Welterweight

Geoff Neal

Last fought: Feb 2026

RECORD

Pro

16-8-0

UFC

8-6-0

Age

Height

5'11"

Weight

170 lbs

Reach

75"

Stance

Southpaw

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	9:49
Fight Completion Rate	62.5%
Avg Rounds per Fight	1.96
% Fights Inside the Distance	64.3%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	109-49 (69.0%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	62-34 (64.6%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	47-15 (75.8%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	80.1%
% Time in Control	14.5%
% Time Controlled	5.4%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	72.7%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	5.14
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	6.21
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-1.07
Distance Strike Accuracy	48.1%
Distance Strike Defense	58.7%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	1.35
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.44
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	0.50
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.32
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	0.75
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.03

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Welterweight field

Geoff Neal League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Geoff Neal
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	50.7%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	5.0
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	5.6
Strike Differential	-0.6/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	45.5%
Takedown Defense	89.7%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.5
Submission Attempts/15min	0.1
Control Time/15min	2:10
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	62.5%
Submission % of Wins	12.5%
Decision % of Wins	25.0%
Avg Fight Time	9:49
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.9
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	49.8%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.3
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	6.1
Takedown Accuracy	50.0%
Takedown Defense	100.0%
Control Time/Fight	1:07

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Uros Medic

UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez • Feb 2026Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 1:19

Geoff Neal3/1030%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Uros Medic10/1953%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Geoff Neal	3/10	30%	0/0	0:00	—
	Uros Medic	10/19	53%	0/0	0:00	1

LOSS

vs. Carlos Prates

UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev • Aug 2025Welterweight

KO/TKO (Spinning Back Elbow) • Rd 1, 4:59

Geoff Neal25/4951%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:15

Carlos Prates32/6053%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Geoff Neal	25/49	51%	0/1	0:15	—
	Carlos Prates	32/60	53%	0/0	0:00	1

WIN

vs. Rafael Dos Anjos

UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway • Oct 2024Welterweight

KO/TKO • Rd 1, 1:30

Geoff Neal18/3060%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:27KD 1

Rafael Dos Anjos4/1331%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Geoff Neal	18/30	60%	1/1	0:27	1
	Rafael Dos Anjos	4/13	31%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Ian Machado Garry

UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria • Feb 2024Welterweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Geoff Neal46/8952%TD 0/0Ctrl 3:45

Ian Machado Garry67/13550%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:12

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Geoff Neal	18/27	67%	0/0	1:10	—
	Ian Machado Garry	20/38	53%	0/0	0:06	—

R2	Geoff Neal	17/34	50%	0/0	1:20	—
	Ian Machado Garry	23/43	53%	0/0	0:06	—

R3	Geoff Neal	11/28	39%	0/0	1:15	—
	Ian Machado Garry	24/54	44%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov

UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane • Mar 2023Welterweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 4:17

Geoff Neal69/14548%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:12

Shavkat Rakhmonov113/17963%TD 0/4Ctrl 3:43

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Geoff Neal	29/54	54%	0/0	0:48	—
	Shavkat Rakhmonov	43/64	67%	0/1	0:37	—

R2	Geoff Neal	20/57	35%	0/0	0:24	—
	Shavkat Rakhmonov	35/70	50%	0/1	0:51	—

R3	Geoff Neal	20/34	59%	0/0	0:00	—
	Shavkat Rakhmonov	35/45	78%	0/2	2:15	—

WIN

vs. Vicente Luque

UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Hill • Aug 2022Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 2:01

Geoff Neal121/21157%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:47KD 2

Vicente Luque97/20348%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Geoff Neal	52/93	56%	0/0	0:07	1
	Vicente Luque	30/80	38%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Geoff Neal	40/75	53%	1/2	0:40	—
	Vicente Luque	51/91	56%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Geoff Neal	29/43	67%	0/1	0:00	1
	Vicente Luque	16/32	50%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio

UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier • Dec 2021Welterweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Geoff Neal85/16153%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03

