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Neil Magny
Neil Magny
24-8 · USA
VS
Geoff Neal
Geoff Neal
13-3 · USA
May 8, 2021 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.5lb
Weigh-in
171.0lb
Neil Magny def. Geoff Neal by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Magny9/310/300:33
Neal11/260/102:36
R2
Magny14/531/300:49
Neal14/281/100:56
R3
Magny32/901/400:21
Neal10/190/000:18
Total
Magny55/1742/1001:43
Neal35/731/203:50

Scorecards

Magny vs Neal

RdDerek ClearyRon McCarthySal D'AmatoCommunity
R19-1010-99-109.2-9.9
R210-910-910-99.7-9.3
R310-910-910-99.9-9.1
Total29-2830-2729-2828.8-28.3

Media (17 cards) · avg 2928 · 17 Magny · 0 Neal

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

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
MagnyWin probabilityNeal
60.7%39.3%
KO / TKO
34%
Submission
15%
Decision
50%
Expected fight time: 10.4 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 Magny, blue toward Neal. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Magny61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%28%
Submission8%13%
Decision36%59%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes46 (1962)act 55
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 2
Neal39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%45%
Submission7%19%
Decision14%36%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1446)act 35
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.3)act 1
Combined totals~80 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R123%
R222%
R35%
Distance50%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Magny
58.8%-147
Neal
+14740.1%
Most takedownstie 49.7%
Magny
17.1%+195
Neal
-19533.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Magny
Expected: 45.9
46
Over 46
39.2%
+153
Exactly 46
1.1%
push
Under 46
59.8%
-153
058115
Neal
Expected: 34.3
34.5
Over 34.5
39.5%
+153
Under 34.5
60.5%
-153
04386
Takedowns — over/under
Magny
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
23.6%
+325
Under 0.5
76.4%
-325
035
Neal
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
38.7%
+158
Under 0.5
61.3%
-158
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 10.4 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
Magny60.7%37.0%+23.7+155
Neal39.3%63.0%−23.7-200

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
72.2Striking66.6
Magny +5.7
52.5Grappling53.5
Neal +1.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MagnyNeal
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1653
Pound-for-pound
1579
1646
Divisional
1578
1523
Striking offense
1524
1533
Striking defense
1500
1496
Grappling offense
1502
1491
Grappling defense
1540
Physical
33 yrs
Age
30 yrs
6'3"
Height
5'11"
80"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
3.67
Strikes landed / min
4.89
48%
Strike accuracy
49%
2.05
Strikes absorbed / min
5.06
57%
Strike defense
61%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.46
Takedowns / 15 min
0.51
45%
Takedown accuracy
50%
58%
Takedown defense
100%
0.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.3
Form & résumé
71%
UFC win rate
83%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
60%
Last-5 win rate
80%
35%
Finish rate
80%
Recent opp. quality
108
Days since last fight
140
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Neil Magny
  • LMichael ChiesaU-DEC R5
    Close -1494mo before
  • WRobbie LawlerU-DEC R3
    Close -2508mo before
  • WAnthony Rocco MartinU-DEC R3
    Close -13511mo before
  • WLi JingliangU-DEC R3
    Close +1571y 2mo before
  • LSantiago PonzinibbioKO/TKO R4
    Close +1752y 6mo before
Geoff Neal
  • LStephen ThompsonU-DEC R5
    Close -1175mo before
  • WMike PerryKO/TKO R1
    Close -3001y 5mo before
  • WNiko PriceKO/TKO R2
    Close -3351y 9mo before
  • WBelal MuhammadU-DEC R3
    Close -2002y 4mo before
  • WFrank CamachoKO/TKO R2
    Close -2102y 8mo before
Magny — win / loss by method
Record: 24-8-0

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
7 wins, 2 losses
W
29% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 4 losses
W
13% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
14 wins, 2 losses
W
58% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
17win7loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (29%)KO/TKO(29%) 2
1 (6%)Submission(43%) 3
11 (65%)Decision(29%) 2
Non-UFC
7win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (29%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (29%)Submission(100%) 1
3 (43%)Decision(0%) 0
Neal — win / loss by method
Record: 13-3-0

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
33% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
15% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
23% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (60%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (20%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (20%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
8win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (63%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (13%)Submission(50%) 1
2 (25%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Magny
Neal
24
UFC fights
6
304.8 min · 12.7 avg
Octagon time
58.3 min · 9.7 avg
16y 0m
Career length
13y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Magny
Neal
413W–111L · 78.8%
Overall
84W–23L · 78.5%
285W–74L · 79.4%
Wins
69W–19L · 78.4%
128W–37L · 77.6%
Losses
15W–4L · 78.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Magny
Neal
19W–5L · 79.2%
Overall
43W–15L · 74.1%
16W–5L · 76.2%
Wins
35W–13L · 72.9%
3W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
8W–2L · 80.0%
Distance striking
Magny
Neal
5.04
Landed / min
4.84
36.1%
Accuracy
44.5%
63.1%
Defense
62.1%
0.10
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.29
40.2%
Time at distance
75.8%
Grappling & control
Magny
Neal
2.46
Takedowns / 15 min
0.51
45.0%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
57.6%
Takedown defense
100.0%
0.30
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.26
41.4%
Control share
86.9%
Strike target map
Magny
  • Head70%(784)div 63%
  • Body19%(209)div 20%
  • Legs11%(126)div 16%
Neal
  • Head88%(252)div 63%
  • Body7%(21)div 20%
  • Legs4%(12)div 16%

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

Neil Magny
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Geoff Neal
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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