Gerald Meerschaert

"GM3"

37-23-0★ 5bonuses

United StatesLast 5

Amateur MMA 1-0Kickboxing 1-0Grappling 0-2

Last fight: Loss vs Julius Walker · TKO · Oct 10, 2026

37-23-0 · 35 finishes · Full stats →

LAST FIGHT

LOSSvs Julius WalkerTKO · R2 3:35

UFCUFC Fight Night: Allen vs Duncan·October 10, 2026

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Gerald Meerschaert holds a professional MMA record of 37-23-0. Meerschaert has won 37 fights: 6 by KO/TKO, 29 by submission, 2 by decision. Of 23 career losses, 6 came by KO/TKO and 10 by submission. In the UFC, Meerschaert lands 2.88 significant strikes per minute with 45% accuracy and averages 1.63 takedowns per 15 minutes. Meerschaert also has 1 recorded Kickboxing bout. Meerschaert also has 2 recorded Grappling bouts. Most recent fight: October 10, 2026. Tracked organizations: UFC.

Profile

Height: 6'1"185 cm
Weight: 205 lbs93 kg
Reach: 77"196 cm
Stance: Southpaw
DOB: Dec 18, 1987
Age: 38
Nationality: United States
Birthplace: Racine, Wisconsin, United States

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Career history

LOSS
vs Julius Walker
UFC Fight Night: Allen vs Duncan· Oct 10, 2026· Light Heavyweight· 37-23 vs 8-3
TKO
R2 · 3:35
LOSS
vs Jacob Malkoun
UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs Prates· May 2, 2026· Middleweight· 37-22 vs 10-3
UD
R3 · 5:00
LOSS
vs Kyle Daukaus
VeChain UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs Makhachev· Nov 15, 2025· Middleweight· 37-21 vs 17-4
SUB
R1 · 0:50
LOSS
vs Michal Oleksiejczuk
UFC 319: Du Plessis vs Chimaev· Aug 16, 2025· Middleweight· 37-20 vs 21-9
TKO
R1 · 3:03
LOSS
vs Brad Tavares
UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs Murphy· Apr 5, 2025· Middleweight· 37-19 vs 21-10
UD
R3 · 5:00
LOSS
vs Reinier de Ridder
UFC Fight Night: Magny vs Prates· Nov 9, 2024· Middleweight· 37-18 vs 18-2
SUB
R3 · 1:44
WIN
vs Edmen Shahbazyan
UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Borralho· Aug 24, 2024· Middleweight· 37-17 vs 13-5
SUB
R2 · 4:12
POTN
WIN
vs Bryan Barberena
UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs Tybura· Mar 16, 2024· Middleweight· 36-17 vs 18-12
SUB
R2 · 4:23
LOSS
vs Andre Petroski
UFC 292: Sterling vs O'Malley· Aug 19, 2023· Middleweight· 35-17 vs 10-1
SD
R3 · 5:00
LOSS
vs Joe Pyfer
UFC 287: Pereira vs Adesanya 2· Apr 8, 2023· Middleweight· 35-16 vs 11-2
TKO
R1 · 3:15
WIN
vs Bruno Silva
UFC Fight Night: Vera vs Cruz· Aug 13, 2022· Middleweight· 35-15 vs 22-8
SUB
R3 · 1:39
LOSS
vs Krzysztof Jotko
UFC Fight Night: Font vs Vera· Apr 30, 2022· Middleweight· 34-15 vs 24-5
UD
R3 · 5:00
WIN
vs Dustin Stoltzfus
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Daukaus· Dec 18, 2021· Middleweight· 34-14 vs 13-4
SUB
R3 · 2:58
WIN
vs Makhmud Muradov
UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs Chikadze· Aug 28, 2021· Middleweight· 33-14 vs 25-7
SUB
R2 · 1:49
POTN
WIN
vs Bartosz Fabinski
UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs Gastelum· Apr 17, 2021· Middleweight· 32-14 vs 15-5
SUB
R1 · 2:00
POTN
LOSS
vs Khamzat Chimaev
UFC Fight Night: Covington vs Woodley· Sep 19, 2020· Middleweight· 31-14 vs 9-0
TKO
R1 · 0:17
LOSS
vs Ian Heinisch
UFC 250: Nunes vs Spencer· Jun 6, 2020· Middleweight· 31-13 vs 14-3
TKO
R1 · 1:14
WIN
vs Deron Winn
UFC 248: Adesanya vs Romero· Mar 7, 2020· Middleweight· 31-12 vs 6-2
SUB
R3 · 2:13
LOSS
vs Eryk Anders
UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs Waterson· Oct 12, 2019· Middleweight· 30-12 vs 13-4
SD
R3 · 5:00
WIN
vs Trevin Giles
UFC Fight Night: Covington vs Lawler· Aug 3, 2019· Middleweight· 30-11 vs 11-2
SUB
R3 · 1:49
LOSS
vs Kevin Holland
UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs Gaethje· Mar 30, 2019· Middleweight· 29-11 vs 15-4
SD
R3 · 5:00
LOSS
vs Jack Hermansson
UFC Fight Night: Lee vs Iaquinta 2· Dec 15, 2018· Middleweight· 29-10 vs 18-4
SUB
R1 · 4:25
WIN
vs Oskar Piechota
UFC · The Ultimate Fighter Finale: Tavares vs Adesanya· Jul 6, 2018· Middleweight· 29-9 vs 11-1-1
SUB
R2 · 4:55
WIN
vs Eric Spicely
UFC Fight Night: Montano vs Modafferi· Dec 1, 2017· Middleweight· 28-9 vs 10-3
TKO
R2 · 2:18
POTN
LOSS
vs Thiago Santos
UFC 213: Romero vs Whittaker· Jul 8, 2017· Middleweight· 27-9 vs 15-5
TKO
R2 · 2:04
WIN
vs Ryan Janes
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Browne· Feb 19, 2017· Middleweight· 27-8 vs 9-2
SUB
R1 · 1:34
WIN
vs Joseph Gigliotti
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Abdurakhimov· Dec 9, 2016· Middleweight· 26-8 vs 7-2
SUB
R1 · 4:12
POTN
WIN
vs Chase Waldon
RFA 45: Meerschaert vs. Waldon· Oct 28, 2016· Middleweight· 25-8 vs 10-2
SUB
R1 · 1:44
WIN
vs Sidney Wheeler
Valor Fights 36· Aug 13, 2016· Light Heavyweight· 24-8 vs 5-1
SUB
R1 · 1:22
WIN
vs Lucas Rota
Titan FC 34· Jul 18, 2015· Middleweight· 23-8 vs 10-6
TKO
R3 · 0:50
WIN
vs Keith Smetana
Capital City Punishment· Jun 27, 2015· Middleweight· 22-8 vs 10-6
TKO
R1 · 1:51
WIN
vs Matt Lagou
KOTC: Magnum Force· Sep 27, 2014· Middleweight· 21-8 vs 1-2
SUB
R1 · 3:15
LOSS
vs Sam Alvey
NAFC: "Mega Brawl" MMA· May 31, 2014· Middleweight· 20-8 vs 23-5
UD
WIN
vs Eddie Larrea
NAFC: Super Brawl· Jan 31, 2014· Middleweight· 20-7 vs 20-27
SUB
R2 · 1:05
WIN
vs Nathan Gunn
CFC 8: Resurrection· Sep 13, 2013· Catchweight· 19-7 vs 10-5
SUB
R2 · 2:00
WIN
vs George Lockhart
NFC 58: Wild Bill's Fight Night 57· Jul 19, 2013· Catchweight· 18-7 vs 12-6
UD
WIN
vs Jay Ellis
King of the Cage· Apr 20, 2013· 17-7 vs 13-54
TKO
LOSS
vs Anthony Lapsley
Rocktagon MMA 23· Jan 19, 2013· Catchweight· 16-7 vs 23-5
SUB
R1 · 1:51
LOSS
vs Sergej Juskevic
Score Fighting Series 6· Oct 19, 2012· Welterweight· 16-6 vs 12-7-2
SUB
R1 · 4:32
WIN
vs Eddie Larrea
Rogue Warrior Championships· Sep 6, 2012· Welterweight· 16-5 vs 15-24
SUB
R1 · 3:35
LOSS
vs Herbert Goodman
Combat USA 38· Apr 21, 2011· Middleweight· 15-5 vs 18-10
SUB
R1 · 1:28
WIN
vs Dallas O'Malley
Combat USA 36· Jan 6, 2011· Middleweight· 15-4 vs 7-2
SUB
R2 · 0:38
WIN
vs Sam Alvey
Combat USA· Sep 10, 2010· Middleweight· 14-4 vs 11-2
SUB
R5 · 4:08
WIN
vs Ron Faircloth
Combat USA 33· Jul 10, 2010· Middleweight· 13-4 vs 33-18
SUB
R2 · 3:34
WIN
vs Jim Klimczyk
Combat USA 29· Apr 17, 2010· Middleweight· 12-4 vs 1-1
TKO
R1 · 2:56
WIN
vs Eddie Larrea
Extreme Cagefighting Organization· Mar 20, 2010· 11-4 vs 6-7
SUB
WIN
vs Morrison Lamb
Wisconsin Regional· Nov 28, 2009· 10-4 vs 8-9
SUB
WIN
vs Jacob Kuester
Gladiators Cage Fighting· Aug 15, 2009· 9-4 vs 8-5
SUB
LOSS
vs Kenny Robertson
Madtown Throwdown· May 2, 2009· 8-4 vs 8-0
SUB
LOSS
vs Curtis Bailey
Madtown Throwdown· Oct 10, 2008· 8-3 vs 3-3
SUB
WIN
vs Mike Vaughn
Madtown Throwdown· Jul 25, 2008· 8-2 vs 2-2
SUB
WIN
vs Ryan Scheeper
Freestyle Combat Challenge· May 3, 2008· 7-2 vs 1-7
SUB
WIN
vs Alex Carter
Freestyle Combat Challenge· Mar 29, 2008· 6-2 vs 6-27
SUB
WIN
vs Caleb Krull
Freestyle Combat Challenge· Feb 23, 2008· 5-2 vs 4-2
DEC
WIN
vs Kenneth Allen
Freestyle Combat Challenge· Jan 12, 2008· 4-2 vs 1-26
SUB
LOSS
vs Daisuke Hanazawa
Freestyle Combat Challenge· Aug 11, 2007· 3-2 vs 6-8-4
SUB
WIN
vs Will Pace
Freestyle Combat Challenge· May 19, 2007· 3-1 vs 0-1
SUB
WIN
vs Shane Kruchten
Freestyle Combat Challenge· May 12, 2007· 2-1 vs 0-1
TKO
LOSS
vs Jay Ellis
Freestyle Combat Challenge· Mar 10, 2007· 1-1 vs 4-7
SUB
WIN
vs Fernando Gomez
Freestyle Combat Challenge· Jan 13, 2007· 1-0 vs 0-1
SUB

