Who won Meerschaert vs Barberena?
Gerald Meerschaert beat Bryan Barberena by submission in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 16th March 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 Barberena stats
Gerald Meerschaert stepped into the octagon with a record of 35 wins, 17 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 27 by submission.
Bryan Barberena made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.
This was Gerald Meerschaert's 23rd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016.
Gerald Meerschaert's UFC record stood at 12-11-0, while Bryan Barberena's came in at 9-10-0.
The stats suggested Barberena had a massive power advantage over Meerschaert, boasting a 61% knock out percentage over Meerschaert's 17%.
If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Meerschaert had a massive advantage over Barberena, boasting a 77% submission rate over Barberena's 11%.
Gerald Meerschaert was the older man by 1 year, at 37 years old.
Meerschaert had a height advantage of 1 inch over Barberena. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.
Meerschaert was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 23 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 2 years and 8 months earlier than Barberena, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 30 more professional rounds, 103 to Barberena's 73.
Meerschaert vs Barberena form
Bryan Barberena had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Matt Brown at UFC Fight Night Columbus on 26th March 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Nationwide Arena, Columbus, United States.
Previous to that, he had beaten Darian Weeks at UFC Fight Night on 4th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.
Going into that contest, he had lost to Jason Witt at UFC Vegas 33 on 31st July 2021 by majority decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.
Before that, he had been beaten by Randy Brown at UFC on ESPN+ 12 on 22nd June 2019 by knockout in the 3rd round at Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville.
He had been defeated by Vicente Luque at UFC on ESPN 1 on 17th February 2019 by knockout in the 3rd round at Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix.
Activity check
Meerschaert's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 7 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 6 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.
Barberena's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 4 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.
What were the odds on Meerschaert vs Barberena?
Gerald Meerschaert was a 2/5 (-250) favourite going into the contest, while Bryan Barberena made his way into the ring at 2/1 (+200) with oddsmakers.
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