Bruno Silva vs Gerald Meerschaert — UFC Fight Analysis & Result

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UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz

San Diego, USA

13 Aug 2022

Middleweight

52%

Silva

48%

Meerschaert

Win Probability

Submission

Round 3 · 1:39

Bruno Silva

"Blindado"

23 – 13

6'0"74" reachOrthodox37 yrs5-fight slideKnockout Artist

CFR 62

Gerald Meerschaert

"GM3"

37 – 22

Submission Hunter5-fight slide38 yrsSouthpaw77" reach6'1"

CFR 57

★ Official Result

Gerald MeerschaertwinsSubmissionR3 · 1:39

def. Bruno Silva · UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz

Fight Report

Pre-fight analysis · prediction vs result

Prediction vs Result

We predicted

Silva

→

Actual result

Meerschaert wins

Submission · R3

Pre-fight analysis

This is a genuine toss-up — Silva at 52% vs Meerschaert at 48% (CFR ratings). One of the hardest fights to call on the card.

Risk flags

Silva's chin rating of 46 flags durability concerns based on KO history.

Meerschaert has a chin rating of 0 — a potential KO vulnerability.

This Fight — Statistics

Actual stats from this bout

SilvaMeerschaert

Sig. Strikes

0.0

Strikes / min (SLpM)

0.0

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Strike Accuracy

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Silva

Meerschaert

Physical Matchup

Height · Reach · Age · Stance

6'0"

Height

+6'1"

74"

Reach

+77"

37+

Age

Orthodox

Stance

Southpaw

Silva

Meerschaert

Composite Fighter Rating

Overall score combining performance, win quality, momentum & durability

61.6

56.7

49.0

Performance Avg

48.2

Quality of Victory

Momentum Score

Silva

Meerschaert

Striking

Career averages · see This Fight stats above

10.0

/ 10

1.8

/ 10

8.1

Style: Pressure

8.4

0.7

Style: Volume

0.9

4 KO wins

Finish Rate (strikes)

1 KO wins

Per-minute strike stats will populate after live card results are scraped

Strike targetStrike target

Head

Body

Leg

RangeRange

6Distance11

1Clinch0

0Ground4

Silva

Meerschaert

Grappling

Career averages · see This Fight stats above

0.0

/ 10

7.3

/ 10

0.0

Wrestling Style (/10)

5.1

0.0

Submission Style (/10)

9.2

Submission wins

Per-fight takedown stats will populate after live card results are scraped

Silva

Meerschaert

Durability / Chin

Resilience against knockouts and stoppages

KO risk

Verdict

2 consec. KOs

KO/TKO Losses

Sub Losses

Avg R1.0 stoppage

KO round context

Avg R1.2 stoppage

Most recent fight

Last KO loss

2 fights ago

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Strikes absorbed / min

—

11/36 fights

Chin rating based on

26/59 fights

Silva

Meerschaert

Form & Momentum

Recent fight performance — most recent weighted 30%

5-fight 📉 slide

Current form

5-fight 📉 slide

L · KO · R1

L · Dec · R3

L · Sub · R1

Last 5

L · Dec · R3

L · Sub · R1

L · KO · R1

L · Dec · R3

L · Sub · R3

Silva

Meerschaert

Finish Rate

Percentage of wins by KO/TKO or Submission

100%

KO / TKO Wins

Submission Wins

Decision Wins

Style Fingerprint

Combatrics radar — 6 fighting dimensions scored 0–10

Silva

Meerschaert

Fighter 1

Fighter 2

10.0

Striking

KO power & stand-up volume

1.8

0.0

Grappling

Ground control & clinch

7.3

0.0

Wrestling

Takedown threat & defence

5.1

0.0

Submission

Submission attack frequency

9.2

8.1

Pressure

Clinch/ground work rate

8.4

0.7

Volume

Decision-pace fighting

0.9

Silva

Strike Zones

Meerschaert

Silva

Attacking

7 landed

Absorbing

15 absorbed

Meerschaert

Attacking

15 landed

Absorbing

7 absorbed

Targeting Overlap

🎯Silva targets the head (57% of attacks) — Meerschaert absorbs 57% of strikes there

🎯Meerschaert targets the head (80% of attacks) — Silva absorbs 80% of strikes there

Round by Round

This fight · per-round breakdown

Silva

RND

Meerschaert

0/0R00/0

0/0R10/0

Silva · Last 5

L · KO · R1

Marc-Andre Barriault

KO/TKO

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Decision

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Decision

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Shara Magomedov

Decision

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Submission

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Meerschaert · Last 5

L · Dec · R3

Jacob Malkoun

Decision

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Kyle Daukaus

Submission

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Michal Oleksiejczuk

KO/TKO

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Brad Tavares

Decision

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Submission

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