Welterweight

Tim Means

Last fought: Oct 2024

RECORD

Pro

33-17-1 (1 NC)

UFC

15-14-0

Age

Height

6'2"

Weight

170 lbs

Reach

75"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	9:37
Fight Completion Rate	64.2%
Avg Rounds per Fight	1.93
% Fights Inside the Distance	53.3%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	124-87 (58.8%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	43-36 (54.4%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	76-49 (60.8%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	70.3%
% Time in Control	14.3%
% Time Controlled	15.4%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	48.0%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	5.49
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	4.42
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+1.07
Distance Strike Accuracy	44.7%
Distance Strike Defense	62.3%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.95
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.57
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	1.35
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	2.58
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	1.09
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.09

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Welterweight field

Tim Means League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Tim Means
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	49.1%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	5.0
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.7
Strike Differential	1.4/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	40.0%
Takedown Defense	64.8%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.1
Submission Attempts/15min	0.2
Control Time/15min	2:08
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	40.0%
Submission % of Wins	13.3%
Decision % of Wins	46.7%
Avg Fight Time	9:37
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.6
Reversals/15min	0.2

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	54.1%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	5.2
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.8
Takedown Accuracy	41.7%
Takedown Defense	44.4%
Control Time/Fight	1:16

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Court McGee

UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr. • Oct 2024Welterweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 3:19

Tim Means5/1338%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Court McGee14/2458%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:58

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tim Means	5/13	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Court McGee	14/24	58%	1/1	1:58	—

LOSS

vs. Uros Medic

UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs. Perez • Apr 2024Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:09

Tim Means7/1741%TD 0/3Ctrl 1:18

Uros Medic7/1258%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:04KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tim Means	7/17	41%	0/3	1:18	—
	Uros Medic	7/12	58%	0/1	0:04	1

WIN

vs. Andre Fialho

UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot • Sep 2023Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 1:15

Tim Means104/14373%TD 0/2Ctrl 2:51KD 2

Andre Fialho51/10350%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:48

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tim Means	39/53	74%	0/1	1:22	1
	Andre Fialho	19/47	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Tim Means	48/69	70%	0/1	1:29	—
	Andre Fialho	29/50	58%	1/1	0:48	—

R3	Tim Means	17/21	81%	0/0	0:00	1
	Andre Fialho	3/6	50%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Alex Morono

UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida • May 2023Welterweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 2, 2:09

Tim Means40/8746%TD 2/2Ctrl 0:46

Alex Morono33/9236%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tim Means	32/64	50%	0/0	0:27	—
	Alex Morono	18/58	31%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Tim Means	8/23	35%	2/2	0:19	—
	Alex Morono	15/34	44%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Max Griffin

UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen • Oct 2022Welterweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Tim Means47/11541%TD 3/5Ctrl 1:27

Max Griffin42/7854%TD 3/6Ctrl 5:13KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tim Means	17/49	35%	0/0	0:26	—
	Max Griffin	25/42	60%	0/2	0:54	1

R2	Tim Means	20/53	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Max Griffin	13/29	45%	1/2	0:35	—

R3	Tim Means	10/13	77%	3/5	1:01	—
	Max Griffin	4/7	57%	2/2	3:44	—

LOSS

vs. Kevin Holland

UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett • Jun 2022Welterweight

Submission (D'Arce Choke) • Rd 2, 1:28

Tim Means21/4646%TD 2/5Ctrl 1:30

Kevin Holland36/9040%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:09

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tim Means	14/34	41%	2/4	1:30	—
	Kevin Holland	27/70	39%	0/0	0:02	—

R2	Tim Means	7/12	58%	0/1	0:00	—
	Kevin Holland	9/20	45%	0/1	0:07	—

WIN

vs. Nicolas Dalby

UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov • Jun 2021Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Tim Means53/9357%TD 1/4Ctrl 8:03

Nicolas Dalby54/11647%TD 0/4Ctrl 1:31

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tim Means	15/26	58%	1/1	3:07	—
	Nicolas Dalby	11/20	55%	0/1	0:09	—

R2	Tim Means	29/49	59%	0/0	1:45	—
	Nicolas Dalby	24/60	40%	0/2	0:17	—

R3	Tim Means	9/18	50%	0/3	3:11	—
	Nicolas Dalby	19/36	53%	0/1	1:05	—

WIN

vs. Mike Perry

UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez • Nov 2020Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Tim Means128/19267%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:39

Mike Perry64/16140%TD 1/5Ctrl 3:08

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tim Means	27/40	68%	0/0	0:09	—
	Mike Perry	14/31	45%	1/2	2:22	—

R2	Tim Means	44/60	73%	0/0	0:04	—
	Mike Perry	20/60	33%	0/1	0:13	—

R3	Tim Means	57/92	62%	0/1	0:26	—
	Mike Perry	30/70	43%	0/2	0:33	—

WIN

vs. Laureano Staropoli

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik • Aug 2020Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Tim Means85/14758%TD 2/6Ctrl 6:07KD 1