Santiago Ponzinibbio91/22940%TD 1/4Ctrl 0:23

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Geoff Neal	20/41	49%	0/0	0:00	—
	Santiago Ponzinibbio	26/63	41%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Geoff Neal	19/47	40%	0/0	0:03	—
	Santiago Ponzinibbio	26/73	36%	1/4	0:23	—

R3	Geoff Neal	46/73	63%	0/0	0:00	—
	Santiago Ponzinibbio	39/93	42%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Neil Magny

UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Waterson • May 2021Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Geoff Neal35/7348%TD 1/2Ctrl 3:50

Neil Magny55/17432%TD 2/10Ctrl 1:43

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Geoff Neal	11/26	42%	0/1	2:36	—
	Neil Magny	9/31	29%	0/3	0:33	—

R2	Geoff Neal	14/28	50%	1/1	0:56	—
	Neil Magny	14/53	26%	1/3	0:49	—

R3	Geoff Neal	10/19	53%	0/0	0:18	—
	Neil Magny	32/90	36%	1/4	0:21	—

LOSS

vs. Stephen Thompson

UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal • Dec 2020Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Geoff Neal85/17947%TD 0/0Ctrl 3:46

Stephen Thompson171/40642%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Geoff Neal	7/30	23%	0/0	0:00	—
	Stephen Thompson	25/66	38%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Geoff Neal	15/25	60%	0/0	0:30	—
	Stephen Thompson	30/70	43%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Geoff Neal	15/33	45%	0/0	1:32	—
	Stephen Thompson	33/80	41%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Geoff Neal	15/31	48%	0/0	1:04	—
	Stephen Thompson	34/75	45%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Geoff Neal	33/60	55%	0/0	0:40	—
	Stephen Thompson	49/115	43%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Mike Perry

UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington • Dec 2019Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 1:30

Geoff Neal15/2365%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

Mike Perry5/1050%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Geoff Neal	15/23	65%	0/0	0:02	1
	Mike Perry	5/10	50%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Niko Price

UFC 240: Holloway vs. Edgar • Jul 2019Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 2:39

Geoff Neal41/6167%TD 2/4Ctrl 3:37

Niko Price24/5742%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:53KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Geoff Neal	14/23	61%	2/3	1:34	—
	Niko Price	16/36	44%	0/2	0:51	1

R2	Geoff Neal	27/38	71%	0/1	2:03	—
	Niko Price	8/21	38%	0/0	0:02	—

WIN

vs. Belal Muhammad

UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw • Jan 2019Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Geoff Neal71/19037%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:56KD 2

Belal Muhammad63/20431%TD 0/7Ctrl 0:22

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Geoff Neal	16/47	34%	0/0	0:30	—
	Belal Muhammad	11/41	27%	0/2	0:14	—

R2	Geoff Neal	29/69	42%	0/0	0:00	—
	Belal Muhammad	23/83	28%	0/3	0:05	—

R3	Geoff Neal	26/74	35%	0/0	0:26	2
	Belal Muhammad	29/80	36%	0/2	0:03	—

WIN

vs. Frank Camacho

UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till • Sep 2018Welterweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 2, 1:23

Geoff Neal59/10258%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:08KD 2

Frank Camacho25/5744%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:12

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Geoff Neal	37/70	53%	0/0	0:08	1
	Frank Camacho	19/39	49%	0/1	0:11	—

R2	Geoff Neal	22/32	69%	0/0	0:00	1
	Frank Camacho	6/18	33%	0/1	0:01	—

WIN

vs. Brian Camozzi

UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Medeiros • Feb 2018Welterweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 2:48

Geoff Neal14/3145%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:07

Brian Camozzi7/2924%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Geoff Neal	14/31	45%	0/0	1:07	—
	Brian Camozzi	7/29	24%	0/0	0:00	—

Prior to UFC

DWCS (1 fight)

WIN

vs. Chase Waldon

DWCS 1.3 • Jul 2017

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 1:56

Geoff Neal13/2162%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 1

Chase Waldon2/729%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Geoff Neal	13/21	62%	0/0	0:00	1
	Chase Waldon	2/7	29%	1/3	0:00	—

Last updated: 2026-08-31 | Data source: UFCStats.com