Gerald Meerschaert: record, fights and statistics

Gerald Meerschaert (“GM3”) is a light heavyweight fighter from USA with a published career record of 37-23-0. StatsNext stores 25 UFC bouts for Gerald Meerschaert (10-15). In the 5 fights stored since Apr 5, 2025, Gerald Meerschaert is 0-5.

Fights through October 10, 2026 · Updated October 16, 2026 at 7:09 PM ET · StatsNext fight records

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Height6'1"
Reach77"
StanceSouthpaw
Weight classLight Heavyweight
Born1987

What are Gerald Meerschaert's fighting stats?

Across 25 stored UFC bouts with statistics (212 minutes) through October 10, 2026, Gerald Meerschaert lands 2.70 significant strikes per minute and absorbs 3.57, with 45.1% striking accuracy and 52.7% striking defense. Grappling: 1.55 takedowns per 15 minutes at 26.8% accuracy, 33.3% takedown defense, 1.41 submission attempts per 15 minutes. 10-15 in 25 stored UFC bouts, 10 of 10 wins inside the distance.

Gerald Meerschaert: striking, grappling and finishes

Gerald Meerschaert: rates from stored bouts
StatisticUFC bouts
Significant strikes landed per minute2.70
Significant strikes absorbed per minute3.57
Significant striking accuracy45.1%
Significant striking defense52.7%
Knockdowns per 15 minutes0.14
Takedowns per 15 minutes1.55
Takedown accuracy26.8%
Takedown defense33.3%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes1.41
Control minutes per 15 minutes3.36
Share of fight time in control22.4%
Bouts with statistics (minutes)25 (212.4)

Significant strikes landed: 71.3% head, 17.9% body, 10.8% legs; 85.7% at distance, 8.4% in the clinch, 5.9% on the ground.

Gerald Meerschaert: ufc bouts by method
MethodWinsLosses
KO/TKO06
Submission103
Decision06

10-15 in the 25 stored UFC bouts since December 10, 2016, averaging 8.5 minutes. The published career record above can include bouts StatsNext does not store. Rates are per minute fought over the stored bouts. Absorbed strikes and defense count only bouts where the opponent’s statistics are published. Control time is published for bouts from 2019. UFC striking leaders · UFC grappling leaders

2026 season: Gerald Meerschaert among fighters

Gerald Meerschaert: 2026 season figures and place among fighters
FigureGerald MeerschaertPlace
Significant strikes landed per minute1.74220th of 243
Significant strikes absorbed per minute3.1488th of 243
Significant strike accuracy45.6160th of 243
Significant strike defense43.9152nd of 177
Knockdowns per 15 minutes0.00113th of 243
Takedowns landed per 15 minutes0.00146th of 243
Submission attempts per 15 minutes1.9121st of 243
Share of fight time in control18.891st of 243

The same figures and places as the StatsNext Stats Explorer for the 2026 season, among the fighters with enough fights that season. 1st is the best (the lowest for figures where lower is better).

Wins and losses by method since Apr 5, 2025

  • 5 losses: 2 by ko/tko, 2 by decision, 1 by submission

Striking and grappling totals since Apr 5, 2025

Gerald Meerschaert — MMA — Striking and grappling totals since Apr 5, 2025
MeasureTotal
Significant strikes landed82 of 191 (42.9%)
Significant strikes absorbed152 of 303 attempted by opponents
Knockdowns0
Takedowns landed0 of 15
Opponent takedowns6 of 6 (0.0% defended)
Submission attempts3
Control time9:10

Totals over 5 of 5 stored fights with statistics for both fighters.

Fight history

Gerald Meerschaert: the 15 most recent stored bouts
DateOpponent (UFC record entering)ResultMethodRound, timeMinutesWeight classSig. strikes (absorbed)TakedownsControl
Oct 10, 2026Julius Walker (1-3)LossKO/TKOR2 3:358.6Light Heavyweight9 of 14 (38)0 of 10:03
May 2, 2026Jacob Malkoun (5-3)LossDecisionR3 5:0015Middleweight32 of 76 (36)0 of 34:23
Nov 15, 2025Kyle Daukaus (3-4)LossSubmissionR1 0:500.8Middleweight0 of 2 (8)0 of 00:00
Aug 16, 2025Michal Oleksiejczuk (8-7)LossKO/TKOR1 3:033.1Middleweight3 of 16 (23)0 of 30:00
Apr 5, 2025Brad Tavares (13-9)LossDecisionR3 5:0015Middleweight38 of 83 (47)0 of 84:44
Nov 9, 2024Reinier de Ridder (0-0)LossSubmissionR3 1:4411.7Middleweight30 of 54 (38)0 of 22:53
Aug 24, 2024Edmen Shahbazyan (5-4)WinSubmissionR2 4:129.2Middleweight21 of 44 (48)1 of 60:21
Mar 16, 2024Bryan Barberena (9-9)WinSubmissionR2 4:239.4Middleweight11 of 17 (12)3 of 75:03
Aug 19, 2023Andre Petroski (4-0)LossDecisionR3 5:0015Middleweight76 of 149 (57)1 of 31:54
Apr 9, 2023Joe Pyfer (1-0)LossKO/TKOR1 3:153.3Middleweight10 of 21 (14)0 of 00:00
Aug 13, 2022Bruno Silva (3-1)WinSubmissionR3 1:3911.7Middleweight46 of 114 (29)1 of 62:12
Apr 30, 2022Krzysztof Jotko (10-5)LossDecisionR3 5:0015Middleweight37 of 91 (65)1 of 41:54
Dec 18, 2021Dustin Stoltzfus (0-2)WinSubmissionR3 2:5813Middleweight11 of 22 (12)1 of 13:14
Aug 28, 2021Makhmud Muradov (3-0)WinSubmissionR2 1:496.8Middleweight32 of 56 (40)3 of 100:55
Apr 17, 2021Bartosz Fabinski (3-2)WinSubmissionR1 2:002Middleweight8 of 10 (6)0 of 01:26

Opponent records entering a bout count the opponent's stored UFC bouts before that date; minutes are completed rounds x 5 plus the finish time (decisions: the scheduled length). Significant strikes: landed of attempted, with the opponent's landed in brackets.

How to read these numbers

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