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Neal faced [[Vicente Luque]] on August 6, 2022, at [[UFC on ESPN 40]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2022/05/ufc-news-vicente-luque-set-to-return-against-geoff-neal-fight-night-aug-6|publisher=mmajunkie.usatoday.com|author=Matthew Wells and Nolan King|title=Vicente Luque set to meet Geoff Neal at UFC Fight Night on Aug. 6 |date=2022-05-12|access-date=2022-05-12}}</ref> He won the fight via knockout in round three.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McClory |first=Mike |date=2022-08-07 |title=UFC Vegas 59: Geoff Neal Puts Away Tough-As-Nails Vicente Luque in Third |url=https://cagesidepress.com/2022/08/07/ufc-vegas-59-vicente-luque-vs-geoff-neal/ |access-date=2022-08-07 |website=Cageside Press |language=en-US}}</ref> This win earned him the ''[[List of UFC bonus award recipients|Performance of the Night]]'' award.<ref name="UFConESPN40">{{Cite web |date=2022-08-07 |title=UFC on ESPN 40 bonuses: Jamahal Hill vs. Thiago Santos main event war among 5 total winners |url=https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-on-espn-40-bonuses-jamahal-hill-vs-thiago-santos-main-event-war-among-5-total-winners |access-date=2022-08-07 |website=MMA Junkie |language=en-US}}</ref>
Neal was scheduled to face [[Shavkat Rakhmonov]] on January 14, 2023, at [[UFC Fight Night 217]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sherdog.com |title=Welterweights Geoff Neal, Shavkat Rakhmonov to Clash at UFC Fight Night on Jan. 14 |url=https://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Welterweights-Geoff-Neal-Shavkat-Rakhmonov-to-Clash-at-UFC-Fight-Night-on-Jan-14-188159 |access-date=2022-10-10 |website=Sherdog |language=en}}</ref> However, on December 29, Neal pulled out due to undisclosed injury.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-29 |title=Geoff Neal injured, out of UFC Fight Night 217 matchup against Shavkat Rakhmonov |url=https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2022/12/ufc-news-geoff-neal-injured-out-fight-night-217-matchup-against-shavkat-rakhmonov |access-date=2022-12-29 |website=MMA Junkie |language=en-US}}</ref> The pair was rescheduled for [[UFC 285]] on March 4, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2023/01/ufc-285-geoff-neal-vs-shavkat-rakhmonov-rescheduled-march|title=Geoff Neal vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov rescheduled for UFC 285 in March|publisher=mmajunkie.usatoday.com|author=Mike Bohn|date=2023-01-04|access-date=2023-01-04}}</ref> At the weigh-ins on March 3, Neal weighed in at 175 pounds, 4 pounds over the non-title welterweight limit. As a result, the bout proceeded as a [[catchweight]] and Neal was fined 30% of his fight purse, which went to Rakhmonov.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2023/03/ufc-285-jon-jones-ciryl-gane-heavyweight-title-shevchenko-grasso-weigh-in-results-live-video-stream|title=UFC 285 weigh-in results: Title fights set, but two come in heavy in Las Vegas|work=MMA Junkie|author=MMA Junkie Staff|date=March 3, 2023|access-date=March 3, 2023}}</ref> He lost the fight via a rear-naked choke submission in the third round.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cagesidepress.com/2023/03/04/ufc-285-geoff-neal-vs-shavkat-rakhmonov/|title=UFC 285: Shavkat Rakhmonov batters, chokes out game Geoff Neal in toughest test yet|website=Cageside Press|author=Dylan Rush|date=2023-03-04|access-date=2023-03-04}}</ref>
==Championships and accomplishments==
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