Background

Credentials, amateur pedigree and camp

BaseBJJKickboxingTaekwondo

2016RFA Middleweight Championship · Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA)
2010Wisconsin State Middleweight Championship · Wisconsin regional circuit
Black belt · BJJ · Daniel Wanderley
Black belt · Kickboxing · Roufusport
AGE 19Started in MMA
AGE 19Started in MMA
Started in Taekwondo

Camp

Roufusport · Milwaukee / Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, United States
Kill Cliff FC · Deerfield Beach, Florida, United States
Agallar Combative Systems
Wanderley Jiu Jitsu & MMA · Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Coaches

Duke Roufus · Head coach
Daniel Wanderley · Grappling coach

Training partners

Ben Askren
Tyron Woodley
Anthony Pettis
Brendan Allen

Fight DNA

Submission Ace

UFCalendar's style model · Light Heavyweight roster (213 fighters)

Submission Threat

98 · top 2% in division

Punch power65

Kick power58

Punch speed52

Kick speed57

Accuracy68

Takedowns87

Ground striking78

Submissions98

Chin92

Body strength63

Cardio84

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

By the numbers

Pro MMARecord: 37-23-0 · Source: UFCalendar

Striking

Strikes landed2.88per min

45% accuracy

Strikes absorbed3.48per min

53% avoided

Grappling

Takedowns landed1.63per 15 min

29% success

Takedowns stuffed38%

Submission attempts1.4per 15 min

UFC careerRecord: 12-15-0 · Source: UFCStats.com

Striking

Strikes landed2.88per min

45% accuracy

Strikes absorbed3.48per min

53% avoided

Grappling

Takedowns landed1.63per 15 min

29% success

Takedowns stuffed38%

Submission attempts1.4per 15 min

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Where they rank

All-time boards where Gerald Meerschaert sits in the top 25.

All MMA

UFC

Bonus résumé

Gerald Meerschaert has won 5 UFC post-fight bonuses. Estimated bonus earnings: $250,000.

★ Performance of the Night ×5

Estimates use each era's real amount: $50,000 from 2012, $100,000 from UFC 324, plus $25,000 finish incentives.

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Salary & career earnings

Disclosed purses, reported paydays and what we estimate Gerald Meerschaert earns per fight.

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UFCalendar Power Index rating

Current: 1684▼18
Peak: 1773Aug 25, 2024
Rated fights: 60

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Frequently asked questions

When does Gerald Meerschaert fight next?

Gerald Meerschaert has no confirmed upcoming fight.

What is Gerald Meerschaert's record?

Gerald Meerschaert's professional MMA record is 37-23-0.

Who is Gerald Meerschaert fighting next?

Gerald Meerschaert's next opponent has not been announced.

Who did Gerald Meerschaert fight last?

Gerald Meerschaert most recently fought Julius Walker at UFC Fight Night: Allen vs Duncan on Saturday, October 10, 2026, LOSS (TKO).

What weight class does Gerald Meerschaert fight in?

Gerald Meerschaert fights at Light Heavyweight.

How many knockouts does Gerald Meerschaert have?

Gerald Meerschaert has 6 wins by KO/TKO and 29 wins by submission.

How many UFC bonuses has Gerald Meerschaert won?

Gerald Meerschaert has won 5 UFC post-fight bonuses: 5× Performance of the Night.

How tall is Gerald Meerschaert?

Gerald Meerschaert is 6'1" (185 cm) tall.

How much does Gerald Meerschaert weigh?

Gerald Meerschaert weighs 205 lbs (93 kg).

What is Gerald Meerschaert's reach?

Gerald Meerschaert has a reach of 77" (196 cm).

How old is Gerald Meerschaert?

Gerald Meerschaert is 38 years old (born Dec 18, 1987).

Where is Gerald Meerschaert from?

Gerald Meerschaert is from the United States.

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