Geoff Neal "Handz of Steel"

Welterweight

Record and bio

Pro record—
UFC record8-6 · current 2-fight loss streak
Opponents' combined UFC record109-49-1 (69%) across 14 opponents
Last 5 opponents41-18 (69.5%) across 5 opponents
Age36
Height5' 11"
Reach75"
StanceSouthpaw

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute5.00
Significant strikes absorbed per minute5.56
Striking accuracy51%
Striking defense57%
Takedowns per 15 minutes0.55
Takedowns landed / attempted45%
Takedown defense90%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.11
Average fight time9.8 min

UFC wins: 5 KO/TKO, 1 submission, 2 decision. UFC losses: 2 KO/TKO, 1 submission, 3 decision.

UFC fight history

DateOpponentTheir UFC record thenStyleResultMethodEvent
2026-02-21Uros Medic6-3StrikerLKO/TKO R1 1:19UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez
2025-08-16Carlos Prates4-1BalancedLKO/TKO R1 4:59UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev
2024-10-26Rafael Dos Anjos21-14BalancedWKO/TKO R1 1:30UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway
2024-02-17Ian Machado Garry6-0StrikerLDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria
2023-03-04Shavkat Rakhmonov4-0GrapplerLSubmission R3 4:17UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane
2022-08-06Vicente Luque14-4StrikerWKO/TKO R3 2:01UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Hill
2021-12-11Santiago Ponzinibbio10-3StrikerWDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier
2021-05-08Neil Magny17-7WrestlerLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Waterson
2020-12-19Stephen Thompson10-4-1StrikerLDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal
2019-12-14Mike Perry6-5StrikerWKO/TKO R1 1:30UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington
2019-07-27Niko Price5-2 (1 NC)Submission grapplerWKO/TKO R2 2:39UFC 240: Holloway vs. Edgar
2019-01-19Belal Muhammad5-2WrestlerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw
2018-09-08Frank Camacho1-2StrikerWKO/TKO R2 1:23UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till
2018-02-18Brian Camozzi0-2BalancedWSubmission R1 2:48UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Medeiros

UFC stats from ufcstats.com through 2026-10-31; bio and pro record from ESPN where available. Opponents' combined record is their UFC record going into each fight. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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