score 100, SUB R2.
  21. Start, APR 2011, momentum score 93, SUB R1.
  22. Start, SEP 2012, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  23. Start, OCT 2012, momentum score 93, SUB R1.
  24. Start, JAN 2013, momentum score 86, SUB R1.
  25. Start, APR 2013, momentum score 97, KO/TKO R1.
  26. Start, JUL 2013, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  27. Start, SEP 2013, momentum score 100, SUB R2.
  28. Start, JAN 2014, momentum score 100, SUB R2.
  29. Start, MAY 2014, momentum score 93, DEC R3.
  30. Start, SEP 2014, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  31. Start, JUN 2015, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  32. Start, JUL 2015, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R3.
  33. Start, AUG 2016, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  34. Start, OCT 2016, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  35. Start, DEC 2016, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  36. Start, FEB 2017, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  37. Start, JUL 2017, momentum score 93, KO/TKO R2.
  38. Start, DEC 2017, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R2.
  39. Start, JUL 2018, momentum score 100, SUB R2.
  40. Start, DEC 2018, momentum score 93, SUB R1.
  41. Start, MAR 2019, momentum score 86, DEC R3.
  42. Start, AUG 2019, momentum score 96, SUB R3.
  43. Start, OCT 2019, momentum score 89, DEC R3.
  44. Start, MAR 2020, momentum score 99, SUB R3.
  45. Start, JUN 2020, momentum score 89, KO/TKO R1.
  46. Start, SEP 2020, momentum score 79, KO/TKO R1.
  47. Start, APR 2021, momentum score 89, SUB R1.
  48. Start, AUG 2021, momentum score 99, SUB R2.
  49. Start, DEC 2021, momentum score 100, SUB R3.
  50. Start, APR 2022, momentum score 93, DEC R3.
  51. Start, AUG 2022, momentum score 100, SUB R3.
  52. Start, APR 2023, momentum score 90, KO/TKO R1.
  53. Start, AUG 2023, momentum score 83, DEC R3.
  54. Start, MAR 2024, momentum score 93, SUB R2.
  55. Start, AUG 2024, momentum score 100, SUB R2.
  56. Start, NOV 2024, momentum score 93, SUB R3.
  57. Start, APR 2025, momentum score 86, DEC R3.
  58. Start, AUG 2025, momentum score 76, KO/TKO R1.
  59. Start, NOV 2025, momentum score 69, SUB R1.
  60. Start, MAY 2026, momentum score 62, DEC R3.
  61. Start, OCT 2026, momentum score 55, KO/TKO R2.

Peaked at 100 (W vs Vaughn), bottomed at 45 (Debut). Current reading: 55.

// KILL_SHOT_MATRIX · 06_

WHEN THE FINISHES COME

Cross-tab of fight outcome by method and round. Reads top-down for method, left-right for round. Cyan intensity scales with frequency.

// METHOD × ROUND_
60/60 fights mapped
METHOD ↓ / ROUND →R1R2R3R4R5FREQ
KO/TKO
7
12%
4
7%
1
2%
-
-
12
total
SUB
21
35%
12
20%
5
8%
-
1
2%
39
total
DEC
-
-
9
15%
-
-
9
total
// PRIMARY KILL ZONE
R1-R2 KO/TKO · 11 of 60 mapped
// LATE-FIGHT GAP
R5 finishes on record
// DECISION RATE
15%, fights rarely go the distance
GYM & TRAINING PARTNERS_

WHERE THE TRAINING HAPPENS

Camp affiliation matters for stylistic predictions. Who you spend 200 rounds a week with shapes how you fight on Saturday.

// CURRENT_GYM_
Valle Flow Striking Academy
VIEW FIGHTER DIRECTORY →
// STYLE_INFLUENCE_
BALANCED

Style tags inferred from per-fight rate stats: striking-first, wrestling-heavy, sub grappling, cage defense.

// RESOLVED_TRAINING_PARTNERS

No linked training partners are available for this gym yet.

// FIGHT_HISTORY · 08_

BOUT LOG
60 FIGHTS

Detailed bout records for the indexed tenure. Sorted most recent first.

L
VS Julius WalkerOct 10, 2026
KO/TKOR2 · 3:35
UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Duncan
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
L
VS Jacob MalkounMay 2, 2026
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night 275 - Della Maddalena vs. Prates
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
L
VS Kyle DaukausNov 15, 2025
SubmissionR1 · 0:50
UFC 322 - Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Brabo Choke)
L
VS Michal OleksiejczukAug 16, 2025
KO/TKOR1 · 3:03
UFC 319 - Du Plessis vs. Chimaev
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
L
VS Brad TavaresApr 5, 2025
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC on ESPN 65 - Emmett vs. Murphy
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
L
VS Reinier de RidderNov 9, 2024
SubmissionR3 · 1:44
UFC Fight Night 247 - Magny vs. Prates
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
W
VS Edmen ShahbazyanAug 24, 2024
SubmissionR2 · 4:12
UFC on ESPN 62 - Cannonier vs. Borralho
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
W
VS Bryan BarberenaMar 16, 2024
SubmissionR2 · 4:23
UFC Fight Night 239 - Tuivasa vs. Tybura
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Technical Submission (Face Crank)
L
VS Andre PetroskiAug 19, 2023
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC 292 - Sterling vs. O'Malley
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Split)
L
VS Joe PyferApr 8, 2023
KO/TKOR1 · 3:15
UFC 287 - Pereira vs. Adesanya 2
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
W
VS Bruno SilvaAug 13, 2022
SubmissionR3 · 1:39
UFC on ESPN 41 - Vera vs. Cruz
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
L
VS Krzysztof JotkoApr 30, 2022
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC on ESPN 35 - Font vs. Vera
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
// FAQ · 09_

CITATION-READY ANSWERS

Quick answers based on the public fighter profile and fight history shown on this page.

Light Heavyweight. Professional record 37-22. Unranked at the time of indexing.

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