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Welterweight
3 Rounds
Tim Means won · S-DEC R3
Elo1356
Elo1492
Tim Means

Marcio Alexandre JuniorvsTim MeansUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Dollaway · Saturday, December 20, 2014Barueri, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Official fight result

Tim Means won

S-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Model Prediction: Tim Means wins(60.9%)

Actual result: Tim Means wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Tim Means at -170 American odds

+$59 profit

$159 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Tim Means has 18pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Marcio Alexandre Junior (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Marcio Alexandre Junior
Red Corner
VS
Tim Means
Blue Corner
+160
(38%)
Vegas Odds
-170
(63%)
1356
Elo
1492
37
Age
42
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
6'0"
Height
6'2"
190.5 cm
Reach
190.5 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Marcio Alexandre JuniorL2 streak
oldest →
L
SUBvs Warlley Alves · May 14
L
vs Court McGee · Dec 15
latest
Tim MeansL2 streak
oldest →
L
vs Max Griffin · Oct 22
L
SUBvs Alex Morono · May 23
W
KOvs Andre Fialho · Sep 23
L
KOvs Uros Medic · Apr 24
L
SUBvs Court McGee · Oct 24
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Marcio Alexandre JuniorMetricTim Means
1.61
Strikes / min
5.04
2.89
Strikes absorbed / min
3.65
42%
Strike defense
60%
0.35
TDs / 15 min
1.14
66%
Takedown defense
64%
0.70
Sub atts / 15 min
0.20
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-1.28Δ 2.67 — meaningful gap+1.39

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1482 vs 1500Strikes8.0 vs 50.8Takedowns0.0 vs 0.7Sub Atts0.00 vs 0.17Form-1.0 vs -0.1
Marcio Alexandre JuniorTim Means

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Marcio Alexandre Junior(3 fights)Tim Means(10 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red -135.8|Blue +135.8
Recent Form
Red -0.9|Blue +0.9
Striker Score
Red -3.0|Blue +3.0
Grappler Score
Red -0.1|Blue +0.1
Layoff
Red +56.0|Blue -56.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Marcio Alexandre JuniorTargetTim Means

By target zone

23
38% acc · 64%
Head
24
57% acc · 56%
9
60% acc · 25%
Body
9
56% acc · 21%
4
80% acc · 11%
Leg
10
100% acc · 23%

By position

25
38% acc · 69%
Distance
34
61% acc · 79%
3
75% acc · 8%
Clinch
3
60% acc · 7%
8
80% acc · 22%
Ground
6
86% acc · 14%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

0
Marcio Alexandre Junior rounds
2
even
1
Tim Means rounds
Round 1Even round
Sig. strikes16
Takedowns0
Control0:07
16Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:07Control
Round 2Even round
Sig. strikes12
Takedowns1
Control1:08
11Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
2:10Control
Round 3Tim Means edged it
Sig. strikes8
Takedowns0
Control0:30
16Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
36 / 80
Sig Strikes
43 / 68
44.3%
Sig Str %
63%
60 / 109
Total Strikes
53 / 79
1 / 4
TDs
1 / 2
16.7%
TD %
50%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
1:45
Ctrl Time
2:17

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Tim Means16 / 2617 / 280 / 10
1Marcio Alexandre Junior16 / 2918 / 310 / 10
2Tim Means11 / 1717 / 231 / 10
2Marcio Alexandre Junior12 / 2633 / 521 / 20
3Tim Means16 / 2519 / 280 / 00
3Marcio Alexandre Junior8 / 259 / 260 / 10

Marcio Alexandre Junior

StanceSouthpaw
Height72.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights3

Tim Means

StanceOrthodox
Height74.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights29