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UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal
Stephen Thompson
Stephen Thompson
15-4-1 · USA
VS
Geoff Neal
Geoff Neal
13-2 · USA
December 19, 2020 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 5 rounds · Main event
170.0lb
Weigh-in
171.0lb
Stephen Thompson def. Geoff Neal by U-DEC, R5 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Thompson25/660/000:00
Neal7/300/000:00
R2
Thompson30/700/000:00
Neal15/250/000:30
R3
Thompson33/800/000:00
Neal15/330/001:32
R4
Thompson34/750/000:00
Neal15/310/001:04
R5
Thompson49/1150/000:00
Neal33/600/000:40
Total
Thompson171/4060/000:00
Neal85/1790/003:46

Scorecards

Thompson vs Neal

RdDerek ClearyJunichiro KamijoSal D'AmatoCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9
R210-910-910-910-9
R310-910-910-910-9
R410-910-910-910-9
R510-910-910-99.8-9.1
Total50-4550-4550-4549.8-45.1

Media (24 cards) · avg 49.945 · 24 Thompson · 0 Neal

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Thompson-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
ThompsonWin probabilityNeal
32.9%67.1%
KO / TKO
27%
Submission
6%
Decision
66%
Expected fight time: 19.7 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 Thompson, blue toward Neal. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Thompson33%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%24%
Submission1%3%
Decision24%73%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes82 (35112)act 171
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 0
Neal67%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%29%
Submission5%8%
Decision42%63%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes88 (37120)act 85
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.7)act 0
Combined totals~170 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R113%
R28%
R36%
R44%
R53%
Distance66%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.6%
Thompson
47.2%+111
Neal
-11152.3%
Most takedownstie 50.7%
Thompson
15.5%+218
Neal
-21833.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Thompson
Expected: 82.2
82
Over 82
39.6%
+151
Exactly 82
0.6%
push
Under 82
59.9%
-151
0103206
Neal
Expected: 88.1
88
Over 88
39.5%
+152
Exactly 88
0.6%
push
Under 88
59.9%
-152
0111221
Takedowns — over/under
Thompson
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
21.2%
+373
Under 0.5
78.8%
-373
035
Neal
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
38.4%
+161
Under 0.5
61.6%
-161
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 19.7 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
Thompson32.9%48.5%−15.6-103
Neal67.1%51.5%+15.6-117

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
70.1Striking78.1
Neal +8.0
44.2Grappling57.9
Neal +13.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ThompsonNeal
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1611
Pound-for-pound
1594
1608
Divisional
1593
1528
Striking offense
1525
1536
Striking defense
1503
1447
Grappling offense
1508
1584
Grappling defense
1529
Physical
37 yrs
Age
30 yrs
6'0"
Height
5'11"
75"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
3.93
Strikes landed / min
6.00
44%
Strike accuracy
49%
2.73
Strikes absorbed / min
3.72
60%
Strike defense
65%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.36
Takedowns / 15 min
0.90
45%
Takedown accuracy
50%
78%
Takedown defense
100%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.4
Form & résumé
71%
UFC win rate
100%
+1
Win/loss streak
+5
40%
Last-5 win rate
100%
50%
Finish rate
80%
Recent opp. quality
413
Days since last fight
371
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Stephen Thompson
  • WVicente LuqueU-DEC R3
    Close -1151y 2mo before
  • LAnthony PettisKO/TKO R2
    Close -4301y 9mo before
  • LDarren TillU-DEC R5
    opp missedClose -1502y 7mo before
  • WJorge MasvidalU-DEC R3
    Close -1903y 1mo before
  • LTyron WoodleyM-DEC R5
    Close -1403y 10mo before
Geoff Neal
  • WMike PerryKO/TKO R1
    Close -3001y before
  • WNiko PriceKO/TKO R2
    Close -3351y 5mo before
  • WBelal MuhammadU-DEC R3
    Close -2001y 11mo before
  • WFrank CamachoKO/TKO R2
    Close -2102y 3mo before
  • WBrian CamozziSUB R1
    Close -2102y 10mo before
Thompson — win / loss by method
Record: 15-4-1

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, 1 loss
W
47% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
7% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 3 losses
W
47% of wins
L
75% of losses
UFC
10win4loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (50%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (50%)Decision(75%) 3
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (20%)Submission() 0
2 (40%)Decision() 0
Neal — win / loss by method
Record: 13-2-0

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
50% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
15% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
23% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (60%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (20%)Submission() 0
1 (20%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
8win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (63%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (13%)Submission(50%) 1
2 (25%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Thompson
Neal
15
UFC fights
5
207.3 min · 13.8 avg
Octagon time
33.3 min · 6.7 avg
16y 6m
Career length
13y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Thompson
Neal
238W–73L · 76.5%
Overall
69W–19L · 78.4%
172W–51L · 77.1%
Wins
69W–19L · 78.4%
66W–22L · 75.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Thompson
Neal
12W–9L · 57.1%
Overall
43W–15L · 74.1%
12W–9L · 57.1%
Wins
35W–13L · 72.9%
0W–0L
Losses
8W–2L · 80.0%
Distance striking
Thompson
Neal
4.46
Landed / min
5.71
42.4%
Accuracy
43.3%
65.7%
Defense
66.5%
0.72
Knockdowns / 15 min
2.25
78.1%
Time at distance
70.9%
Grappling & control
Thompson
Neal
0.36
Takedowns / 15 min
0.90
45.5%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
78.1%
Takedown defense
100.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.45
48.1%
Control share
80.1%
Strike target map
Thompson
  • Head66%(537)div 63%
  • Body23%(187)div 20%
  • Legs11%(90)div 16%
Neal
  • Head91%(181)div 63%
  • Body7%(13)div 20%
  • Legs3%(6)div 16%

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

Stephen Thompson
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.