Zerhouni vs Merckt

Who won Zerhouni vs Merckt?

La d Zerhouni beat Alain Van De Merckt by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of KSW 101, on Friday 20th December 2024 at París La Défense Arena in Paris.

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).

Zerhouni vs Merckt stats

La d Zerhouni stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Alain Van De Merckt made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 8 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was La d Zerhouni's 4th fight in KSW, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Alain Van De Merckt marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

La d Zerhouni's KSW record stood at 3-1-0, while Alain Van De Merckt's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Merckt had an advantage in power over Zerhouni, with a 50% knock out percentage over Zerhouni's 31%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Zerhouni had an advantage over Merckt, with a 62% submission rate over Merckt's 50%.

La d Zerhouni was the younger man by 2 years, at 29 years old.

Merckt had a height advantage of 6 inches over Zerhouni.

Zerhouni was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 14 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 7 years earlier than Merckt, whose first professional fight was in 2022. He had fought 24 more professional rounds, 36 to Merckt's 12.

Activity check

Zerhouni's last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Zerhouni vs Merckt?

La d Zerhouni was a 13/8 (+160) underdog going into the contest, while Alain Van De Merckt made his way into the ring at 9/20 (-220) with oddsmakers.