Gerald Meerschaert
“GM3”
Gerald Meerschaert is ranked 74th of 207 light heavyweights by the First Light Rating.
- FLRFirst Light Ratingmeasure of true skill
- 1,77374th of 207 · Light Heavyweight
- FLIFirst Light Indexfame compared to skill
- +0.35Fame ahead of skill
▲ +0.03 in 30 days - Career phase
- DecliningCareer-best FLR 1,849, 13 Aug 2022
- Record
- 37–23Pro
Fame against skill.
Every fighter with an FLI, by skill and fame. Hover a dot for the fighter; click to open their page. The dashed curve is the fame their skill predicts: above it, a fighter is more famous than their skill; below it, better than their fame.
Skill and attention.
Attention is drawn at the skill level its fame matches: above the skill line, more famous than skilled. Shaded: 2,000 careers simulated from today, fight by fight; the dashed line is the middle one.
Recent fights.
| Date | Fight | FLR | FLI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct 2026 | Lost to Julius WalkerUFC Fight Night 290 - Allen vs. Duncan · TKO (Punches), R1 | −20 | +0.07 |
| 2 May 2026 | Lost to Jacob MalkounUFC Fight Night 275 - Della Maddalena vs. Prates · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | −6 | — |
| 15 Nov 2025 | Lost to Kyle DaukausUFC 322 - Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev · Submission (Brabo Choke), R1 | −13 | — |
| 16 Aug 2025 | Lost to Michal OleksiejczukUFC 319 - Du Plessis vs. Chimaev · TKO (Punches), R1 | −20 | — |
| 5 Apr 2025 | Lost to Brad TavaresUFC on ESPN 65 - Emmett vs. Murphy · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | −8 | — |
| 9 Nov 2024 | Lost to Reinier de RidderUFC Fight Night 247 - Magny vs. Prates · Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke), R3 | −2 | — |
| 24 Aug 2024 | Won vs Edmen ShahbazyanUFC on ESPN 62 - Cannonier vs. Borralho · Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke), R2 | +3 | — |
| 16 Mar 2024 | Won vs Bryan BarberenaUFC Fight Night 239 - Tuivasa vs. Tybura · Technical Submission (Face Crank), R2 | +18 | — |
| 19 Aug 2023 | Lost to Andre PetroskiUFC 292 - Sterling vs. O'Malley · Decision (Split), R3 | −6 | — |
| 8 Apr 2023 | Lost to Joe PyferUFC 287 - Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 · TKO (Punches), R1 | −22 | — |
| 13 Aug 2022 | Won vs Bruno SilvaUFC on ESPN 41 - Vera vs. Cruz · Submission (Guillotine Choke), R3 | +21 | — |
| 30 Apr 2022 | Lost to Krzysztof JotkoUFC on ESPN 35 - Font vs. Vera · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | −13 | — |
FLR is what the fight did to their First Light Rating: the true measure of skill.
FLI is what the fight did to their First Light Index: the rating of fame against skill.
How it is measured.
Data Credit: First Light Observatory.
How these numbers are made.
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