Bruno Silva vs. Gerald Meerschaert – Preview & Matchup Analysis

UFC on ESPN+ 67: Vera vs. Cruz is scheduled to take place on Saturday, August 13, 2022, in San Diego, California, USA. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Bruno “Blindado” Silva will take on Gerald “GM3” Meerschaert in the Middleweight Bout. You can view the full UFC on ESPN+ 67 card.

In this post, we will break down Bruno Silva vs. Gerald Meerschaert matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats, and more below ⤵

The 35-year-old, Bruno Silva is coming in with a 22-7-0 record. Silva will be fighting for the first time since a loss via unanimous decision against Alex Pereira at UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev in March.

Meerschaert, meanwhile, is coming off a unanimous decision loss against Krzysztof Jotko on March 12, 2022 at UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera and holds a 34-15-0 record.

Bruno Silva has an orthodox fighting stance with a 74″ reach. The 36-year-old, Gerald Meerschaert is an southpaw fighter with a 77″ reach. An orthodox fighter stands with their left side forward and jabs with their left hand, the southpaw fighter is the opposite, southpaw stands with their right side forward and jabs with their right hand. In most cases, orthodox fighters are right-handed, if you are left-handed, then you fight southpaw.

Bruno Silva:
→ Silva’s striking accuracy is 51%.
→ Silva lands 4.94 significant strikes per minute.
→ Silva’s takedown accuracy is 18%.
→ Silva’s takedown average is 0.89 per 15 minutes.
→ Silva’s takedown defense is 68%.

Silva comes in with 51% striking accuracy, typically landing about 4.94 significant strikes every minute. On the other side, Meerschaert fires at 44% accuracy, landing about 3.04 significant strikes per minute. Bruno Silva also has a 18% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 0.89 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Meerschaert’s 2.25 takedowns and 29% takedown accuracy.

Gerald Meerschaert:
→ Meerschaert’s striking accuracy is 44%.
→ Meerschaert lands 3.04 significant strikes per minute.
→ Meerschaert’s takedown accuracy is 40%.
→ Meerschaert’s takedown average is 2.25 per 15 minutes.
→ Meerschaert’s takedown defense is 29%.

Gerald spent on average 7:56 minutes in the Octagon and Bruno has an average fight time of 8:27 minutes.

This looks like an exciting matchup, at least on paper. UFC on ESPN+ 67 is live in , who do you think will win, Bruno or Gerald? Sound off in the comments.

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