Fighter Profile›Welterweight

“The Dirty Bird”

Tim Means

33-17-1 (1 NC)30 UFC

Pressure Fighter

Form

· 2L

Layoff Risk

Early Chaos

High Wear

6'2"ht·75"reach·Orthodoxstance·42age

Last fightLCourt McGee·SUB·R1·1.6yr ago

Fighter Context

15–14UFC1 NC·

6KO

2Sub

7Dec

9.6min/fight

289UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

8–10(19 fights)

50%finish rate

+1.9str diff/min

vs. Veteran Opps

1–4(5 fights)

100%finish rate

-0.4str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+1.39

Positive

86%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.152

Average

57%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Ironclad

83%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

60%

Strong

65%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Means

Blitzer

Body Attacker

Welterweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min5.04

Str. Accuracy49%

1,457UFC landed/2,968attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

3.65

Str. Defense60%

KD Rate / fight0.37

11UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.17

CQ KO Power

Average52%ile0.75

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

61%

Body

28%

Leg

11%

By Position

Distance77%

Clinch14%

Ground10%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 130 rounds	Round 221 rounds	Round 315 rounds
Avg. Landed	20	23	24
Avg. Absorbed	17	16	15
Avg. Net	+4	+7	+9

Grappling

Means

Control Wrestler

·82s ctrlAverage Control

Welterweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.14

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY2.85

TD Accuracy40%

22UFC landed/55attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.20

2UFC wins/3attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense64%

68UFC defended/105opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Sub Vulnerable

Finishing

Finish Rate

53%

Average

div avg 53%

How They Lose

14UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO6 / 15

Submission2 / 15

Decision7 / 15

KD → Finish

4/8Moderate

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO2 / 14

Submission6 / 14

Decision6 / 14

Loss Pattern

8 of 14 losses by finish in R1–R2

Fast and versatile. 6 of 8 finishes inside R1-R2, by both KO and submission

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

SUB W

SUB L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

56%

5 of 9 rounds won following a lost round

Decision Margin

1.1pts

W5 dec

0.9pts

L6 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

9UD

4SD

0MD

31%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Div. change

sig. strikes trending up. Averaging 13 more in second half of career

30 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=30

R2n=21

R3n=15

Outputsig strikes / min

4.7

5.5

5.1

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.8

3.1

Diff

+0.8

+1.7

+2.0

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg

Last 8 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▼TD Acc-100%L3

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Means — 30 UFC Fights

Result

Method

30 fights

Court McGeeVeteran

SUB R1 · 3:19Oct '24

-9

·5 SS (38%)·14 abs·1 td taken

Uros Medic

KO/TKO R1 · 2:09Apr '24

·7 SS (41%)·7 abs·0/3 td·78s ctrl·1 kd taken

Andre Fialho

KO/TKO R3 · 1:15Sep '23

+53

·104 SS (73%)·51 abs·0/2 td·1 td taken·171s ctrl·2 kd landed

Alex MoronoVeteran

SUB R2 · 2:09May '23

·40 SS (46%)·33 abs·2/2 td·46s ctrl

Max Griffin

S-DEC R3Oct '22

·47 SS (41%)·42 abs·3/5 td·3 td taken·87s ctrl·1 kd taken

Kevin HollandVeteran

SUB R2 · 1:28Jun '22

-15

·21 SS (46%)·36 abs·2/5 td·90s ctrl

Nicolas Dalby

U-DEC R3Jun '21

-1

·53 SS (57%)·54 abs·1/4 td·483s ctrl

Mike Perry

U-DEC R3Nov '20

+64

·128 SS (67%)·64 abs·0/1 td·1 td taken·39s ctrl

Laureano Staropoli

U-DEC R3Aug '20

+14

·85 SS (58%)·71 abs·2/6 td·367s ctrl·1 kd landed

Daniel Rodriguez

SUB R2 · 3:37Feb '20

-8

·41 SS (43%)·49 abs·1/3 td·11s ctrl·1 kd taken

All Fighters

Welterweight

“The Dirty Bird”

Tim Means

33-17-1 (1 NC)30 UFC

Form

6'2"ht·75"reach·Orthodoxstance·42age

Last fightLCourt McGee·SUB·1.6yr ago

Fighter Context

15–14UFC1 NC·

6KO

2Sub

7Dec

9.6min/fight

289UFC min

vs. Winning Record8–10

vs. Veterans (8+ W)1–4

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+1.39

86%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.152

57%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

83%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

60%

65%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Means

Welterweight avg

BlitzerBody Attacker

Sig. Strikes / Min5.04

Str. Accuracy49%

1,457UFC landed/2,968attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

3.65

Str. Defense60%

KD Rate / Fight0.37

11UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.17

CQ KO Power

Average52%ile0.75

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

61%

Body

28%

Leg

11%

By Position

Dist77%

Clinch14%

Ground10%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=30	R2 n=21	R3 n=15
Landed	20	23	24
Absorbed	17	16	15
Net	+4	+7	+9

Grappling

Means

Welterweight avg

Control Wrestler

82s ctrlAverage Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.14

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY2.85

TD Accuracy40%

22UFC landed/55attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.20

2UFC wins/3attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense64%

68UFC defended/105opp. attempts

Sub Defense6 loss / 8 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

53%

Average

Win Methods

6KO/TKO

2Sub

7Dec

Loss Methods

2KO/TKO

6Sub

6Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Sub (W)

Sub (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

56%5 of 9 rounds

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

1.1pts

W5 dec

0.9pts

L6 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

9UD

4SD

0MD

31%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=30

R2n=21

R3n=15

Outputsig strikes / min

4.7

5.5

5.1

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.8

3.1

Diff

+0.8

+1.7

+2.0

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Means — UFC Fight Log

Court McGeeVeteran

SUB·R1·Oct '24

5 SS (38%)·14 abs·1 td taken

Uros Medic

KO/TKO·R1·Apr '24

7 SS (41%)·7 abs·0/3 td·78s ctrl·1 kd taken

Andre Fialho

KO/TKO·R3·Sep '23

104 SS (73%)·51 abs·0/2 td·1 td taken·171s ctrl·2 kd

Alex MoronoVeteran

SUB·R2·May '23

40 SS (46%)·33 abs·2/2 td·46s ctrl

Max Griffin

S-DEC·R3·Oct '22

47 SS (41%)·42 abs·3/5 td·3 td taken·87s ctrl·1 kd taken

Kevin HollandVeteran

SUB·R2·Jun '22

21 SS (46%)·36 abs·2/5 td·90s ctrl

Nicolas Dalby

U-DEC·R3·Jun '21

53 SS (57%)·54 abs·1/4 td·483s ctrl

Mike Perry

U-DEC·R3·Nov '20

128 SS (67%)·64 abs·0/1 td·1 td taken·39s ctrl

Round 130 rounds

Round 221 rounds

Round 315 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

n=30

n=21

n=15

Landed

Absorbed

Net