Laureano Staropoli71/16144%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:04

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tim Means	26/52	50%	1/2	1:35	—
	Laureano Staropoli	33/70	47%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Tim Means	41/66	62%	1/1	0:50	1
	Laureano Staropoli	28/67	42%	0/0	0:02	—

R3	Tim Means	18/29	62%	0/3	3:42	—
	Laureano Staropoli	10/24	42%	0/1	0:02	—

LOSS

vs. Daniel Rodriguez

UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz • Feb 2020Welterweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 2, 3:37

Tim Means41/9543%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:11

Daniel Rodriguez49/12140%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:05KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tim Means	24/54	44%	1/1	0:08	—
	Daniel Rodriguez	24/60	40%	0/0	0:04	1

R2	Tim Means	17/41	41%	0/2	0:03	—
	Daniel Rodriguez	25/61	41%	0/0	0:01	—

WIN

vs. Thiago Alves

UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik • Dec 2019Welterweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 2:38

Tim Means23/4156%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:43KD 1

Thiago Alves13/2650%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tim Means	23/41	56%	0/3	0:43	1
	Thiago Alves	13/26	50%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Niko Price

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos • Mar 2019Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 4:50

Tim Means31/4865%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:50

Niko Price32/6748%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tim Means	31/48	65%	1/1	1:50	—
	Niko Price	32/67	48%	0/0	0:02	1

WIN

vs. Ricky Rainey

The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale • Nov 2018Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 1:18

Tim Means19/3259%TD 2/2Ctrl 0:33

Ricky Rainey6/1250%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tim Means	19/32	59%	2/2	0:33	—
	Ricky Rainey	6/12	50%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Sergio Moraes

UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders • Feb 2018Welterweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Tim Means129/27447%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:21KD 1

Sergio Moraes87/19245%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tim Means	28/66	42%	0/0	1:00	—
	Sergio Moraes	20/51	39%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Tim Means	43/87	49%	0/0	0:00	—
	Sergio Moraes	29/62	47%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Tim Means	58/121	48%	0/0	0:21	1
	Sergio Moraes	38/79	48%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Belal Muhammad

UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura • Nov 2017Welterweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Tim Means91/23439%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Belal Muhammad88/22140%TD 1/5Ctrl 0:21

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tim Means	20/70	29%	0/0	0:00	—
	Belal Muhammad	31/78	40%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Tim Means	34/70	49%	0/0	0:00	—
	Belal Muhammad	22/55	40%	1/2	0:21	—

R3	Tim Means	37/94	39%	0/1	0:00	—
	Belal Muhammad	35/88	40%	0/2	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Alex Garcia

UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Lee • Jun 2017Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Tim Means64/17437%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01

Alex Garcia32/15121%TD 0/5Ctrl 0:29

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tim Means	22/54	41%	0/0	0:01	—
	Alex Garcia	13/48	27%	0/2	0:18	—

R2	Tim Means	19/58	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alex Garcia	9/48	19%	0/1	0:11	—

R3	Tim Means	23/62	37%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alex Garcia	10/55	18%	0/2	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Alex Oliveira

UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum • Mar 2017Welterweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 2:38

Tim Means9/1275%TD 0/1Ctrl 2:01

Alex Oliveira12/2450%TD 6/11Ctrl 4:49

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tim Means	4/7	57%	0/0	1:44	—
	Alex Oliveira	6/14	43%	4/6	2:47	—

R2	Tim Means	5/5	100%	0/1	0:17	—
	Alex Oliveira	6/10	60%	2/5	2:02	—

vs. Alex Oliveira

UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey • Dec 2016Welterweight

CNC • Rd 1, 3:33

Tim Means17/2374%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:02

Alex Oliveira6/1060%TD 1/4Ctrl 1:18KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tim Means	17/23	74%	1/1	1:02	—
	Alex Oliveira	6/10	60%	1/4	1:18	1

WIN

vs. Sabah Homasi

UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2 • Aug 2016Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 2:56

Tim Means71/11860%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:08

Sabah Homasi33/8041%TD 2/2Ctrl 1:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tim Means	27/56	48%	0/0	0:08	—
	Sabah Homasi	27/57	47%	2/2	1:02	—

R2	Tim Means	44/62	71%	0/0	0:00	—
	Sabah Homasi	6/23	26%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. John Howard

UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant • Dec 2015Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 0:21

Tim Means37/7053%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04KD 1

John Howard20/5437%TD 3/3Ctrl 1:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tim Means	34/67	51%	0/0	0:03	—
	John Howard	20/52	38%	3/3	1:01	—

R2	Tim Means	3/3	100%	0/0	0:01	1
	John Howard	0/2	0%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Matt Brown

UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor • Jul 2015Welterweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 4:44

