Welterweight · “Handz of Steel”
Geoff Neal
16-8-0 UFC 8-6-0
5'11"Height
75"Reach
SouthpawStance
1990-08-28Born
5KO wins
1Sub wins
75.0%Finish rate
9:49Avg fight
Statistical profile
The shape of their game.
Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min5.0
Sig. strikes absorbed / min5.56
Striking accuracy50.7%
Striking defense57.0%
Takedowns / 15 min0.55
Takedown accuracy45.5%
Takedown defense89.7%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.11
Control time14.5%
Record vs .500+ opponents6-6
Striking trend
Output, fight by fight.
Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.
Fight history
Every walk to the cage.
14 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.
L Uros Medic 6-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:19 — UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez · 2026-02-21
3/10Sig. strikes
10/19Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Carlos Prates 4-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:59 — UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev · 2025-08-16
25/49Sig. strikes
32/60Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:15Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Rafael Dos Anjos 21-14 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:30 — UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway · 2024-10-26
18/30Sig. strikes
4/13Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:27Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Ian Machado Garry 6-0 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria · 2024-02-17
46/89Sig. strikes
67/135Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
3:45Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Shavkat Rakhmonov 4-0 walk-in Submission · R3 4:17 — UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane · 2023-03-04
69/145Sig. strikes
113/179Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:12Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Vicente Luque 14-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 2:01 — UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Hill · 2022-08-06
121/211Sig. strikes
97/203Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
0:47Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Santiago Ponzinibbio 10-3 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier · 2021-12-11
85/161Sig. strikes
91/229Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:03Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Neil Magny 17-7 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Waterson · 2021-05-08
35/73Sig. strikes
55/174Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
3:50Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Stephen Thompson 10-4-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal · 2020-12-19
85/179Sig. strikes
171/406Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
3:46Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Mike Perry 6-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:30 — UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington · 2019-12-14
15/23Sig. strikes
5/10Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Niko Price 5-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 2:39 — UFC 240: Holloway vs. Edgar · 2019-07-27
41/61Sig. strikes
24/57Absorbed
2/4Takedowns
3:37Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Belal Muhammad 5-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw · 2019-01-19
71/190Sig. strikes
63/204Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:56Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Frank Camacho 1-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:23 — UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till · 2018-09-08
59/102Sig. strikes
25/57Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:08Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Brian Camozzi 0-2 walk-in Submission · R1 2:48 — UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Medeiros · 2018-02-18
14/31Sig. strikes
7/29Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:07Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
How the record was built.
Full pro career, from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Geoff Neal) — results only; UFC bouts carry full stats in the fight history above.
Wins by method
KO/TKO
10
Submission
2
Decision
4
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
3
Submission
2
Decision
3
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
14
Xtreme Knockout
3
Legacy FC
2
Dana White's Contender Series
1
LFA
1
Rumble Time Promotions
1
24/7 Entertainment
1
Blood & Glory
1
Full career — 24 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Uroš Medić | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez
2026-02-21 |
UFC | 1 | 1:19 |
| L | Carlos Prates | KO (spinning back elbow) | UFC 319
2025-08-16 |
UFC | 1 | 4:59 |
| W | Rafael dos Anjos | TKO (knee injury) | UFC 308
2024-10-26 |
UFC | 1 | 1:30 |
| L | Ian Machado Garry | Decision (split) | UFC 298
2024-02-17 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Shavkat Rakhmonov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 285
2023-03-04 |
UFC | 3 | 4:17 |
| W | Vicente Luque | KO (punches) | UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Hill
2022-08-06 |
UFC | 3 | 2:01 |
| W | Santiago Ponzinibbio | Decision (split) | UFC 269
2021-12-11 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Neil Magny | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Rodriguez vs. Waterson
2021-05-08 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Stephen Thompson | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal
2020-12-19 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Mike Perry | TKO (head kick and punches) | UFC 245
2019-12-14 |
UFC | 1 | 1:30 |
| W | Niko Price | TKO (punches) | UFC 240
2019-07-27 |
UFC | 2 | 2:39 |
| W | Belal Muhammad | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw
2019-01-19 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Frank Camacho | KO (head kick) | UFC 228
2018-09-08 |
UFC | 2 | 1:23 |
| W | Brian Camozzi | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Medeiros
2018-02-18 |
UFC | 1 | 2:48 |
| W | Chase Waldon | TKO (punches) | Dana White's Contender Series 3
2017-07-25 |
Dana White's Contender Series | 1 | 1:56 |
| W | Bilal Williams | TKO (punches) | LFA 16
2017-07-14 |
LFA | 1 | 4:43 |
| L | Kevin Holland | TKO (punches) | Xtreme Knockout 34
2017-01-28 |
Xtreme Knockout | 3 | 3:50 |
| W | Ty Flores | TKO (punches) | Rumble Time Promotions: Rage
2015-10-23 |
Rumble Time Promotions | 1 | 3:58 |
| W | Charlie Ontiveros | TKO (retirement) | Legacy FC 37
2014-11-14 |
Legacy FC | 2 | 5:00 |
| W | Christopher Anthony | Decision (unanimous) | Legacy FC 32
2014-06-20 |
Legacy FC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Armando Servin | Decision (unanimous) | Xtreme Knockout 19
2013-08-17 |
Xtreme Knockout | 3 | 3:00 |
| L | Martin Sano | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 24/7 Entertainment 9
2013-04-19 |
24/7 Entertainment | 3 | 1:25 |
| W | Zack Board | TKO (punches) | Xtreme Knockout 17
2013-01-12 |
Xtreme Knockout | 2 | 1:46 |
| W | David McAfee | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Blood & Glory 1
2012-08-25 |
Blood & Glory | 1 | 2:15 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Geoff Neal) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.
Division context
Measured against the division.
Versus the Welterweight average, over 190 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.