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 same age as Gerald Meerschaert, at 36 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

Anders had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, 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, United States.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, 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.

He had beaten Tim Williams at UFC Fight Night 135 on 25th August 2018 by knockout in the 3rd round at Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln, United States.

Gerald Meerschaert had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

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

Previous to 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, he had been defeated by 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.

He was victorious against Dustin Stoltzfus at UFC Fight Night on 18th December 2021 by submission in the 3rd round.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Gerald Meerschaert had been fighting more than Eryk Anders.

Going to this contest, Eryk Anders had last fought 3 years, 11 months and 2 days ago, while Gerald Meerschaert's last outing had been 7 months and 30 days ago.

Anders' last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 7 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Meerschaert's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 4 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

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