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Krzysztof Jotko
Krzysztof Jotko
23-5 · POL
VS
Gerald Meerschaert
Gerald Meerschaert
34-14 · USA
April 30, 2022 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
186.0lb
Weigh-in
185.0lb
Krzysztof Jotko def. Gerald Meerschaert by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Jotko30/550/000:55
Meerschaert13/380/000:12
R2
Jotko21/381/101:52
Meerschaert9/231/301:09
R3
Jotko14/313/302:38
Meerschaert15/300/100:33
Total
Jotko65/1244/405:25
Meerschaert37/911/401:54

Scorecards

Jotko vs Meerschaert

RdAdalaide ByrdJunichiro KamijoSal D'AmatoCommunity
R110-910-910-99.9-9
R210-910-910-99.9-9.1
R310-910-910-910-9.1
Total30-2730-2730-2729.8-27.2

Media (13 cards) · avg 3027 · 13 Jotko · 0 Meerschaert

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Jotko-Meerschaert.

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
JotkoWin probabilityMeerschaert
67.9%32.1%
KO / TKO
25%
Submission
22%
Decision
53%
Expected fight time: 10.8 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Jotko, blue toward Meerschaert. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Jotko68%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%25%24%
Submission5%7%6%
Decision46%68%30%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1445)act 65
Takedowns0.8 (0.03.0)act 4
Meerschaert32%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%25%6%
Submission17%54%20%
Decision7%21%13%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes27 (1136)act 37
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.6)act 1
Combined totals~60 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R121%
R217%
R39%
Distance53%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Jotko
56.3%-134
Meerschaert
+13442.2%
Most takedownstie 41.4%
Jotko
31.8%-119
Meerschaert
+11926.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Jotko
Expected: 33.4
33.5
Over 33.5
39.7%
+152
Under 33.5
60.3%
-152
04284
Meerschaert
Expected: 26.8
27
Over 27
38.5%
+155
Exactly 27
1.8%
push
Under 27
59.7%
-155
03468
Takedowns — over/under
Jotko
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
26.8%
+223
Exactly 1
13.7%
push
Under 1
59.6%
-223
035
Meerschaert
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
36.2%
+176
Under 0.5
63.8%
-176
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 10.8 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Jotko67.9%62.8%+5.1-191
Meerschaert32.1%37.2%−5.1+157
By method
Jotko by KO/TKO17.2%24.1%−6.9+233
Jotko by submission15.0%5.9%+9.1+1262
Jotko by decision35.8%30.3%+5.5+165
Meerschaert by KO/TKO8.1%6.5%+1.6+1145
Meerschaert by submission7.1%19.9%−12.8+303
Meerschaert by decision16.9%13.3%+3.6+506
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds78.6%66.4%+12.2-242
Over 2.5 rds61.7%53.9%+7.8-135
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision52.7%48.2%+4.5-106

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
66.2Striking61.5
Jotko +4.7
45.4Grappling65.8
Meerschaert +20.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
JotkoMeerschaert
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1602
Pound-for-pound
1573
1600
Divisional
1572
1475
Striking offense
1496
1529
Striking defense
1495
1505
Grappling offense
1537
1521
Grappling defense
1480
Physical
32 yrs
Age
34 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'1"
77"
Reach
77"
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
2.92
Strikes landed / min
3.11
42%
Strike accuracy
45%
2.24
Strikes absorbed / min
3.43
57%
Strike defense
53%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.15
Takedowns / 15 min
2.42
34%
Takedown accuracy
42%
84%
Takedown defense
35%
0.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.0
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
60%
+1
Win/loss streak
+3
80%
Last-5 win rate
60%
10%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
210
Days since last fight
133
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Krzysztof Jotko
  • WMisha CirkunovS-DEC R3
    Close -1347mo before
  • LSean StricklandU-DEC R3
    Close +2151y before
  • WEryk AndersU-DEC R3
    Close -1051y 11mo before
  • WMarc-Andre BarriaultS-DEC R3
    Close -1652y 9mo before
  • WAlen AmedovskiU-DEC R3
    Close -2303y before
Gerald Meerschaert
  • WDustin StoltzfusSUB R3
    Close -2394mo before
  • WMakhmud MuradovSUB R2
    Close +4438mo before
  • WBartosz FabinskiSUB R1
    Close +1011y before
  • LKhamzat ChimaevKO/TKO R1
    Close +3001y 7mo before
  • LIan HeinischKO/TKO R1
    Close +1101y 11mo before
Jotko — win / loss by method
Record: 23-5-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
6 wins, 2 losses
W
26% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
4% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
16 wins, 2 losses
W
70% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
10win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (10%)KO/TKO(40%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(20%) 1
9 (90%)Decision(40%) 2
Non-UFC
13win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (38%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (8%)Submission() 0
7 (54%)Decision() 0
Meerschaert — win / loss by method
Record: 34-14-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
6 wins, 3 losses
W
18% of wins
L
21% of losses
Submission
26 wins, 8 losses
W
76% of wins
L
57% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 3 losses
W
6% of wins
L
21% of losses
UFC
9win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (11%)KO/TKO(50%) 3
8 (89%)Submission(17%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(33%) 2
Non-UFC
25win8loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (20%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
18 (72%)Submission(88%) 7
2 (8%)Decision(13%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Jotko
Meerschaert
15
UFC fights
15
195.7 min · 13.0 avg
Octagon time
111.8 min · 7.5 avg
16y 1m
Career length
19y 6m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Jotko
Meerschaert
219W–53L · 80.5%
Overall
185W–39L · 82.6%
138W–31L · 81.7%
Wins
107W–19L · 84.9%
81W–22L · 78.6%
Losses
78W–20L · 79.6%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Jotko
Meerschaert
50W–18L · 73.5%
Overall
281W–265L · 51.5%
50W–18L · 73.5%
Wins
192W–219L · 46.7%
0W–0L
Losses
89W–46L · 65.9%
Distance striking
Jotko
Meerschaert
3.21
Landed / min
5.39
29.9%
Accuracy
40.7%
62.9%
Defense
60.3%
0.15
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.27
48.1%
Time at distance
44.8%
Grappling & control
Jotko
Meerschaert
1.15
Takedowns / 15 min
2.42
34.1%
Takedown accuracy
41.9%
83.5%
Takedown defense
35.0%
0.08
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.01
49.4%
Control share
44.7%
Strike target map
Jotko
  • Head64%(365)div 64%
  • Body23%(131)div 20%
  • Legs13%(76)div 17%
Meerschaert
  • Head77%(269)div 64%
  • Body18%(63)div 20%
  • Legs5%(16)div 17%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Krzysztof Jotko
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Gerald Meerschaert
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.