Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2025-08-16, the mma bout Geoff Neal vs Carlos Prates gets three stars thanks to a nice finish (UFC Performance of the Night).Prates vs Neal is scheduled to take place Saturday, August 16th, at the United Center in Chicago (Illinois, United States), in a 3-round welterweight (170 lbs, 77 kg) bout; it is on the undercard of Dricus Du Plessis vs Khamzat Chimaev – UFC 319. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Geoff Neal record
Geoff Neal entered this fight with a mma record of 16-6-0 (75% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.10 welterweight in the world.
He lost two consecutive bouts between 2023 and 2024, against Shavkat Rakhmonov (Geoff Neal vs Shavkat Rakhmonov) and Ian Garry (Ian Garry vs Geoff Neal), but he came back to win with Rafael dos Anjos in 2024 (Geoff Neal vs Rafael dos Anjos).
Carlos Prates record
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj Carlos Prates, has a mma record of 16-6-0 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.26 in the welterweight division.
In his last three figths he has defeated Jingliang Li (Jingliang Li vs Carlos Prates) and Neil Magny (Neil Magny vs Carlos Prates) but then he has lost to Ian Garry (Ian Garry vs Carlos Prates).
Fight card
Here is the UFC 319 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on ESPN PPV)
Dricus Du Plessis vs Khamzat Chimaev
Lerone Murphy vs Aaron Pico
Geoff Neal vs Carlos Prates
Jared Cannonier vs Michael Page
Kai Asakura vs Tim Elliott
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN+ / Disney+)
Eric Nolan vs Baysangur Susurkaev
Gerald Meerschaert vs Michal Oleksiejczuk
Jessica Andrade vs Lupita Godinez
Chase Hooper vs Alexander Hernandez
EARLY PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN+ / Disney+ / UFC Fight Pass)
Drakkar Klose vs Edson Barboza
Karine Silva vs Dione Barbosa
Joseph Morales vs Idiris Alibi
Countdown – Video preview
Watch the official video of the full episode of UFC 319 countdown Geoff Neal vs Carlos Prates, a documentary to know better the life of both fighters and how they prepare for their bout.
Full fight video / highlights
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Result
Who won Neal vs Prates fight?
Carlos Prates defeated Geoff Neal via KO at 4:59, round 1.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the UFC 319 post-fight octagon interview of Geoff Neal and Carlos Prates.
