Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Vera vs Cruz
Middleweight3 rounds scheduled
Bruno Silva
BrazilBruno Silva
“Bulldog”
15-9-2 (1 NC)
RESULT

Gerald Meerschaert def. Bruno Silva (Submission)

Submission · Round 3 · 1:39
WIN
Gerald Meerschaert
United StatesGerald Meerschaert
“GM3”
37-22-0
Saturday, August 13, 2022
Pechanga Arena, San Diego, United States

Gerald Meerschaert defeated Bruno Silva by Submission in round 3 (1:39) in the Middleweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Vera vs Cruz, held Saturday, August 13, 2022 at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

Fight stats

Bruno Silva
Gerald Meerschaert
0
Knockdowns
1
29 of 81
Significant strikes
46 of 114
36%
Sig. strike accuracy
40%
38 of 93
Total strikes
61 of 136
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 6
-
Takedown accuracy
17%
0
Submission attempts
1
0
Reversals
0
0:01
Control time
2:12
Significant strikes by target
17 of 60
Head
28 of 92
6 of 14
Body
9 of 12
6 of 7
Leg
9 of 10
27 of 79
Distance
36 of 95
2 of 2
Clinch
0 of 0
0 of 0
Ground
10 of 19

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
10 of 26
Sig. str.
12 of 38
19 of 38
Total str.
20 of 52
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
1:55
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
12 of 41
Sig. str.
19 of 51
12 of 41
Total str.
19 of 51
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:03
ROUND 3
0
KD
1
7 of 14
Sig. str.
15 of 25
7 of 14
Total str.
22 of 33
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 3
0
Sub. att
1
0:01
Ctrl
0:14

Betting Odds

Bruno Silva
-192
66% implied win probability
Open: -267Best: +185
Gerald Meerschaert
+198
34% implied win probability
Open: +208Best: +265

Average moneyline across 13 sportsbooks.

SportsbookBruno SilvaGerald Meerschaert
BetAnything-285+215
BetOnline-315+265
BetUS-310+230
Betway-333+250
Bovada-350+265
Cloudbet-120-132
DraftKings+185-255
FanDuel-220+170
MyBookie-294+228
Pinnacle-114-111
sportsbetio-385+236
sports-interaction-365+260
unibet-335+250

Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io

Frequently asked questions

Who won Bruno Silva vs Gerald Meerschaert?

Gerald Meerschaert defeated Bruno Silva by Submission in round 3 (1:39) in the Middleweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Vera vs Cruz, held Saturday, August 13, 2022 at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

Referee
Mike Beltran
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Bruno Silva 45%55% Gerald Meerschaert

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model. Each fighter is rated against their own division, so read the gaps as directional.

Bruno Silva
Knockout Artist
8 edges
Gerald Meerschaert
Submission Ace
3 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

95Power76
89Speed57
78Precision66
87Durability78
78Engine87
85Wrestling87
83Ground85

Biggest edge Bruno Silva, Punch speed +41

Attribute by attribute

Bruno Silva is on the left of every row, Gerald Meerschaert on the right.
99Punch power94
91Kick power57
95Punch speed54
82Kick speed59
78Accuracy66
85Takedowns87
80Ground striking72
86Submissions98
94Chin92
80Body strength63
78Cardio87

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

15-9-2 (1 NC)
Record
37-22-0
1721
Power Index rating
1755
0
Win Streak
0
36
Age
38
5'4"
163 cm
Height
6'1"
185 cm
65"
165 cm
Reach
77"
196 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Middleweight
Weight Class
Middleweight
Brazil
Nationality
United States

Striking Profile

3.95
SLpM
2.95
51%
Str. Acc.
45%
4.72
SApM
3.44
51%
Str. Def.
53%

Grappling Profile

1.94
TD Avg.
1.70
24%
TD Acc.
29%
72%
TD Def.
40%
0.20
Sub. Avg.
1.50

Recent form (last 5 fights)

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  • L
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Gerald Meerschaert · 0-5
  • L
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  • L
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  • L
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  • L
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    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
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Career Averages

Based on 22 fights · 26 fights
38.4
Avg sig. strikes
25.1
0.86
Avg takedowns
0.96
1:21
Avg control time
1:54
76
Career high strikes
86
5
Career high TDs
6

Strike Distribution

Bruno Silva
Strike target
Gerald Meerschaert
67%
Head
73%
19%
Body
17%
14%
Leg
10%
Bruno Silva
Strike position
Gerald Meerschaert
81%
Distance
81%
8%
Clinch
10%
11%
Ground
9%