Gerald Meerschaert

🇺🇸

(1987-12-18)

Statistics

UFC Record: 12-13

By Method:

KO/TKO: 1-5
Submission: 11-3
Decision: 0-5

By Elo:

As Favorite: 8-8
As Underdog: 4-5

By Weight Class:

Middleweight: 12-13

By Round:

Round 1: 3-6
Round 2: 5-1
Round 3: 4-6

By Type:

Ranked Opponent: 0-1

UFC Roster Status: Active

Last 5: WLLLL

Elo: 2613 (#496)

Peak Elo: 2986 (2021-12-18) (#439)

Avg Opponent Elo: 2791 (#445)

Bonuses: 5 (0 FOTN, 5 Performance)

Avg Fight Time: 8m 14s

Total Fight Time: 3h 25m 54s (#161)

Avg Time Between Fights: 133 days

Avg Card Slot: 7 (#1007)

Avg Age: 33.6 years

Avg Opp Age: 31 years

Elo Rating

Bout History

2026-05-02
UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates

Gerald Meerschaert (38)

🇺🇸

LLLLW • 12-13
Elo: 2613 (23%)

CATCHWEIGHT (190 LB)

🇦🇺

Jacob Malkoun (30)
5-3 • LWLWW
Elo: 2816 (77%)

RAC Arena
Perth
Australia🇦🇺

2025-11-15
UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev

Kyle Daukaus (32)

🇺🇸

NWLLW • 3-4 (1 NC)
Elo: 2874 (78%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
SUB
R1
0:50

🇺🇸

Gerald Meerschaert (37)
12-12 • LLLWW
Elo: 2658 (22%)

Madison Square Garden
New York City, New York
United States🇺🇸

2025-08-16
UFC 319: du Plessis vs. Chimaev

Michal Oleksiejczuk (30)

🇵🇱

WLLLW • 8-7 (1 NC)
Elo: 2830 (65%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
TKO
R1
3:03

🇺🇸

Gerald Meerschaert (37)
12-11 • LLWWL
Elo: 2730 (35%)

United Center
Chicago, Illinois
United States🇺🇸

2025-04-05
UFC on ESPN: Emmett vs. Murphy

Brad Tavares (37)

🇺🇸

LLWLL • 15-10
Elo: 2807 (46%)
29

MIDDLEWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00
🤖

🇺🇸

Gerald Meerschaert (37)
12-10 • LWWLL
Elo: 2840 (54%)
28

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

2024-11-09
UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates

Reinier de Ridder (34)

🇳🇱

Debut 🔰
Elo: 2971 (57%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
SUB
R3
1:44

🇺🇸

Gerald Meerschaert (36)
12-9 • WWLLW
Elo: 2928 (43%)

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

2024-08-24
UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Borralho

⭐ Gerald Meerschaert (36)

🇺🇸

WLLWL • 11-9
Elo: 2845 (58%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
SUB
R2
4:12

🇺🇸

Edmen Shahbazyan (26)
6-4 • LLWLW
Elo: 2784 (42%)

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

2024-03-16
UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura

Gerald Meerschaert (36)

🇺🇸

LLWLW • 10-9
Elo: 2764 (59%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
SUB
R2
4:23

🇨🇴

🇺🇸

Bryan Barberena (34)
9-9 • WWLLL
Elo: 2697 (41%)

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

2023-08-19
UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley

Andre Petroski (32)

🇺🇸

WWWW • 4-0
Elo: 2823 (56%)
29

MIDDLEWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00
🤖

🇺🇸

Gerald Meerschaert (35)
10-8 • LWLWW
Elo: 2788 (44%)
28

TD Garden
Boston, Massachusetts
United States🇺🇸

2023-04-08
UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2

Joe Pyfer (26)

🇺🇸

W • 1-0
Elo: 2657 (16%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
TKO
R1
3:15

🇺🇸

Gerald Meerschaert (35)
10-7 • WLWWW
Elo: 2958 (84%)

Kaseya Center
Miami, Florida
United States🇺🇸

2022-08-13
UFC on ESPN: Vera vs. Cruz

Gerald Meerschaert (34)

🇺🇸

LWWWL • 9-7
Elo: 2855 (48%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
SUB
R3
1:39

🇧🇷

Bruno Silva (33)
3-1 • WWWL
Elo: 2864 (52%)

Pechanga Arena
San Diego, California
United States🇺🇸

2022-04-30
UFC on ESPN: Font vs. Vera

Krzysztof Jotko (32)

🇵🇱

WWWLW • 10-5
Elo: 2874 (35%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸

Gerald Meerschaert (34)
9-6 • WWWLL
Elo: 2986 (65%)

