Geoff Neal vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Geoff Neal
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 6 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 3 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.07 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 24 documented bouts
In the UFC: 6-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.3 wins over .500
Shavkat Rakhmonov
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 12 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.99 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 18 finish wins over 19 documented bouts
In the UFC: 7-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +6.4 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Geoff Neal
Distance 86.9% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 8.0% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 5.1% (norm 8.1%)
Shavkat Rakhmonov
Distance 63.5% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 19.0% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 17.5% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Geoff Neal
Head 90.5% (norm 78.3%) · Body 6.1% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 3.5% (norm 8.0%)
Shavkat Rakhmonov
Head 77.6% (norm 78.3%) · Body 19.7% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 2.7% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Neal L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Rakhmonov L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 566 / 1177 | 48.1% | 38.5% | 137 / 258 | 53.1% | 38.5% |
| In the clinch | 72 / 108 | 66.7% | 67.8% | 59 / 77 | 76.6% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 49 / 69 | 71.0% | 67.0% | 48 / 71 | 67.6% | 67.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 585 / 1225 | 47.8% | 36.4% | 170 / 315 | 54.0% | 36.4% |
| To the body | 58 / 82 | 70.7% | 70.7% | 64 / 80 | 80.0% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 44 / 47 | 93.6% | 83.0% | 10 / 11 | too few to rate | 83.0% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Welterweight: 180 fighters · Welterweight: 180 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Neal L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Rakhmonov L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 684 / 1658 | 41.3% | 39.1% | 131 / 290 | 45.2% | 39.1% |
| In the clinch | 73 / 104 | 70.2% | 68.9% | 27 / 37 | 73.0% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 7 / 13 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 5 / 8 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 477 / 1409 | 33.9% | 35.6% | 93 / 235 | 39.6% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 208 / 280 | 74.3% | 69.6% | 32 / 47 | 68.1% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 79 / 86 | 91.9% | 82.2% | 38 / 53 | 71.7% | 82.2% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Neal has more cage time on record.