Zerhouni vs Van De Merckt Result & Stats: Zerhouni wins by TKO R1 · KSW 101, Fri, Dec 20, 2024

KSWKSW 101: Le Classique

Laid ZerhouniWIN

15-11-0 · #8

RESULT

TKO

ROUND 1 · 1:41

Middleweight3 rounds scheduled

Full card

Alain Van De Merckt

“Neder / Top Boy” · 10-2-0

Friday, December 20, 2024París La Défense Arena, Nanterre, France

Laid Zerhouni defeated Alain Van De Merckt by TKO in round 1 (1:41) in the Middleweight bout of KSW 101: Le Classique, held Friday, December 20, 2024 at París La Défense Arena, Nanterre.

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The result

Laid ZerhouniWIN

def. Alain Van De Merckt

TKO

Round 1 · 1:41

Referee: Tomasz Bronder
Time format: 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)

Who called it

Every forecast, graded against the result

Laid ZerhouniAlain Van De Merckt

36%Power Index✗ Missed64%

35%Market · 5 sportsbooks✗ Missed65%

Model opinion, not betting advice. 18+. See the full Power Index

Betting Odds

Average moneyline across 5 sportsbooks.

Laid Zerhouni

+171

37% implied win probability · Open: +123

Alain Van De Merckt

-229

70% implied win probability · Open: -152

Every sportsbook is in the Odds tab.

What happened

Laid Zerhouni out-landed Alain Van De Merckt 10 to 2 in significant strikes.

Tale of the tape

13-9-0

Record

8-0-0

Age

5'8" · 173 cm

Height

6'2" · 188 cm

74" · 188 cm

Reach

80" · 203 cm

Win Streak

1611

Power Index

1709

4-1

Last 5

5-0

Green marks the edge where one exists: younger, taller, longer, the streak, the higher rating and the better recent form. Record and stance are facts, not edges.

Fight stats: totals

Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts

Laid ZerhouniAlain Van De Merckt

Knockdowns

Significant strikes

Total strikes

0 / 0

Takedowns

0 / 0

0:03

Control time

0:00

Where it landed

Significant strikes landed by target in this fight

Laid ZerhouniAlain Van De Merckt

10100%

Head

150%

00%

Body

00%

Leg

150%

Where it happened

Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground

97%

DistanceClinchGround

Betting Odds

Laid Zerhouni

+171

37% implied win probability

Open: +123

Alain Van De Merckt

-229

70% implied win probability

Open: -152

Average moneyline across 5 sportsbooks.

Sportsbook	Laid Zerhouni	Alain Van De Merckt
BetOnline	+155	-185
BetUS	+165	-225
Betway	+175	-250
Bovada	+180	-240
MyBookie	+180	-260

Odds are for information only.

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Insights

Alain Van De Merckt's last 5 fights were all wins that ended early.
Laid Zerhouni absorbs 5.32 significant strikes a minute, more than 91% of UFC fighters.

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

60%

Head

52%

13%

Body

17%

27%

Leg

31%

Time in position

Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground

Laid Zerhounilast 6 fights

60%11%29%

Alain Van De Mercktlast 3 fights

69%30%

DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Laid Zerhouni· incl. 6 fights outside the UFC Alain Van De Merckt· incl. 3 fights outside the UFC

Strikes landed / min

2.521.67

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Laid Zerhouni · Below avg · better than 23% of UFC fightersAlain Van De Merckt · Poor · better than 5% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

5.321.67

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Laid Zerhouni · Poor · better than 9% of UFC fightersAlain Van De Merckt · Elite · better than 95% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

0.971.19

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Laid Zerhouni · Average · better than 42% of UFC fightersAlain Van De Merckt · Average · better than 51% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

60%67%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Laid Zerhouni · Elite · better than 88% of UFC fightersAlain Van De Merckt · Elite · better than 92% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.301.80

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Laid Zerhouni · Average · better than 40% of UFC fightersAlain Van De Merckt · Elite · better than 94% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1490 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

2.52

Strikes landed / min

1.67

5.32

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

1.67

0.97 / 1.6

Takedowns landed / 15 min

1.19 / 1.8

60%

Takedown accuracy

67%

1:09

Control time / fight

2:14

0.30

Submission attempts / 15 min

1.80

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Laid Zerhouni6 fights · by range and by target

Range

44%Distance · 75

32%Clinch · 55

24%Ground · 42

Target

60%Head · 70

13%Body · 15

27%Leg · 32

The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.

