Fighter profile

Geoff Neal

“Handz of Steel”

Welterweight · UFC record 8-6 · 14 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 21 Feb 2026

Power StrikerVolume Striker

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)82

Power90

Striking defense70

Takedown defense92

WrestlingProvisional measure72

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (14 detailed fights; as of Sat 21 Feb 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: ESTABLISHED79.1

CardioEvidence: DEVELOPING82.2

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 180 cm (5'11")
Reach: 190 cm (6'3")
Stance: Southpaw
Age: 36

Last 3: L W L (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

14 detailed UFC fights · 32 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 21 Feb 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed21.5significant, per round

Strikes absorbed23.9per round

Striking differential-2.4per round

Takedown attempts0.34per round

Takedown defense89.7%of attempts stopped

Finish rate75.0%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 21.5
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 23.9
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): -2.4
Striking accuracy: 50.7%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 57.0%
Knockdowns per round: 0.25
Target: head / body / leg: 85.2% / 8.4% / 6.4%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 82.4% / 10.5% / 7.1%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 0.34
Takedowns landed per round: 0.16
Takedown accuracy: 45.5%
Takedown defense: 89.7%
Control time per round: 0:37
Submission attempts per round: 0.03
Reversals per round: 0.00

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 8-6-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 75.0%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 5 · 1 · 2
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 2 · 1 · 3
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 8 / 3
Average fight time: 10:21 (over 13 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Geoff Neal — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 21 Feb 2026	Uros Medic	L	KO/TKO Punch	R1 1:19	UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez
Sat 16 Aug 2025	Carlos Prates	L	KO/TKO Spinning Back Elbow	R1 4:59	UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev
Sat 26 Oct 2024	Rafael Dos Anjos	W	KO/TKO	R1 1:30	UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway
Sat 17 Feb 2024	Ian Machado Garry	L	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria
Sat 4 Mar 2023	Shavkat Rakhmonov	L	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R3 4:17	UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane

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Geoff Neal — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 6 Aug 2022	Vicente Luque	W	KO/TKO Punches	R3 2:01	UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Hill
Sat 11 Dec 2021	Santiago Ponzinibbio	W	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier
Sat 8 May 2021	Neil Magny	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Waterson
Sat 19 Dec 2020	Stephen Thompson	L	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal
Sat 14 Dec 2019	Mike Perry	W	KO/TKO Punches	R1 1:30	UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington
Sat 27 Jul 2019	Niko Price	W	KO/TKO Punches	R2 2:39	UFC 240: Holloway vs. Edgar
Sat 19 Jan 2019	Belal Muhammad	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw
Sat 8 Sep 2018	Frank Camacho	W	KO/TKO Kick	R2 1:23	UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till
Sun 18 Feb 2018	Brian Camozzi	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R1 2:48	UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Medeiros

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