Geoff Neal
UFC 2018–present · rated in 3 editions · peak overall 82.0
Scouting report
Scoring knockout victories over top contenders Belal Muhammad, Niko Price, and Vicente Luque, Geoff "Handz of Steel" Neal rose from Dana White's Contender Series into a welterweight puncher. Fighting out of Austin, Texas and training under Sayif Saud at Fortis MMA, Neal's southpaw straight left and takedown defense are reflected in an 86 Boxing rating and 77 Strength.
Peak ratings
By edition
Neal overcame health complications from severe sepsis in 2020 to battle Stephen Thompson and Neil Magny across fifteen minutes in Las Vegas, before scoring a split-decision victory over Santiago Ponzinibbio at UFC 269 in Madison Square Garden. His southpaw 1-2 straight left, head kicks, and takedown defense are reflected in an 87 Boxing and 80 Wrestling.
In August 2022 in Las Vegas, Neal became the first fighter to knock out Vicente Luque, finishing him with third-round combinations against the fence, before engaging undefeated phenom Shavkat Rakhmonov in a 2023 war at UFC 285 in Las Vegas and battling Ian Machado Garry at UFC 298 in Anaheim. His punching power and defensive sprawl anchor his 88 Boxing and 82 Kickboxing.
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