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 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Bruno Silva at UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz on 13th August 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at Pechanga Arena, San Diego, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Krzysztof Jotko at UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera on 30th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Dustin Stoltzfus at UFC Fight Night on 18th December 2021 by submission in the 3rd round.

Before that, he had defeated Makhmud Muradov at UFC Vegas 35 on 28th August 2021 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Enterprise, United States.

He was victorious against Bartosz Fabi ski at UFC Vegas 24 on 17th April 2021 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Meerschaert's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Silva's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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