Neal vs Ponzinibbio

Who won Neal vs Ponzinibbio?

Geoff Neal beat Santiago Ponzinibbio by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 269, on Saturday 11th December 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Geoff Neal.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Neal vs Ponzinibbio stats

Geoff Neal stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Santiago Ponzinibbio made his way to the cage with a record of 27 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

Geoff Neal's UFC record stood at 7-4-0, while Santiago Ponzinibbio's came in at 11-6-0.

The stats suggested Neal had a slight advantage in power over Ponzinibbio, with a 62% knock out percentage over Ponzinibbio's 56%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ponzinibbio had a slight advantage over Neal, with a 22% submission rate over Neal's 15%.

Geoff Neal was the younger man by 4 years, at 33 years old.

Ponzinibbio had a height advantage of 1 inch over Neal. Despite this, he had 2-inch reach advantage.

Neal was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 14 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 4 years and 1 month later than Ponzinibbio, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 21 less professional rounds, 49 to Ponzinibbio's 70.

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Neal's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 9 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.3 rounds on average.

Ponzinibbio's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 9 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

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