Tim Means (33-17-1, 25) was born in Wilburton, Oklahoma, U.S. on February 20, 1984. At the age of 20 years on March 13, 2004, he made his professional MMA debut against Josh Barlowe, winning the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On February 15, 2012, 27-year old Tim Means made his UFC debut on his 21st professional MMA fight at UFC on Fuel TV: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger against Bernardo Magalhães, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
Means' last fight was a 1st-round submission loss to Court McGee at UFC 307 at age 40 on October 5, 2024. He is on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought 29 times in the UFC, and has a record of 14 wins, 14 losses and 1 no-contest in the promotion.
Some of Tim Means' best fights have been against Cody Pfister, Dhiego Lima, Bobby Green, Justin Salas, Thiago Alves, John Howard and Sabah Homasi.
Means has 17 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
52  | Oct 5, 2024 40 years, 7 months 33-17-1 (25) | 39 years, 9 months 21-13 (10) | UFC | WL | 1 | SUB | LOSS Neck crank |
51  | Apr 27, 2024 40 years, 2 months 33-16-1 (25) | 31 years 9-2 (9) | UFC | WL | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
50  | Sep 23, 2023 39 years, 7 months 33-15-1 (25) | 29 years, 5 months 16-7 (14) | UFC | WL | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches |
49  | May 13, 2023 39 years, 2 months 32-15-1 (24) | 32 years, 8 months 22-8 (12) | UFC | WL | 2 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke |
48  | Oct 29, 2022 38 years, 8 months 32-14-1 (24) | 36 years, 11 months 18-9 (11) | UFC | WL | 3 | SD | LOSS |
47  | Jun 18, 2022 38 years, 3 months 32-13-1 (24) | 29 years, 7 months 22-7 (18) | UFC | WL | 2 | SUB | LOSS Brabo choke |
46  | Jun 26, 2021 37 years, 4 months 32-12-1 (24) | 36 years, 7 months 19-3-1 (9) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
45  | Nov 21, 2020 36 years, 9 months 31-12-1 (24) | 29 years, 2 months 14-6 (11) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
44  | Aug 8, 2020 36 years, 5 months 30-12-1 (24) | 27 years, 5 months 9-2 (7) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
43  | Feb 15, 2020 35 years, 11 months 29-12-1 (24) | 33 years, 1 months 10-1 (9) | UFC | WL | 2 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke |
42  | Dec 7, 2019 35 years, 9 months 29-11-1 (24) | 36 years, 2 months 23-14 (14) | UFC | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
41  | Mar 9, 2019 35 years 28-11-1 (23) | 29 years, 5 months 12-2 (11) | UFC | WL | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches |
40  | Nov 30, 2018 34 years, 9 months 28-10-1 (23) | 35 years, 5 months 13-5 (8) | TUF | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
39  | Feb 3, 2018 33 years, 11 months 27-10-1 (22) | 35 years, 6 months 12-3-1 (8) | UFC | WL | 3 | SD | LOSS |
38  | Nov 19, 2017 33 years, 8 months 27-9-1 (22) | 29 years, 4 months 12-2 (4) | UFC | WL | 3 | SD | LOSS |
37  | Jun 25, 2017 33 years, 4 months 27-8-1 (22) | 29 years, 11 months 14-3 (11) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
36  | Mar 11, 2017 33 years 26-8-1 (22) | 29 years 16-4-1 (13) | UFC | WL | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
35 | Dec 30, 2016 32 years, 10 months 26-7-1 (22) | 28 years, 10 months 16-4-1 (13) | UFC | WL | 1 | NC | NC Illegal knees |
34  | Aug 20, 2016 32 years, 6 months 26-7-1 (22) | 27 years, 10 months 11-5 (10) | UFC | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
33  | Dec 10, 2015 31 years, 9 months 25-7-1 (21) | 32 years, 9 months 23-11 (15) | UFC | WL | 2 | KO | WIN Punch |
32  | Jul 11, 2015 31 years, 4 months 24-7-1 (20) | 34 years, 6 months 19-13 (17) | UFC | WL | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke |
31  | Apr 18, 2015 31 years, 1 months 24-6-1 (20) | 34 years, 1 months 16-3 (11) | UFC | WL | 3 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
