UFC The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion Finale Final

Eric Spicely vs Gerald Meerschaert

Eric Spicely
United States

Eric Spicely

“Zebrinha”

13-9

VS
Gerald Meerschaert
United States

Gerald Meerschaert

“GM3”

37-22

Winner

Winner

Gerald Meerschaert

KO/TKO (Kick · Body · At Distance) · Round 2 — 2:18

2 December 2017 · Park Theatre, Las Vegas, USA

Key takeaways

  • Gerald Meerschaert beat Eric Spicely by KO/TKO in round 2 at 2:18.
  • Gerald Meerschaert landed 45 of 95 total strikes, with 0:22 of control time.
  • Eric Spicely landed more total strikes — 59 to 45 — and still lost the fight.
  • The judges scored it 10-9, 10-9, 10-9.

Tale of the tape

Eric SpicelyGerald Meerschaert
13-9Record37-22
31Age on fight night29
6′1″ (185 cm)Height6′1″ (185 cm)
73″ (185 cm)Reach77.5″ (197 cm)
185 lb (83.9 kg)Weight185 lb (83.9 kg)
OrthodoxStanceSouthpaw
Syndicate MMATeamKill Cliff FC
Stoughton, Massachusetts, United StatesFromRacine, Wisconsin, United States

Fight statistics

59of 81 · 73%Total strikes landed45of 95 · 47%
44of 65Head strikes39of 87
15of 16Body strikes6of 8
1of 5Takedowns0
0Knockdowns1
1Submission attempts0
3:40Control time0:22

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

Round by round

Eric SpicelyRoundGerald Meerschaert
50/61strikes1/2TD0KD3:33controlR129/51strikes0/0TD0KD0:22control
9/20strikes0/3TD0KD0:07controlR216/44strikes0/0TD1KD0:00control

Judges’ scorecards

Sal D'amato

10R19

10total9

Dave Hagen

10R19

10total9

Chris Lee

10R19

10total9

Form going into the fight

Eric Spicely

  1. LAntonio Carlos Juniorsubmission R2 3:492017
  2. WAlessio Di Chiricosubmission R1 2:142017
  3. WThiago Santossubmission R1 2:582016
  4. LSam Alveysubmission R1 2:432016

Gerald Meerschaert

  1. LThiago SantosKO/TKO R2 2:042017
  2. WRyan Janessubmission R1 1:342017
  3. WJoseph Gigliottisubmission R1 4:122016

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