Tim Means

Nickname“The Dirty Bird”

Record

33-17-1, 1 NC

Streak

Age

Date of birth

Feb 20, 1984

Fighting out of: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Born: United States
Camp: Fit NHB
Weight class: Welterweight
Height: 6'2" · 188 cm
Reach: 75" · 191 cm
Stance: Orthodox
Last fight: Oct 5, 2024
Cut risk: 33%

UFC fight history

ResultOpponentMethodDetailEvent

Court McGee

Welterweight · Submission · Rear Naked Choke · R1 · 3:19

UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr. · Oct 5, 2024

Submission

R1 · 3:19

Rear Naked Choke

UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr.

Oct 5, 2024

Uros Medic

Welterweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R1 · 2:09

UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs. Perez · Apr 27, 2024

KO/TKO

R1 · 2:09

Punch to Head At Distance

UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs. Perez

Apr 27, 2024

Andre Fialho

Welterweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance · R3 · 1:15

UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot · Sep 23, 2023

KO/TKO

R3 · 1:15

Punches to Head At Distance

UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot

Sep 23, 2023

Alex Morono

Welterweight · Submission · Guillotine Choke From Bottom Guard · R2 · 2:09

UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida · May 13, 2023

Submission

R2 · 2:09

Guillotine Choke From Bottom Guard

UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida

May 13, 2023

Max Griffin

Welterweight · Decision · Split · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen · Oct 29, 2022

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Split

UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen

Oct 29, 2022

Kevin Holland

Welterweight · Submission · D'Arce Choke On Ground · R2 · 1:28

UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett · Jun 18, 2022

Submission

R2 · 1:28

D'Arce Choke On Ground

UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett

Jun 18, 2022

Nicolas Dalby

Welterweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov · Jun 26, 2021

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov

Jun 26, 2021

#15Mike Perry

Welterweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez · Nov 21, 2020

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez

Nov 21, 2020

Laureano Staropoli

Welterweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik · Aug 8, 2020

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik

Aug 8, 2020

Daniel Rodriguez

Welterweight · Submission · Guillotine Choke Standing · R2 · 3:37

UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz · Feb 15, 2020

Submission

R2 · 3:37

Guillotine Choke Standing

UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz

Feb 15, 2020

#15Thiago Alves

Welterweight · Submission · Guillotine Choke On Ground · R1 · 2:38

UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik · Dec 7, 2019

Submission

R1 · 2:38

Guillotine Choke On Ground

UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik

Dec 7, 2019

Niko Price

Welterweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R1 · 4:50

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos · Mar 9, 2019

KO/TKO

R1 · 4:50

Punch to Head At Distance

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos

Mar 9, 2019

Ricky Rainey

Welterweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head On Ground · R1 · 1:18

The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale · Nov 30, 2018

KO/TKO

R1 · 1:18

Punches to Head On Ground

The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale

Nov 30, 2018

Sergio Moraes

Welterweight · Decision · Split · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders · Feb 3, 2018

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Split

UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders

Feb 3, 2018

Belal Muhammad

Welterweight · Decision · Split · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura · Nov 18, 2017

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Split

UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura

Nov 18, 2017

Alex Garcia

Welterweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Lee · Jun 25, 2017

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Lee

Jun 25, 2017

Alex Oliveira

Welterweight · Submission · Rear Naked Choke · R2 · 2:38

UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum · Mar 11, 2017

Submission

R2 · 2:38

Rear Naked Choke

UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum

Mar 11, 2017

Alex Oliveira

Welterweight · No Contest · R1 · 3:33

UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey · Dec 30, 2016

No Contest

R1 · 3:33

—

UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey

Dec 30, 2016

Sabah Homasi

Welterweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head In Clinch · R2 · 2:56

UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2 · Aug 20, 2016

KO/TKO

R2 · 2:56

Punches to Head In Clinch

UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2

Aug 20, 2016

John Howard

Welterweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R2 · 0:21

UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant · Dec 10, 2015

KO/TKO

R2 · 0:21

Punch to Head At Distance

UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant

Dec 10, 2015

#5Matt Brown

Welterweight · Submission · Guillotine Choke On Ground · R1 · 4:44

UFC 189: Mendes vs. McGregor · Jul 11, 2015

Submission

R1 · 4:44

Guillotine Choke On Ground

UFC 189: Mendes vs. McGregor

Jul 11, 2015

George Sullivan

Welterweight · Submission · Arm Triangle On Ground · R3 · 3:41

UFC on FOX: Machida vs. Rockhold · Apr 18, 2015

Submission

R3 · 3:41

Arm Triangle On Ground

UFC on FOX: Machida vs. Rockhold

Apr 18, 2015

Dhiego Lima

Welterweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head In Clinch · R1 · 2:17

UFC 184: Rousey vs. Zingano · Feb 28, 2015

KO/TKO

R1 · 2:17

Punch to Head In Clinch

UFC 184: Rousey vs. Zingano

Feb 28, 2015

Marcio Alexandre Junior

Welterweight · Decision · Split · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Dollaway · Dec 20, 2014

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Split

UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Dollaway

Dec 20, 2014

Hernani Perpetuo

Welterweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC on FOX: Lawler vs. Brown · Jul 26, 2014

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC on FOX: Lawler vs. Brown

Jul 26, 2014

Neil Magny

Welterweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Brown vs. Silva · May 10, 2014

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC Fight Night: Brown vs. Silva

May 10, 2014

Danny Castillo

Lightweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Moraga · Jul 27, 2013

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Moraga

Jul 27, 2013

Jorge Masvidal

Lightweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC on FOX: Henderson vs. Melendez · Apr 20, 2013

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC on FOX: Henderson vs. Melendez

Apr 20, 2013

Justin Salas

Lightweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head On Ground · R1 · 1:06

UFC on FX: Johnson vs. McCall · Jun 8, 2012

KO/TKO

R1 · 1:06

Punches to Head On Ground

UFC on FX: Johnson vs. McCall

Jun 8, 2012

Bernardo Magalhaes

Lightweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC on FUEL TV: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger · Feb 15, 2012

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC on FUEL TV: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger

Feb 15, 2012

Outside the UFC

18-3-1across 22 bouts · 9 promotions · wins by 14 KO · 3 sub · 1 decKOTC · LFC 27 · LFC 23 · ECSC · FW 4 +4

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
W	Artenas Young10-14	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	1:38	LFC 27	Jan 31, 2014
W	Pete Spratt25-24	KO/TKO	Elbows	R1	2:24	LFC 23	Sep 13, 2013
W	Tye Brown7-4	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	0:30	KOTC	Jan 21, 2012
W	Mario Ramos1-6	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	1:07	KOTC	Nov 19, 2011
W	Cody Pfister17-12-1	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	2:15	KOTC	Aug 27, 2011
W	Cris Leyva9-9	KO/TKO	Knees and Punches	R3	1:28	KOTC	May 14, 2011
W	Ricky Musgrave14-5	KO/TKO	Punches	R3	4:53	ECSC	Feb 11, 2011
W	Dom O'Grady16-8-1	Decision	Split	R5	5:00	KOTC	Dec 9, 2010
W	King Green35-17-1	KO/TKO	Retirement	R2	5:00	KOTC	Oct 7, 2010
D	Dom O'Grady16-8-1	Draw	Majority	R3	5:00	KOTC	Jul 30, 2010
W	Cody Garlett3-5	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	1:17	KOTC	May 14, 2010
L	Jaime Jara38-18	Submission	Guillotine Choke	R1	2:19	KOTC	Mar 26, 2010
W	John Cronk19-29	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	0:46	KOTC	Nov 28, 2009
W	Marcio Navarro15-16	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	3:53	KOTC	Aug 8, 2009
W	Matt Butterfield0-4	KO/TKO	Knee	R1	0:04	KOTC	May 23, 2009
W	Matt Green4-8	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	0:09	KOTC	Mar 7, 2009
W	Brad Nordquist9-22	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	2:07	KOTC	Feb 28, 2009
W	July Guiterrez1-1	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R0	0:00	FW 4	Mar 26, 2005
L	Spencer Fisher24-9	Submission	Triangle Choke	R1	1:44	IFC	Mar 5, 2005
L	Luke Caudillo17-17	KO/TKO	Injury	R1	1:40	ROF 13	Sep 24, 2004
W	Nathan Brown0-1	KO/TKO	Strikes	R1	0:00	EFC 2	May 1, 2004
W	Josh Barlowe2-1	KO/TKO	—	R0	0:00	RITD	Mar 13, 2004

Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.

