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Gerald Meerschaert "GM3"

Active #48 middleweight · age 38 · Southpaw · 6'1" 185 cm · 185 lb 84 kg · reach 77" 196 cm
At a glance
  • 5-fight losing streak — needs a turnaround
  • 100% of wins by KO or submission
  • UFC veteran since 2016
Elo rating
1448
Global Elo 1494 ±35
Rank
#48
top 67% of division
UFC record
12-14-0
KO 1 · Sub 11 · Dec 0
Streak
-5
Δ90d -13 · Δ1y -52
Last fight
May 2, 2026
Loss by Decision · R3
Career at a glance
Octagon time
3h 41m
Avg fight time
8:30
Bonuses
6
Fights per year
2.8
Ground control
49m
Since last fight
2mo

Honest Elo history

26 fights · tap & drag
Dec 9, 2016 — W vs Joseph Gigliotti Δ+30Feb 19, 2017 — W vs Ryan Janes Δ+33Jul 8, 2017 — L vs Thiago Santos Δ-34Dec 1, 2017 — W vs Eric Spicely Δ+31Jul 6, 2018 — W vs Oskar Piechota Δ+33Dec 15, 2018 — L vs Jack Hermansson Δ-21Mar 30, 2019 — L vs Kevin Holland Δ-19Aug 3, 2019 — W vs Trevin Giles Δ+17Oct 12, 2019 — L vs Eryk Anders Δ-18Mar 7, 2020 — W vs Deron Winn Δ+15Jun 6, 2020 — L vs Ian Heinisch Δ-21Sep 19, 2020 — L vs Khamzat Chimaev Δ-18Apr 17, 2021 — W vs Bartosz Fabinski Δ+18Aug 28, 2021 — W vs Makhmud Muradov Δ+21Dec 18, 2021 — W vs Dustin Stoltzfus Δ+12Apr 30, 2022 — L vs Krzysztof Jotko Δ-15Aug 13, 2022 — W vs Bruno Silva Δ+18Apr 8, 2023 — L vs Joe Pyfer Δ-21Aug 19, 2023 — L vs Andre Petroski Δ-14Mar 16, 2024 — W vs Bryan Barberena Δ+18Aug 24, 2024 — W vs Edmen Shahbazyan Δ+18Nov 9, 2024 — L vs Reinier De Ridder Δ-23Apr 5, 2025 — L vs Brad Tavares Δ-15Aug 16, 2025 — L vs Michal Oleksiejczuk Δ-19Nov 15, 2025 — L vs Kyle Daukaus Δ-20May 2, 2026 — L vs Jacob Malkoun Δ-13 1425145014751500152515501575 20182020202220242026 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":282.9,"elo":1485,"date":"2016-12-09","opp":"Joseph Gigliotti","result":"W","delta":30},{"i":1,"x":105.1,"y":212.5,"elo":1518,"date":"2017-02-19","opp":"Ryan Janes","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":2,"x":134.3,"y":284.6,"elo":1484,"date":"2017-07-08","opp":"Thiago Santos","result":"L","delta":-34},{"i":3,"x":164.9,"y":217.6,"elo":1515,"date":"2017-12-01","opp":"Eric Spicely","result":"W","delta":31},{"i":4,"x":210.5,"y":147.8,"elo":1548,"date":"2018-07-06","opp":"Oskar Piechota","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":5,"x":244.5,"y":191.8,"elo":1527,"date":"2018-12-15","opp":"Jack Hermansson","result":"L","delta":-21},{"i":6,"x":266.5,"y":231.9,"elo":1509,"date":"2019-03-30","opp":"Kevin Holland","result":"L","delta":-19},{"i":7,"x":292.9,"y":195,"elo":1526,"date":"2019-08-03","opp":"Trevin Giles","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":8,"x":307.6,"y":233.8,"elo":1508,"date":"2019-10-12","opp":"Eryk Anders","result":"L","delta":-18},{"i":9,"x":338.5,"y":201.1,"elo":1523,"date":"2020-03-07","opp":"Deron Winn","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":10,"x":357.6,"y":245.9,"elo":1502,"date":"2020-06-06","opp":"Ian Heinisch","result":"L","delta":-21},{"i":11,"x":379.6,"y":283.9,"elo":1484,"date":"2020-09-19","opp":"Khamzat Chimaev","result":"L","delta":-18},{"i":12,"x":423.7,"y":245.9,"elo":1502,"date":"2021-04-17","opp":"Bartosz