Alain Van De Merckt3 fights · by range and by target

Range

47%Distance · 27

26%Clinch · 15

26%Ground · 15

Target

52%Head · 22

17%Body · 7

31%Leg · 13

The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

When it ends

Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended

Laid Zerhouni19 of 22 ended early · 86%3 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

2 early stoppages have no logged time

Alain Van De Merckt8 of 8 ended early · 100%0 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended

Recent form · last 5

Laid Zerhouni4-1

L
Radosław Paczuski
KSW 98: Paczuski vs Zerhouni· Sep 14, 2024
TKO · R1 · 1:01 · Middleweight
W
Boubakar Niakate
KSW 93 - Paris: Parnasse vs Mircea· Apr 6, 2024
Submission · R1 · 3:42 · Middleweight
W
Bartosz Fabinski
KSW 90 - Wrzosek vs Vitasovic· Jan 20, 2024
Knockout · R1 · 0:12 · Middleweight
W
Alessandro Macedo
Hexagone MMA 11· Sep 7, 2023
Submission · R1 · 2:23 · Middleweight
W
Chresus Mokima
Hexagone MMA 10· Jul 28, 2023
Submission · R1 · 1:52 · Middleweight

Full record · 23 fights

NC
Pupanga Tresor
UAE Warriors 35· Feb 24, 2023
NC · Middleweight
L
Eslam Abdul Baset
UAE Warriors 31· Jul 3, 2022
UD · Middleweight
W
Diego Gonzalez
French Fighting Championship 1· Sep 25, 2021
TKO · Middleweight
W
Ahmed Saeb
UAE Warriors 19· Jun 18, 2021
TKO · R1 · 0:51 · Catchweight
L
Tarek Suleiman
UAE Warriors Arabia· Jan 22, 2021
Submission · Middleweight
L
Norbert Novenyi Jr.
Bellator 247: Jackson vs Kielholtz· Oct 1, 2020
Submission · R1 · 4:36
W
Souhaib Dahmani
Oasis Fight· Dec 21, 2019
Submission · R1 · 3:40 · Middleweight
L
Felix Klinkhammer
Contenders Norwich 27· Sep 28, 2019
Submission · R1 · 1:42 · Welterweight
W
Nayeb Hezam
Gala du Phenix 11· Jun 29, 2019
TKO · R1 · 3:45 · Welterweight
W
Cédric Severac
Kombat Challenge 3· May 18, 2019
Submission · R2 · 1:00 · Catchweight
L
Karim Ghajji
Octogone: 2nd Edition· May 26, 2018
Submission · R1 · 2:29 · Welterweight
L
Holivan Vieira
Templum Fight Night 1· Dec 2, 2017
SD · Welterweight
W
Jonathan Saavedra
MMA Closed 2· Sep 2, 2017
Submission · R1 · 0:40 · Welterweight
W
Christophe Allarrousse
Gladiator Fighting Arena 6· Mar 4, 2017
Submission · R1 · 3:40 · Welterweight
W
Thibault Audrian
FFKMDA: Fight Show Toulouse· Feb 4, 2017
UD · Welterweight
L
Farès Ziam
Gladiator Fighting Arena 3· Mar 5, 2016
Submission · R3 · 2:32 · Welterweight
L
Charles-Henri Tchoungui
Octagon Fighting Club 13· Oct 24, 2015
Submission · R1 · 3:45 · Catchweight
W
Julien Depadova
Jun 13, 2015
Submission · R1 · 1:19 · Welterweight

Alain Van De Merckt5-0

W
Marcos Silva
Levels Fight League 12· Apr 21, 2024
TKO · R2 · 1:54 · Middleweight
W
Giorgi Kvelidze
Levels Fight League 11· Feb 18, 2024
TKO · R1 · 0:30 · Middleweight
W
Zoran Đođ
Bushido FC 90· Jan 13, 2024
TKO · R1 · 2:06 · Middleweight
W
Vladimir Gynzhu
Levels Fight League 9· Jul 9, 2023
Submission · R1 · 1:24 · Middleweight
W
Miroslav Kucera
Bushido 87· Mar 11, 2023
Submission · R1 · 1:21 · Light Heavyweight

Full record · 8 fights

W
Łukasz Kulpa
Levels Fight League 7· Feb 5, 2023
Submission · R3 · 1:49 · Light Heavyweight
W
Patryk Molka
Levels Fight League 6· Oct 2, 2022
Submission · R1 · 1:50 · Middleweight
W
Milan Simonovič
Levels Fight League 5· Jun 26, 2022
TKO · R1 · 1:26 · Light Heavyweight

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Frequently asked questions

Who won Laid Zerhouni vs Alain Van De Merckt?

Laid Zerhouni defeated Alain Van De Merckt by TKO in round 1 (1:41) in the Middleweight bout of KSW 101: Le Classique, held Friday, December 20, 2024 at París La Défense Arena, Nanterre.

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