Gerald Meerschaert vs. Bryan Barberena
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Gerald Meerschaert
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 12 | 14 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 24 | 8 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.67 · 13 tier-1/2 wins · 35 finish wins over 59 documented bouts
In the UFC: 7-9 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 wins over .500
Bryan Barberena
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 10 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.74 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 30 documented bouts
In the UFC: 6-9 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.3 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Gerald Meerschaert
Distance 87.4% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 6.8% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 5.8% (norm 10.0%)
Bryan Barberena
Distance 83.3% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 11.8% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 4.9% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Gerald Meerschaert
Head 85.6% (norm 78.0%) · Body 9.7% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 4.7% (norm 8.4%)
Bryan Barberena
Head 80.6% (norm 78.3%) · Body 8.7% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 10.7% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Meerschaert L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Barberena L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 534 / 1277 | 41.8% | 40.5% | 897 / 2065 | 43.4% | 38.5% |
| In the clinch | 69 / 99 | 69.7% | 70.6% | 202 / 293 | 68.9% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 58 / 85 | 68.2% | 69.4% | 92 / 121 | 76.0% | 67.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 482 / 1251 | 38.5% | 38.8% | 833 / 1997 | 41.7% | 36.4% |
| To the body | 115 / 141 | 81.6% | 71.6% | 158 / 216 | 73.1% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 64 / 69 | 92.8% | 83.3% | 200 / 266 | 75.2% | 83.0% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Middleweight: 178 fighters · Welterweight: 180 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Meerschaert L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Barberena L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 530 / 1283 | 41.3% | 39.5% | 804 / 1546 | 52.0% | 39.1% |
| In the clinch | 48 / 71 | 67.6% | 70.4% | 158 / 212 | 74.5% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 220 / 334 | 65.9% | 69.0% | 60 / 73 | 82.2% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 568 / 1393 | 40.8% | 37.9% | 656 / 1392 | 47.1% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 145 / 193 | 75.1% | 71.3% | 269 / 333 | 80.8% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 85 / 102 | 83.3% | 82.1% | 97 / 106 | 91.5% | 82.2% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Meerschaert has more cage time on record.