Stephen Thompson vs Geoff Neal — UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal Result, Stats & Scorecards

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Stephen Thompson vs Geoff Neal

Welterweight · 5 rounds · Card

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Stephen ThompsonWinner

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UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal

Saturday, December 19, 2020 · Las Vegas · Nevada

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Result

Stephen Thompson def. Geoff Neal

Unanimous Decision · Round 5 · 5:00 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)

Referee · Marc GoddardDerek Cleary · 45-50Sal D'amato · 45-50Junichiro Kamijo · 45-50Source · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00

Stephen ThompsonRound 5Geoff Neal

49 / 115Sig. strikes33 / 60

43%Accuracy55%

54 / 121Total strikes38 / 65

0Knockdowns0

0 / 0Takedowns0 / 0

0Sub. attempts0

0:00Control0:40

9.8Pace / min6.6

0%Control share100%

Stephen Thompson

Targethead 82% · body 14% · leg 4%

Phasedistance 98% · clinch 2% · ground 0%

Geoff Neal

Targethead 94% · body 3% · leg 3%

Phasedistance 94% · clinch 6% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeStephen Thompson landed 49 significant strikes to 33.Striking edgeGeoff Neal struck at 55% accuracy to 43%.

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

What changed from R4

Pace upStephen Thompson's significant-strike pace moved +44% from R4 to R5, 9.8 against 6.8 per minute.
Defensive driftStephen Thompson absorbed significant strikes +120% faster than in R4, 6.6 against 3.0 per minute.
Pace upGeoff Neal's significant-strike pace moved +120% from R4 to R5, 6.6 against 3.0 per minute.
Defensive driftGeoff Neal absorbed significant strikes +44% faster than in R4, 9.8 against 6.8 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.

Stephen Thompson

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.

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.

Fight summary

171Stephen Thompson sig. strikes

85Geoff Neal sig. strikes

5rounds observed

+120%largest pace swing, R4 to R5 (Geoff Neal)