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UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates
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Gerald Meerschaert
Gerald Meerschaert
37-17 · USA
November 9, 2024 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
185.0lb
Weigh-in
185.0lb
Reinier de Ridder def. Gerald Meerschaert by SUB (Arm Triangle), R3 1:44
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
de Ridder28/532/610:44
Meerschaert21/340/000:10
R2
de Ridder5/62/601:49
Meerschaert9/170/002:25
R3 · 1:44
de Ridder5/71/100:56
Meerschaert0/30/200:18
Total
de Ridder38/665/1313:29
Meerschaert30/540/202:53

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
de RidderWin probabilityMeerschaert
60.8%39.2%
KO / TKO
40%
Submission
30%
Decision
30%
Expected fight time: 7.8 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 de Ridder, blue toward Meerschaert. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
de Ridder61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO26%43%14%
Submission14%23%29%
Decision21%34%29%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes26 (1036)act 38
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.8)act 5
Meerschaert39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%36%6%
Submission16%42%12%
Decision9%22%11%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes23 (931)act 30
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.4)act 0
Combined totals~49 sig strikes~1.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R144%
R220%
R36%
Distance30%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.9%
de Ridder
53.2%-118
Meerschaert
+11844.9%
Most takedownstie 31.6%
de Ridder
46.2%-208
Meerschaert
+20822.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
de Ridder
Expected: 26.3
26.5
Over 26.5
39.4%
+154
Under 26.5
60.6%
-154
03366
Meerschaert
Expected: 23.1
23
Over 23
38.9%
+152
Exactly 23
2.1%
push
Under 23
59.0%
-152
02958
Takedowns — over/under
de Ridder
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
39.2%
+107
Exactly 1
18.8%
push
Under 1
42.0%
-107
035
Meerschaert
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
36.6%
+173
Under 0.5
63.4%
-173
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 7.8 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
de Ridder60.8%73.1%−12.3-329
Meerschaert39.2%26.9%+12.3+254
By method
de Ridder by KO/TKO24.5%14.0%+10.5+492
de Ridder by submission18.2%28.9%−10.7+186
de Ridder by decision18.1%28.6%−10.5+189
Meerschaert by KO/TKO15.8%5.8%+10.0+1335
Meerschaert by submission11.8%11.8%±0.0+600
Meerschaert by decision11.7%10.9%+0.8+656
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds55.5%61.8%−6.3-195
Over 2.5 rds35.7%47.0%−11.3-100
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision29.8%41.1%−11.3+128

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
de RidderMeerschaert
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1552
Pound-for-pound
1573
1552
Divisional
1570
1482
Striking offense
1492
1500
Striking defense
1494
1561
Grappling offense
1552
1558
Grappling defense
1487
Physical
34 yrs
Age
36 yrs
6'4"
Height
6'1"
78"
Reach
77"
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
3.13
Strike accuracy
45%
Strikes absorbed / min
3.47
Strike defense
54%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
2.14
Takedown accuracy
36%
Takedown defense
34%
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.6
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
57%
Win/loss streak
+2
Last-5 win rate
60%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
77
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Reinier de Ridder
No prior UFC fights.
Gerald Meerschaert
  • WEdmen ShahbazyanSUB R2
    Close +2583mo before
  • WBryan BarberenaSUB R2
    Close -2508mo before
  • LAndre PetroskiS-DEC R3
    Close +1921y 3mo before
  • LJoe PyferKO/TKO R1
    Close +1651y 7mo before
  • WBruno SilvaSUB R3
    Close +2492y 3mo before
de Ridder — win / loss by method
Record: 17-2-0

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
4 wins, 2 losses
W
24% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
11 wins, 0 losses
W
65% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
12% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
17win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (24%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
11 (65%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (12%)Decision(0%) 0
Meerschaert — win / loss by method
Record: 37-17-0

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, 4 losses
W
16% of wins
L
24% of losses
Submission
29 wins, 8 losses
W
78% of wins
L
47% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 5 losses
W
5% of wins
L
29% of losses
UFC
12win9loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (8%)KO/TKO(44%) 4
11 (92%)Submission(11%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(44%) 4
Non-UFC
25win8loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (20%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
18 (72%)Submission(88%) 7
2 (8%)Decision(13%) 1

Profiles

Experience
de Ridder
Meerschaert
0
UFC fights
21
Octagon time
175.3 min · 8.3 avg
Career length
19y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

de Ridder
Meerschaert
Overall
280W–69L · 80.2%
Wins
160W–41L · 79.6%
Losses
120W–28L · 81.1%
Non-UFC schedule strength
de Ridder
Meerschaert
201W–58L · 77.6%
Overall
281W–265L · 51.5%
177W–58L · 75.3%
Wins
192W–219L · 46.7%
24W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
89W–46L · 65.9%
Distance striking
de Ridder
Meerschaert
Landed / min
4.83
Accuracy
41.4%
Defense
59.9%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.26
Time at distance
51.4%
Grappling & control
de Ridder
Meerschaert
Takedowns / 15 min
2.14
Takedown accuracy
36.2%
Takedown defense
34.5%
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.63
Control share
46.9%
Strike target map
de Ridder
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.
Meerschaert
  • Head72%(398)div 63%
  • Body17%(96)div 20%
  • Legs10%(55)div 17%

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

Reinier de Ridder

No UFC fights on record.

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.