“Handz of Steel” Welterweight
Geoff Neal
8-6-0
UFC record, 14 fights, 137.4 min
16-8-0
Pro record, all promotions, as ufcstats lists it
- Height
- 5'11"
- Reach
- 75"
- Weight
- 170 lb
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Born
- Tue, Aug 28, 1990, age 36
- First UFC fight
- Sun, Feb 18, 2018
- Latest UFC fight
- Sat, Feb 21, 2026
01/How he wins
in 8 wins
5 KO/TKO (punches to head at distance 2, kick to head at distance, punches to head from guard, to dos anjos leg injury), 1 submission, 2 decisions in 8 wins
| How the fight ended | His wins | His losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKO | 5 | 2 |
| Submission | 1 | 1 |
| Decision | 2 | 3 |
| All | 8 | 6 |
02/Career rates
14 fights, 137.4 min
Sig strikes landed
5.00 per min
687 in 137.4 min, 14 fights
Sig strike accuracy
50.7%
687 of 1,354 attempts
Sig strikes absorbed
5.56 per min
764 of 1,775 landed on him in 137.4 min
Takedowns
0.55 per 15 min
5 of 11 · 137.4 min
Takedown accuracy
45.5%
5 of 11 attempts
Takedown defence
26 of 29
defended of attempted on him, 137.4 min
Control time
2:10 per 15 min
19:55 of 137:26
Knockdowns
8
scored in 137.4 min, 14 fights
Submission attempts
0.11 per 15 min
1 in 137.4 min
Where his sig strikes land
82% distance, 10% clinch, 7% ground
566 distance, 72 clinch, 49 ground of 687 landed
What he hits
85% head, 8% body, 6% leg
585 head, 58 body, 44 leg of 687 landed
Cage time
137:26
14 fights, the minutes every rate above is counted in
03/By division
1 division
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welterweight | 14 | 8-6-0 | 137.4 | 687 of 1,354 | 5.00 | 5 of 11 | 19:55 of 137:26 | 8 | 6 in 8 |
| All | 14 | 8-6-0 | 137.4 | 687 of 1,354 | 5.00 | 5 of 11 | 19:55 of 137:26 | 8 | 6 in 8 |
04/By year
2018 to 2026
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 1.3 | 3 of 10 | 2.28 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 of 1:19 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 5.0 | 25 of 49 | 5.02 | 0 of 1 | 0:15 of 4:59 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1-1-0 | 16.5 | 64 of 119 | 3.88 | 1 of 1 | 4:12 of 16:30 | 1 | 1 in 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 14.3 | 69 of 145 | 4.83 | 0 of 0 | 1:12 of 14:17 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1-0-0 | 12.0 | 121 of 211 | 10.07 | 1 of 3 | 0:47 of 12:01 | 2 | 1 in 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1-1-0 | 30.0 | 120 of 234 | 4.00 | 1 of 2 | 3:53 of 30:00 | 0 | 0 in 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 25.0 | 85 of 179 | 3.40 | 0 of 0 | 3:46 of 25:00 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| 2019 | 3 | 3-0-0 | 24.1 | 127 of 274 | 5.26 | 2 of 4 | 4:35 of 24:09 | 3 | 2 in 3 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2-0-0 | 9.2 | 73 of 133 | 7.95 | 0 of 0 | 1:15 of 9:11 | 2 | 2 in 2 |
| All | 14 | 8-6-0 | 137.4 | 687 of 1,354 | 5.00 | 5 of 11 | 19:55 of 137:26 | 8 | 6 in 8 |
A career line lumps every year together, and a fighter’s 2014 does not describe his 2026. Each year here is the same count over that year’s fights alone, with its own minutes, so it can be read against the career line beneath it.
05/By round
in the fights that reached it
| Fights reached | Min in it | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sub att | Ended here | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | 14 of 14 | 57.1 | 279 of 554 | 4.89 | 3 of 6 | 8:44 of 57:06 | 4 | 1 | 5, won 3 |
| Round 2 | 9 of 14 | 39.0 | 203 of 405 | 5.20 | 2 of 4 | 5:56 of 39:02 | 1 | 0 | 2, won 2 |
| Round 3 | 7 of 14 | 31.3 | 157 of 304 | 5.02 | 0 of 1 | 3:31 of 31:18 | 3 | 0 | 6, won 3 |
| Round 4 | 1 of 14 | 5.0 | 15 of 31 | 3.00 | 0 of 0 | 1:04 of 5:00 | 0 | 0 | |
| Round 5 | 1 of 14 | 5.0 | 33 of 60 | 6.60 | 0 of 0 | 0:40 of 5:00 | 0 | 0 | 1, won 0 |
Round length is read from each fight’s round format, so a 12-minute opening round from 1995 counts its twelve minutes. A round is counted only for the fights that reached it; the first column is the denominator for the rest of the row.
