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UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Chikadze
Las Vegas, USA
28 Aug 2021
Middleweight
VS
45%
Muradov
55%
Meerschaert
Win Probability
Submission
Round 2 · 1:49
★ Official Result
Gerald MeerschaertwinsSubmissionR2 · 1:49
def. Makhmud Muradov · UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Chikadze
Fight Report
Pre-fight analysis · prediction vs result
Prediction vs Result
We predicted
Meerschaert
→
Actual result
Meerschaert wins
Submission · R2
Pre-fight analysis
This is a genuine toss-up — Muradov at 45% vs Meerschaert at 55% (CFR ratings). One of the hardest fights to call on the card.
Key angles
The CFR gap of 11 points suggests a clear performance difference on paper.
Meerschaert has beaten significantly higher-quality opposition — a QoV edge of 12 points.
Risk flags
Meerschaert has a chin rating of 0 — a potential KO vulnerability.
This Fight — Statistics
Actual stats from this bout
MuradovMeerschaert
0
Sig. Strikes
0
0.0
Strikes / min (SLpM)
0.0
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Strike Accuracy
—
Muradov
Meerschaert
Physical Matchup
Height · Reach · Age · Stance
6'2"+
Height
6'1"
75"
Reach
+77"
36+
Age
38
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Muradov
Meerschaert
Composite Fighter Rating
Overall score combining performance, win quality, momentum & durability
45.9
56.7
49.2
Performance Avg
48.2
38
Quality of Victory
50
100
Momentum Score
91
Muradov
Meerschaert
Striking
Career averages · see This Fight stats above
6.3
/ 10
1.8
/ 10
5.5
Style: Pressure
8.4
5.3
Style: Volume
0.9
2 KO wins
Finish Rate (strikes)
1 KO wins
Per-minute strike stats will populate after live card results are scraped
Strike targetStrike target
7
Head
9
2
Body
0
2
Leg
0
RangeRange
10Distance9
1Clinch0
0Ground0
Muradov
Meerschaert
Grappling
Career averages · see This Fight stats above
1.2
/ 10
7.3
/ 10
0.8
Wrestling Style (/10)
5.1
0.0
Submission Style (/10)
9.2
0
Submission wins
11
Per-fight takedown stats will populate after live card results are scraped
Muradov
Meerschaert
Durability / Chin
Resilience against knockouts and stoppages
86
0
Never stopped
Verdict
2 consec. KOs
0
KO/TKO Losses
5
1
Sub Losses
3
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KO round context
Avg R1.2 stoppage
—
Last KO loss
2 fights ago
—
Strikes absorbed / min
—
7/34 fights
Chin rating based on
26/59 fights
Muradov
Meerschaert
Form & Momentum
Recent fight performance — most recent weighted 30%
100
91
Current form
5-fight 📉 slide
Upcoming
W · Dec · R3
L · Dec · R3
L · Sub · R2
W · KO · R3
Last 5
L · Dec · R3
L · Sub · R1
L · KO · R1
L · Dec · R3
L · Sub · R3
Muradov
Meerschaert
Finish Rate
Percentage of wins by KO/TKO or Submission
50%
100%
2
KO / TKO Wins
1
0
Submission Wins
11
2
Decision Wins
0
Style Fingerprint
Combatrics radar — 6 fighting dimensions scored 0–10
Muradov
Meerschaert
Fighter 1
Fighter 2
6.3
Striking
KO power & stand-up volume
1.8
1.2
Grappling
Ground control & clinch
7.3
0.8
Wrestling
Takedown threat & defence
5.1
0.0
Submission
Submission attack frequency
9.2
5.5
Pressure
Clinch/ground work rate
8.4
5.3
Volume
Decision-pace fighting
0.9
MuradovMeerschaert
Strike Zones
Muradov
Attacking
11 landedAbsorbing
9 absorbedMeerschaert
Attacking
9 landedAbsorbing
11 absorbedTargeting Overlap
🎯Muradov targets the head (64% of attacks) — Meerschaert absorbs 64% of strikes there
🎯Meerschaert targets the head (100% of attacks) — Muradov absorbs 100% of strikes there
Round by Round
This fight · per-round breakdown
Muradov
RND
Meerschaert
0/0R00/0
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