Thiago Alves vs Tim Means
Thiago Alves is 23-15-0; Tim Means is 33-17-1. Thiago Alves is 1 year older than Tim Means. Tim Means has a 5" · 13 cm reach advantage over Thiago Alves. Tim Means is 4" · 10 cm taller than Thiago Alves. They have met once: Thiago Alves 0, Tim Means 1.
WelterweightMet once
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Style & credentials
Thiago Alves
Muay ThaiBJJ
- —Brown belt · BJJ
- 2021Inaugural BKFC Middleweight ChampionshipBKFC
Tim Means
- 2012KOTC Lightweight ChampionshipKing of the Cage
- 2010KOTC Junior Welterweight Championship (160 lb)King of the Cage
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
56%61%
Head
15%28%
Body
30%11%
Leg
Time in position
Where their significant strikes are thrown
Thiago Alveslast 30 fights
79%12%9%
Tim Meanslast 29 fights
77%14%9%
DistanceClinchGround
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Thiago Alves· incl. 3 fights outside the UFC Tim Means
Strikes landed / min
3.735.04
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Thiago Alves · Good · better than 61% of UFC fightersTim Means · Elite · better than 88% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.423.65
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Thiago Alves · Average · better than 49% of UFC fightersTim Means · Average · better than 42% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.711.14
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Thiago Alves · Below avg · better than 31% of UFC fightersTim Means · Average · better than 49% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
61%40%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Thiago Alves · Elite · better than 89% of UFC fightersTim Means · Average · better than 54% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
63%65%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Thiago Alves · Average · better than 47% of UFC fightersTim Means · Average · better than 52% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.300.20
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Thiago Alves · Average · better than 40% of UFC fightersTim Means · Below avg · better than 31% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1502 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
3.73
Strikes landed / min5.04
3.42
Strikes taken / minfewer is better3.65
0.71 / 1.2
Takedowns landed / 15 min1.14 / 2.8
61%
Takedown accuracy40%
63%
Takedown defence65%
1:09
Control time / fight1:23
0.30
Submission attempts / 15 min0.20
Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
Where the strikes land
Range × target
Thiago Alves30 UFC fights · 1247 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
40%501/1864
9%117/154
29%357/453
Clinch
7%92/170
5%63/71
0%4/5
Ground
9%112/211
0%1/2
0%0/0
Tim Means28 UFC fights · 1395 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
45%633/1803
21%298/464
10%146/158
Clinch
8%112/167
6%84/93
0%3/5
Ground
7%99/155
1%17/20
0%3/3
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
Thiago Alves22 of 38 ended early · 58%16 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
4 early stoppages have no logged time
Tim Means36 of 51 ended early · 71%15 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
7 early stoppages have no logged time
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Thiago Alves1-4
- L
- LUFC 237: Namajunas vs Andrade· May 11, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Oleinik· Sep 15, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- L
Full record · 38 fightsShow less
- W
- L
- L
- W
- WUFC on FOX: Werdum vs Browne· Apr 19, 2014Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- L
- W
- L
- WUFC 124: St-Pierre vs Koscheck· Dec 11, 2010Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- L
- LUFC 100: Lesnar vs Mir II· Jul 11, 2009Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- WOrtiz vs Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter· Oct 10, 2006Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- L
- WDerrick NobleUFC 59: Reality Check· Apr 15, 2006TKO · R1 · 2:54 · Welterweight
- WAnsar ChalangovUFC 56: Full Force· Nov 19, 2005TKO · R1 · 2:25 · Welterweight
- L
- WJeff CoxKOTC: Payback· Feb 25, 2005TKO · R1 · 0:15 · Welterweight
- WJason ChambersIronheart Crown 8· Nov 20, 2004TKO · R1 · 4:57 · Welterweight
- WNuri ShakirAbsolute Fighting Championship· Feb 27, 2004DEC
- LDerrick NobleAbsolute Fighting Championship· Dec 6, 2003Submission
- W
- WMike LittlefieldMass Destruction 12· Aug 16, 2003TKO · R2 · 0:50
- WCarlos PereiraBitetti Combat· Mar 20, 2003TKO
