WelterweightContender

Geoff Neal

“Handz of Steel” · USA

#58

P4P rank

Overall

16-8

Record

Age

5'11"

Height

170 lbs

Weight

75"

Reach

Skill axes

Striking85

Wrestling82

Grappling72

Cardio + IQ76

#7 of 16 in Welterweight by overall.

Striking breakdown292 sig. strikes · 15 fights

Head80%

Body10%

Leg10%≈ kicks

Share of landed significant strikes by target. UFCStats doesn't label kicks vs punches, but leg strikes are essentially all kicks — a leg-heavy split reads like a kickboxer, a head-dominant one like a boxer.

Recent fights

Lvs Uros MedicKO/TKO · Rd 1Sig 3–10Feb 21, 2026Sig 3–10

Lvs Carlos PratesKO/TKO · Rd 1Sig 25–32 · 0:15 ctrlAug 16, 2025Sig 25–32 · 0:15 ctrl

Wvs Rafael Dos AnjosKO/TKO · Rd 1Sig 18–4 · TD 1–0 · 0:27 ctrl · 1 KDOct 26, 2024Sig 18–4 · TD 1–0 · 0:27 ctrl · 1 KD

Lvs Ian Machado GarryDecision - Split · Rd 3Sig 18–20 · 1:10 ctrlFeb 17, 2024Sig 18–20 · 1:10 ctrl

Lvs Shavkat RakhmonovSubmission · Rd 3Sig 29–43 · 0:48 ctrlMar 4, 2023Sig 29–43 · 0:48 ctrl

Last 5 UFC bouts, newest first — per-fight stats from UFCStats.

Opponent-adjusted15 UFC fights · Soft competition

Skill credited against the fighters actually faced — five takedowns on a contender count for more than five on a debutant. Scored 0–99 vs. the rated roster.

Adj. striking94

Adj. wrestling58

Adj. takedown defense33

Strength of schedule8

UFCStats career averages

Sig. strikes landed / min	5.0
Striking accuracy	50%
Sig. strikes absorbed / min	5.5
Striking defense	57%
Takedowns / 15 min	0.5
Takedown accuracy	45%
Takedown defense	87%
Submissions / 15 min	0.1

How the wins come

KO / TKO6

Submission1

Decision2

Finish rate 44% of wins.

Ratings are a scout-style read derived from public UFCStats career numbers — not an official rating. How it works.

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