Meerschaert vs Muradov

Who won Meerschaert vs Muradov?

Gerald Meerschaert beat Makhmud Muradov by submission in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC Vegas 35, on Saturday 28th August 2021 at UFC APEX in Enterprise.

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 Muradov stats

Gerald Meerschaert stepped into the octagon with a record of 31 wins, 14 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 23 by submission.

Makhmud Muradov made his way to the cage with a record of 25 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Gerald Meerschaert's 23rd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016. Makhmud Muradov marked his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Gerald Meerschaert's UFC record stood at 12-11-0, while Makhmud Muradov's came in at 4-2-0.

The stats suggested Muradov had a massive power advantage over Meerschaert, boasting a 68% knock out percentage over Meerschaert's 19%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Meerschaert had a massive advantage over Muradov, boasting a 74% submission rate over Muradov's 12%.

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

Muradov had a height advantage of 1 inch over Meerschaert. Despite this, he had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Meerschaert was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 14 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 5 years and 3 months earlier than Muradov, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 22 more professional rounds, 103 to Muradov's 81.

Meerschaert vs Muradov 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.

Activity check

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.

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