Gerald Meerschaert vs Michal Oleksiejczuk - AI generated fight pick

Gerald Meerschaert has a massive submission edge with 29 career submission wins and a proven ability to finish high-level opponents on the ground. While Michal Oleksiejczuk is a dangerous first-round striker with 15 knockouts and a high significant strike accuracy (51%), he has repeatedly struggled against strong grapplers, as shown by his recent first-round submission losses to Kevin Holland and Michel Pereira. Meerschaert's reach advantage (77.5" vs 74") and his experience against a higher level of competition, combined with Oleksiejczuk's sub-50% takedown defense, suggest that if this fight leaves the first round, Meerschaert's grappling should take over. Historically, fighters with Meerschaert's submission profile and reach advantage at middleweight win a majority of these stylistic matchups, especially against aggressive but defensively flawed strikers. The main risk is Meerschaert's age (37) and chin durability, but stylistically, he is a tough matchup for Oleksiejczuk.