Anders vs Meerschaert

Who won Anders vs Meerschaert?

Eryk Anders beat Gerald Meerschaert by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC on ESPN+ 19, on Saturday 12th October 2019 at Amalie Arena in Tampa.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Eryk Anders.

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).

Anders vs Meerschaert stats

Eryk Anders stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Gerald Meerschaert made his way to the cage with a record of 30 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 22 by submission.

This was Eryk Anders' 18th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. Gerald Meerschaert marked his 22nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2016.

Eryk Anders' UFC record stood at 9-8-0, while Gerald Meerschaert's came in at 12-10-0.

The stats suggested Anders had a massive power advantage over Meerschaert, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Meerschaert's 20%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Meerschaert had a massive advantage over Anders, boasting a 73% submission rate over Anders' 8%.

Eryk Anders was the same age as Gerald Meerschaert, at 37 years old.

Meerschaert had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Anders was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 25 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 8 years and 7 months later than Meerschaert, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 38 less professional rounds, 62 to Meerschaert's 100.

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Meerschaert's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 3 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 7 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

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