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UFC FIGHT NIGHT
Win
Meerschaert vs de Ridder
Nov. 9, 2024
UFC Spotlight
Stats & Records
6
Wins by Knockout
29
Wins by Submission
15
First Round Finishes
Significant Strikes include all strikes at distance, plus power strikes in the clinch and on the ground.
Striking accuracy
- Sig. Strikes Landed
- 579
- Sig. Strikes Attempted
- 1270
A takedown is awarded when a fighter deliberately grapples an opponent to the ground and establishes an advantageous position for an appreciable amount of time.
Takedown Accuracy
- Takedowns Landed
- 6
- Takedowns Attempted
- 71
- Sig. Str. Defense is the percentage of significant strikes attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Takedown defense is the percentage of takedowns attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Knockdown Avg. is the average number of knockdowns per 15 Minutes window.
Sig. Str. by target
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Info
Status
Active
Place of Birth
Racine, United States
Trains at
Kill Cliff FC
Fighting style
Freestyle
Age
36
Height
73.00
Weight
185.00
Octagon Debut
Dec. 10, 2016
Reach
77.50
Leg reach
40.00
- Pro since 2007
- Has won six of his last 10
- Six wins by KO, 29 wins by submission (5 arm triangle, anaconda, kimura, 7 guillotine, 9 RNC, 2 neck crank, 2 armbar, 2 triangle choke)
- 15 first round finishes
- Split two fights with UFC vet Sam Alvey
- Only two wins by decision
- Nine of 18 losses by submission
- Most submission wins in UFC middleweight history (11)
UFC Fight Night (11/9/24) Meeerschaert was submitted by Reinier de Ridder via arm-triangle choke at 1:44 of the third round
UFC on ESPN (8/24/24) Meerschaert submitted Edmen Shahbazyan via arm-triangle choke at 4:12 of the second round
UFC Fight Night (3/16/24) Meerschaert submitted Bryan Barberena via rear naked choke at 4:23 of the second round
UFC 292 (8/19/23) Meerschaert lost a three round split decision to Andre Petroski
UFC 287 (4/8/23) Meerschaert was stopped by Joe Pyfer via strikes at 3:15 of the first round
UFC on ESPN (8/13/22) Meerschaert submitted Bruno Silva via guillotine choke at 1:39 of the third round
UFC on ESPN (4/30/22) Meerschaert lost a three round unanimous decision to Krzysztof Jotko
UFC Fight Night (12/18/21) Meerschaert submitted Dustin Stoltzfus via rear naked choke at 2:59 of the third round
UFC on ESPN (8/28/21) Meerschaert submitted Makhmud Muradov via rear naked choke at 1:49 of the second round
UFC on ESPN (4/17/21) Meerschaert submitted Bartosz Fabinski via guillotine choke at 2:00 of the first round
UFC Fight Night (9/19/20) Meerschaert was knocked out by Khamzat Chimaev at :17 of the first round
UFC 250 (6/6/20) Meerschaert was stopped by Ian Heinisch via strikes at 1:14 of the first round
UFC 248 (3/7/20) Meerschaert submitted Deron Winn via rear naked choke at 2:14 of the third round
UFC Fight Night (10/12/19) Meerschaert lost a three round split decision to Eryk Anders
UFC on ESPN (8/3/19) Meerschaert submitted Trevin Giles via guillotine choke at 1:49 of the third round
UFC on ESPN (3/30/19) Meerschaert lost a three round split decision to Kevin Holland
UFC on FOX (12/15/18) Meerschaert was submitted by Jack Hermansson via guillotine choke at 4:25 of the first round
TUF 27 Finale (7/6/18) Meerschaert submitted Oskar Piechota via rear naked choke at 4:55 of the second round
TUF 26 Finale (12/1/17) Meerschaert stopped Eric Spicely via strikes at 2:18 of the second round
UFC 213 (7/8/17) Meerschaert was stopped by Thiago Santos via strikes at 2:04 of the second round
UFC Fight Night (2/19/17) Meerschaert submitted Ryan Janes via armbar at 1:34 of the first round
UFC Fight Night (12/9/16) Meerschaert submitted Joe Gigliotti via anaconda choke at 4:12 of the first round
When and why did you start training for fighting? 2007 – I wanted to be the best fighter in the world.
What professional titles have you held? Four local titles, as well as the RFA (now LFA) Middleweight title.
Any belts / ranks in grappling disciplines? Black Belt in BJJ
Any belts / ranks in striking disciplines? Black Belt in Roufusport Kickboxing
What has been your toughest fight to date and why? Any fight I lost, because obviously I didn’t prepare correctly.
Who is your favorite fighter and why? Any of my teammates, but I do enjoy watching Kid Yamamoto highlights from back in the day. R.I.P.
What was your job before you started fighting? Supervisor in a shipping and receiving warehouse
Personal Life / Background: I’ve lived a rich full life so far. The longest I ever lived anywhere was on a horse farm in WI. During this time, I went to school in the inner city (the King center was on the block next to us) and was in the jazz band. After a brief time in college to be a Music Teacher, I started fighting. I’m married and have one son, two dogs and a cat.
