Neal vs Anjos

When is Neal vs Anjos?

Geoff Neal is set to face the challenge of Rafael dos Anjos during the prelims of UFC 308, on Saturday 26th October 2024 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.

The fight will take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which means the weight limit will be 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Neal vs Anjos stats

Geoff Neal steps into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Rafael dos Anjos will make his way to the cage with a record of 32 wins, 16 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 11 by submission.

Geoff Neal's UFC record currently stands at 7-4-0, while Rafael dos Anjos' comes in at 21-14-0.

The stats suggest Neal has a massive power advantage over Anjos, boasting a 60% knock out percentage over Anjos' 16%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Anjos will have a large advantage over Neal, boasting a 34% submission rate over Neal's 13%.

Geoff Neal is the younger man by 5 years, at 34 years old.

Neal has a height advantage of 3 inches over Anjos. This also extends to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Neal is the less experienced professional fighter, having had 27 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 7 years and 11 months later than Anjos, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He has fought 90 less professional rounds, 49 to Anjos' 139.

Neal vs Anjos form

Neal has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight, he lost to Ian Machado Garry at UFC 298 on 17th February 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Honda Center, Anaheim, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Shavkat Rakhmonov at UFC 285 on 4th March 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Vicente Luque at UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Hill on 6th August 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Santiago Ponzinibbio at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had been defeated by Neil Magny at UFC Vegas 26 on 8th May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Rafael dos Anjos has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Mateusz Gamrot at UFC 299 on 9th March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Kaseya Center, Miami, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Vicente Luque at UFC Fight Night – Luque vs Dos Anjos on 12th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Bryan Barberena at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland on 3rd December 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Amway Center, Orlando.

Before that, he had been defeated by Rafael Fiziev at UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev on 9th July 2022 by knockout in the 5th round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Renato Moicano at UFC 272 on 5th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Rafael dos Anjos has been fighting more than Geoff Neal.

Geoff Neal last fought 6 months and 25 days ago, while Rafael dos Anjos' last outing was 6 months and 2 days ago.

Neal's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 3 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3 rounds on average.

Anjos' last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 6 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 4 rounds on average.

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