Gerald Meerschaert

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Gerald Meerschaert
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BornGerald Edward Meerschaert III [1]
(1987-12-18) December 18, 1987 (age 36)
Racine, Wisconsin, U.S.
Other namesGM3 [2]
The Machine [3]
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Division Light Heavyweight
Middleweight
Welterweight
Reach77 in (196 cm) [4]
Fighting out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Team Kill Cliff FC
Roufusport
Agallar Combative Systems
Teacher(s) Duke Roufus
RankBlack belt in Roufusport kickboxing [2]
Black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu [5] [2]
Years active2007–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total55
Wins37
By knockout6
By submission29
By decision2
Losses18
By knockout4
By submission9
By decision5
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Gerald Edward Meerschaert III (born December 18, 1987) is an American professional mixed martial artist who competes in the middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he holds the record for most finishes in middleweight history with 12. [6] A professional competitor since 2007, he formerly competed for the Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA), Titan FC, and King of the Cage (KOTC).

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Background

Meerschaert was born in Racine, Wisconsin, United States. [1] He trained in Taekwondo when he was young. He began playing alto saxophone in the fifth grade and through his years at Walden III Middle and High School. Meerschaert later studied music education in college, hoping to become a music teacher, before deciding to make MMA his career after watching some local MMA and UFC fights on TV. [7] Meerschaert began training in MMA at the age of 19. [8]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

After a 1–0 amateur career, Meerschaert fought most of his fights in his native state of Wisconsin, from 2007 to 2011. He started traveling to nearby states to compete after 2012. Prior to joining the UFC, he was an active fighter with a record of 25–8. [3]

Meerschaert began his professional MMA career in March 2007, fighting at Freestyle Combat Challenge 26 on March 10, after just one month of training. [9] He lost his first fight to Jay Ellis via a technical submission. [10] Two months after his first loss, he bounced back to snap a win via kimura. [11] His third MMA fight came one week later on May 19, 2007, against Will Pace. He won the fight via rear-naked choke in round one. [12]

On January 12, 2008, Meerschaert faced Kenneth Allen and won via triangle choke in round one. [13] Five weeks later, Meerschaert stepped in the cage and competed against Caleb Krull. He won the fight via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–27). [14] Meerschaert was back to the cage again four weeks later vs. Alex Carter. Meerschaert won the fight via triangle choke in round two. [15] His last fight in Freestyle Combat was on May 3, 2008, vs. Ryan Scheeper. Meerschaert won via armbar in the first round. [16]

Meerschaert fought Mike Vaughn July 25, 2008. Meerschaert won via first round rear-naked choke. [17]

Meerschaert fought Curtis Bailey October 10, 2008. The fight was held in Madison, Wisconsin on Madtown Throwdown 17. The fight was five rounds, and Meerschaert lost the fight via guillotine choke in round two. [18]

After a busy year in 2009, Meerschaert did not set foot on the cage to compete until May 2, 2009. He fought Kenny Robertson on Madtown Throwdown 19 and lost via a kneebar submission on round one. [19]

He started off by fighting on Gladiators Cage Fighting: Fair Warning on August 15, 2009, his opponent was Jacob Kuester and Meerschaert managed to overpower Kuester and submitted him via a neck crank. [20] On the next fight, Meerschaert face-off Morrison Lamb on Racine Fight Night 5 on November 28, 2009, in his hometown, Racine, Wisconsin. It was a short fight where Meerschaert submitted Lamb via a guillotine choke on round one. [21]

Meerschaert faced Eddie Larrea at Extreme Cagefigting Organisation 4 on March 20, 2010. Meerschaert secured the win via an arm-triangle choke. [22] April 17, 2010, Meerschaert fought in Combat USA 19. Meerschaert punched his way through and knocked out Jim Klimczyk and snatched the win. [23]

His last competition in 2010 was on September 11. He took on Sam Alvey, with a record of 11–1–0, ranking number 1 in Wisconsin in the middleweight division. They competed on Combat USA: Championship Tournament Finals for a five-round title middleweight fight. On the early rounds, Meerschaert attempted multiple takedowns but Alvey managed to stop most of them; however, Meerschaert managed to put Alvey on a guillotine choke on round 5 and secured the win to reign Wisconsin State middleweight 2010 champion. [24]