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

2021-12-18
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus

Gerald Meerschaert (34)

🇺🇸

WWLLW • 8-6
Elo: 2967 (90%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
SUB
R3
2:58

🇺🇸

Dustin Stoltzfus (30)
0-2 • LL
Elo: 2579 (10%)

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

2021-08-28
UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Chikadze

⭐ Gerald Meerschaert (33)

🇺🇸

WLLWL • 7-6
Elo: 2823 (28%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
SUB
R2
1:49

🇨🇿

🇺🇿

Makhmud Muradov (31)
3-0 • WWW
Elo: 2987 (72%)

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

2021-04-17
UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Gastelum

⭐ Gerald Meerschaert (33)

🇺🇸

LLWLW • 6-6
Elo: 2703 (39%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
SUB
R1
2:00

🇵🇱

Bartosz Fabinski (34)
3-2 • WWWLL
Elo: 2775 (61%)

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

2020-09-19
UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley

⭐ Khamzat Chimaev (26)

🇦🇪

🇷🇺

🇸🇪

WW • 2-0
Elo: 2881 (66%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
KO
R1
0:17

🇺🇸

Gerald Meerschaert (32)
6-5 • LWLWL
Elo: 2772 (34%)

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

2020-06-06
UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer

Ian Heinisch (31)

🇺🇸

WWLL • 2-2
UFC rank: #13 • Elo: 2865 (49%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
TKO
R1
1:14

🇺🇸

Gerald Meerschaert (32)
6-4 • WLWLL
Elo: 2875 (51%)

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

2020-03-07
UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero

Gerald Meerschaert (32)

🇺🇸

LWLLW • 5-4
Elo: 2807 (65%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
SUB
R3
2:13

🇺🇸

Deron Winn (30)
1-1 • WL
Elo: 2693 (35%)

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

2019-10-12
UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson

Eryk Anders (32)

🇺🇸

WLLLW • 4-4
Elo: 2750 (33%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸

Gerald Meerschaert (31)
5-3 • WLLWW
Elo: 2875 (67%)

Amalie Arena
Tampa, Florida
United States🇺🇸

2019-08-03
UFC on ESPN: Covington vs. Lawler

Gerald Meerschaert (31)

🇺🇸

LLWWL • 4-3
Elo: 2798 (61%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
SUB
R3
1:49

🇺🇸

Trevin Giles (26)
2-1 • WWL
Elo: 2717 (39%)

Prudential Center
Newark, New Jersey
United States🇺🇸

2019-03-30
UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Gaethje

Kevin Holland (26)

🇺🇸

LW • 1-1
Elo: 2806 (45%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸

Gerald Meerschaert (31)
4-2 • LWWLW
Elo: 2842 (55%)

Wells Fargo Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
United States🇺🇸

2018-12-15
UFC on Fox: Lee vs. Iaquinta 2

Jack Hermansson (30)

🇳🇴

🇸🇪

LWWLW • 4-2
Elo: 2922 (46%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
SUB
R1
4:25

🇺🇸

Gerald Meerschaert (30)
4-1 • WWLWW
Elo: 2951 (54%)

Fiserv Forum
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
United States🇺🇸

2018-07-06
The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated

Gerald Meerschaert (30)

🇺🇸

WLWW • 3-1
Elo: 2850 (49%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
SUB
R2
4:55

🇵🇱

Oskar Piechota (28)
2-0 • WW
Elo: 2853 (51%)

Pearl Theatre
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

2017-12-01
The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion

⭐ Gerald Meerschaert (29)

🇺🇸

LWW • 2-1
Elo: 2776 (63%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
TKO
R2
2:18

🇺🇸

Eric Spicely (31)
2-2 • LWWL
Elo: 2683 (37%)

Park Theater
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

2017-07-08
UFC 213: Romero vs. Whittaker

Thiago Santos (33)

🇧🇷

WWLLW • 6-4
Elo: 2821 (40%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
TKO
R2
2:04

🇺🇸

Gerald Meerschaert (29)
2-0 • WW
Elo: 2897 (60%)

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

2017-02-19
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne

Gerald Meerschaert (29)

🇺🇸

W • 1-0
Elo: 2836 (69%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
SUB
R1
1:34

🇨🇦

Ryan Janes (35)
1-0 • W
Elo: 2693 (31%)

Scotiabank Centre
Halifax
Canada🇨🇦

2016-12-09
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov

⭐ Gerald Meerschaert (28)

🇺🇸

Debut 🔰
Elo: 2795 (79%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
SUB
R1
4:12

🇺🇸

Joe Gigliotti (23)
0-1 • L
Elo: 2563 (21%)

Times Union Center
Albany, New York
United States🇺🇸