Last fight
UFC Fight Night
Win
Meerschaert vs Barberena
Mar. 16, 2024
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Stats & Records
6
Wins by Knockout
28
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
- 528
- Sig. Strikes Attempted
- 1172
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
- 63
- 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
Sanford MMA
Fighting style
Freestyle
Age
36
Height
73.00
Weight
203.00
Octagon Debut
Dec. 10, 2016
Reach
77.50
Leg reach
40.00
- Pro since 2007
- Has won 16 of his last 25 and five of his last eight
- Six wins by KO, 28 wins by submission (4 arm triangle, anaconda, kimura, 7 guillotine, 10 RNC, neck crank, 2 armbar, 2 triangle choke)
- 15 first round finishes
- Split two fights with UFC vet Sam Alvey
- Only two wins by decision
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
TRAINING: Track work in the morning, MMA specific training in the afternoon and skill work in the evening.
When and why did you start training for fighting? 2007 – I wanted to be the best fighter in the world.
What ranks and titles have you held? Four local titles and RFA title
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? Everything I’ve been working towards for almost a decade.
What was your job before you started fighting? Supervisor in a shipping and receiving warehouse
Ranks in any martial arts styles: BJJ black belt, Roufusport kickboxing black belt
Favorite grappling technique: Guillotine
Favorite Striking technique: Elbows
