1614RATING · 170 LB

Geoff Neal

No. 31 at welterweight. 8–6 in the UFC since 2018.

Career and every weight

Pick a weight to see the rating there, the numbers, and how they compare with that division.

Career

Every UFC fight, at every weight (170 lb). Red is a dominant win (85 or more), blush any other win, grey a loss or draw. Ratings are kept weight by weight, in the other tabs; they do not compare across divisions. Opposition here is each opponent’s standing at their weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year.

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8–6UFC record
6 of 8Dominant wins
87Average win score
67thOpposition, percentile
How the wins came5 KO/TKO 1 submission 2 decision
Finish rate75% of wins
Stopped in losses3 of 6
Knockdowns landed8
Average fight time9:49
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min5.0 / 5.6
Sig. strike accuracy51%
Takedowns per 15 min0.5
Control time14% of the fight
Best winVicente Luque rated 1764 at 170 lb going in

Against the division

How Geoff Neal’s UFC career compares with the careers of the 56 fighters on today’s welterweight board with 5 or more rated UFC fights, every weight counted. 100 is the best. Every welterweight leaderboard.

Top 10 against the welterweight board:No. 8knockdownsNo. 9dominant-win rate
Dominant-win rateShare of wins scoring 85+
77
75%
Average win scoreOut of 100
71
87.2
Toughest oppositionOpponents' average standing at their weight going in, as a percentile
78
67th
Finish rateWins by KO or submission
77
75%
Strike differentialLanded minus absorbed, per minute
9
−0.56
Strikes landedSignificant strikes per minute
76
5.00
Hardest to hitFewest significant strikes absorbed per minute
5
5.56
TakedownsLanded per 15 minutes
29
0.55
ControlShare of fight time in control
47
14%
LowestMiddleBest

How the fights went

Every rated UFC fight, every weight. Tap a mark for the fight.

On the clock

6 of 8 wins inside the distance, 3 in round one. Stopped in 3 of 6 losses

When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.

KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Round 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5WinsLosses
Who they beat, and how

Best win: Vicente Luque, rated 1764 at 170 lb. Dominant in 6 of 8 scored wins

Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.

Dominant winWinLoss or draw
0255075100Weakest25th50th75thToughestOpponent’s standing at the weight going in, percentileDOMINANT 85+

170 lb

No. 31 of 80 active men ranked at welterweight, outside the top 15 board, with a published rating of 1614 across 14 fights at the weight.

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Rating after every fight at 170 lb. The solid line is the published rating, the dashed line the best estimate; the shaded gap between them is still to prove. Tap a point for the fight.
8–6Record at 170 lb
6 of 8Dominant wins
87Average win score
1584Avg opponent rating
How the wins came5 KO/TKO 1 submission 2 decision
Finish rate75% of wins
Stopped in losses3 of 6
Knockdowns landed8
Average fight time9:49
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min5.0 / 5.6
Sig. strike accuracy51%
Takedowns per 15 min0.5
Control time14% of the fight
Best winVicente Luque rated 1764 going in

Against the division

How Geoff Neal’s fights at 170 lb compare with the fights at the weight of the 47 fighters on today’s welterweight board with 5 or more fights there. 100 is the best.

Dominant-win rateShare of wins scoring 85+
89
75%
Average win scoreOut of 100
72
87.2
Toughest oppositionOpponents' average standing at their weight going in, as a percentile
78
67th
Finish rateWins by KO or submission
79
75%
Strike differentialLanded minus absorbed, per minute
13
−0.56
Strikes landedSignificant strikes per minute
83
5.00
Hardest to hitFewest significant strikes absorbed per minute
4
5.56
TakedownsLanded per 15 minutes
24
0.55
ControlShare of fight time in control
41
14%
LowestMiddleBest

How the fights went

Every rated UFC fight at 170 lb. Tap a mark for the fight.

On the clock

6 of 8 wins inside the distance, 3 in round one. Stopped in 3 of 6 losses

When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.

KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Round 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5WinsLosses
Who they beat, and how

Best win: Vicente Luque, rated 1764 at 170 lb. Dominant in 6 of 8 scored wins

Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.

Dominant winWinLoss or draw
0255075100Weakest25th50th75thToughestOpponent’s standing at the weight going in, percentileDOMINANT 85+

Every UFC fight

14 fights on record, newest first, at every weight. Score is the fight's dominance score out of 100, this fighter first; 85 or more is a dominant win.

DateResultScoreOpponentMethodRoundWeightEvent
21 Feb 2026Loss10–90Uros MedicKO/TKOR1 1:19WelterweightUFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez
16 Aug 2025Loss10–90Carlos PratesKO/TKOR1 4:59WelterweightUFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev
26 Oct 2024Win92–8Rafael Dos AnjosKO/TKOR1 1:30WelterweightUFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway
17 Feb 2024Loss27–73Ian Machado Garrysplit decisionR3 5:00WelterweightUFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria
4 Mar 2023Loss7–93Shavkat RakhmonovsubmissionR3 4:17WelterweightUFC 285: Jones vs. Gane
6 Aug 2022Win92–8Vicente LuqueKO/TKOR3 2:01WelterweightUFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Hill
11 Dec 2021Win70–30Santiago Ponzinibbiosplit decisionR3 5:00WelterweightUFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier
8 May 2021Loss21–79Neil Magnyunanimous decisionR3 5:00WelterweightUFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Waterson
19 Dec 2020Loss18–82Stephen Thompsonunanimous decisionR5 5:00WelterweightUFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal
14 Dec 2019Win91–9Mike PerryKO/TKOR1 1:30WelterweightUFC 245: Usman vs. Covington
27 Jul 2019Win90–10Niko PriceKO/TKOR2 2:39WelterweightUFC 240: Holloway vs. Edgar
19 Jan 2019Win80–20Belal Muhammadunanimous decisionR3 5:00WelterweightUFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw
8 Sep 2018Win94–6Frank CamachoKO/TKOR2 1:23WelterweightUFC 228: Woodley vs. Till
18 Feb 2018Win88–12Brian CamozzisubmissionR1 2:48WelterweightUFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Medeiros