With the record of 14–4–0, Meerschaert started off his 2011 competition on January 6, facing Dallas O'Malley on Combat USA 24. He won the fight via guillotine choke on round two. [25]

The next fight came 3 months later where Meerschaert took on Herbert Goodman, the former Green Bay Packers football player, defending his Wisconsin Middleweight title on Combat USA: Wisconsin State Finals. Meerscheart lost the fight via a rear-naked choke on round one when he was taken down by Goodman after failing to hit Goodman with his left overhand, giving his back to Goodman where Goodman managed to sink a rear-naked choke. [26]

Six months later, Meerschaert went on to join the Rogue Warrior Championship 3 competition on the welterweight fight on September 6, 2011. He faced Eddie Larrea and won the fight via a rear-naked choke on round one. [27]

Meerschaert did not return to the cage after he lost to Goodman until about one the half-year later when he went on to join the Rogue Warrior Championship 3 competition on the welterweight fight on September 6, 2011. He faced Eddie Larrea and won the fight via a rear-naked choke on round one. The second and also the last fight Meerschaert take on for 2012 was on October 19. He was up against Sergej Juskevic at Score Fighting Series. He lost the fight on round two via kneebar submission. [28]

On January 19, 2013, he took on Anthony Lapsley on a catchweight bout (175 Ib) on Rocktagon MMA Elite Series 23. He lost the fight on round one via rear-naked choke. [29] He next faced Jay Ellis on King of the Cage: Certified on April 20, 2013, a catchweight bout (180 Ib). He bounced back from the last two defeat and captured the win with TKO (punches) in round one. [30] Meerschaert went to Duluth, Georgia, to compete on National Fighting Championships 58 on July 19, 2013. The fight was a 180 Ib catchweight bout. The judges awarded him with the win after three battle against George Lockhart. [3] On September 13, 2013, Meerschaert fought with Nathan Gunn in another catchweight fight. He managed to submit Gunn on round two with a guillotine choke on Canadian Fighting Championship 8 event. [3] [31]

Meerschaert moved up to Middleweight (185 Ibs) in 2014 and competed in North American Fighting Championship in two fights. First, he faced Eddie Larrea which he secured a win via arm-triangle choke [32] and moved on to fight Sam Alvey on their second meet up and this time he lost by unanimous decision on judges' scorecards. [3] His last fight in 2014 was in September where he fought in KOTC: Magnum Force against Matt Lagou. He came out with a win via a TKO (doctor stoppage). [33]

Meerschaert aced Keith Smetana at 4BC: Capital City Punishment in June 2015. He won a quick win via TKO in round one. His next and last fight in 2015 came one month later and won via another TKO (doctor stoppage) against Lucas Rota.

Meerschaert started his first fight in 2016 by moving up to Light Heavyweight division (205 Ibs). He fought at Valor Fight 36 and his opponent was Sidney Wheeler. He threatened Wheeler with a kimura and forced him to tap out on round one. [34] His last fight before joining UFC was in October 2016, facing Chase Waldon in Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA) in Middleweight bout. He earned the victory via submission (arm-triangle choke) on round one, earning him the RFA middleweight title. [35]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Meerschaert made his promotional debut on December 9, 2016, at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov, replacing injured Oluwale Bamgbose, against Joe Gigliotti. [36] He won the fight via anaconda choke submission in round one. His performance earned him a Performance of the Night bonus award. [37] [38]

Meerschaert faced Ryan Janes on February 19, 2017, at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne. He won the fight via submission in the first round. [39] [40]

Meerschaert faced Thiago Santos on July 8, 2017, at UFC 213. [41] He lost the fight via TKO in the second round. [42]

Meerschaert fought Eric Spicely on December 1, 2017, at The Ultimate Fighter 26 Finale. [43] He won the bout via TKO in the second round. [44] This win earned him a Performance of the Night bonus. [45]

