Meerschaert vs Oleksiejczuk

When is Meerschaert vs Oleksiejczuk?

Gerald Meerschaert will take on Michal Oleksiejczuk during the prelims of UFC 319, on Saturday 16th August 2025 at United Center in Chicago.

The fight will be contested over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which means the weight limit will be 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Meerschaert vs Oleksiejczuk stats

Gerald Meerschaert steps into the octagon with a record of 37 wins, 19 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 29 by submission.

Michal Oleksiejczuk will make his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This will be Gerald Meerschaert's 23rd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016. Michal Oleksiejczuk will mark his 16th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Gerald Meerschaert's UFC record currently stands at 12-11-0, while Michal Oleksiejczuk's comes in at 8-7-0.

The stats suggest Oleksiejczuk has a massive power advantage over Meerschaert, boasting a 75% knock out percentage over Meerschaert's 16%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Meerschaert will have a massive advantage over Oleksiejczuk, boasting a 78% submission rate over Oleksiejczuk's 5%.

Gerald Meerschaert is the older man by 7 years, at 37 years old.

Meerschaert has a height advantage of 1 inch over Oleksiejczuk. This also extends to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Meerschaert is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 27 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 6 years and 11 months earlier than Oleksiejczuk, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He has fought 54 more professional rounds, 103 to Oleksiejczuk's 49.

Meerschaert vs Oleksiejczuk form

Gerald Meerschaert has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Brad Tavares at UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Murphy on 5th April 2025 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, 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.

He had been defeated by Andre Petroski at UFC 292 on 19th August 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at TD Garden, Boston.

Michal Oleksiejczuk has stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated Sedriques Dumas at UFC 314 on 12th April 2025 by knockout in the 1st round at Kaseya Center, Miami, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Shara Magomedov at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov on 3rd August 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Kevin Holland at UFC 302 on 1st June 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Prudential Center, Newark, United States.

Before that, he had been defeated by Michel Pereira at UFC 299 on 9th March 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Kaseya Center, Miami.

He was victorious against Chidi Njokuani at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Korean Zombie on 26th August 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singapore.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Michal Oleksiejczuk has been fighting more than Gerald Meerschaert.

Gerald Meerschaert last fought 2 months and 8 days ago, while Michal Oleksiejczuk's last outing was 2 months and 1 day ago.

Meerschaert's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 25 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Oleksiejczuk's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 18 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

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