Amateur

2-1across 3 amateur bouts · 3 promotionsFW 2 · Battlequest 3 · FW 1

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
L	Frost Murphy0-1	Submission	Triangle Choke	R2	3:05	FW 2	Sep 11, 2004
W	Tom Sarah3-2	Decision	Unanimous	R3	3:00	Battlequest 3	Jun 26, 2004
W	Noah Thomas14-8	Decision	Unanimous Decision	R0	0:00	FW 1	Jun 5, 2004

Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.

Career striking

OverallB70th

49%1,440 / 2,945

Striking accuracy

60%

Striking defense

Sig. strikes / min+1.39 differential

Landed5.04

Absorbed3.65

62%str + td

Defensive rating

Striking edge

+9%accuracy vs opp. landing

worseevenbetter

Strike maps

Sig. strikes by target

Head61%85th876
Body28%93rd403
Leg11%60th161

Color = division rank · green elite → red low · % = share of strikes

Sig. strikes by position

77%Standing

Standing77%1,110
Clinch14%196
Ground9%134

Striking zones

Per-15-minute breakdown — where this fighter lands, and where they get hit.

UFC only

Tim Means

Landed per 15

Head

A+

88th

46.0

88th

Body

A+

95th

21.2

95th

Leg

60th

8.5

60th

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Absorbed per 15

Head

30th

38.4

30th

Body

47th

9.9

47th

Leg

51st

6.9

51st

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Career totals — landed / attempted

Landed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	46.0	876	2,184	40%
Body	21.2	403	586	69%
Leg	8.5	161	175	92%

Absorbed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	38.4	730	2,164	34%
Body	9.9	188	320	59%
Leg	6.9	131	159	82%

UFCStats career rates, per 15 minutes. Percentiles vs the division; absorbed is inverted so higher is better.

Pace & fade

Round-by-round work rate, and whether they fade.

UFC only

Tim Means

29 UFC bouts (per‑round) · 285 min

132%

R3 pace · 15 bouts

Means builds (+6% per round through round 3). Within fights that reached round 3, Means lifts to 132% of round-1 output by round 3 (15 bouts).

Means ▲ BUILDSOutput / min

Rounds backed by fewer than 2 bouts are drawn smaller and dimmed with an n= count — a deep round seen in one or two fights is a thin sample, not a settled rate. Per-round bout counts are in the breakdown below.

Full per-round breakdown

What drives the pace · per round

The composite output line above blends these three inputs — splitting them out shows whether the work rate is built on striking volume, takedown pressure, or top control, and which input fades.

Sig. strikes landed

Meanslanded / min

Takedown attempts

Meansattempts / min

Control time

Means% of round

Round	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	5.8	4.7	3.9	0.20	14%	29
R2	6.3	5.5	3.8	0.12	10%	21
R3	6.6	5.1	3.1	0.24	19%	15

Output / minis the headline work rate — significant strikes landed, plus 3 per takedown attempt, plus one per 15 seconds of control — so a takedown-and-grind round isn’t scored as idle the way bare striking volume would. The remaining columns are its components. Per-round rates use UFCStats per-round data (available for ~95% of bouts since 2008). Each round’s rates are averaged only over bouts that reached that round, so the bout count shrinks as rounds deepen. The final round of a finished fight is pro-rated by its actual length.

Schedule Score

Opponent quality, ranked across the UFC. Recent fights weighted heavier.

UFC only

Tim Means

30 resolved UFC bouts · 3 ranked at the time

Schedule Score

36/ 100

0255075100

Schedule strength

54th

34%

54th

Win quality

47th

39%

47th

Opponent quality distribution

Every UFC bout, grouped by who the opponent was at the time.

