Rafael Dos Anjos vs. Geoff Neal
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Rafael Dos Anjos
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 21 | 15 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.02 · 21 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 48 documented bouts
In the UFC: 16-15 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.1 wins over .500
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
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Rafael Dos Anjos
Distance 79.3% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 10.4% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 10.3% (norm 8.0%)
Geoff Neal
Distance 86.9% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 8.0% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 5.1% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Rafael Dos Anjos
Head 74.8% (norm 78.0%) · Body 15.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 10.0% (norm 8.0%)
Geoff Neal
Head 90.5% (norm 78.3%) · Body 6.1% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 3.5% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Dos Anjos L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Neal L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1249 / 3117 | 40.1% | 38.3% | 566 / 1177 | 48.1% | 38.5% |
| In the clinch | 321 / 407 | 78.9% | 67.5% | 72 / 108 | 66.7% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 278 / 406 | 68.5% | 68.8% | 49 / 69 | 71.0% | 67.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 1083 / 2939 | 36.8% | 35.1% | 585 / 1225 | 47.8% | 36.4% |
| To the body | 440 / 599 | 73.5% | 69.1% | 58 / 82 | 70.7% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 325 / 392 | 82.9% | 81.8% | 44 / 47 | 93.6% | 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 (Lightweight: 204 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 Dos Anjos L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Neal L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1359 / 3813 | 35.6% | 38.8% | 684 / 1658 | 41.3% | 39.1% |
| In the clinch | 235 / 325 | 72.3% | 68.6% | 73 / 104 | 70.2% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 134 / 203 | 66.0% | 68.0% | 7 / 13 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 1129 / 3538 | 31.9% | 35.2% | 477 / 1409 | 33.9% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 359 / 538 | 66.7% | 68.2% | 208 / 280 | 74.3% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 240 / 265 | 90.6% | 81.5% | 79 / 86 | 91.9% | 82.2% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Dos Anjos has more cage time on record.