Meerschaert vs Petroski

Who won Meerschaert vs Petroski?

Andre Petroski beat Gerald Meerschaert by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 292, on Saturday 19th August 2023 at TD Garden in Boston.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Andre Petroski.

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 Petroski stats

Gerald Meerschaert stepped into the octagon with a record of 35 wins, 16 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 27 by submission.

Andre Petroski made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Gerald Meerschaert's 23rd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016. Andre Petroski marked his 11th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Gerald Meerschaert's UFC record stood at 12-11-0, while Andre Petroski's came in at 8-3-0.

The stats suggested Petroski had a large advantage in power over Meerschaert, boasting a 44% knock out percentage over Meerschaert's 17%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Meerschaert had a massive advantage over Petroski, boasting a 77% submission rate over Petroski's 44%.

Gerald Meerschaert was the older man by 3 years, at 37 years old.

Meerschaert was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 41 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 11 years and 8 months earlier than Petroski, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 66 more professional rounds, 103 to Petroski's 37.

Meerschaert vs Petroski form

Andre Petroski had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Jacob Malkoun at UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot on 30th March 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Michel Pereira at UFC Fight Night – Yusuff vs Barboza on 14th October 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Gerald Meerschaert at UFC 292 on 19th August 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at TD Garden, Boston.

Before that, he had beaten Wellington Turman at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

He had defeated Nick Maximov at UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Rakić on 14th May 2022 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Meerschaert's last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 6 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 10 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Petroski's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Meerschaert vs Petroski?

Gerald Meerschaert was a 37/20 (+190) underdog going into the contest, while Andre Petroski made his way into the ring at 11/25 (-230) with oddsmakers.