Geoff Nealvs
Santiago Ponzinibbio
Geoff Neal def. Santiago Ponzinibbio (Split Decision)
Welterweight3 rounds scheduledSaturday, December 11, 2021
T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States
Geoff Neal defeated Santiago Ponzinibbio by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Welterweight bout of UFC 269: Oliveira vs Poirier, held Saturday, December 11, 2021 at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
Split Decision
Round 3 · 5:00
Tale of the Tape
16-8-0
Record
31-9-0
0
Win Streak
0
35
Age
39
5'11"
Height
6'0"
75"
Reach
73"
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Stance
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Welterweight
Weight Class
Welterweight
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Nationality
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Striking Profile
5.02
SLpM
4.78
50%
Str. Acc.
41%
5.50
SApM
4.68
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Str. Def.
—
Grappling Profile
0.54
TD Avg.
0.60
45%
TD Acc.
27%
87%
TD Def.
71%
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Sub. Avg.
—
Recent form (last 5 fights)
Geoff Neal · 1-4
- L
- LUFC 319: Du Plessis vs Chimaev: Du Plessis vs ChimaevSat, Aug 16, 2025TKO · R1 · 4:59 · Welterweight
- W
- LUFC 298: Volkanovski vs TopuriaSat, Feb 17, 2024Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- L
Santiago Ponzinibbio · 2-3
- LUFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs FigueiredoSat, May 3, 2025TKO · R3 · 1:12 · Welterweight
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs CortezSat, Jul 13, 2024Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- L
- WUFC 282: Błachowicz vs AnkalaevSat, Dec 10, 2022TKO · R3 · 2:29 · weightClass.Catch Weight
Common Opponents
Geoff Neal
Santiago Ponzinibbio
Head-to-Head History
Career Averages
Based on 14 fights · 20 fights
49.1
Avg sig. strikes
54.1
0.36
Avg takedowns
0.45
1:25
Avg control time
0:35
121
Career high strikes
121
2
Career high TDs
3
Strike Distribution
Geoff Neal
Strike target
Santiago Ponzinibbio
85%
Head
71%
8%
Body
13%
6%
Leg
17%
Geoff Neal
Strike position
Santiago Ponzinibbio
82%
Distance
95%
10%
Clinch
2%
7%
Ground
3%
Fight stats
Geoff Neal
Santiago Ponzinibbio
0
Knockdowns
0
85 of 161
Significant strikes
91 of 229
53%
Sig. strike accuracy
40%
86 of 162
Total strikes
91 of 229
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 4
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Takedown accuracy
25%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:03
Control time
0:23
Significant strikes by target
73 of 145
Head
62 of 195
5 of 9
Body
12 of 17
7 of 7
Leg
17 of 17
85 of 161
Distance
90 of 228
0 of 0
Clinch
1 of 1
0 of 0
Ground
0 of 0
By round
ROUND 1
0
KD
0
20 of 41
Sig. str.
26 of 63
21 of 42
Total str.
26 of 63
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
19 of 47
Sig. str.
26 of 73
19 of 47
Total str.
26 of 73
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 4
0
Sub. att
0
0:03
Ctrl
0:23
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
46 of 73
Sig. str.
39 of 93
46 of 73
Total str.
39 of 93
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
Referee
Mark Smith
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)