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UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier
Geoff Neal
Geoff Neal
13-4 · USA
VS
December 11, 2021 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.5lb
Weigh-in
169.5lb
Geoff Neal def. Santiago Ponzinibbio by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Neal20/410/000:00
Ponzinibbio26/630/000:00
R2
Neal19/470/000:03
Ponzinibbio26/731/400:23
R3
Neal46/730/000:00
Ponzinibbio39/930/000:00
Total
Neal85/1610/000:03
Ponzinibbio91/2291/400:23

Scorecards

Neal vs Ponzinibbio

RdDerek ClearyDouglas CrosbySal D'AmatoCommunity
R110-99-1010-99.6-9.4
R210-99-109-109.2-9.8
R310-910-910-99.9-9.1
Total30-2728-2929-2828.7-28.3

Media (14 cards) · avg 29.127.9 · 14 Neal · 0 Ponzinibbio

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Neal-Ponzinibbio.

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
NealWin probabilityPonzinibbio
63.0%37.0%
KO / TKO
39%
Submission
4%
Decision
57%
Expected fight time: 12.1 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Neal, blue toward Ponzinibbio. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Neal63%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO25%40%30%
Submission2%4%4%
Decision36%56%14%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes63 (2786)act 85
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.4)act 0
Ponzinibbio37%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%38%23%
Submission2%4%4%
Decision21%58%24%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes64 (2787)act 91
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.0)act 1
Combined totals~128 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R112%
R214%
R317%
Distance57%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.7%
Neal
48.8%+103
Ponzinibbio
-10350.4%
Most takedownstie 51.7%
Neal
34.5%-250
Ponzinibbio
+25013.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Neal
Expected: 63.3
63.5
Over 63.5
39.6%
+153
Under 63.5
60.4%
-153
080159
Ponzinibbio
Expected: 64.3
64.5
Over 64.5
39.6%
+153
Under 64.5
60.4%
-153
081161
Takedowns — over/under
Neal
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
39.0%
+157
Under 0.5
61.0%
-157
035
Ponzinibbio
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
18.9%
Exactly 0
81.1%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 12.1 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Neal63.0%46.8%+16.2+104
Ponzinibbio37.0%53.2%−16.2-126
By method
Neal by KO/TKO24.6%30.0%−5.4+172
Neal by submission2.5%4.4%−1.9+1749
Neal by decision35.8%14.5%+21.3+464
Ponzinibbio by KO/TKO14.5%22.8%−8.3+258
Ponzinibbio by submission1.5%4.3%−2.8+1776
Ponzinibbio by decision21.0%24.0%−3.0+240
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds88.4%59.7%+28.7-180
Over 2.5 rds74.4%46.6%+27.8+101
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision56.9%40.1%+16.8+133

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
66.2Striking66.0
Neal +0.2
53.4Grappling35.7
Neal +17.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
NealPonzinibbio
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1566
Pound-for-pound
1650
1565
Divisional
1649
1522
Striking offense
1532
1501
Striking defense
1490
1502
Grappling offense
1447
1540
Grappling defense
1551
Physical
31 yrs
Age
35 yrs
5'11"
Height
6'0"
75"
Reach
73"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.36
Strikes landed / min
4.65
49%
Strike accuracy
41%
4.77
Strikes absorbed / min
4.38
63%
Strike defense
63%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.61
Takedowns / 15 min
0.46
50%
Takedown accuracy
36%
90%
Takedown defense
61%
0.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
71%
UFC win rate
77%
-2
Win/loss streak
+1
60%
Last-5 win rate
80%
80%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
217
Days since last fight
189
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Geoff Neal
  • LNeil MagnyU-DEC R3
    Close -2007mo before
  • LStephen ThompsonU-DEC R5
    Close -1171y before
  • WMike PerryKO/TKO R1
    Close -3002y before
  • WNiko PriceKO/TKO R2
    Close -3352y 5mo before
  • WBelal MuhammadU-DEC R3
    Close -2002y 11mo before
Santiago Ponzinibbio
  • WMiguel BaezaU-DEC R3
    Close +1206mo before
  • LLi JingliangKO/TKO R1
    Close -30011mo before
  • WNeil MagnyKO/TKO R4
    Close -2103y 1mo before
  • WMike PerryU-DEC R3
    Close -1554y before
  • WGunnar NelsonKO/TKO R1
    Close +1644y 5mo before
Neal — win / loss by method
Record: 13-4-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
8 wins, 1 loss
W
62% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
15% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 2 losses
W
23% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
5win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (60%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (20%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (20%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
8win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (63%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (13%)Submission(50%) 1
2 (25%)Decision(0%) 0
Ponzinibbio — win / loss by method
Record: 28-4-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
15 wins, 3 losses
W
54% of wins
L
75% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
21% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
10win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (50%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (50%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
18win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
10 (56%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
6 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (11%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Neal
Ponzinibbio
7
UFC fights
13
73.3 min · 10.5 avg
Octagon time
131.5 min · 10.1 avg
13y 11m
Career length
18y 0m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Neal
Ponzinibbio
108W–31L · 77.7%
Overall
195W–38L · 83.7%
69W–19L · 78.4%
Wins
155W–28L · 84.7%
39W–12L · 76.5%
Losses
40W–10L · 80.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Neal
Ponzinibbio
43W–15L · 74.1%
Overall
50W–42L · 54.3%
35W–13L · 72.9%
Wins
47W–42L · 52.8%
8W–2L · 80.0%
Losses
3W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Neal
Ponzinibbio
4.61
Landed / min
5.05
44.9%
Accuracy
39.8%
63.9%
Defense
65.2%
1.02
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.03
72.2%
Time at distance
85.2%
Grappling & control
Neal
Ponzinibbio
0.61
Takedowns / 15 min
0.46
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
36.4%
90.5%
Takedown defense
60.7%
0.20
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
80.9%
Control share
40.3%
Strike target map
Neal
  • Head88%(282)div 63%
  • Body8%(26)div 20%
  • Legs4%(12)div 16%
Ponzinibbio
  • Head76%(463)div 63%
  • Body10%(59)div 20%
  • Legs15%(89)div 16%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Geoff Neal
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Santiago Ponzinibbio
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.