Meerschaert vs Jotko

Who won Meerschaert vs Jotko?

Krzysztof Jotko beat Gerald Meerschaert by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 30th April 2022 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 30-27, 30-27 in favor of the winner Krzysztof Jotko.

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 Jotko stats

Gerald Meerschaert stepped into the octagon with a record of 34 wins, 14 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 26 by submission.

Krzysztof Jotko made his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Gerald Meerschaert's 23rd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016. Krzysztof Jotko marked his 17th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2013.

Gerald Meerschaert's UFC record stood at 12-11-0, while Krzysztof Jotko's came in at 11-6-0.

The stats suggested Jotko had a slight advantage in power over Meerschaert, with a 26% knock out percentage over Meerschaert's 18%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Meerschaert had a massive advantage over Jotko, boasting a 76% submission rate over Jotko's 4%.

Gerald Meerschaert was the older man by 2 years, at 37 years old.

Meerschaert had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Meerschaert was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 20 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 3 years and 5 months earlier than Jotko, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 23 more professional rounds, 103 to Jotko's 80.

Meerschaert vs Jotko form

Gerald Meerschaert had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before 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.

Krzysztof Jotko had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Gerald Meerschaert at UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera on 30th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Misha Cirkunov at UFC Vegas 38 on 2nd October 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Sean Strickland at UFC Vegas 25 on 1st May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

Before that, he had won against Eryk Anders at UFC Fight Night Jacksonville on 16th May 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

He had beaten Marc Andr Barriault at UFC 240 on 27th July 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Rogers Place, Edmonton, Canada.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Gerald Meerschaert had been fighting more than Krzysztof Jotko.

Going to this contest, Gerald Meerschaert had last fought 7 months and 17 days ago, while Krzysztof Jotko's last outing had been 3 years, 1 month and 27 days ago.

Meerschaert's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Jotko's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 10 months and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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