Khamzat Chimaev vs Gerald Meerschaert — UFC Fight Analysis & Result

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UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley

Las Vegas, USA

19 Sept 2020

Middleweight

56%

Chimaev

44%

Meerschaert

Win Probability

KO/TKO

Round 1 · 0:17

Khamzat Chimaev

"Borz"

15 – 1

6'2"75" reachOrthodox32 yrsWell-Rounded

CFR 73

Gerald Meerschaert

"GM3"

37 – 22

Submission Hunter5-fight slide38 yrsSouthpaw77" reach6'1"

CFR 57

★ Official Result

Khamzat ChimaevwinsKO/TKOR1 · 0:17

def. Gerald Meerschaert · UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley

Fight Report

Pre-fight analysis · prediction vs result

Prediction vs Result

We predicted

Chimaev

→

Actual result

Chimaev wins

KO/TKO · R1

Pre-fight analysis

This is a genuine toss-up — Chimaev at 56% vs Meerschaert at 44% (CFR ratings). One of the hardest fights to call on the card.

Key angles

The CFR gap of 17 points suggests a clear performance difference on paper.

Risk flags

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

This Fight — Statistics

Actual stats from this bout

ChimaevMeerschaert

Sig. Strikes

0.0

Strikes / min (SLpM)

0.0

—

Strike Accuracy

—

Chimaev

Meerschaert

Physical Matchup

Height · Reach · Age · Stance

6'2"+

Height

6'1"

75"

Reach

+77"

32+

Age

Orthodox

Stance

Southpaw

Chimaev

Meerschaert

Composite Fighter Rating

Overall score combining performance, win quality, momentum & durability

73.2

56.7

65.1

Performance Avg

48.2

Quality of Victory

100

Momentum Score

Chimaev

Meerschaert

Striking

Career averages · see This Fight stats above

4.0

/ 10

1.8

/ 10

7.4

Style: Pressure

8.4

4.5

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

Head

Body

Leg

RangeRange

2Distance0

0Clinch0

2Ground0

Chimaev

Meerschaert

Grappling

Career averages · see This Fight stats above

4.4

/ 10

7.3

/ 10

3.0

Wrestling Style (/10)

5.1

4.4

Submission Style (/10)

9.2

Submission wins

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

Chimaev

Meerschaert

Durability / Chin

Resilience against knockouts and stoppages

Never stopped

Verdict

2 consec. KOs

KO/TKO Losses

Sub Losses

—

KO round context

Avg R1.2 stoppage

—

Last KO loss

2 fights ago

—

Strikes absorbed / min

—

10/16 fights

Chin rating based on

26/59 fights

Chimaev

Meerschaert

Form & Momentum

Recent fight performance — most recent weighted 30%

100

Current form

5-fight 📉 slide

L · Dec · R5

W · Dec · R5

W · Sub · R1

W · Dec · R3

W · Sub · R1

Last 5

L · Dec · R3

L · Sub · R1

L · KO · R1

L · Dec · R3

L · Sub · R3

Chimaev

Meerschaert

Finish Rate

Percentage of wins by KO/TKO or Submission

67%

100%

KO / TKO Wins

Submission Wins

Decision Wins

Style Fingerprint

Combatrics radar — 6 fighting dimensions scored 0–10

Chimaev

Meerschaert

Fighter 1

Fighter 2

4.0

Striking

KO power & stand-up volume

1.8

4.4

Grappling

Ground control & clinch

7.3

3.0

Wrestling

Takedown threat & defence

5.1

4.4

Submission

Submission attack frequency

9.2

7.4

Pressure

Clinch/ground work rate

8.4

4.5

Volume

Decision-pace fighting

0.9

Chimaev

Strike Zones

Meerschaert

Chimaev

Attacking

4 landed

Absorbing

0 absorbed

Meerschaert

Attacking

0 landed

Absorbing

4 absorbed

Targeting Overlap

🎯Chimaev targets the head (75% of attacks) — Meerschaert absorbs 75% of strikes there

Round by Round

This fight · per-round breakdown

Chimaev

RND

Meerschaert

0/0R00/0

0/0R10/0

Chimaev · Last 5

L · Dec · R5

Sean Strickland

Decision

UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland · 2026-05

W · Dec · R5

Dricus Du Plessis

Decision

UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev · 2025-08

W · Sub · R1

Robert Whittaker

Submission

UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway · 2024-10

W · Dec · R3

Kamaru Usman

Decision

UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2 · 2023-10

W · Sub · R1

Kevin Holland

Submission

UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson · 2022-09

Meerschaert · Last 5

L · Dec · R3

Jacob Malkoun

Decision

UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates · 2026-05

L · Sub · R1

Kyle Daukaus

Submission

UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev · 2025-11

L · KO · R1

Michal Oleksiejczuk

KO/TKO

UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev · 2025-08

L · Dec · R3

Brad Tavares

Decision

UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Murphy · 2025-04

L · Sub · R3

Reinier de Ridder

Submission

UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates · 2024-11

News & Media

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