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.

Stephen Thompson's UFC record stood at 12-8-1, while Geoff Neal's came in at 7-4-0.

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 7 years, at 41 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 25 more professional rounds, 74 to Neal's 49.

Thompson vs Neal form

Stephen Thompson had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Joaquin Buckley at UFC 307 on 5th October 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Shavkat Rakhmonov at UFC 296 on 16th December 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Kevin Holland at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland on 3rd December 2022 by knockout in the 4th round at Amway Center, Orlando.

Before that, he had been defeated by Belal Muhammad at UFC Fight Night on 18th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

He had lost to Gilbert Burns at UFC 264 on 10th July 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

Thompson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Thompson vs Neal?

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