Meerschaert vs Giles

Who won Meerschaert vs Giles?

Gerald Meerschaert beat Trevin Giles by submission in the 3rd round during the main card of UFC on ESPN 5, on Saturday 3rd August 2019 at Prudential Center in Newark.

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).

Meerschaert vs Giles stats

Gerald Meerschaert stepped into the octagon with a record of 29 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 21 by submission.

Trevin Giles made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Gerald Meerschaert's 23rd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016. Trevin Giles marked his 14th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Gerald Meerschaert's UFC record stood at 12-11-0, while Trevin Giles' came in at 7-7-0.

The stats suggested Giles had a large advantage in power over Meerschaert, boasting a 45% knock out percentage over Meerschaert's 21%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Meerschaert had a large advantage over Giles, boasting a 72% submission rate over Giles' 45%.

Gerald Meerschaert was the older man by 5 years, at 37 years old.

Meerschaert had a height advantage of 1 inch over Giles. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Meerschaert was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 28 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 7 years earlier than Giles, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 52 more professional rounds, 103 to Giles' 51.

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Gerald Meerschaert had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Reinier de Ridder at UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates on 9th November 2024 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Edmen Shahbazyan at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Borralho on 24th August 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Bryan Barberena at UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura on 16th March 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Andre Petroski at UFC 292 on 19th August 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at TD Garden, Boston.

He had been defeated by Joseph Pyfer at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami.

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Meerschaert's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Giles' last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 9 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

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