Fighter Profile›Middleweight

“GM3”

Gerald Meerschaert

37-2226 UFC

Balanced

Form

· 5L

Declining

High Variance

Output Builds Late

High Wear

6'1"ht·77"reach·Southpawstance·38age

Last fightLJacob Malkoun·U-DEC·R3·this month

Fighter Context

12–14UFC·

1KO

11Sub

0Dec

8.8min/fight

221UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

7–11(18 fights)

100%finish rate

-2.3str diff/min

vs. Veteran Opps

1–3(4 fights)

100%finish rate

-2.3str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

-0.51

Deficit

30%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.190

Average

54%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Average

38%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

41%

Passive

28%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Meerschaert

Distance Striker

Head Hunter

Middleweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min3.01

Str. Accuracy45%

652UFC landed/1,447attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

3.52

Str. Defense53%

KD Rate / fight0.12

3UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.27

CQ KO Power

Below Avg26%ile0.46

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

73%

Body

17%

Leg

10%

By Position

Distance81%

Clinch10%

Ground9%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 126 rounds	Round 217 rounds	Round 311 rounds
Avg. Landed	9	16	13
Avg. Absorbed	15	15	10
Avg. Net	-6	+1	+3

Grappling

Meerschaert

Control Wrestler

·114s ctrlActive Control

Middleweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.82

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY5.77

TD Accuracy30%

25UFC landed/85attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min1.40

11UFC wins/22attempted

Defense

TD Defense42%

18UFC defended/45opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Holds Ground

Finishing

Finish Rate

100%

Elite Finisher

div avg 61%

How They Lose

14UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO1 / 12

Submission11 / 12

Decision0 / 12

KD → Finish

1/3Moderate

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO5 / 14

Submission3 / 14

Decision6 / 14

Loss Pattern

7 of 14 losses by finish in R1–R2

Primarily a submission finisher. 11 of 12 stoppages by submission

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

SUB W

SUB L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

40%

4 of 10 rounds won following a lost round

Decision Margin

—

W0 dec

1.1pts

L6 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

3UD

3SD

0MD

50%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

sig. strikes stable across career. Second-half avg 27 vs 23 first half

26 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=26

R2n=17

R3n=11

Outputsig strikes / min

2.3

3.6

3.5

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.7

3.4

2.8

Diff

-1.4

+0.2

+0.7

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg

Last 8 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▼TD Acc-100%L3

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Meerschaert — 26 UFC Fights

Result

Method

26 fights

Jacob Malkoun

U-DEC R3May '26

-4

·32 SS (42%)·36 abs·0/3 td·3 td taken·263s ctrl·3 sub att

Kyle Daukaus

SUB R1 · 0:50Nov '25

-8

·8 abs·1 kd taken

Michal OleksiejczukVeteran

KO/TKO R1 · 3:03Aug '25

-20

·3 SS (19%)·23 abs·0/3 td·1 kd taken

Brad TavaresElite

U-DEC R3Apr '25

-9

·38 SS (46%)·47 abs·0/8 td·284s ctrl

Reinier de Ridder

SUB R3 · 1:44Nov '24

-8

·30 SS (56%)·38 abs·0/2 td·5 td taken·173s ctrl·1 kd taken

Edmen Shahbazyan

SUB R2 · 4:12Aug '24

-27

·21 SS (48%)·48 abs·1/6 td·21s ctrl·1 sub att

Bryan BarberenaVeteran

SUB R2 · 4:23Mar '24

-1

·11 SS (65%)·12 abs·3/7 td·303s ctrl·2 sub att

Andre Petroski

S-DEC R3Aug '23

+19

·76 SS (51%)·57 abs·1/3 td·2 td taken·114s ctrl·1 kd taken

Joe Pyfer

KO/TKO R1 · 3:15Apr '23

-4

·10 SS (48%)·14 abs

Bruno Silva

SUB R3 · 1:39Aug '22

+17

·46 SS (40%)·29 abs·1/6 td·132s ctrl·1 kd landed·1 sub att

All Fighters

Middleweight

“GM3”

Gerald Meerschaert

37-2226 UFC

Form

6'1"ht·77"reach·Southpawstance·38age

Last fightLJacob Malkoun·U-DEC·this month

Fighter Context

12–14UFC·

1KO

11Sub

0Dec

8.8min/fight

221UFC min

vs. Winning Record7–11

vs. Veterans (8+ W)1–3

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

-0.51

30%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.190

54%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

38%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

41%

28%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Meerschaert

Middleweight avg

Distance StrikerHead Hunter

Sig. Strikes / Min3.01

Str. Accuracy45%

652UFC landed/1,447attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

3.52

Str. Defense53%

KD Rate / Fight0.12

3UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.27

CQ KO Power

Below Avg26%ile0.46

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

73%

Body

17%

Leg

10%

By Position

Dist81%

Clinch10%

Ground9%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=26	R2 n=17	R3 n=11
Landed	9	16	13
Absorbed	15	15	10
Net	-6	+1	+3

Grappling

Meerschaert

Middleweight avg

Control Wrestler

114s ctrlActive Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.82

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY5.77

TD Accuracy30%

25UFC landed/85attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min1.40

11UFC wins/22attempted

Defense

TD Defense42%

18UFC defended/45opp. attempts

Sub Defense3 loss / 9 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

100%

Elite Finisher

Win Methods

1KO/TKO

11Sub

0Dec

Loss Methods

5KO/TKO

3Sub

6Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Sub (W)

Sub (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

40%4 of 10 rounds

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

—

W0 dec

1.1pts

L6 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

3UD

3SD

0MD

50%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=26

R2n=17

R3n=11

Outputsig strikes / min

2.3

3.6

3.5

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.7

3.4

2.8

Diff

-1.4

+0.2

+0.7

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Meerschaert — UFC Fight Log

Jacob Malkoun

U-DEC·R3·May '26

32 SS (42%)·36 abs·0/3 td·3 td taken·263s ctrl·3 sub

Kyle Daukaus

SUB·R1·Nov '25

8 abs·1 kd taken

Michal OleksiejczukVeteran

KO/TKO·R1·Aug '25

3 SS (19%)·23 abs·0/3 td·1 kd taken

Brad TavaresElite

U-DEC·R3·Apr '25

38 SS (46%)·47 abs·0/8 td·284s ctrl

Reinier de Ridder

SUB·R3·Nov '24

30 SS (56%)·38 abs·0/2 td·5 td taken·173s ctrl·1 kd taken

Edmen Shahbazyan

SUB·R2·Aug '24

21 SS (48%)·48 abs·1/6 td·21s ctrl·1 sub

Bryan BarberenaVeteran

SUB·R2·Mar '24

11 SS (65%)·12 abs·3/7 td·303s ctrl·2 sub

Andre Petroski

S-DEC·R3·Aug '23

76 SS (51%)·57 abs·1/3 td·2 td taken·114s ctrl·1 kd taken

Round 126 rounds

Round 217 rounds

Round 311 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-6

n=26

n=17

n=11

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-6