Gerald Meerschaert (37-20, 31) was born in Racine, Wisconsin, U.S. on December 18, 1987. At the age of 19 years on January 13, 2007, he made his professional MMA debut against Fernando Gomez, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On December 9, 2016, 28-year old Gerald Meerschaert made his UFC debut on his 34th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov against Joe Gigliotti, winning the fight in the 1st round via submission.
Meerschaert's last fight was a 1st-round TKO loss to MichaĆ Oleksiejczuk at UFC 319 at age 37 on August 16, 2025. He is on a 3-fight losing streak.
He has fought 22 times in the UFC, and has a record of 10 wins and 12 losses in the promotion.
Some of Gerald Meerschaert's best fights have been against Ryan Janes, Makhmud Muradov, Edmen Shahbazyan, Bartosz FabiĆski, Joe Gigliotti, Deron Winn and Dustin Stoltzfus.
Meerschaert has 20 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
57  | Aug 16, 2025 37 years, 7 months 37-20 (31) | 30 years, 5 months 20-9 (16) | UFC | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
56  | Apr 5, 2025 37 years, 3 months 37-19 (31) | 37 years, 3 months 20-10 (7) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
55  | Nov 9, 2024 36 years, 10 months 37-18 (31) | 34 years, 2 months 17-2 (13) | UFC | MD | 3 | SUB | LOSS Arm-triangle choke |
54  | Aug 24, 2024 36 years, 8 months 37-17 (31) | 26 years, 9 months 13-4 (12) | UFC | MD | 2 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
53  | Mar 16, 2024 36 years, 2 months 36-17 (30) | 34 years, 10 months 18-11 (13) | UFC | MD | 2 | CKO | WIN Face crank |
52  | Aug 19, 2023 35 years, 8 months 35-17 (30) | 32 years, 2 months 9-1 (7) | UFC | MD | 3 | SD | LOSS |
51  | Apr 8, 2023 35 years, 3 months 35-16 (30) | 26 years, 6 months 10-2 (8) | UFC | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
50  | Aug 13, 2022 34 years, 7 months 35-15 (30) | 33 years, 1 months 22-7 (19) | UFC | MD | 3 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
49  | Apr 30, 2022 34 years, 4 months 34-15 (29) | 32 years, 8 months 23-5 (7) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
48  | Dec 18, 2021 34 years 34-14 (29) | 30 years, 1 months 13-3 (7) | UFC | MD | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
47  | Aug 28, 2021 33 years, 8 months 33-14 (28) | 31 years, 6 months 25-6 (19) | UFC | MD | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
46  | Apr 17, 2021 33 years, 3 months 32-14 (27) | 34 years, 11 months 15-4 (8) | UFC | MD | 1 | CKO | WIN Guillotine choke |
45  | Sep 19, 2020 32 years, 9 months 31-14 (27) | 26 years, 4 months 8-0 (7) | UFC | MD | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch |
44  | Jun 6, 2020 32 years, 5 months 31-13 (27) | 31 years, 10 months 13-3 (6) | UFC | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
43  | Mar 7, 2020 32 years, 2 months 31-12 (27) | 30 years, 8 months 6-1 (4) | UFC | MD | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
42  | Oct 12, 2019 31 years, 9 months 30-12 (26) | 32 years, 5 months 12-4 (9) | UFC | MD | 3 | SD | LOSS |
41  | Aug 3, 2019 31 years, 7 months 30-11 (26) | 26 years, 11 months 11-1 (10) | UFC | MD | 3 | CKO | WIN Guillotine choke |
40  | Mar 30, 2019 31 years, 3 months 29-11 (26) | 26 years, 4 months 14-4 (13) | UFC | MD | 3 | SD | LOSS |
39  | Dec 15, 2018 30 years, 11 months 29-10 (26) | 30 years, 6 months 17-4 (14) | UFC | MD | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke |
38 | Jul 6, 2018 30 years, 6 months 29-9 (26) | Oskar Piechota | TUF | MD | 2 | CKO | WIN Rear-naked choke |
37  | Dec 1, 2017 29 years, 11 months 28-9 (26) | 31 years, 2 months 10-2 (8) | TUF | MD | 2 | TKO | WIN Body kick |
36  | Jul 8, 2017 29 years, 6 months 27-9 (25) | 33 years, 6 months 14-5 (10) | UFC | MD | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
35  | Feb 19, 2017 29 years, 2 months 27-8 (25) | 35 years, 5 months 9-1 (7) | UFC | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
