Gerald Meerschaert "GM3"

Light Heavyweight

Record and bio

Pro record—
UFC record12-15 · current 6-fight loss streak
Opponents' combined UFC record98-68 (59%) across 27 opponents
Last 5 opponents32-27 (54.2%) across 5 opponents
Age38
Height6' 1"
Reach77"
StanceSouthpaw

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute2.88
Significant strikes absorbed per minute3.48
Striking accuracy45%
Striking defense53%
Takedowns per 15 minutes1.63
Takedowns landed / attempted29%
Takedown defense38%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes1.44
Average fight time8.5 min

UFC wins: 1 KO/TKO, 11 submission, 0 decision. UFC losses: 6 KO/TKO, 3 submission, 6 decision.

UFC fight history

DateOpponentTheir UFC record thenStyleResultMethodEvent
2026-10-10Julius Walker1-3WrestlerLKO/TKO R2 3:35UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Duncan
2026-05-02Jacob Malkoun5-3WrestlerLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates
2025-11-15Kyle Daukaus3-4 (1 NC)GrapplerLSubmission R1 0:50UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev
2025-08-16Michal Oleksiejczuk8-7 (1 NC)StrikerLKO/TKO R1 3:03UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev
2025-04-05Brad Tavares15-10BalancedLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Murphy
2024-11-09Reinier de RidderUFC debut—LSubmission R3 1:44UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates
2024-08-24Edmen Shahbazyan6-4WrestlerWSubmission R2 4:12UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Borralho
2024-03-16Bryan Barberena9-9StrikerWSubmission R2 4:23UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura
2023-08-19Andre Petroski4-0GrapplerLDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley
2023-04-08Joe Pyfer1-0—LKO/TKO R1 3:15UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2
2022-08-13Bruno Silva3-1StrikerWSubmission R3 1:39UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz
2022-04-30Krzysztof Jotko10-5BalancedLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera
2021-12-18Dustin Stoltzfus0-2BalancedWSubmission R3 2:58UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus
2021-08-28Makhmud Muradov3-0StrikerWSubmission R2 1:49UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Chikadze
2021-04-17Bartosz Fabinski3-2WrestlerWSubmission R1 2:00UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Gastelum
2020-09-19Khamzat Chimaev2-0—LKO/TKO R1 0:17UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley
2020-06-06Ian Heinisch2-2BalancedLKO/TKO R1 1:14UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer
2020-03-07Deron Winn1-1WrestlerWSubmission R3 2:13UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero
2019-10-12Eryk Anders4-4BalancedLDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson
2019-08-03Trevin Giles2-1WrestlerWSubmission R3 1:49UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Lawler
2019-03-30Kevin Holland1-1GrapplerLDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje
2018-12-15Jack Hermansson4-2StrikerLSubmission R1 4:25UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Iaquinta
2018-07-06Oskar Piechota2-0Submission grapplerWSubmission R2 4:55The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated Finale
2017-12-01Eric Spicely2-2GrapplerWKO/TKO R2 2:18The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion Finale
2017-07-08Thiago Santos6-4BalancedLKO/TKO R2 2:04UFC 213: Romero vs. Whittaker
2017-02-19Ryan Janes1-0StrikerWSubmission R1 1:34UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne
2016-12-09Joseph Gigliotti0-1Submission grapplerWSubmission R1 4:12UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov

UFC stats from ufcstats.com through 2026-10-31; bio and pro record from ESPN where available. Opponents' combined record is their UFC record going into each fight. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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