Tim Close
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L1
- Fighting out of
- Kirk Merrington, County Durham
- Born
- England
- Weight class
- Lightweight
Before the UFC
Tim Close makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
DevelopmentalOpponents' combined record
105-227-1
.316 win rate
Winning-record opponents
5 of 14
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
21
14 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 21 bouts · 18 promotions · wins by 4 KO · 9 subMMATC · SMMA · MTK MMA · LMS 7 · M4tC 22 +13
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Mark Glover8-4-1 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R2 | 1:48 | MTK MMA | Sep 7, 2019 |
| W | Jamie-Lee McGraffin | Submission | Kimura | R1 | — | SMMA | Jul 13, 2019 |
| L | Gabriel Conti | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | SMMA | Feb 16, 2019 |
| W | Alex Lynch | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:27 | LMS 7 | Oct 6, 2018 |
| W | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:56 | M4tC 22 | Nov 26, 2016 | |
| L | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 0:00 | M4tC 20 | Mar 6, 2016 | |
| W | Aiden Wood | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:42 | MMATC | Aug 30, 2015 |
| L | David Stone | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:20 | M4tC 17 | May 23, 2015 |
| W | Guillermo Ronodimedjo1-7 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:53 | MMATC | Apr 25, 2015 |
| W | Phil Flynn7-16 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:52 | M4tC 15 | Nov 29, 2014 |
| W | Paul Gregson | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 1:43 | MMATC | Sep 13, 2014 |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | FCC 7 | Sep 7, 2013 | |
| L | Marcin Wrzosek14-7 | Submission | Reverse Triangle | R1 | 1:12 | M4tC 10 | May 25, 2013 |
| W | Otso Kataja0-1 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:48 | TC 48 | Jul 21, 2012 |
| W | Dean Malham1-5 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:06 | M4tC 6 | Jun 16, 2012 |
| W | Craig Allen5-53 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 1:17 | TC 46 | Mar 10, 2012 |
| W | Mark Aldridge3-26 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:44 | TC 43 | Oct 22, 2011 |
| W | Nathan Thompson7-41 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:28 | TC 42 | Sep 17, 2011 |
| W | Nathan Thompson7-41 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:48 | SFC | May 29, 2011 |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | TC 39 | Mar 12, 2011 | |
| L | Greg Severs | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 4:29 | OMMAC 8 | Dec 4, 2010 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
4-2-1across 7 amateur bouts · 7 promotionsTC 33 · SAS 12 · SAS 10 · SAS 9 · CA +2
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Tom Howells | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | TC 33 | Feb 6, 2010 |
| W | Rick Boyle | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 0:53 | SAS 12 | Oct 4, 2009 |
| W | Andrew Logan | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:20 | SAS 10 | Apr 26, 2009 |
| L | Jackson Brown | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 3:37 | SAS 9 | Feb 8, 2009 |
| W | Nathan Thompson7-41 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 4:38 | CA | Mar 1, 2008 |
| D | Ryan Scope10-5 | Draw | — | R0 | 0:00 | GR 11 | Dec 4, 2004 |
| L | Ryan Scope10-5 | Submission | Arm Bar | R2 | 0:00 | GR 8 | Dec 6, 2003 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.