Anders vs Meerschaert

Who won Anders vs Meerschaert?

Eryk Anders beat Gerald Meerschaert by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC on ESPN+ 19, on Saturday 12th October 2019 at Amalie Arena in Tampa.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Eryk Anders.

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).

Anders vs Meerschaert stats

Eryk Anders stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Gerald Meerschaert made his way to the cage with a record of 30 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 22 by submission.

Eryk Anders' UFC record stood at 8-8-0, while Gerald Meerschaert's came in at 11-9-0.

The stats suggested Anders had a massive power advantage over Meerschaert, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Meerschaert's 20%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Meerschaert had a massive advantage over Anders, boasting a 73% submission rate over Anders' 8%.

Eryk Anders was the older man by 1 year, at 37 years old.

Meerschaert had 3-inch reach advantage.

Anders was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 25 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 8 years and 7 months later than Meerschaert, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 35 less professional rounds, 60 to Meerschaert's 95.

Anders vs Meerschaert form

Eryk Anders had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, his fight against Darren Stewart at UFC Vegas 21 on 13th March 2021 ended in a no contest.

Previous to that, he had lost to Krzysztof Jotko at UFC Fight Night Jacksonville on 16th May 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Going into that contest, he had won against Gerald Meerschaert at UFC on ESPN+ 19 on 12th October 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Amalie Arena, Tampa.

Before that, he had been beaten by Khalil Rountree at UFC 236 on 13th April 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at State Farm Arena, Atlanta.

He had been defeated by Thiago Santos at UFC Fight Night 137 on 22nd September 2018 by knockout in the 3rd round at Ginásio do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Activity check

Anders' last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 7 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Meerschaert's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 4 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 1 month and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

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