UFC welterweight Geoff Neal Net worth, Assets, Professional Career, wife, parents, and more

Name	Geoff Neal
Net Worth	$1.5 million (estimated)
Nickname	Handz of steel
Age	33
Residence	Austin, Texas
Marital Status	Married
Source of Wealth	Mixed Martial Arts
MMA Record	15-5
Last Updated	2024

Geoff Neal is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Welterweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of February 2024, he is #8 in the UFC welterweight rankings. We will take a look at Geoff Neal’s net worth, career, and personal life.

Neal was born in Austin, Texas, United States. He played football at the private university, Texas Lutheran. However, he did not like the football program there and transitioned to compete in MMA, coached under Sayif Saud.

Geoff Neal’s net worth

Neal made his UFC debut back in 2018 and has been involved in some gruesome wars over time. These fights have allowed Neal to garner a net worth of around $1.5 million.

MMA is the main source of income for the fighter, who looks to climb up the UFC rankings and make his mark in the welterweight division of the UFC. The American turned pro in 2012.

Geoff Neal Salary

Every win in the UFC meant a better paycheck for Neal, and his biggest draw came up against Vicente Luque at UFC Fight Night, where he made $176,000. His latest fight against Shavkat Rakhmonov resulted in a loss for him, which was an insult to injury as he also missed weight for the fight. He made around $63,000 as base salary after being fined 30% of his purse. Luckily, Dana White still awarded him the 50K for ‘Fight of the Night’. “Handz of Steel” made $86,000 for his win against Santiago Ponzinibbio at UFC 269.

Before that, he had 2 straight losses against Neil Magny and Stephen Thompson and took home $40,000 and $39,000, respectively. Another big paycheck came his way when he defeated Niko Price at UFC 240. There he took home $110,000, which also comprised a 50,000 Performance of the Night bounes.

Geoff Neal’s fighting career

Geoff Neal made his MMA debut on the 25th of August, 2012 at Xtreme Combat Productions: Blood & Glory. David McAfee was his first opponent and Neal saw him off with ease with a first-round submission win. He then knocked out Zack Board before suffering his first career loss, against Martin Sano. Neal then bounced back with four straight wins before being knocked out by UFC’s very own Kevin Holland.

Fighting for the vacant XKO Middleweight Championship, Neal was finished by a flurry of punches from Holland in the third round. He then made his entry into the UFC through Dana White’s Contender Series. Following a win over Chase Waldon at DWCS 3, Neal made his UFC debut at UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Medeiros in February 2018. He took on Brian Camozzi and submitted him in the very first round.

Neal then went on to beat Frank Camacho, Belal Muhammad, Niko Price, and Mike Perry before taking on Stephen Thompson. At UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs Neal, Thompson became the first man in the UFC to beat Neal. Neal, lost his next fight as well, against Neil Magny. He then bounced back with two consecutive wins against Santiago Ponzinibbio and Vicente Luque before losing against Shavkat Rakhmonov. His MMA record reads 15 wins and 5 defeats.

Geoff Neal Brand Deals and Sponsorship

Even though Neal has been with the UFC since 2018, he hasn’t been able to attract significant endorsements and sponsorship. All this will change if he can break into the top 5 of the welterweight rankings.

As it stands, Neal has worked with brands like ICON Meals, Blake, Full Violence, Fortis MMA, SUPERX, Complex Culture LLC so far.

Geoff Neal’s Personal Life

Geoff Neal was born in Austin, Texas, the United States of America, to parents Ed Neal and Vici Frazier Neal. Besides his parents, Geoff has two siblings, one sister and a little brother, who are all very dear to Geoff. As for his education, Geoff attended Texas Lutheran University.

The welterweight competitor is a happily married man and a father. The couple made it official in a private wedding ceremony in the presence of close family and friends. Furthermore, they dated for a few years before deciding to get married. The details regarding his wife are not available yet, but Geoff shares pictures of his wife and daughter from to time without disclosing the wife’s name. However, Neal’s daughter is named Ahni Rae.

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