06/Fight log
14 fights, newest first
| Date | Opponent | Result | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Feb 21, 2026UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez | Uros MedicWelterweight | LKO/TKO, R1 1:19Punch to Head At Distance | 3 of 10 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 1:19 | Rounds |
| Sat, Aug 16, 2025UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev | Carlos PratesWelterweight | LKO/TKO, R1 4:59Spinning Back Elbow to Head At Distance | 25 of 49 | 0 of 1 | 0:15 | 0 | 4:59 | Rounds |
| Sat, Oct 26, 2024UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway | Rafael Dos AnjosWelterweight | WKO/TKO, R1 1:30to Dos Anjos leg injury | 18 of 30 | 1 of 1 | 0:27 | 1 | 1:30 | Rounds |
| Sat, Feb 17, 2024UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria | Ian Machado GarryWelterweight | LSplit decision, R3 5:00Felicia Oh 27 - 30. Derek Cleary 29 - 28. Sal D'amato 27 - 30. | 46 of 89 | 0 of 0 | 3:45 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Mar 4, 2023UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane | Shavkat RakhmonovWelterweight | LSubmission, R3 4:17Rear Naked Choke | 69 of 145 | 0 of 0 | 1:12 | 0 | 14:17 | Rounds |
| Sat, Aug 6, 2022UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Hill | Vicente LuqueWelterweight | WKO/TKO, R3 2:01Punches to Head At Distance | 121 of 211 | 1 of 3 | 0:47 | 2 | 12:01 | Rounds |
| Sat, Dec 11, 2021UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier | Santiago PonzinibbioWelterweight | WSplit decision, R3 5:00Derek Cleary 27 - 30. Doug Crosby 29 - 28. Sal D'amato 28 - 29. | 85 of 161 | 0 of 0 | 0:03 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, May 8, 2021UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Waterson | Neil MagnyWelterweight | LUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Derek Cleary 28 - 29. Sal D'amato 28 - 29. Ron McCarthy 27 - 30. | 35 of 73 | 1 of 2 | 3:50 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Dec 19, 2020UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal | Stephen ThompsonWelterweight | LUnanimous decision, R5 5:00Derek Cleary 45 - 50. Sal D'amato 45 - 50. Junichiro Kamijo 45 - 50. | 85 of 179 | 0 of 0 | 3:46 | 0 | 25:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Dec 14, 2019UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington | Mike PerryWelterweight | WKO/TKO, R1 1:30Punches to Head At Distance | 15 of 23 | 0 of 0 | 0:02 | 1 | 1:30 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jul 27, 2019UFC 240: Holloway vs. Edgar | Niko PriceWelterweight | WKO/TKO, R2 2:39Punches to Head From Guard | 41 of 61 | 2 of 4 | 3:37 | 0 | 7:39 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jan 19, 2019UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw | Belal MuhammadWelterweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Sal D'amato 28 - 29. Eric Colon 27 - 30. Tim Corrado 27 - 30. | 71 of 190 | 0 of 0 | 0:56 | 2 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Sep 8, 2018UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till | Frank CamachoWelterweight | WKO/TKO, R2 1:23Kick to Head At Distance | 59 of 102 | 0 of 0 | 0:08 | 2 | 6:23 | Rounds |
| Sun, Feb 18, 2018UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Medeiros | Brian CamozziWelterweight | WSubmission, R1 2:48Rear Naked Choke | 14 of 31 | 0 of 0 | 1:07 | 0 | 2:48 | Rounds |
UFC bouts only, counted from the fight rows; the promotion’s listed pro record above covers every promotion and is a different denominator. Volume is per minute of cage time and accuracy per attempt; how he finishes is counted in his wins, the one place a fight is the unit. Significant strikes only. Control time the source did not record is absent, never 0:00.