UFC UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates Final

Middleweight

Reinier de Ridder vs Gerald Meerschaert

Reinier de Ridder
Netherlands

Reinier de Ridder

“RDR”

22-4

Winner

VS
Gerald Meerschaert
United States

Gerald Meerschaert

“GM3”

37-22

Winner

Reinier de Ridder

Submission (From Mount) · Round 3 — 1:44

9 November 2024 · Meta Apex, Las Vegas, USA

Key takeaways

  • Reinier de Ridder beat Gerald Meerschaert by submission in round 3 at 1:44.
  • Reinier de Ridder landed 82 of 114 total strikes and 5 of 13 takedowns, with 3:29 of control time.
  • The judges scored it 19-19, 19-19, 19-19.
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Tale of the tape

Reinier de RidderGerald Meerschaert
22-4Record37-22
34Age on fight night36
6′4″ (193 cm)Height6′1″ (185 cm)
78″ (198 cm)Reach77.5″ (197 cm)
185 lb (83.9 kg)Weight185 lb (83.9 kg)
SouthpawStanceSouthpaw
Combat BrothersTeamKill Cliff FC
Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, NetherlandsFromRacine, Wisconsin, United States

Fight statistics

82of 114 · 72%Total strikes landed44of 72 · 61%
49of 76Head strikes41of 67
24of 27Body strikes3of 5
9of 11Leg strikes0
5of 13Takedowns0of 2
1Knockdowns0
1Submission attempts0
3:29Control time2:53

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

Reinier de RidderRoundGerald Meerschaert
33/59strikes2/6TD1KD0:44controlR121/34strikes0/0TD0KD0:10control
35/39strikes2/6TD0KD1:49controlR222/34strikes0/0TD0KD2:25control
14/16strikes1/1TD0KD0:56controlR31/4strikes0/2TD0KD0:18control

Judges’ scorecards

Junichiro Kamijo

10R199R210

19total19

Derek Cleary

10R199R210

19total19

Mike Bell

10R199R210

19total19

Form going into the fight

Reinier de Ridder

  1. LAnatoly MalykhinTKO R3 1:192024
  2. WAnatoly MalykhinDQ R1 0:582024

Gerald Meerschaert

  1. WEdmen Shahbazyansubmission R2 4:122024
  2. WBryan Barberenasubmission R2 4:232024
  3. LAndre Petroskisplit decision2023
  4. LJoe PyferKO/TKO R1 3:152023
  5. WBruno Silvasubmission R3 1:392022

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