Meerschaert vs Ridder

Who won Meerschaert vs Ridder?

Reinier de Ridder beat Gerald Meerschaert by submission in the 3rd round during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 9th November 2024 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).

Meerschaert vs Ridder stats

Gerald Meerschaert stepped into the octagon with a record of 37 wins, 17 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 29 by submission.

Reinier de Ridder made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 11 by submission.

This was Gerald Meerschaert's 22nd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016. Reinier de Ridder marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Gerald Meerschaert's UFC record stood at 12-10-0, while Reinier de Ridder's came in at 1-0-0.

The stats suggested Ridder had a slight advantage in power over Meerschaert, with a 19% knock out percentage over Meerschaert's 16%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Meerschaert had a slight advantage over Ridder, with a 78% submission rate over Ridder's 69%.

Gerald Meerschaert was the older man by 2 years, at 36 years old.

Ridder had a height advantage of 3 inches over Meerschaert.

Meerschaert was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 36 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 6 years and 4 months earlier than Ridder, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 63 more professional rounds, 100 to Ridder's 37.

Meerschaert vs Ridder form

Gerald Meerschaert had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, 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, United States.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Andre Petroski at UFC 292 on 19th August 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at TD Garden, Boston.

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

He had defeated Bruno Silva at UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz on 13th August 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

Reinier de Ridder had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been defeated by Anatoly Malykhin at ONE 166 on 1st March 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round in their ONE Light Heavyweight championship fight at Lusail Sports Arena, Lusail, Qatar.

Previous to that, he had lost to Tye Ruotolo at ONE on Prime Video 10 on 5th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 1 round contest at 1stBank Center, Broomfield, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Anatoly Malykhin at ONE on Prime Video 5 on 2nd December 2022 by knockout in the 1st round in their ONE Heavyweight championship fight at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Before that, he was victorious against Vitaly Bigdash at ONE Championship 159 on 22nd July 2022 by submission in the 1st round in their ONE Light Heavyweight championship fight at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

He had drawn with Andre Galvao at ONE Championship – One X on 26th March 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Gerald Meerschaert had been fighting more than Reinier de Ridder.

Going to this contest, Gerald Meerschaert had last fought 3 months ago, while Reinier de Ridder's last outing had been 8 months and 23 days ago.

Meerschaert's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Ridder's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What time did Meerschaert vs Ridder start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 12:40 AM UTC , which was 7:40 PM EST or 4:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:40 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Meerschaert vs Ridder?

Gerald Meerschaert was a 5/2 (+250) underdog going into the contest, while Reinier de Ridder made his way into the ring at 3/10 (-330) with oddsmakers.