34 | Dec 9, 2016 28 years, 11 months 26-8 (24) | Joe Gigliotti | UFC | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Anaconda choke |
33 | Oct 26, 2016 28 years, 10 months 25-8 (23) | Chase Waldon | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke Won RFA middleweight title | |
32 | Aug 13, 2016 28 years, 7 months 24-8 (22) | Sidney Wheeler | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Kimura | |
31 | Jul 18, 2015 27 years, 7 months 23-8 (21) | Lucas Rota | MD | 3 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | |
30 | Jun 27, 2015 27 years, 6 months 22-8 (20) | Keith Smetana | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
29 | Sep 27, 2014 26 years, 9 months 21-8 (19) | Matt Lagou | KOTC | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
28  | May 31, 2014 26 years, 5 months 20-8 (18) | 28 years 22-5 (16) | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
27 | Jan 31, 2014 26 years, 1 months 20-7 (18) | Eddie Larrea | MD | 2 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | |
26 | Sep 13, 2013 25 years, 8 months 19-7 (17) | Nathan Gunn | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | ||
25 | Jul 19, 2013 25 years, 7 months 18-7 (16) | George Lockhart | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
24 | Apr 20, 2013 25 years, 4 months 17-7 (16) | Jay Ellis | KOTC | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
23  | Jan 19, 2013 25 years, 1 months 16-7 (15) | 32 years, 11 months 21-5 (17) | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | ||
22 | Oct 19, 2012 24 years, 10 months 16-6 (15) | Sergej Juskevic | 1 | SUB | LOSS Kneebar | ||
21 | Sep 6, 2012 24 years, 8 months 16-5 (15) | Eddie Larrea | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
20  | Apr 22, 2011 23 years, 4 months 15-5 (14) | 33 years, 7 months 17-10 (14) | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | ||
19 | Jan 6, 2011 23 years 15-4 (14) | Dallas O'Malley | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | ||
18 | Sep 11, 2010 22 years, 8 months 14-4 (13) | 24 years, 4 months 11-1 (9) | 5 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | ||
17 | Jul 10, 2010 22 years, 6 months 13-4 (12) | Ron Faircloth | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
16 | Apr 17, 2010 22 years, 3 months 12-4 (11) | Jim Klimczyk | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
15 | Mar 20, 2010 22 years, 3 months 11-4 (10) | Eddie Larrea | 2 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | ||
14 | Nov 28, 2009 21 years, 11 months 10-4 (9) | Morrison Lamb | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | ||
13 | Aug 15, 2009 21 years, 7 months 9-4 (8) | Jacob Kuester | 1 | SUB | WIN Neck crank | ||
12  | May 2, 2009 21 years, 4 months 8-4 (7) | 25 years, 2 months 7-0 (6) | 1 | SUB | LOSS Kneebar | ||
11 | Oct 10, 2008 20 years, 9 months 8-3 (7) | Curtis Bailey | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke | ||
10 | Jul 25, 2008 20 years, 7 months 8-2 (7) | Mike Vaughn | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
9 | May 3, 2008 20 years, 4 months 7-2 (6) | Ryan Scheeper | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
8 | Mar 29, 2008 20 years, 3 months 6-2 (5) | Alex Carter | 2 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | ||
7 | Feb 23, 2008 20 years, 2 months 5-2 (4) | Caleb Krull | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
6 | Jan 12, 2008 20 years 4-2 (4) | Kenneth Allen | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | ||
5 | Aug 11, 2007 19 years, 7 months 3-2 (3) | Daisuke Hanazawa | 1 | SUB | LOSS Kimura | ||
4 | May 19, 2007 19 years, 5 months 3-1 (3) | Will Pace | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
3 | May 12, 2007 19 years, 4 months 2-1 (2) | Shane Kruchten | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
2 | Mar 10, 2007 19 years, 2 months 1-1 (1) | Jay Ellis | 1 | CKO | LOSS Choke | ||
1 | Jan 13, 2007 19 years 1-0 (1) | Fernando Gomez | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