Meerschaert faced Oskar Piechota on July 6, 2018, at The Ultimate Fighter 27 Finale. [46] He won the fight via technical submission due to a rear-naked choke in the second round. [47]

Meerschaert faced Jack Hermansson on December 15, 2018, at UFC on Fox 31. [48] He lost the fight via guillotine choke submission in the first round. [49]

Meerschaert faced Kevin Holland on March 30, 2019, at UFC on ESPN 2. [50] He lost the fight via split decision. [51]

Meerschaert faced Trevin Giles on August 3, 2019, at UFC on ESPN 5. [52] [53] He won the fight via technical submission in the third round due to a guillotine choke. [54]

Meerschaert faced Eryk Anders on October 12, 2019, at UFC Fight Night 161. [55] He lost the fight by split decision. [56]

Meerschaert faced Deron Winn on March 7, 2020, at UFC 248. [57] He won the fight via a rear-naked choke submission in the third round. [58]

Meerschaert was scheduled to face Ian Heinisch on June 6, 2020, at UFC 250, however, two days before the fight Heinisch's cornerman tested positive for COVID-19. Heinisch was pulled from the fight and replaced by promotional newcomer Anthony Ivy. Subsequently, the cornerman in question was re-tested and the initial test was proven to be false positive and Heinisch was reinstated to the card. [59] Finally, Meerschaert faced Heinisch as originally scheduled and lost the fight via TKO in the first round. [60] [61]

Meerschaert was expected to face Ed Herman in a light heavyweight bout on August 1, 2020, at UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan. [62] On the day of the event, Meerschaert pulled out due to testing positive for COVID-19 and his bout against Herman was cancelled. [63] The bout was rescheduled for September 12, 2020, at UFC Fight Night 177. [64] However, Meerschaert again withdrew from the bout for undisclosed reason and he was replaced by John Allan. [65]

Meerschaert faced Khamzat Chimaev on September 19, 2020, at UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley. [66] He lost the fight via knockout 17 seconds into round one. [67]

Meerschaert faced Bartosz Fabiński on April 17, 2021, at UFC on ESPN 22. [68] He won the fight via technical submission in round one. [69] This fight earned him the Performance of the Night award. [70]

Meerschaert faced Makhmud Muradov on August 28, 2021, at UFC on ESPN 30. [71] After a back-and-forth fight, he won the fight via rear-naked choke submission in round two. [72] This win earned him the Performance of the Night award. [73]

Meerschaert was scheduled to face Abusupiyan Magomedov on December 18, 2021, at UFC Fight Night 199. [74] However, Magomedov was forced to pull from the event due to visa issue and he was replaced by Dustin Stoltzfus. [75] He won the bout via rear-naked choke in the third round. [76]

Meerschaert faced Krzysztof Jotko on April 30, 2022, at UFC on ESPN 35. [77] He lost the bout via unanimous decision. [78]

Meerschaert faced Bruno Silva on August 13, 2022, at UFC on ESPN 41 [79] He won the fight via a guillotine choke in round three. [80]

Meerschaert was scheduled again to face Abusupiyan Magomedov on February 18, 2023, at UFC Fight Night 219. [81] The fight was cancelled, again due to Magomedov having visa issues. [82]

Meerschaert faced Joe Pyfer on April 8, 2023, at UFC 287. [83] He lost the bout via TKO in the first round. [84]

Meerschaert faced Andre Petroski on August 19, 2023, at UFC 292. [85] He lost the bout via split decision. [86]

Meerschaert faced Bryan Barberena on March 16, 2024, at UFC Fight Night 239. [87] He won the bout by a rear-naked choke submission at the end of the second round. [88]

Meerschaert faced Edmen Shahbazyan on August 24, 2024, at UFC on ESPN 62. [89] Despite being dropped by a body blow and receiving repeated ground strikes, he won the fight via an arm-triangle submission in the second round. [90] With his twelfth UFC finish, Meershaert surpassed Anderson Silva for the most finishes in UFC Middleweight history. [90] This fight earned him another Performance of the Night award. [91]

