Tim Means “The Dirty Bird”
UFC record 15-14-0 (1 NC) · professional record 33-17-1 (1 NC)
- Age
- 42 (born Feb 20, 1984)
- Height
- 188 cm (6' 2")
- Reach
- 191 cm (75")
- Leg reach
- 110 cm (44")
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight
- 170 lbs
- Country (hometown)
- United States
- Status
- Active
- Style
- Striker
- Gym
- FIT NHB Albuquerque, NM
- UFC debut
- Feb 15, 2012
- Last fight
- Oct 5, 2024
3 fight-night bonuses: 2 Performance of the Night, 1 Fight of the Night.
Career statistics
- Sig. strikes landed per min
- 5.04
- Sig. strike accuracy
- 49%
- Sig. strikes absorbed per min
- 3.65
- Sig. strike defence
- 60%
- Takedowns per 15 min
- 1.14
- Takedown accuracy
- 40%
- Takedown defence
- 64%
- Submission attempts per 15 min
- 0.16
- Knockdowns
- 11
- Sig. strikes landed
- 1,457
- Takedowns landed
- 22
- Total fight time
- 4h 48m 59s
- Control time
- 41m 11s
UFC fights
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd | Time | Event | Date | KD | Sig. str. | TD | Sub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Court McGee | Submission · Rear Naked Choke | 1 | 3:19 | UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr. | Oct 5, 2024 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Uros Medic | KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance | 1 | 2:09 | UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs. Perez | Apr 27, 2024 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Andre Fialho | KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance | 3 | 1:15 | UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot | Sep 23, 2023 | 2 | 104 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Alex Morono | Submission · Guillotine Choke From Bottom Guard | 2 | 2:09 | UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida | May 13, 2023 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 0 |
| L | Max Griffin | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen | Oct 29, 2022 | 0 | 47 | 3 | 0 |
| L | Kevin Holland | Submission · D'Arce Choke On Ground | 2 | 1:28 | UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett | Jun 18, 2022 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 0 |
| W | Nicolas Dalby | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov | Jun 26, 2021 | 0 | 53 | 1 | 0 |
| W | Mike Perry | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez | Nov 21, 2020 | 0 | 128 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Laureano Staropoli | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik | Aug 8, 2020 | 1 | 85 | 2 | 0 |
| L | Daniel Rodriguez | Submission · Guillotine Choke Standing | 2 | 3:37 | UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz | Feb 15, 2020 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 0 |
| W | Thiago Alves | Submission · Guillotine Choke On Ground | 1 | 2:38 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik | Dec 7, 2019 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 1 |
| L | Niko Price | KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance | 1 | 4:50 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos | Mar 9, 2019 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 0 |
| W | Ricky Rainey | KO/TKO · Punches to Head On Ground | 1 | 1:18 | The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale | Nov 30, 2018 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| L | Sergio Moraes | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders | Feb 3, 2018 | 1 | 129 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Belal Muhammad | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura | Nov 18, 2017 | 0 | 91 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Alex Garcia | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Lee | Jun 25, 2017 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Alex Oliveira | Submission · Rear Naked Choke | 2 | 2:38 | UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum | Mar 11, 2017 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| NC | Alex Oliveira | Other · Knees by Means | 1 | 3:33 | UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey | Dec 30, 2016 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| W | Sabah Homasi | KO/TKO · Punches to Head In Clinch | 2 | 2:56 | UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2 | Aug 20, 2016 | 0 | 71 | 0 | 0 |
| W | John Howard | KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance | 2 | 0:21 | UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant | Dec 10, 2015 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Matt Brown | Submission · Guillotine Choke On Ground | 1 | 4:44 | UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor | Jul 11, 2015 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| W | George Sullivan | Submission · Arm Triangle On Ground | 3 | 3:41 | UFC on FOX: Machida vs Rockhold | Apr 18, 2015 | 1 | 48 | 2 | 1 |
| W | Dhiego Lima | KO/TKO · Punch to Head In Clinch | 1 | 2:17 | UFC 184: Rousey vs Zingano | Feb 28, 2015 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Marcio Alexandre Junior | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Dollaway | Dec 20, 2014 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 0 |
| W | Hernani Perpetuo | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC on FOX: Lawler vs Brown | Jul 26, 2014 | 0 | 85 | 1 | 0 |
| L | Neil Magny | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Brown vs Silva | May 10, 2014 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 1 |
| L | Danny Castillo | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Moraga | Jul 27, 2013 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Jorge Masvidal | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez | Apr 20, 2013 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Justin Salas | KO/TKO · Punches to Head On Ground | 1 | 1:06 | UFC on FX: Johnson vs McCall | Jun 8, 2012 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Bernardo Magalhaes | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC on FUEL TV: Sanchez vs Ellenberger | Feb 15, 2012 | 0 | 83 | 0 | 0 |