- WFabio HolandaBitetti Combat· Nov 28, 2002DEC
- WWilson BelchoirBrazil Regional· Oct 8, 2001TKO
- L
- L
Tim Means1-4
Full record · 52 fightsShow less
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Gane vs Volkov· Jun 26, 2021Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Oleinik· Aug 8, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Anderson vs Blachowicz· Feb 15, 2020Submission · R2 · 3:37 · Welterweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Rozenstruik· Dec 7, 2019Submission · R1 · 2:38 · Welterweight
- L
- WThe Ultimate Fighter Season 28 Finale: Dos Anjos vs Usman· Nov 30, 2018TKO · R1 · 1:18 · Welterweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Machida vs Anders· Feb 3, 2018Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Werdum vs Tybura· Nov 19, 2017Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs Lee· Jun 25, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Gastelum· Mar 12, 2017Submission · R2 · 2:38 · Welterweight
- NC
- W
- W
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Machida vs Rockhold· Apr 18, 2015Submission · R3 · 3:41 · Welterweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Machida vs Dollaway· Dec 20, 2014Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WUFC on FOX: Lawler vs Brown· Jul 26, 2014Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Brown vs Silva· May 10, 2014Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WArtenas YoungLegacy FC 27· Jan 31, 2014TKO · R1 · 1:38 · Welterweight
- W
- LUFC on FOX: Johnson vs Moraga· Jul 27, 2013Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- LUFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez· Apr 20, 2013Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- W
- WBernardo MagalhaesUFC on FUEL TV: Sanchez vs Ellenberger· Feb 15, 2012Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- WTye BrownKOTC: Total Destruction· Jan 21, 2012TKO · R1 · 0:30 · Lightweight
- WMario RamosKing of the Cage· Nov 19, 2011TKO
- W
- WChris LeyvaKOTC: Fight To Live· May 14, 2011TKO · R3 · 1:28 · Welterweight
- WRicky MusgraveEvolution Combat Sports Championship· Feb 11, 2011TKO
- WDom O'GradyKOTC: Steel· Dec 9, 2010Split Decision · Welterweight
- W
- DDom O'GradyKOTC: Lock Down· Jul 30, 2010DEC · Welterweight
- WCody GarlettKOTC: Honor· May 14, 2010TKO · R1 · 1:17 · Middleweight
- LJaime JaraKOTC: Legacy· Mar 26, 2010Submission · R1 · 2:19 · Middleweight
- WJohn CronkKOTC: Horsepower· Nov 28, 2009Submission · R1 · 0:46 · Middleweight
- WMarcio NavarroKOTC Underground 41· Aug 8, 2009TKO · R1 · 3:53 · Welterweight
- WMatt ButterfieldKOTC Underground 38· May 23, 2009TKO · R1 · 0:04 · Light Heavyweight
- WMatt GreenKOTC: New Breed· Mar 7, 2009TKO · R1 · 0:09 · Middleweight
- WBrad NordquistKOTC Underground 31· Feb 28, 2009TKO · R1 · 2:07 · Welterweight
- WJuly GuiterrezNew Mexico Regional· Mar 26, 2005Submission
- L
- L
- WNathan BrownOklahoma Regional· May 1, 2004TKO
- WJosh BarloweColorado Regional· Mar 13, 2004TKO
Head-to-Head History
Common Opponents
How each fared against the same opponents.
Thiago AlvesTim Means
- LTKO · ROUND 1 · 1:00Sat, Apr 27, 2024WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Nov 21, 2020
- LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, May 11, 2019WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Aug 8, 2020
- WSplit Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Feb 2, 2019LSplit Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Oct 29, 2022
- WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Dec 11, 2010WTKO · ROUND 2 · 0:21Thu, Dec 10, 2015
Frequently asked questions
Have Thiago Alves and Tim Means ever fought?
Yes, once. Most recently at UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Rozenstruik (Sat, Dec 7, 2019), where Tim Means won by Submission.
What are the records of Thiago Alves and Tim Means?
Thiago Alves is 23-15-0 and Tim Means is 33-17-1.
Who has the longer reach, Thiago Alves or Tim Means?
Tim Means has the longer reach: 75" · 191 cm against 70" · 178 cm for Thiago Alves, a 5" · 13 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Thiago Alves or Tim Means?
Tim Means is taller at 6'2" · 188 cm; Thiago Alves stands 5'10" · 178 cm.
Who is older, Thiago Alves or Tim Means?
Thiago Alves is 43 and Tim Means is 42.
Who has more finishes, Thiago Alves or Tim Means?
Thiago Alves has 14 wins inside the distance (13 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission); Tim Means has 25 wins (20 by KO/TKO, 5 by submission).
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