Geoff Neal

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Geoff Neal

Nickname“Handz of Steel”

Record

16-8

Streak

L2

Age

35

Date of birth

Aug 28, 1990

Fighting out of: Harker Heights, Texas
Born: United States
Camps: Fortis MMA·StrKings
Weight class: Welterweight
Height: 5'11" · 180 cm
Reach: 75" · 191 cm
Stance: Southpaw
Last fight: Feb 21, 2026
Cut risk: 34%

UFC fight history

ResultOpponentMethodDetailEvent

Uros Medic

Welterweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R1 · 1:19

UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez · Feb 21, 2026

Punch to Head At Distance

UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez

Carlos Prates

#12Carlos Prates

Welterweight · KO/TKO · Spinning Back Elbow to Head At Distance · R1 · 4:59

UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev · Aug 16, 2025

Spinning Back Elbow to Head At Distance

UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev

Rafael Dos Anjos

#12Rafael Dos Anjos

Welterweight · KO/TKO · to Dos Anjos leg injury · R1 · 1:30

UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway · Oct 26, 2024

to Dos Anjos leg injury

UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway

Ian Machado Garry

#10Ian Machado Garry

Welterweight · Decision · Split · R3 · 5:00

UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria · Feb 17, 2024

UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria

Shavkat Rakhmonov

#9Shavkat Rakhmonov

Welterweight · Submission · Rear Naked Choke · R3 · 4:17

UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane · Mar 4, 2023

Rear Naked Choke

UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane

Vicente Luque

#6Vicente Luque

Welterweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance · R3 · 2:01

UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Hill · Aug 6, 2022

Punches to Head At Distance

UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Hill

Santiago Ponzinibbio

#14Santiago Ponzinibbio

Welterweight · Decision · Split · R3 · 5:00

UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier · Dec 11, 2021

UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier

Neil Magny

Welterweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Waterson · May 8, 2021

UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Waterson

Stephen Thompson

#5Stephen Thompson

Welterweight · Decision · Unanimous · R5 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal · Dec 19, 2020

UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal

Mike Perry

Welterweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance · R1 · 1:30

UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington · Dec 14, 2019

Punches to Head At Distance

UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington

Niko Price

Welterweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head From Guard · R2 · 2:39

UFC 240: Holloway vs. Edgar · Jul 27, 2019

Punches to Head From Guard

UFC 240: Holloway vs. Edgar

Belal Muhammad

Welterweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw · Jan 19, 2019

UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw

Frank Camacho

Welterweight · KO/TKO · Kick to Head At Distance · R2 · 1:23

UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till · Sep 8, 2018

Kick to Head At Distance

UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till

Brian Camozzi

Welterweight · Submission · Rear Naked Choke · R1 · 2:48

UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Medeiros · Feb 18, 2018

Rear Naked Choke

UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Medeiros

Dana White's Contender Series

1-0across 1 bout · wins by 1 KO

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
W	Chase Waldon11-3	KO/TKO	punches	R1	1:56	Dana White's Contender Series	Jul 25, 2017

Dana White’s Contender Series — a UFC-adjacent proving ground, shown as its own tier. Excluded from Schedule Score and UFC-scoped metrics.

Outside the UFC

7-2across 9 bouts · 7 promotions · wins by 4 KO · 1 sub · 2 decXKO · LFA · RTP · LFC 37 · LFC 32 +2

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
W	Bilal Williams9-7	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	4:43	LFA	Jul 14, 2017
L	Kevin Holland29-15	KO/TKO	Punches	R3	3:50	XKO	Jan 28, 2017
W	Ty Flores15-5	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	3:58	RTP	Oct 23, 2015
W	Charlie Ontiveros11-9	KO/TKO	Retirement	R2	5:00	LFC 37	Nov 14, 2014
W	Christopher Anthony9-14	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	LFC 32	Jun 20, 2014
W	Armando Servin4-6	Decision	Unanimous	R3	3:00	XKO	Aug 17, 2013
L	Martin Sano4-3-1	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R3	1:25	24/7 Entertainment 9	Apr 19, 2013
W	Zack Board2-2	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	1:46	XKO	Jan 12, 2013
W	David McAfee3-8	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	2:15	Xtreme Combat Productions	Aug 25, 2012

Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.

Amateur

6-1across 7 amateur bouts · 6 promotionsABG · Garcia Promotions · ABG Promotions · NLF · CR +1

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
W	Lester Clark1-2	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	2:59	ABG	Apr 28, 2012
L	Levi West1-5	Decision	Split	R3	3:00	Garcia Promotions	Nov 4, 2011
W	Luis Terrazas0-1	KO/TKO	Punch	R1	2:27	ABG Promotions	Aug 27, 2011
W	Lindle Flatt1-1	Decision	Unanimous	R3	3:00	NLF	Aug 20, 2011
W	Jeremy Mier0-11	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	0:44	CR	Apr 15, 2011
W	Jeremy Taylor1-2	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	0:07	AOWCF	Feb 26, 2011
W	Bobby Hernandez1-1	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	0:07	ABG	Oct 15, 2010

Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.

Career striking

OverallB64th

50%687 / 1,354

Striking accuracy

57%

Striking defense

Sig. strikes / min-0.48 differential

Landed5.02

Absorbed5.50

72%str + td

Defensive rating

Striking edge

+7%accuracy vs opp. landing

worseevenbetter

Strike maps

Sig. strikes by target

Head85%94th585
Body8%39th58
Leg6%43rd44

Color = division rank · green elite → red low · % = share of strikes

Sig. strikes by position

82%Standing

Standing82%566
Clinch10%72
Ground7%49

Striking zones

Per-15-minute breakdown — where this fighter lands, and where they get hit.

