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Geoff Neal
“Handz of Steel”
United States
16-8-0W-L-D
- Age
- 36
- Height
- 5'11"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 75"
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Weight class
- WelterweightWelterweight: 156 to 170 lb (71 to 77 kg). Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- Fortis MMA
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1783
Scouting Report
- L
- L
- W
- L
- L
Lost 2 straight
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Neal puts people to sleep. His wins come 10 by KO/TKO, 2 by submission and 4 by decision, a 75% finish rate. He is a finisher who ends fights early and rarely lives on the scorecards.
- Recent Form
- Uros Medic (14-3-0) stopped Neal by KO/TKO in round 1. Before that, Carlos Prates (24-7-0) also beat him by round 1 KO/TKO. Rafael Dos Anjos (32-18-0) fell to a Neal round 1 KO/TKO.
- Style
- Southpaw who lands 5.02 significant strikes a minute at 51% accuracy, but absorbs 5.5 and defends 57%. Takedowns are rare, 0.54 per 15 minutes, though his 88% takedown defense is strong.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 10 KO/TKO (63%)
- 2 Submission (12%)
- 4 Decision (25%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 75%
- Streak
- 2-fight losing streak
- Last fought
- 9 months ago
16 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 106-30
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1855
- Lossvs Uros Medic14-3-0 · Power Index 1856KO/TKO · R1 · 1:19Feb 21, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs Hernandez
Fight stats
Stat Geoff Neal Uros Medic Sig. strikes 3/10 10/19 Takedowns 0/0 0/0 Control time 0:00 0:00 Knockdowns 0 1 Round 1 sig. strikes 3 10 - Lossvs Carlos Prates24-7-0 · Power Index 1810KO/TKO · R1 · 4:59Aug 17, 2025 · UFC 319: Du Plessis vs Chimaev
Fight stats
Stat Geoff Neal Carlos Prates Sig. strikes 25/49 32/60 Takedowns 0/1 0/0 Control time 0:15 0:00 Knockdowns 0 1 Round 1 sig. strikes 25 32 - Winvs Rafael Dos Anjos32-18-0 · Power Index 1696KO/TKO · R1 · 1:30Oct 26, 2024 · UFC 308: Topuria vs Holloway
Fight stats
Stat Geoff Neal Rafael Dos Anjos Sig. strikes 18/30 4/13 Takedowns 1/1 0/0 Control time 0:27 0:00 Knockdowns 1 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 18 4 - Lossvs Ian Machado Garry17-2-0 · Power Index 1934Decision - Split · R3 · 5:00Feb 18, 2024 · UFC 298: Volkanovski vs Topuria
Fight stats
Stat Geoff Neal Ian Machado Garry Sig. strikes 46/89 67/135 Takedowns 0/0 0/0 Control time 3:45 0:12 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 18 20 Round 2 sig. strikes 17 23 Round 3 sig. strikes 11 24 - Lossvs Shavkat Rakhmonov19-0-0 · Power Index 1977Submission · R3 · 4:17Mar 5, 2023 · UFC 285: Jones vs Gane
Fight stats
Stat Geoff Neal Shavkat Rakhmonov Sig. strikes 69/145 113/179 Takedowns 0/0 0/4 Control time 1:12 3:43 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 29 43 Round 2 sig. strikes 20 35 Round 3 sig. strikes 20 35
Career Stats
Based on 15 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 5.02
- Striking accuracy
- 51%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 5.50
- Striking defense
- 57%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 0.54
- Takedown accuracy
- 45%
- Takedown defense
- 88%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.10