Meerschaert faced former ONE Light Heavyweight and Middleweight World Champion Reinier de Ridder on November 9, 2024 at UFC Fight Night 247. [92] He lost the fight via an arm-triangle choke submission in the third round. [93]

Professional grappling career

Meerschaert was stepped in on less than a week's notice to compete against Joe Pyfer at Fury Pro Grappling 7 on May 27, 2023. [94] He lost the match by unanimous decision. [95]

Meerschaert competed against Craig Jones in the main event of Polaris 26 on November 4, 2023. [96] He lost the match by submission with a rear-naked choke. [97]

Personal life

The moniker "The Machine" was coined by his friends after seeing him constantly pushing himself in the gym without really taking any breaks. [98]

Meerschaert is an alto saxophone player. [7]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
55 matches37 wins18 losses
By knockout64
By submission299
By decision25
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Loss37–18 Reinier de Ridder Submission (arm-triangle choke) UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates November 9, 202431:44 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win37–17 Edmen Shahbazyan Submission (arm-triangle choke) UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Borralho August 24, 202424:12 Las Vegas, Nevada, United StatesPerformance of the Night.
Win36–17 Bryan Barberena Technical Submission (face crank) UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura March 16, 202424:23 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss35–17 Andre Petroski Decision (split) UFC 292 August 19, 202335:00 Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Loss35–16 Joe Pyfer TKO (punches) UFC 287 April 8, 202313:15 Miami, Florida, United States
Win35–15 Bruno Silva Submission (guillotine choke) UFC on ESPN: Vera vs. Cruz August 13, 202231:39 San Diego, California, United States
Loss34–15 Krzysztof Jotko Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Font vs. Vera April 30, 202235:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win34–14 Dustin Stoltzfus Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus December 18, 202132:59 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win33–14 Makhmud Muradov Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Chikadze August 28, 202121:49 Las Vegas, Nevada, United StatesPerformance of the Night.
Win32–14 Bartosz Fabiński Technical Submission (guillotine choke) UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Gastelum April 17, 202112:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United StatesPerformance of the Night.
Loss31–14 Khamzat Chimaev KO (punch) UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley September 19, 202010:17 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss31–13 Ian Heinisch TKO (punches) UFC 250 June 6, 202011:14 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win31–12 Deron Winn Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC 248 March 7, 202032:14 Las Vegas, Nevada, United StatesWinn tested positive for amphetamines.
Loss30–12 Eryk Anders Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson October 12, 201935:00 Tampa, Florida, United States
Win30–11 Trevin Giles Technical Submission (guillotine choke) UFC on ESPN: Covington vs. Lawler August 3, 201931:49 Newark, New Jersey, United States
Loss29–11 Kevin Holland Decision (split) UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Gaethje March 30, 201935:00 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Loss29–10 Jack Hermansson Submission (guillotine choke) UFC on Fox: Lee vs. Iaquinta 2 December 15, 201814:25 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Win29–9 Oskar Piechota Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated Finale July 6, 201824:55 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win28–9 Eric Spicely TKO (body kick) The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion Finale December 1, 201722:18 Las Vegas, Nevada, United StatesPerformance of the Night.
Loss27–9 Thiago Santos TKO (punches) UFC 213 July 8, 201722:04 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win27–8 Ryan Janes Submission (armbar) UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne February 19, 201711:34 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Win26–8Joe GigliottiSubmission (anaconda choke) UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov December 9, 201614:12 Albany, New York, United StatesPerformance of the Night.
Win25–8Chase WaldonSubmission (arm-triangle choke)RFA 45October 26, 201611:44 Prior Lake, Minnesota, United StatesReturn to Middleweight. Won the RFA Middleweight Championship.