ChampionHeld the title in this weight class at the time
Top-5Ranked #1–#5 at the time
Ranked 6–15Ranked #6–#15 at the time
Contender-level8+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.55 win rate
Established5+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.500
Building3+ UFC fights, ≥.40 win rate
UnprovenFewer than 3 fights, or sub-.40 win rate

Tier	Bouts	Record	Win rate
Champion	1	0-1	0%
Top-5	2	0-2	0%
Ranked 6–15	8	2-5, 1 NC	29%
Contender-level	3	1-2	33%
Established	3	2-1	67%
Building	5	2-3	40%
Unproven	8	8-0	100%

Highest-quality opponents

Toughest opponents on the scheduleScore, scored at the time of the fight.

All bouts — opponent quality bout-by-bout

Res	Opponent	Tier	Score	Date
L	Court McGee	Building	18	Oct 5, 2024
L	Uros Medic	Ranked 6–15	49	Apr 27, 2024
W	Andre Fialho	Unproven	8	Sep 23, 2023
L	Alex Morono	Contender-level	45	May 13, 2023
L	Max Griffin	Building	18	Oct 29, 2022
L	Kevin Holland	Ranked 6–15	58	Jun 18, 2022
W	Nicolas Dalby	Contender-level	36	Jun 26, 2021
W	Mike Perry#15	Ranked 6–15	60	Nov 21, 2020
W	Laureano Staropoli	Unproven	12	Aug 8, 2020
L	Daniel Rodriguez	Ranked 6–15	44	Feb 15, 2020
W	Thiago Alves#15	Ranked 6–15	64	Dec 7, 2019
L	Niko Price	Building	18	Mar 9, 2019
W	Ricky Rainey	Unproven	8	Nov 30, 2018
L	Sergio Moraes	Contender-level	40	Feb 3, 2018
L	Belal Muhammad	Champion	71	Nov 18, 2017
W	Alex Garcia	Established	26	Jun 25, 2017
L	Alex Oliveira	Ranked 6–15	52	Mar 11, 2017
NC	Alex Oliveira	Ranked 6–15	52	Dec 30, 2016
W	Sabah Homasi	Unproven	8	Aug 20, 2016
W	John Howard	Established	30	Dec 10, 2015
L	Matt Brown#5	Top-5	78	Jul 11, 2015
W	George Sullivan	Building	15	Apr 18, 2015
W	Dhiego Lima	Unproven	8	Feb 28, 2015
W	Marcio Alexandre Junior	Unproven	8	Dec 20, 2014
W	Hernani Perpetuo	Unproven	8	Jul 26, 2014
L	Neil Magny	Top-5	57	May 10, 2014
L	Danny Castillo	Established	30	Jul 27, 2013
L	Jorge Masvidal	Ranked 6–15	46	Apr 20, 2013
W	Justin Salas	Building	15	Jun 8, 2012
W	Bernardo Magalhaes	Unproven	8	Feb 15, 2012

Per-bout quality scoring: champion = 100; same-division ranks 1–5 = 90 → 78 linear; ranks 6–15 = 75 → 60 linear; cross-division champion = 78; cross-division ranked = 45; title-fight challenger (no rank signal) = 50, bumped to 65 when opp had an elite career UFC record at the time. Unranked opponents are scored on UFC record-at-time (long-tenured vet 60, contender-level 45, established 30, building 18, unproven 8). P4P top-10 at time adds +5; top-3 adds +8 (capped at 100). The Schedule Score combines schedule strength (65%) and quality wins (35%), then is held toward a rookie baseline for fighters with limited UFC experience so a thin résumé reads honestly low.

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Takedowns	21 / 54
Submission attempts	3
Control time	40:09

TDs defended	65 / 101
Control absorbed	43:14

Tim Means

UFC fight history

Outside the UFC

Amateur

Method of victory & defeat

Finishes

KO history

Judging

Career striking

Striking zones

Grappling

Pace & fade

What drives the pace · per round

Schedule Score

Career cohorts

Activity & layoff

Fight-by-fight odds & scoring