Tim Means

“The Dirty Bird”

OctagonStats Rating 1504

15-14-0

Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height6' 2" (188 cm)

Weight170 lbs. (77 kg)

Reach75" (190 cm)

StanceOrthodox

BornFeb 20, 1984

Age42

DivisionWelterweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM5.04

Str. Acc49%

SApM3.65

Str. Def60%

TD Avg1.14

TD Acc40%

TD Def-

Sub Avg0.2

Recent form

L L W L L

Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

30 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.

Wins by method

6 KO/TKO wins · 2 sub wins · 7 decision wins

Losses by method

2 KO/TKO losses · 6 sub losses · 6 decision losses

Finish rate53%

Times finished57%

StreakL2

Best streak4

Avg fight9:38

Octagon time4h 48m

Opp win%67%

ActiveFeb. 15, 2012 – Oct. 05, 2024 (13y)

Strength of schedule

Ranked opponents faced4

Ranked wins0

Best ranked win-

Based on current UFC rankings — a snapshot, not the ranking at fight time.

Bonus awards

Performance of the Night1

Total bonuses1

Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.

Career story

Tim Means "The Dirty Bird" is a 33-17-1 striker (1 NC).

Tim debuted Feb. 15, 2012 vs Bernardo Magalhaes (win). Longest win streak: 4. On a 2-fight losing skid. 13 years active (Feb. 15, 2012–Oct. 05, 2024).

Best wins: Nicolas Dalby (U-DEC R3, Jun. 26, 2021); Hernani Perpetuo (U-DEC R3, Jul. 26, 2014); Marcio Alexandre Junior (S-DEC R3, Dec. 20, 2014).

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Nicolas Dalby

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Fight history

Date	Event	Result	Method	R	Time	KD	Str	TD	Sub
Oct. 05, 2024	UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr.	L Court McGee	SUB Rear Naked Choke	1	3:19	0 0	5 14	0 1	0 1
Apr. 27, 2024	UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs. Perez	L Uros Medic	KO/TKO Punch	1	2:09	0 1	7 7	0 0	0 0
Sep. 23, 2023	UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot	W Andre Fialho	KO/TKO Punches	3	1:15	2 0	104 51	0 1	0 0
May. 13, 2023	UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida	L Alex Morono	SUB Guillotine Choke	2	2:09	0 0	40 33	2 0	0 1
Oct. 29, 2022	UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen	L Max Griffin	S-DEC	3	5:00	0 1	47 42	3 3	0 0
Jun. 18, 2022	UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett	L Kevin Holland	SUB D'Arce Choke	2	1:28	0 0	21 36	2 0	0 1
Jun. 26, 2021	UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov	W Nicolas Dalby	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	53 54	1 0	0 0
Nov. 21, 2020	UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez	W Mike Perry	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	128 64	0 1	0 2
Aug. 08, 2020	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik	W Laureano Staropoli	U-DEC	3	5:00	1 0	85 71	2 0	0 0
Feb. 15, 2020	UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz	L Daniel Rodriguez	SUB Guillotine Choke	2	3:37	0 1	41 49	1 0	0 1
Dec. 07, 2019	UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik	W Thiago Alves	SUB Guillotine Choke	1	2:38	1 0	23 13	0 0	1 0
Mar. 09, 2019	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos	L Niko Price	KO/TKO Punch	1	4:50	0 1	31 32	1 0	0 0
Nov. 30, 2018	The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale	W Ricky Rainey	KO/TKO Punches	1	1:18	0 0	19 6	2 0	0 0
Feb. 03, 2018	UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders	L Sergio Moraes	S-DEC	3	5:00	1 0	129 87	0 0	0 0
Nov. 18, 2017	UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura	L Belal Muhammad	S-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	91 88	0 1	0 0
Jun. 25, 2017	UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Lee	W Alex Garcia	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	64 32	0 0	0 0
Mar. 11, 2017	UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum	L Alex Oliveira	SUB Rear Naked Choke	2	2:38	0 0	9 12	0 6	0 1
Dec. 30, 2016	UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey	NC Alex Oliveira	CNC	1	3:33	0 1	17 6	1 1	0 0
Aug. 20, 2016	UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2	W Sabah Homasi	KO/TKO Punches	2	2:56	0 0	71 33	0 2	0 0
Dec. 10, 2015	UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant	W John Howard	KO/TKO Punch	2	0:21	1 0	37 20	0 3	0 0
Jul. 11, 2015	UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor	L Matt Brown	SUB Guillotine Choke	1	4:44	0 0	16 25	0 1	0 1
Apr. 18, 2015	UFC on FOX: Machida vs Rockhold	W George Sullivan	SUB Arm Triangle	3	3:41	1 0	48 39	2 0	1 0
Feb. 28, 2015	UFC 184: Rousey vs Zingano	W Dhiego Lima	KO/TKO Punch	1	2:17	2 0	23 7	0 0	0 0
Dec. 20, 2014	UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Dollaway	W Marcio Alexandre Junior	S-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	43 36	1 1	0 0
Jul. 26, 2014	UFC on FOX: Lawler vs Brown	W Hernani Perpetuo	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	85 61	1 0	0 0
May. 10, 2014	UFC Fight Night: Brown vs Silva	L Neil Magny	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	30 29	3 4	1 0
Jul. 27, 2013	UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Moraga	L Danny Castillo	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	38 25	0 6	0 0
Apr. 20, 2013	UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez	L Jorge Masvidal	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	43 50	0 6	0 0
Jun. 08, 2012	UFC on FX: Johnson vs McCall	W Justin Salas	KO/TKO Punches	1	1:06	2 0	26 5	0 0	0 0
Feb. 15, 2012	UFC on FUEL TV: Sanchez vs Ellenberger	W Bernardo Magalhaes	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	83 28	0 0	0 0

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.