Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Thompson vs Neal
Welterweight5 rounds scheduled
WIN
Stephen Thompson
Stephen Thompson
“Wonderboy”
17-9-1
RESULT

Stephen Thompson def. Geoff Neal (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 5 · 5:00
Geoff Neal
Geoff Neal
“Handz of Steel”
16-8-0
Saturday, December 19, 2020
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States

Stephen Thompson defeated Geoff Neal by Unanimous Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Welterweight main event of UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs Neal, held Saturday, December 19, 2020 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Stephen Thompson
Geoff Neal
0
Knockdowns
0
171 of 406
Significant strikes
85 of 179
42%
Sig. strike accuracy
47%
191 of 428
Total strikes
110 of 205
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
—
Takedown accuracy
—
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:00
Control time
3:46
Significant strikes by target
124 of 354
Head
71 of 161
41 of 46
Body
8 of 11
6 of 6
Leg
6 of 7
165 of 398
Distance
79 of 169
6 of 8
Clinch
6 of 10
0 of 0
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
25 of 66
Sig. str.
7 of 30
25 of 66
Total str.
7 of 30
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
30 of 70
Sig. str.
15 of 25
36 of 76
Total str.
22 of 33
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:30
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
33 of 80
Sig. str.
15 of 33
41 of 89
Total str.
25 of 43
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
1:32
ROUND 4
0
KD
0
34 of 75
Sig. str.
15 of 31
35 of 76
Total str.
18 of 34
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
1:04
ROUND 5
0
KD
0
49 of 115
Sig. str.
33 of 60
54 of 121
Total str.
38 of 65
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:40

Judges' Scorecards

Derek Cleary
#ThompsonNeal
1109
2109
3109
4109
5109
Total5045
Sal D'Amato
#ThompsonNeal
1109
2109
3109
4109
5109
Total5045
Junichiro Kamijo
#ThompsonNeal
1109
2109
3109
4109
5109
Total5045

Media Scores

24
Thompson
–
0
Neal
●50–45 Thompson×21●49–46 Thompson×2●50–44 Thompson
All 24 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

98%
Thompson
2%
Neal
126 fan scorecards submitted
●50–45 Thompson69.8%●49–46 Thompson14.3%●50–44 Thompson4.8%●50–43 Thompson2.4%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
92%
Thompson
R2
89%
Thompson
R3
93%
Thompson
R4
91%
Thompson
R5
82%
Thompson

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Marc Goddard
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

17-9-1
Record
16-8-0
0
Win Streak
0
43
Age
35
6'0"
183 cm
Height
5'11"
180 cm
75"
191 cm
Reach
75"
191 cm
—
Stance
—
Welterweight
Weight Class
Welterweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

4.05
SLpM
5.02
46%
Str. Acc.
50%
3.00
SApM
5.50
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.23
TD Avg.
0.54
35%
TD Acc.
45%
63%
TD Def.
87%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Stephen Thompson · 1-4
  • L
    Gabriel Bonfim
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    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Joaquin Buckley
    UFC 307: Pereira vs Rountree Jr.Sat, Oct 5, 2024
    TKO · R3 · 2:17 · Welterweight
  • L
    Shavkat Rakhmonov
    UFC 296: Edwards vs CovingtonSat, Dec 16, 2023
    Submission · R2 · 4:56 · Welterweight
  • W
    Kevin Holland
    UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs HollandSun, Dec 4, 2022
    TKO · R4 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Belal Muhammad
    UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs DaukausSat, Dec 18, 2021
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
Geoff Neal · 1-4
  • L
    Uros Medic
    UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs HernandezSat, Feb 21, 2026
    TKO · R1 · 1:19 · Welterweight
  • L
    Carlos Prates
    UFC 319: Du Plessis vs Chimaev: Du Plessis vs ChimaevSat, Aug 16, 2025
    TKO · R1 · 4:59 · Welterweight
  • W
    Rafael Dos Anjos
    UFC 308: Topuria vs HollowaySat, Oct 26, 2024
    TKO · R1 · 1:30 · Welterweight
  • L
    Ian Machado Garry
    UFC 298: Volkanovski vs TopuriaSat, Feb 17, 2024
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Shavkat Rakhmonov
    UFC 285: Jones vs GaneSat, Mar 4, 2023
    Submission · R3 · 4:17 · Welterweight

Career Averages

Based on 22 fights · 14 fights
58.8
Avg sig. strikes
49.1
0.23
Avg takedowns
0.36
0:53
Avg control time
1:25
171
Career high strikes
121
2
Career high TDs
2

Strike Distribution

Stephen Thompson
Strike target
Geoff Neal
66%
Head
85%
24%
Body
8%
10%
Leg
6%
Stephen Thompson
Strike position
Geoff Neal
90%
Distance
82%
7%
Clinch
10%
4%
Ground
7%