Win24–8Sidney WheelerSubmission (kimura)Valor Fights 36August 13, 201611:22 Gatlinburg, Tennessee, United StatesLight Heavyweight debut.
Win23–8Lucas RotaTKO (doctor stoppage) Titan FC 34 July 18, 201530:50 Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Win22–8Keith SmetanaTKO (punches)4BC: Capital City PunishmentJune 27, 201511:51 Bismarck, North Dakota, United States
Win21–8Matt LagouSubmission (arm-triangle choke)KOTC: Magnum ForceSeptember 27, 201411:26 Carlton, Minnesota, United States
Loss20–8 Sam Alvey Decision (unanimous)NAFC: Mega BrawlMay 31, 201435:00 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Win20–7Eddie LarreaSubmission (arm-triangle choke)NAFC: Super Brawl 2January 31, 201421:05 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United StatesReturn to Middleweight.
Win19–7Nathan GunnSubmission (guillotine choke)Canadian Fighting Championship 8September 13, 201322:00 Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaCatchweight (180 lb) bout.
Win18–7George LockhartDecision (unanimous)National Fighting Championship 58July 19, 201335:00 Duluth, Georgia, United StatesCatchweight (180 lb) bout.
Win17–7Jay EllisTKO (punches)KOTC: CertifiedApril 20, 201311:03 Keshena, Wisconsin, United States
Loss16–7 Anthony Lapsley Submission (rear-naked choke)Rocktagon MMA: Elite Series 23January 19, 201311:15 Cleveland, Ohio, United StatesCatchweight (175 lb) bout.
Loss16–6Sergej JuskevicSubmission (kneebar)Score Fighting Series 6October 19, 201214:32 Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
Win16–5Eddie LarreaSubmission (rear-naked choke)Rogue Warrior Championships 3September 6, 201213:35 Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States
Loss15–5 Herbert Goodman Submission (rear-naked choke)Combat USA: Wisconsin State FinalsApril 22, 201111:28 Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States
Win15–4Dallas O'MalleySubmission (guillotine choke)Combat USA 24January 6, 201120:38 Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States
Win14–4 Sam Alvey Submission (guillotine choke)Combat USA: Championship Tournament FinalsSeptember 11, 201054:08 Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States
Win13–4Ron FairclothSubmission (rear-naked choke)Madtown Throwdown: Worlds CollideJuly 10, 201023:34 Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Win12–4Jim KlimczykTKO (punches)Combat USA 19April 17, 201012:56 Wausau, Wisconsin, United States
Win11–4Eddie LarreaSubmission (arm-triangle choke)Extreme Cagefighting Organisation 4March 20, 201020:52 Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, United States
Win10–4Morrison LambSubmission (guillotine choke)Racine Fight Night 5November 28, 200911:02 Racine, Wisconsin, United States
Win9–4Jacob KuesterSubmission (neck crank)Gladiators Cage Fighting: Fair WarningAugust 15, 200911:14 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Loss8–4 Kenny Robertson Submission (kneebar)Madtown Throwdown 19May 2, 200913:15 Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Loss8–3Curtis BaileySubmission (guillotine choke)Madtown Throwdown 17October 10, 200811:19 Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Win8–2Mike VaughnSubmission (rear-naked choke)Madtown Throwdown 16July 25, 20082N/A Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Win7–2Ryan ScheeperSubmission (armbar)Freestyle Combat Challenge 35May 3, 200810:40 Racine, Wisconsin, United States
Win6–2Alex CarterSubmission (triangle choke)Freestyle Combat Challenge 34March 29, 20082N/A Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States
Win5–2Caleb KrullDecision (unanimous)Freestyle Combat Challenge 33February 23, 200833:00 Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States
Win4–2Kenneth AllenSubmission (triangle choke)Freestyle Combat Challenge 32January 12, 20081N/A Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States
Loss3–2Daisuke HanazawaSubmission (kimura)Freestyle Combat Challenge 29August 11, 20071N/A Racine, Wisconsin, United States
Win3–1Will PaceSubmission (rear-naked choke)Freestyle Combat Challenge 28May 19, 20071N/A Racine, Wisconsin, United States
Win2–1Shane KruchtenTKO (punches)Freestyle Combat Challenge 27May 12, 20072N/A Waukegan, Illinois, United States
Loss1–1Jay EllisTechnical Submission (choke)Freestyle Combat Challenge 26March 10, 20071N/A Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States
Win1–0Fernando GomezSubmission (rear-naked choke)Freestyle Combat Challenge 25January 13, 20071N/A Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States

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