Heavyweight

Tim Sylvia

Last fought: Jul 2008

RECORD

Pro

31-10-0 (1 NC)

UFC

9-4-0

Age

Height

6'8"

Weight

265 lbs

Reach

80"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	10:34
Fight Completion Rate	48.3%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.12
% Fights Inside the Distance	61.5%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	48-17 (73.8%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	28-9 (75.7%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	20-8 (71.4%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	65.0%
% Time in Control	16.2%
% Time Controlled	18.9%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	46.1%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	4.43
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	2.83
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+1.60
Distance Strike Accuracy	34.6%
Distance Strike Defense	67.6%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	1.12
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	1.34
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	0.06
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	2.46
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	0.68
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.58

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 Heavyweight field

Tim Sylvia 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 Sylvia
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	41.8%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.3
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.5
Strike Differential	1.7/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	100.0%
Takedown Defense	75.0%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.1
Submission Attempts/15min	0.1
Control Time/15min	2:25
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	55.6%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	44.4%
Avg Fight Time	10:34
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.5
Reversals/15min	0.1

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	36.7%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.9
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.3
Takedown Accuracy	0.0%
Takedown Defense	69.4%
Control Time/Fight	3:23

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

UFC 81: Breaking Point • Feb 2008HeavyweightTITLE

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 3, 1:28

Tim Sylvia53/13140%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:00KD 1

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira28/7040%TD 2/11Ctrl 0:31

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tim Sylvia	27/61	44%	0/0	1:29	1
	Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira	11/30	37%	1/4	0:02	—

R2	Tim Sylvia	23/62	37%	0/0	0:00	—
	Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira	15/35	43%	1/6	0:15	—

R3	Tim Sylvia	3/8	38%	0/0	0:31	—
	Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira	2/5	40%	0/1	0:14	—

WIN

vs. Brandon Vera

UFC 77: Hostile Territory • Oct 2007Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Tim Sylvia68/12156%TD 0/0Ctrl 7:39

Brandon Vera58/7281%TD 1/1Ctrl 3:05

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tim Sylvia	26/43	60%	0/0	3:19	—
	Brandon Vera	31/36	86%	0/0	0:14	—

R2	Tim Sylvia	10/13	77%	0/0	1:41	—
	Brandon Vera	16/19	84%	1/1	2:22	—

R3	Tim Sylvia	32/65	49%	0/0	2:39	—
	Brandon Vera	11/17	65%	0/0	0:29	—

LOSS

vs. Randy Couture

UFC 68: The Uprising • Mar 2007HeavyweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Tim Sylvia25/10624%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:45

Randy Couture73/13853%TD 7/10Ctrl 15:50KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tim Sylvia	0/0	—	0/0	0:00	—
	Randy Couture	11/11	100%	1/1	4:53	1

R2	Tim Sylvia	6/16	38%	0/0	0:16	—
	Randy Couture	11/22	50%	2/4	3:31	—

R3	Tim Sylvia	12/66	18%	0/0	0:00	—
	Randy Couture	28/63	44%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Tim Sylvia	5/16	31%	0/0	0:29	—
	Randy Couture	11/24	46%	2/3	3:08	—

R5	Tim Sylvia	2/8	25%	0/0	0:00	—
	Randy Couture	12/18	67%	2/2	4:18	—

WIN

vs. Jeff Monson

UFC 65: Bad Intentions • Nov 2006HeavyweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Tim Sylvia49/17528%TD 0/0Ctrl 5:47

Jeff Monson12/5024%TD 1/13Ctrl 5:08

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tim Sylvia	6/36	17%	0/0	1:10	—
	Jeff Monson	3/13	23%	0/4	0:00	—

R2	Tim Sylvia	18/62	29%	0/0	0:38	—
	Jeff Monson	1/9	11%	0/4	0:00	—

R3	Tim Sylvia	5/18	28%	0/0	0:16	—
	Jeff Monson	6/16	38%	1/1	3:54	—

R4	Tim Sylvia	2/14	14%	0/0	2:30	—
	Jeff Monson	0/1	0%	0/1	1:14	—

R5	Tim Sylvia	18/45	40%	0/0	1:13	—
	Jeff Monson	2/11	18%	0/3	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Andrei Arlovski

