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Gerald Meerschaert vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk

UFC 12-15-0 vs. 10-8-0 (1 NC)

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
12-15-0
UFC record
10-8-0 (1 NC)
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
38
AgeΔ 7 yrs
31
6'1"
HeightΔ 1"
6'0"
77"
ReachΔ 3"
74"
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
0.3
Layoff (months)Δ 3.5 mo
3.8
LLLLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LWWWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Michal Oleksiejczuk carries real power — 1.11 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.32 Middleweight norm.
Gerald Meerschaert is a submission threat — 1.44 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.45 Middleweight norm.
Michal Oleksiejczuk outworks the Middleweight division — 5.73 sig. strikes landed per minute, vs a 3.23 norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Gerald Meerschaert

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 1214
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 10
Tier 3 — regional circuit 248

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

Michal Oleksiejczuk

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 108
Tier 3 — regional circuit 112

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.9 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 32 documented bouts

In the UFC: 5-8 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

6612.88/min · norm 3.23
Sig. strikes landed
6945.73/min · norm 3.23
7983.48/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
5404.45/min · norm 3.20
45.2%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
52.8%norm 47.4%
52.7%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
60.0%norm 53.8%
30.20/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
91.11/15 · norm 0.32

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%)

Michal Oleksiejczuk

Distance 85.6% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 2.3% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 12.2% (norm 10.0%)

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%)

Michal Oleksiejczuk

Head 78.7% (norm 78.0%) · Body 18.3% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 3.0% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Meerschaert L/AAccMiddleweight med Oleksiejczuk L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 534 / 1277 41.8% 40.5% 565 / 1125 50.2% 40.5%
In the clinch 69 / 99 69.7% 70.6% 25 / 30 83.3% 70.6%
On the ground 58 / 85 68.2% 69.4% 104 / 160 65.0% 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 482 / 1251 38.5% 38.8% 462 / 1035 44.6% 38.8%
To the body 115 / 141 81.6% 71.6% 197 / 240 82.1% 71.6%
To the legs 64 / 69 92.8% 83.3% 35 / 40 87.5% 83.3%

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 · Middleweight: 178 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/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Oleksiejczuk L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 530 / 1283 41.3% 39.5% 451 / 1213 37.2% 39.5%
In the clinch 48 / 71 67.6% 70.4% 77 / 125 61.6% 70.4%
On the ground 220 / 334 65.9% 69.0% 12 / 13 too few to rate 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 568 / 1393 40.8% 37.9% 342 / 1066 32.1% 37.9%
To the body 145 / 193 75.1% 71.3% 156 / 233 67.0% 71.3%
To the legs 85 / 102 83.3% 82.1% 42 / 52 80.8% 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
2529.1% acc · 1.63/15 · norm 1.35
Takedowns landed
842.1% acc · 0.99/15 · norm 1.35
1837.5% def · norm 63.3%
Takedowns stopped
1852.9% def · norm 63.3%
49:2621.5% of cage time · norm 19.4%
Control time
11:309.5% of cage time · norm 19.4%
55:313:37 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control lower is better
12:571:36 per 15 · norm 3:00
221.44/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.45

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Meerschaert has more cage time on record.