Geoff Neal
"Handz of Steel"
| Age | 35 |
| Nationality | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Weight class | Welterweight |
| Height | 180 cm |
| Reach | 190 cm |
| Stance | Southpaw |
MMA Record
23
fights
16
✅ wins
7
❌ losses
0
⬜ draws
0
⬜ no contests
Bonuses
3
bonuses
1
Fight of the night
2
Performances of the night
0
KO of the night
0
Submission of the night
Metrics
February 18, 2018
UFC debuts
August 16, 2025
UFC last fight
2h16:7
time in the cage
10:28
avg time by combat
61.5%
win rate
75.0%
finish rate
UFC Career Recap
⌚ Current Elo
1562
as of August 16, 2025
🥇 Peak Elo
1593
on August 06, 2022
📈 Elo Evolution Over Fights
⭐ Global Score
73
📊 Global scores
📈 Top 5 Strengths
| Top | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Takedowns defense | 97 | 90% |
| 2. | Head strikes landed | 96 | 21.45 / round |
| 3. | Ko tko | 91 | 5 |
| 4. | Knockdowns | 90 | 0.29 / round |
| 5. | Distance strikes landed | 90 | 20.68 / round |
📉 Top 5 Weaknesses
| Flop | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Takedowns landed | 25 | 0.18 / round |
| 2. | Body strikes landed | 27 | 2.09 / round |
| 3. | Leg strikes landed | 30 | 1.58 / round |
| 4. | Submissions attempted | 32 | 0.04 / round |
| 5. | Significant strikes differential | 38 | -2.57 / round |
83
Boxing Score
24
Kickboxing Score
📊 Striking Scores
🆚 Striking Differential
-2.57
/ round
💫 Strike differential
20.7 / round
🥊 Distance strikes landed
24.8 / round
💢 Distance strikes taken
48.2%
🎯 Distance strikes accuracy
58.9%
🐢 Distance strikes defense
🔋 Striking Intensity Upon Rounds
📏 Strike Distance Repartition
🚹 Strike Target Repartition
39
Wrestling Score
50
Jiu Jitsu Score
📊 Grappling Scores
🤼♀️ Wrestling
0.4 / round
🤾♂️ Takedowns attempted
0.2 / round
💥 Takedowns landed
45.5%
🎯 Takedown accuracy
89.7%
🐢 Takedown defense
🔒 Control
44s / round
⏱ Control Time
16s / round
🔐 Control time by opponent
🔨 Ground & Pound
1.8 / round
⛏ Ground strikes
71.0%
🎯 Ground strikes accuracy
🥋 Jiu Jitsu
1
✅ Submission wins
0.0 / round
🐍 Submissions attempted
100.0%
🎯 Submission accuracy
Geoff Neal's UFC Fight History
August 16, 2025 - UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev
Welterweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Spinning Back Elbow) at round 1 (4:59).
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October 26, 2024 - UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway
Welterweight bout
Win by ko tko at round 1 (1:30).
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February 17, 2024 - UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria
Welterweight bout
Loss by split decision at round 3 (5:00).
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March 04, 2023 - UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane
Welterweight bout
Loss by submission (Rear Naked Choke) at round 3 (4:17).
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August 06, 2022 - UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Hill
Welterweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 3 (2:01).
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December 11, 2021 - UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier
Welterweight bout
Win by split decision at round 3 (5:00).
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May 08, 2021 - UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Waterson
Welterweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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December 19, 2020 - UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal
Welterweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 5 (5:00).
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December 14, 2019 - UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington
Welterweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 1 (1:30).
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July 27, 2019 - UFC 240: Holloway vs. Edgar
Welterweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 2 (2:39).
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January 19, 2019 - UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw
Welterweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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September 08, 2018 - UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till
Welterweight bout
Win by ko tko (Kick) at round 2 (1:23).
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February 18, 2018 - UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Medeiros
Welterweight bout
Win by submission (Rear Naked Choke) at round 1 (2:48).
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Fighter's fights