Meerschaert vs Silva

Who won Meerschaert vs Silva?

Gerald Meerschaert beat Bruno Silva by submission in the 3rd round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 13th August 2022 at Pechanga Arena in San Diego.

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 Silva stats

Gerald Meerschaert stepped into the octagon with a record of 34 wins, 15 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 26 by submission.

Bruno Silva made his way to the cage with a record of 22 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 19 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Gerald Meerschaert's 23rd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016. Bruno Silva 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 Bruno Silva's came in at 4-7-0.

The stats suggested Silva had a massive power advantage over Meerschaert, boasting a 86% knock out percentage over Meerschaert's 18%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Meerschaert had a massive advantage over Silva, boasting a 76% submission rate over Silva's 0%.

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

Meerschaert had a height advantage of 1 inch over Silva.

Meerschaert was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 21 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 3 years and 4 months earlier than Silva, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 39 more professional rounds, 103 to Silva's 64.

Meerschaert vs Silva form

Gerald Meerschaert had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this 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, United States.

Previous to 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.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Andre Petroski at UFC 292 on 19th August 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at TD Garden, Boston.

Before that, he had been beaten by Joseph Pyfer at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami.

He had defeated Bruno Silva at UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz on 13th August 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

Activity check

Meerschaert's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Silva's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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