Tim Means16/4040%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:17

Matt Brown25/3768%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:47

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tim Means	16/40	40%	0/2	0:17	—
	Matt Brown	25/37	68%	1/1	1:47	—

WIN

vs. George Sullivan

UFC on FOX: Machida vs Rockhold • Apr 2015Welterweight

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 3, 3:41

Tim Means48/13037%TD 2/2Ctrl 3:46KD 1

George Sullivan39/16424%TD 0/5Ctrl 0:27

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tim Means	12/57	21%	0/0	0:03	—
	George Sullivan	15/68	22%	0/3	0:27	—

R2	Tim Means	25/54	46%	1/1	1:23	1
	George Sullivan	19/71	27%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Tim Means	11/19	58%	1/1	2:20	—
	George Sullivan	5/25	20%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Dhiego Lima

UFC 184: Rousey vs Zingano • Feb 2015Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:17

Tim Means23/4255%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:22KD 2

Dhiego Lima7/2429%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tim Means	23/42	55%	0/0	0:22	2
	Dhiego Lima	7/24	29%	0/1	0:02	—

WIN

vs. Marcio Alexandre Junior

UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Dollaway • Dec 2014Welterweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Tim Means43/6863%TD 1/2Ctrl 2:17

Marcio Alexandre Junior36/8045%TD 1/4Ctrl 1:45

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tim Means	16/26	62%	0/1	0:07	—
	Marcio Alexandre Junior	16/29	55%	0/1	0:07	—

R2	Tim Means	11/17	65%	1/1	2:10	—
	Marcio Alexandre Junior	12/26	46%	1/2	1:08	—

R3	Tim Means	16/25	64%	0/0	0:00	—
	Marcio Alexandre Junior	8/25	32%	0/1	0:30	—

WIN

vs. Hernani Perpetuo

UFC on FOX: Lawler vs Brown • Jul 2014Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Tim Means85/21040%TD 1/4Ctrl 0:33

Hernani Perpetuo61/18932%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tim Means	28/56	50%	1/3	0:27	—
	Hernani Perpetuo	27/88	31%	0/0	0:01	—

R2	Tim Means	31/73	42%	0/0	0:00	—
	Hernani Perpetuo	16/62	26%	0/3	0:01	—

R3	Tim Means	26/81	32%	0/1	0:06	—
	Hernani Perpetuo	18/39	46%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Neil Magny

UFC Fight Night: Brown vs Silva • May 2014Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Tim Means30/6645%TD 3/4Ctrl 1:02

Neil Magny29/7738%TD 4/9Ctrl 5:20

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tim Means	13/20	65%	0/1	0:00	—
	Neil Magny	12/29	41%	1/2	1:04	—

R2	Tim Means	12/33	36%	1/1	0:34	—
	Neil Magny	10/31	32%	1/2	1:01	—

R3	Tim Means	5/13	38%	2/2	0:28	—
	Neil Magny	7/17	41%	2/5	3:15	—

LOSS

vs. Danny Castillo

UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Moraga • Jul 2013Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Tim Means38/9341%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:41

Danny Castillo25/7932%TD 6/8Ctrl 5:36

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tim Means	5/8	62%	0/0	0:00	—
	Danny Castillo	3/7	43%	3/3	4:01	—

R2	Tim Means	12/33	36%	0/0	0:00	—
	Danny Castillo	10/33	30%	2/3	1:25	—

R3	Tim Means	21/52	40%	0/0	0:41	—
	Danny Castillo	12/39	31%	1/2	0:10	—

LOSS

vs. Jorge Masvidal

UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez • Apr 2013Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Tim Means43/13332%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:18

Jorge Masvidal50/13238%TD 6/8Ctrl 7:21

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tim Means	16/55	29%	0/1	0:00	—
	Jorge Masvidal	15/45	33%	1/1	0:40	—

R2	Tim Means	10/34	29%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jorge Masvidal	24/53	45%	3/4	3:43	—

R3	Tim Means	17/44	39%	0/0	0:18	—
	Jorge Masvidal	11/34	32%	2/3	2:58	—

WIN

vs. Justin Salas

UFC on FX: Johnson vs McCall • Jun 2012Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 1:06

Tim Means26/4262%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:20KD 2

Justin Salas5/862%TD 0/4Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tim Means	26/42	62%	0/0	0:20	2
	Justin Salas	5/8	62%	0/4	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Bernardo Magalhaes

UFC on FUEL TV: Sanchez vs Ellenberger • Feb 2012Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Tim Means83/17049%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:00

Bernardo Magalhaes28/6841%TD 0/11Ctrl 0:10

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tim Means	26/46	57%	0/0	0:15	—
	Bernardo Magalhaes	11/20	55%	0/2	0:06	—

R2	Tim Means	25/56	45%	0/0	0:13	—
	Bernardo Magalhaes	10/24	42%	0/3	0:02	—

R3	Tim Means	32/68	47%	0/0	0:32	—
	Bernardo Magalhaes	7/24	29%	0/6	0:02	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com