Chimaev vs Meerschaert

Who won Chimaev vs Meerschaert?

Khamzat Chimaev beat Gerald Meerschaert by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Vegas 11, on Saturday 19th September 2020 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Chimaev vs Meerschaert stats

Khamzat Chimaev stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 8 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Gerald Meerschaert made his way to the cage with a record of 31 wins, 13 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 23 by submission.

This was Khamzat Chimaev's 8th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Gerald Meerschaert marked his 23rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2016.

Khamzat Chimaev's UFC record stood at 8-0-0, while Gerald Meerschaert's came in at 12-11-0.

The stats suggested Chimaev had a massive power advantage over Meerschaert, boasting a 63% knock out percentage over Meerschaert's 19%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Meerschaert had a massive advantage over Chimaev, boasting a 74% submission rate over Chimaev's 38%.

Khamzat Chimaev was the younger man by 6 years, at 31 years old.

Chimaev had a height advantage of 1 inch over Meerschaert. Despite this, Meerschaert had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Chimaev was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 36 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 11 years and 4 months later than Meerschaert, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 82 less professional rounds, 21 to Meerschaert's 103.

Chimaev vs Meerschaert form

Chimaev remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Kevin Holland at UFC 279 on 10th September 2022 by submission in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Gilbert Burns at UFC 273 on 9th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Jingliang Li at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by submission in the 1st round.

Before that, he was victorious against Gerald Meerschaert at UFC Vegas 11 on 19th September 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

He had won against Rhys McKee at UFC Fight Island 3 on 25th July 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Activity check

Chimaev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

Meerschaert's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 5 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 5 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

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