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 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Dustin Stoltzfus at UFC Fight Night on 18th December 2021 by submission in the 3rd round.

Previous to that, he had beaten Makhmud Muradov at UFC Vegas 35 on 28th August 2021 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Enterprise, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Bartosz Fabi ski at UFC Vegas 24 on 17th April 2021 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had lost to Khamzat Chimaev at UFC Vegas 11 on 19th September 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had been beaten by Eryk Anders at UFC on ESPN+ 19 on 12th October 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Amalie Arena, Tampa.

Krzysztof Jotko had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he was victorious against Ion Surdu at OKTAGON 70 on 26th April 2025 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at KV Arena, Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by Will Fleury at PFL 1 on 1st April 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater - Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Brendan Allen at UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan on 1st October 2022 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against 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.

He had beaten Misha Cirkunov at UFC Vegas 38 on 2nd October 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Gerald Meerschaert had last fought 3 years, 6 months and 23 days ago, while Krzysztof Jotko's last outing had been 2 months and 15 days ago.

Meerschaert's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 8 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Jotko's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

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