Fabinski","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":13,"x":451.6,"y":202,"elo":1523,"date":"2021-08-28","opp":"Makhmud Muradov","result":"W","delta":21},{"i":14,"x":475.1,"y":176.4,"elo":1535,"date":"2021-12-18","opp":"Dustin Stoltzfus","result":"W","delta":12},{"i":15,"x":503,"y":209.5,"elo":1519,"date":"2022-04-30","opp":"Krzysztof Jotko","result":"L","delta":-15},{"i":16,"x":525,"y":170.9,"elo":1537,"date":"2022-08-13","opp":"Bruno Silva","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":17,"x":575,"y":216.7,"elo":1516,"date":"2023-04-08","opp":"Joe Pyfer","result":"L","delta":-21},{"i":18,"x":602.9,"y":245.9,"elo":1502,"date":"2023-08-19","opp":"Andre Petroski","result":"L","delta":-14},{"i":19,"x":646.9,"y":208,"elo":1520,"date":"2024-03-16","opp":"Bryan Barberena","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":20,"x":680.7,"y":169.1,"elo":1538,"date":"2024-08-24","opp":"Edmen Shahbazyan","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":21,"x":696.9,"y":217.8,"elo":1515,"date":"2024-11-09","opp":"Reinier De Ridder","result":"L","delta":-23},{"i":22,"x":727.7,"y":250.9,"elo":1500,"date":"2025-04-05","opp":"Brad Tavares","result":"L","delta":-15},{"i":23,"x":755.6,"y":291,"elo":1481,"date":"2025-08-16","opp":"Michal Oleksiejczuk","result":"L","delta":-19},{"i":24,"x":774.7,"y":333.4,"elo":1461,"date":"2025-11-15","opp":"Kyle Daukaus","result":"L","delta":-20},{"i":25,"x":810,"y":360.9,"elo":1448,"date":"2026-05-02","opp":"Jacob Malkoun","result":"L","delta":-13}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
May 2, 2026 Jacob Malkoun L -13
Nov 15, 2025 Kyle Daukaus L -20
Aug 16, 2025 Michal Oleksiejczuk L -19
Apr 5, 2025 Brad Tavares L -15
Nov 9, 2024 Reinier De Ridder L -23

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
100%
12 / 12
Finish rate
KO
1
8% of wins
SUB
11
92% of wins
DEC
0
0% of wins
KO: 1 (8%) 1 Sub: 11 (92%) 11 Dec: 0 (0%)
Finishes by round
12 total
R1
3 25%
R2
5 42%
R3
4 33%
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 652 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
73% Head
  • Head 73%
  • Body 17%
  • Leg 10%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
81% Distance
  • Distance 81%
  • Clinch 10%
  • Ground 9%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
57%
of losses by finish
8 of 14 · usually R1
5 KO/TKO 3 Sub 6 Dec

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1536
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
0
of 12 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Makhmud Muradov
Elo 1590 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
13.7
−1.7 wins below what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 26 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1471
1576

Top middleweight

See full rankings →
Dricus Du Plessis
#1 · Elo 1690
Khamzat Chimaev
#2 · Elo 1676
Sean Strickland C
#3 · Elo 1657
Brendan Allen
#4 · Elo 1654
Nassourdine Imavov
#5 · Elo 1648
Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Gerald Meerschaert on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.