Middleweight
3 Rounds
Gerald Meerschaert won · SUB R2
UFC Event·Saturday, August 24, 2024·Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, USA
Style matchupEdmen Shahbazyan: Well-roundedvsGerald Meerschaert: Submission grappler
Well-rounded fighters can dictate where this happens. The grappler needs scrambles to find their entries.
Model Prediction: Edmen Shahbazyan wins(63.9%)
Actual result: Gerald Meerschaert wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
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Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Edmen Shahbazyan enters on a 4-fight win streak.
- Gerald Meerschaert enters on a 4-fight losing streak.
- Edmen Shahbazyan has 26pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
- Stance matchup historically favors Gerald Meerschaert (53.5%).
Tale of the Tape
Edmen Shahbazyan
Red Corner
VS
Gerald Meerschaert
Blue Corner
-325
(76%)
Vegas Odds
+260
(28%)
28
Age
38
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
6'2"
Height
6'1"
190.5 cm
Reach
195.58 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Edmen ShahbazyanW4 streak
oldest →latest
L
KOvs Anthony Hernandez · May 23W
KOvs AJ Dobson · Mar 24W
KOvs Dylan Budka · Feb 25W
vs Andre Petroski · Jun 25W
KOvs Andre Muniz · Oct 25Gerald MeerschaertL4 streak
oldest →latest
W
SUBvs Bryan Barberena · Mar 24L
SUBvs Reinier de Ridder · Nov 24L
vs Brad Tavares · Apr 25L
KOvs Michal Oleksiejczuk · Aug 25L
SUBvs Kyle Daukaus · Nov 25Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Edmen ShahbazyanMetricGerald Meerschaert
3.80
Strikes / min
2.95
3.60
Strikes absorbed / min
3.44
49%
Strike defense
53%
1.62
TDs / 15 min
1.70
66%
Takedown defense
40%
0.40
Sub atts / 15 min
1.50
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.20evenly matched on net striking-0.49
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Edmen ShahbazyanGerald Meerschaert
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Edmen Shahbazyan(10 fights)Gerald Meerschaert(10 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
+1.3-1.3
RedLayoff (days)Blue
-7.07.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
+0.3-0.3
RedStriker ScoreBlue
-0.10.1
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
+0.1-0.1
Edmen Shahbazyan
StanceOrthodox
Height74.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights14
Gerald Meerschaert
StanceSouthpaw
Height73.0"
Reach77.0"
Fights25