30  | Feb 28, 2015 31 years 23-6-1 (19) | 26 years, 1 months 10-2 (7) | UFC | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
29 | Dec 20, 2014 30 years, 10 months 22-6-1 (18) | Márcio Alexandre Jr. | UFC | WL | 3 | SD | WIN |
28  | Jul 26, 2014 30 years, 5 months 21-6-1 (18) | 29 years, 2 months 17-4 (8) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
27  | May 10, 2014 30 years, 2 months 20-6-1 (18) | 26 years, 9 months 9-3 (4) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
26 | Jan 31, 2014 29 years, 11 months 20-5-1 (18) | Artenas Young | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
25  | Sep 13, 2013 29 years, 6 months 19-5-1 (17) | 42 years, 8 months 25-22 (22) | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Elbows and punches | |
24  | Jul 27, 2013 29 years, 5 months 18-5-1 (16) | 33 years, 11 months 15-5 (9) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
23  | Apr 20, 2013 29 years, 2 months 18-4-1 (16) | 28 years, 5 months 23-7 (11) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
22  | Jun 8, 2012 28 years, 3 months 18-3-1 (16) | 30 years, 2 months 10-3 (6) | UFC | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Knee and punches |
21 | Feb 15, 2012 27 years, 11 months 17-3-1 (15) | Bernardo Magalhães | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
20 | Jan 21, 2012 27 years, 11 months 16-3-1 (15) | Tye Brown | KOTC | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches Won KOTC lightweight title |
19 | Nov 19, 2011 27 years, 8 months 15-3-1 (14) | Mario Ramos | KOTC | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
18  | Aug 27, 2011 27 years, 6 months 14-3-1 (13) | 21 years, 1 months 4-2 (2) | KOTC | SLT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke Defended KOTC super-lightweight title |
17 | May 14, 2011 27 years, 2 months 13-3-1 (12) | Cris Leyva | KOTC | SLT | 3 | TKO | WIN Knees and punches Defended KOTC super-lightweight title |
16 | Feb 11, 2011 26 years, 11 months 12-3-1 (11) | Ricky Musgrave | SLT | 3 | KO | WIN Punches | |
15 | Dec 9, 2010 26 years, 9 months 11-3-1 (10) | Dom O'Grady | KOTC | SLT | 5 | SD | WIN Defended KOTC super-lightweight title |
14  | Oct 7, 2010 26 years, 7 months 10-3-1 (10) | 24 years 14-3 (13) | KOTC | SLT | 2 | TKO | WIN Retirement Won KOTC super-lightweight title |
13 | Jul 30, 2010 26 years, 5 months 9-3-1 (9) | Dom O'Grady | KOTC | WL | 3 | UD | DRAW Majority |
12 | May 14, 2010 26 years, 2 months 9-3 (9) | Cody Garlett | KOTC | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
11 | Mar 26, 2010 26 years, 1 months 8-3 (8) | Jaime Jara | KOTC | MD | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke |
10 | Nov 28, 2009 25 years, 9 months 8-2 (8) | John Cronk | KOTC | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
9  | Aug 8, 2009 25 years, 5 months 7-2 (7) | 30 years, 10 months 3-1 (2) | KOTC | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
8 | May 23, 2009 25 years, 3 months 6-2 (6) | Matt Butterfield | KOTC | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Knee |
7 | Mar 7, 2009 25 years 5-2 (5) | Matt Green | KOTC | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
6 | Feb 28, 2009 25 years 4-2 (4) | Brad Nordquist | KOTC | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
5 | Mar 26, 2005 21 years, 1 months 3-2 (3) | July Guiterrez | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
4  | Mar 5, 2005 21 years 2-2 (2) | 28 years, 9 months 11-1 (10) | 1 | SUB | LOSS Triangle choke | ||
3  | Sep 24, 2004 20 years, 7 months 2-1 (2) | 23 years, 9 months 4-5 (2) | 1 | TKO | LOSS Injury | ||
2 | May 1, 2004 20 years, 2 months 2-0 (2) | Nathan Brown | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
1 | Mar 13, 2004 20 years 1-0 (1) | Josh Barlowe | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
