Thompson vs Neal

Who won Thompson vs Neal?

Stephen Thompson beat Geoff Neal by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC Vegas 17, on Saturday 19th December 2020 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Stephen Thompson.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Thompson vs Neal stats

Stephen Thompson stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Geoff Neal made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 0 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws.

This was Stephen Thompson's 21st fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2012. Geoff Neal marked his 12th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Stephen Thompson's UFC record stood at 12-8-1, while Geoff Neal's came in at 8-4-0.

The stats suggested Thompson had a massive power advantage over Neal, boasting a 47% knock out percentage over Neal's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Thompson had a slight advantage over Neal, with a 7% submission rate over Neal's 0%.

Stephen Thompson was the older man by 8 years, at 42 years old.

Thompson had a height advantage of 1 inch over Neal. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Thompson was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 20 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 2 years and 6 months earlier than Neal, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 24 more professional rounds, 74 to Neal's 50.

Thompson vs Neal form

Stephen Thompson had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Vicente Luque at UFC 244 on 2nd November 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Anthony Pettis at UFC on ESPN+ 6 on 23rd March 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Darren Till at UFC Fight Night 130 on 27th May 2018 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had beaten Jorge Masvidal at UFC 217 on 4th November 2017 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

He had been defeated by Tyron Woodley at UFC 209 on 4th March 2017 by majority decision in their UFC Welterweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Neal had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Vicente Luque at UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Hill on 6th August 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Santiago Ponzinibbio at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Neil Magny at UFC Vegas 26 on 8th May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Stephen Thompson at UFC Vegas 17 on 19th December 2020 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had won against Niko Price at UFC 240 on 27th July 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Rogers Place, Edmonton, Canada.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Geoff Neal had been fighting more than Stephen Thompson.

Going to this contest, Stephen Thompson had last fought 5 years, 6 months and 20 days ago, while Geoff Neal's last outing had been 2 years, 9 months and 16 days ago.

Thompson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 2 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

Neal's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 9 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

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