Welterweight Bout

Geoff Neal

“Handz of Steel”

Record: 8-6-0
Stance: Southpaw
Height: 5' 11"
Reach: 75"
Weight: 170 lbs.
Born: Aug 28, 1990

UFCStats profile

Career snapshot

Fights: 14
Minutes: 137.4
Knockdowns: 8
Sig. accuracy: 50.7%
Sig. landed / 15: —
Absorbed / 15: —
TD accuracy: 45.5%
TD defense: —
Sub attempts: 1
Control / 15: 2:10

Striking

Offense

Landed / attempted687/1354

Accuracy50.7%

Landed per 15—

Target

Head85.2%
Body8.4%
Leg6.4%

Position

Distance82.4%
Clinch10.5%
Ground7.1%

Defense

Absorbed / faced—

Strike defense—

Absorbed per 15—

Target absorbed

Head62.4%
Body27.2%
Leg10.3%

Position absorbed

Distance89.5%
Clinch9.6%
Ground0.9%

Grappling

For

Takedowns5/11

TD accuracy45.5%

TD per 150.6

Sub attempts1

Subs per 150.1

Reversals0

Control19:55

Control per 152:10

Against

Takedowns absorbed3/—

TD defense—

Sub attempts faced1

Control conceded7:28

Control against / 15—

By round

Averages by round
Round	Fights	Sig.	Acc.	Sig/15	Abs/15	TD	TD acc	Ctrl/15
R1	—	—	—	—	—	0.2/0.4	48.8%	—
R2	—	—	—	—	—	0.2/0.4	50.0%	—
R3	—	—	—	—	—	0/0.1	0.0%	—
R4	—	—	—	—	—	0/0	—	—
R5	—	—	—	—	—	0/0	—	—

Recent fights

Loss vs Uros Medic
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 1:19
UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. HernandezFeb 21, 2026
KD 0 · Sig 3/10 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:00
Loss vs Carlos Prates
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 4:59
UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. ChimaevAug 16, 2025
KD 0 · Sig 25/49 · TD 0/1 · Ctrl 0:15
Win vs Rafael Dos Anjos
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 1:30
UFC 308: Topuria vs. HollowayOct 26, 2024
KD 1 · Sig 18/30 · TD 1/1 · Ctrl 0:27
Loss vs Ian Machado Garry
Decision - Split · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. TopuriaFeb 17, 2024
KD 0 · Sig 46/89 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 3:45
Loss vs Shavkat Rakhmonov
Submission · Round 3 · 4:17
UFC 285: Jones vs. GaneMar 4, 2023
KD 0 · Sig 69/145 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 1:12
Win vs Vicente Luque
KO/TKO · Round 3 · 2:01
UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. HillAug 6, 2022
KD 2 · Sig 121/211 · TD 1/3 · Ctrl 0:47
Win vs Santiago Ponzinibbio
Decision - Split · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 269: Oliveira vs. PoirierDec 11, 2021
KD 0 · Sig 85/161 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:03
Loss vs Neil Magny
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. WatersonMay 8, 2021
KD 0 · Sig 35/73 · TD 1/2 · Ctrl 3:50
Loss vs Stephen Thompson
Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. NealDec 19, 2020
KD 0 · Sig 85/179 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 3:46
Win vs Mike Perry
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 1:30
UFC 245: Usman vs. CovingtonDec 14, 2019
KD 1 · Sig 15/23 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:02

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