Gerald Meerschaert “GM3”
UFC record 12-14-0 · professional record 37-22-0
- Age
- 38 (born Dec 18, 1987)
- Height
- 185 cm (6' 1")
- Reach
- 196 cm (77")
- Leg reach
- 102 cm (40")
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Weight
- 185 lbs
- Country (hometown)
- United States
- Status
- Active
- Style
- Freestyle
- Gym
- Valle Flow Striking Academy
- UFC debut
- Dec 9, 2016
- Last fight
- May 2, 2026
5 fight-night bonuses: 5 Performance of the Night.
Career statistics
- Sig. strikes landed per min
- 2.95
- Sig. strike accuracy
- 45%
- Sig. strikes absorbed per min
- 3.44
- Sig. strike defence
- 53%
- Takedowns per 15 min
- 1.70
- Takedown accuracy
- 29%
- Takedown defence
- 40%
- Submission attempts per 15 min
- 1.49
- Knockdowns
- 3
- Sig. strikes landed
- 652
- Takedowns landed
- 25
- Total fight time
- 3h 40m 54s
- Control time
- 49m 23s
UFC fights
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd | Time | Event | Date | KD | Sig. str. | TD | Sub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Jacob Malkoun | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates | May 2, 2026 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 3 |
| L | Kyle Daukaus | Submission · D'Arce Choke On Ground | 1 | 0:50 | UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev | Nov 15, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Michal Oleksiejczuk | KO/TKO · Punches to Head On Ground | 1 | 3:03 | UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev | Aug 16, 2025 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Brad Tavares | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Murphy | Apr 5, 2025 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Reinier de Ridder | Submission · Arm Triangle From Mount | 3 | 1:44 | UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates | Nov 9, 2024 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Edmen Shahbazyan | Submission · Arm Triangle From Half Guard | 2 | 4:12 | UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Borralho | Aug 24, 2024 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 |
| W | Bryan Barberena | Submission · Rear Naked Choke | 2 | 4:23 | UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura | Mar 16, 2024 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 |
| L | Andre Petroski | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley | Aug 19, 2023 | 0 | 76 | 1 | 0 |
| L | Joe Pyfer | KO/TKO · Punches to Head On Ground | 1 | 3:15 | UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 | Apr 8, 2023 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Bruno Silva | Submission · Guillotine Choke On Ground | 3 | 1:39 | UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz | Aug 13, 2022 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 1 |
| L | Krzysztof Jotko | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera | Apr 30, 2022 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 0 |
| W | Dustin Stoltzfus | Submission · Rear Naked Choke | 3 | 2:58 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus | Dec 18, 2021 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 3 |
| W | Makhmud Muradov | Submission · Rear Naked Choke | 2 | 1:49 | UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Chikadze | Aug 28, 2021 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 1 |
| W | Bartosz Fabinski | Submission · Guillotine Choke On Ground | 1 | 2:00 | UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Gastelum | Apr 17, 2021 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| L | Khamzat Chimaev | KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance | 1 | 0:17 | UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley | Sep 19, 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Ian Heinisch | KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance | 1 | 1:14 | UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer | Jun 6, 2020 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Deron Winn | Submission · Rear Naked Choke | 3 | 2:13 | UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero | Mar 7, 2020 | 1 | 86 | 1 | 1 |
| L | Eryk Anders | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson | Oct 12, 2019 | 0 | 72 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Trevin Giles | Submission · Guillotine Choke On Ground | 3 | 1:49 | UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Lawler | Aug 3, 2019 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| L | Kevin Holland | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje | Mar 30, 2019 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| L | Jack Hermansson | Submission · Guillotine Choke On Ground | 1 | 4:25 | UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Iaquinta | Dec 15, 2018 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Oskar Piechota | Submission · Rear Naked Choke | 2 | 4:55 | The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated Finale | Jul 6, 2018 | 0 | 51 | 3 | 2 |
| W | Eric Spicely | KO/TKO · Kick to Body At Distance | 2 | 2:18 | The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion Finale | Dec 1, 2017 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Thiago Santos | KO/TKO · Punches to Head On Ground | 2 | 2:04 | UFC 213: Romero vs. Whittaker | Jul 8, 2017 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 0 |
| W | Ryan Janes | Submission · Armbar From Bottom | 1 | 1:34 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne | Feb 19, 2017 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| W | Joseph Gigliotti | Submission · Anaconda Choke On Ground | 1 | 4:12 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov | Dec 9, 2016 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 |