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 scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Gerald Meerschaert.

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.

Gerald Meerschaert's UFC record stood at 11-9-0, while Bruno Silva's came in at 4-5-0.

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 36 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 35 more professional rounds, 95 to Silva's 60.

Meerschaert vs Silva form

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 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.

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 had beaten Dustin Stoltzfus at UFC Fight Night on 18th December 2021 by submission in the 3rd round.

Bruno Silva had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Brad Tavares at UFC Fight Night – Pavlovich vs. Blaydes on 22nd April 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Gerald Meerschaert at UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz on 13th August 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Alex Pereira at UFC Fight Night on 12th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he was victorious against Jordan Wright at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had won against Andrew Sanchez at UFC Vegas 40 on 16th October 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Gerald Meerschaert had last fought 7 months and 30 days ago, while Bruno Silva's last outing had been 11 months and 27 days ago.

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.

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

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