Geoff NealStriker

Welterweight · 16-8 · southpaw

Last 5
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Height
5'11"
180.34 cm
Reach
6'3"
190.5 cm
Age
36
Elo Rating
1580.8

Scouting report

Career stats ranked against 196 Welterweight fighters in our database with 5+ UFC fights. The tick marks the division median.

Strengths

  • Stops 87% of opponents' takedown attempts — better than 94% of Welterweight fighters
  • Lands 5.02 significant strikes per minute — better than 90% of Welterweight fighters
  • Lands 50% of the significant strikes they throw — better than 81% of Welterweight fighters

Weaknesses

  • Absorbs 5.50 significant strikes per minute — worse than 96% of Welterweight fighters
  • Attempts just 0.10 submissions per 15 minutes — worse than 81% of Welterweight fighters
  • Averages just 0.54 takedowns per 15 minutes — worse than 78% of Welterweight fighters

Striking

  • Strikes landed / min
    5.02
    Top 10%
  • Striking accuracy
    50%
    Top 19%
  • Strikes absorbed / min
    5.50
    Bottom 4%
  • Striking defense
    57%
    Top 40%

Grappling

  • Takedowns / 15 min
    0.54
    Bottom 22%
  • Takedown accuracy
    45%
    Top 34%
  • Takedown defense
    87%
    Top 6%
  • Submission attempts / 15 min
    0.10
    Bottom 19%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1652, higher than 90% of Welterweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1581).

Last 5 — Fight Time
051015202514:17Rakhmonov15:00Garry1:30Anjos4:59Prates1:19Medic
Win Loss Draw/NC

Fight History

UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez
2026-02-21 · KO/TKO, R1 1:19
UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev
2025-08-16 · KO/TKO, R1 4:59
UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway
2024-10-26 · KO/TKO, R1 1:30
UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria
2024-02-17 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane
2023-03-04 · Submission, R3 4:17
UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Hill
2022-08-06 · KO/TKO, R3 2:01
UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier
2021-12-11 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Waterson
2021-05-08 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal
2020-12-19 · Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00
UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington
2019-12-14 · KO/TKO, R1 1:30
UFC 240: Holloway vs. Edgar
2019-07-27 · KO/TKO, R2 2:39
UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw
2019-01-19 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till
2018-09-08 · KO/TKO, R2 1:23
UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Medeiros
2018-02-18 · Submission, R1 2:48