UFC only

Geoff Neal

Geoff Neal

Landed per 15

Head

A+

96th

63.8

96th

Body

D

34th

6.3

34th

Leg

D

37th

4.8

37th

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Absorbed per 15

Head

F

13th

52.1

13th

Body

F

6th

22.7

6th

Leg

D

36th

8.6

36th

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Career totals — landed / attempted

Landed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	63.8	585	1,225	48%
Body	6.3	58	82	71%
Leg	4.8	44	47	94%

Absorbed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	52.1	477	1,409	34%
Body	22.7	208	280	74%
Leg	8.6	79	86	92%

UFCStats career rates, per 15 minutes. Percentiles vs the division; absorbed is inverted so higher is better.

Pace & fade

Round-by-round work rate, and whether they fade.

UFC only

Geoff Neal

Geoff Neal

14 UFC bouts (per‑round) · 137 min

110%

R3 pace · 7 bouts

Neal holds steady (-2% per round through round 3). Within fights that reached round 3, Neal lifts to 110% of round-1 output by round 3 (7 bouts).

Geoff Neal

Neal — HOLDSOutput / min

Faded points are drawn from a single bout that reached that round, so they’re less reliable than the solid points averaged over many fights.

Rounds backed by fewer than 2 bouts are drawn smaller and dimmed with an n= count — a deep round seen in one or two fights is a thin sample, not a settled rate. Per-round bout counts are in the breakdown below.

Full per-round breakdown

What drives the pace · per round

The composite output line above blends these three inputs — splitting them out shows whether the work rate is built on striking volume, takedown pressure, or top control, and which input fades.

Sig. strikes landed

Geoff Neal

Neallanded / min

Takedown attempts

Geoff Neal

Nealattempts / min

Control time

Geoff Neal

Neal% of round

Round	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	5.8	4.9	4.5	0.11	15%	14
R2	6.1	5.2	5.5	0.10	15%	9
R3	5.6	5.0	6.6	0.03	11%	7
R4	3.9	3.0	6.8	0.00	21%	1
R5	7.1	6.6	9.8	0.00	13%	1

Output / minis the headline work rate — significant strikes landed, plus 3 per takedown attempt, plus one per 15 seconds of control — so a takedown-and-grind round isn’t scored as idle the way bare striking volume would. The remaining columns are its components. Per-round rates use UFCStats per-round data (available for ~95% of bouts since 2008). Each round’s rates are averaged only over bouts that reached that round, so the bout count shrinks as rounds deepen. The final round of a finished fight is pro-rated by its actual length.

Schedule Score

Opponent quality, ranked across the UFC. Recent fights weighted heavier.

UFC only

Geoff Neal

Geoff Neal

14 resolved UFC bouts · 9 ranked at the time

Schedule Score

62/ 100

0255075100

Schedule strength

A+

92nd

69%

92nd

Win quality

B

64th

44%

64th

Opponent quality distribution

Every UFC bout, grouped by who the opponent was at the time.

1

7

3

1

2

ChampionHeld the title in this weight class at the time
Top-5Ranked #1–#5 at the time
Ranked 6–15Ranked #6–#15 at the time
Building3+ UFC fights, ≥.40 win rate
UnprovenFewer than 3 fights, or sub-.40 win rate

Tier	Bouts	Record	Win rate
Champion	1	1-0	100%
Top-5	7	2-5	29%
Ranked 6–15	3	2-1	67%
Building	1	1-0	100%
Unproven	2	2-0	100%

Highest-quality opponents

Toughest opponents on the scheduleScore, scored at the time of the fight.

All bouts — opponent quality bout-by-bout

Res	Opponent	Tier	Score	Date
L	Uros Medic	Ranked 6–15	53	Feb 21, 2026
L	Carlos Prates#12	Top-5	79	Aug 16, 2025
W	Rafael Dos Anjos#12	Top-5	85	Oct 26, 2024
L	Ian Machado Garry#10	Top-5	82	Feb 17, 2024
L	Shavkat Rakhmonov#9	Top-5	81	Mar 4, 2023
W	Vicente Luque#6	Top-5	79	Aug 6, 2022
W	Santiago Ponzinibbio#14	Ranked 6–15	69	Dec 11, 2021
L	Neil Magny#9	Top-5	75	May 8, 2021
L	Stephen Thompson#5	Top-5	86	Dec 19, 2020
W	Mike Perry#15	Ranked 6–15	60	Dec 14, 2019
W	Niko Price	Building	22	Jul 27, 2019
W	Belal Muhammad	Champion	76	Jan 19, 2019
W	Frank Camacho	Unproven	8	Sep 8, 2018
W	Brian Camozzi	Unproven	8	Feb 18, 2018

Per-bout quality scoring: champion = 100; same-division ranks 1–5 = 90 → 78 linear; ranks 6–15 = 75 → 60 linear; cross-division champion = 78; cross-division ranked = 45; title-fight challenger (no rank signal) = 50, bumped to 65 when opp had an elite career UFC record at the time. Unranked opponents are scored on UFC record-at-time (long-tenured vet 60, contender-level 45, established 30, building 18, unproven 8). P4P top-10 at time adds +5; top-3 adds +8 (capped at 100). The Schedule Score combines schedule strength (65%) and quality wins (35%), then is held toward a rookie baseline for fighters with limited UFC experience so a thin résumé reads honestly low.

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