UFC 61: Bitter Rivals • Jul 2006HeavyweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Tim Sylvia97/26337%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:45

Andrei Arlovski66/32720%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tim Sylvia	22/44	50%	0/0	0:45	—
	Andrei Arlovski	19/54	35%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Tim Sylvia	23/54	43%	0/0	0:00	—
	Andrei Arlovski	14/58	24%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Tim Sylvia	14/43	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Andrei Arlovski	11/65	17%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Tim Sylvia	14/60	23%	0/0	0:00	—
	Andrei Arlovski	10/73	14%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Tim Sylvia	24/62	39%	0/0	0:00	—
	Andrei Arlovski	12/77	16%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Andrei Arlovski

UFC 59: Reality Check • Apr 2006HeavyweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:43

Tim Sylvia13/3043%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04KD 1

Andrei Arlovski11/2446%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:07KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tim Sylvia	13/30	43%	0/0	0:04	1
	Andrei Arlovski	11/24	46%	0/0	0:07	1

WIN

vs. Assuerio Silva

UFC Fight Night 3 • Jan 2006Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Tim Sylvia85/22438%TD 0/0Ctrl 3:18

Assuerio Silva36/7946%TD 0/5Ctrl 1:08

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tim Sylvia	36/59	61%	0/0	2:12	—
	Assuerio Silva	8/14	57%	0/3	0:30	—

R2	Tim Sylvia	27/80	34%	0/0	0:44	—
	Assuerio Silva	16/31	52%	0/0	0:03	—

R3	Tim Sylvia	22/85	26%	0/0	0:22	—
	Assuerio Silva	12/34	35%	0/2	0:35	—

WIN

vs. Tra Telligman

UFC 54: Boiling Point • Aug 2005Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 1, 4:59

Tim Sylvia31/6945%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01KD 1

Tra Telligman13/4032%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tim Sylvia	31/69	45%	0/0	0:01	1
	Tra Telligman	13/40	32%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Andrei Arlovski

UFC 51: Super Saturday • Feb 2005HeavyweightTITLE

Submission (Ankle Lock) • Rd 1, 0:47

Tim Sylvia2/450%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Andrei Arlovski5/1050%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:08KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tim Sylvia	2/4	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Andrei Arlovski	5/10	50%	0/0	0:08	1

LOSS

vs. Frank Mir

UFC 48: Payback • Jun 2004HeavyweightTITLE

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 1, 0:50

Tim Sylvia2/540%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:29

Frank Mir3/3100%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tim Sylvia	2/5	40%	1/1	0:29	—
	Frank Mir	3/3	100%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Gan McGee

UFC 44: Undisputed • Sep 2003HeavyweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 1:54

Tim Sylvia10/3429%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04KD 1

Gan McGee7/2528%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tim Sylvia	10/34	29%	0/0	0:04	1
	Gan McGee	7/25	28%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Ricco Rodriguez

UFC 41: Onslaught • Feb 2003HeavyweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 3:09

Tim Sylvia12/2548%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:18KD 1

Ricco Rodriguez7/1070%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tim Sylvia	12/25	48%	0/0	1:18	1
	Ricco Rodriguez	7/10	70%	0/2	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Wesley Correira

UFC 39: The Warriors Return • Sep 2002Heavyweight

KO/TKO • Rd 2, 1:43

Tim Sylvia138/21464%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03

Wesley Correira26/6540%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tim Sylvia	94/149	63%	0/0	0:03	—
	Wesley Correira	22/56	39%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Tim Sylvia	44/65	68%	0/0	0:00	—
	Wesley Correira	4/9	44%	0/1	0:00	—

Prior to UFC

Affliction (1 fight)

LOSS

vs. Fedor Emelianenko

Affliction - Banned • Jul 2008

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 0:36

Tim Sylvia0/10%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Fedor Emelianenko15/1788%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tim Sylvia	0/1	0%	0/0	0:00	—
	Fedor Emelianenko	15/17	88%	0/0	0:00	1

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