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Welterweight
3 Rounds
Geoff Neal won · KO/TKO R1
Elo1478
Geoff Neal editorial illustration
Elo1399
Mike Perry

Geoff NealvsMike PerryUFC Prediction Result

UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington · Saturday, December 14, 2019Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Geoff Neal won

KO/TKO · Round 1 · 1:30

Style matchupGeoff Neal: Pressure fightervsMike Perry: Pressure fighter

Two pressure fighters — expect a fast pace and a war of attrition. Fitness decides it.

Model Prediction: Geoff Neal wins(66.2%)

Actual result: Geoff Neal wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Geoff Neal at -300 American odds

+$33 profit

$133 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Stance matchup historically favors Geoff Neal (53.5%).
  • Geoff Neal has a 10cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Geoff Neal
Red Corner
VS
Mike Perry
Blue Corner
-300
(75%)
Vegas Odds
+250
(29%)
1478
Elo
1399
35
Age
34
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
5'11"
Height
5'10"
190.5 cm
Reach
180.34 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Geoff NealL2 streak
oldest →
L
SUBvs Shavkat Rakhmonov · Mar 23
L
vs Ian Machado Garry · Feb 24
W
KOvs Rafael Dos Anjos · Oct 24
L
KOvs Carlos Prates · Aug 25
L
KOvs Uros Medic · Feb 26
latest
Mike PerryL2 streak
oldest →
W
vs Alex Oliveira · Apr 19
L
DECvs Vincente Luque · Aug 19
W
vs Mickey Gall · Jun 20
L
vs Tim Means · Nov 20
L
vs Daniel Rodriguez · Apr 21
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Geoff NealMetricMike Perry
5.02
Strikes / min
4.32
5.50
Strikes absorbed / min
5.16
57%
Strike defense
52%
0.54
TDs / 15 min
0.81
87%
Takedown defense
78%
0.10
Sub atts / 15 min
0.20
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.48evenly matched on net striking-0.84

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1573 vs 1527Takedowns0.9 vs 0.6Sub Atts0.44 vs 0.00Form1.0 vs -0.2
Geoff NealMike Perry

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14601475149015051520← oldermost recent →
Geoff Neal(10 fights)Mike Perry(10 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red +79.0|Blue -79.0
Recent Form
Red +1.2|Blue -1.2
Striker Score
Red -1.3|Blue +1.3
Grappler Score
Red +0.2|Blue -0.2
Layoff
Red +14.0|Blue -14.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Geoff NealTargetMike Perry

By target zone

12
67% acc · 80%
Head
1
33% acc · 20%
1
33% acc · 7%
Body
2
50% acc · 40%
2
100% acc · 13%
Leg
2
67% acc · 40%

By position

12
60% acc · 80%
Distance
5
50% acc · 100%
0
Clinch
0
3
100% acc · 20%
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

1
Geoff Neal rounds
0
even
0
Mike Perry rounds
Round 1Geoff Neal edged it
Sig. strikes15
Takedowns0
Control0:02
Knockdowns1
5Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

1
KD
0
15 / 23
Sig Strikes
5 / 10
65%
Sig Str %
50%
15 / 23
Total Strikes
5 / 10
0 / 0
TDs
0 / 0
TD %
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:02
Ctrl Time
0:00

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Mike Perry5 / 105 / 100 / 00
1Geoff Neal15 / 2315 / 230 / 00

Geoff Neal

StanceSouthpaw
Height71.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights14

Mike Perry

StanceOrthodox
Height70.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights15