Geoff Neal vs Santiago Ponzinibbio — UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier Result, Stats & Scorecards

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Geoff Neal vs Santiago Ponzinibbio

Welterweight · 3 rounds · Card

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UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier

Saturday, December 11, 2021 · Las Vegas · Nevada

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Result

Geoff Neal def. Santiago Ponzinibbio

Split Decision · Round 3 · 5:00 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Referee · Mark SmithDerek Cleary · 27-30Doug Crosby · 29-28Sal D'amato · 28-29Source · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

Split Decision · R3 · 5:00

Geoff NealRound 3Santiago Ponzinibbio

46 / 73Sig. strikes39 / 93

63%Accuracy42%

46 / 73Total strikes39 / 93

0Knockdowns0

0 / 0Takedowns0 / 0

0Sub. attempts0

0:00Control0:00

9.2Pace / min7.8

—Control share—

Geoff Neal

Targethead 96% · body 2% · leg 2%

Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%

Santiago Ponzinibbio

Targethead 77% · body 8% · leg 15%

Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeGeoff Neal landed 46 significant strikes to 39.Striking edgeGeoff Neal struck at 63% accuracy to 42%.

Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.

What changed from R2

Pace upGeoff Neal's significant-strike pace moved +142% from R2 to R3, 9.2 against 3.8 per minute.
Accuracy shiftGeoff Neal's significant-strike accuracy moved +23 pts, 63% against 40%.
Defensive driftGeoff Neal absorbed significant strikes +50% faster than in R2, 7.8 against 5.2 per minute.
Pace upSantiago Ponzinibbio's significant-strike pace moved +50% from R2 to R3, 7.8 against 5.2 per minute.
Target shiftSantiago Ponzinibbio's head share of landed strikes moved +19 pts, to 77% head with 8% body and 15% leg.
Defensive driftSantiago Ponzinibbio absorbed significant strikes +142% faster than in R2, 9.2 against 3.8 per minute.

Observed fight vs historical Fight DNA

Compares this fight against each fighter's pre-fight Fight DNA baseline. Shown only where the historical sample supports it.

Geoff Neal

Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.

Santiago Ponzinibbio

Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.

Fight summary

85Geoff Neal sig. strikes

91Santiago Ponzinibbio sig. strikes

3rounds observed

+142%largest pace swing, R2 to R3 (Geoff Neal)