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Welterweight
3 Rounds
Tim Means won · U-DEC R3
Elo1492
Tim Means
Elo1368

Tim MeansvsAlex GarciaUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Lee · Sunday, June 25, 2017Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

Official fight result

Tim Means won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupTim Means: Pressure fightervsAlex Garcia: Wrestler

The wrestler can defuse pressure by changing levels and going to the mat.

Model Prediction: Alex Garcia wins(53.3%)

Actual result: Tim Means wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Alex Garcia at +255 American odds

$100 profit

$0 total returned

Tale of the Tape

Tim Means
Red Corner
VS
Alex Garcia
Blue Corner
-310
(76%)
Vegas Odds
+255
(28%)
1492
Elo
1368
42
Age
39
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'2"
Height
5'9"
190.5 cm
Reach
182.88 cm

Recent Form

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

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
Alex GarciaL2 streak
oldest →
L
KOvs Sean Strickland · Feb 16
W
KOvs Mike Pyle · Dec 16
W
SUBvs Muslim Salikhov · Nov 17
L
vs Ryan LaFlare · Apr 18
L
vs Court McGee · Oct 18
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Tim MeansMetricAlex Garcia
5.04
Strikes / min
1.81
3.65
Strikes absorbed / min
3.03
60%
Strike defense
59%
1.14
TDs / 15 min
3.72
64%
Takedown defense
66%
0.20
Sub atts / 15 min
0.10
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.39Δ 2.61 — meaningful gap-1.22

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1547 vs 1538Strikes40.6 vs 22.7Takedowns0.6 vs 3.3Sub Atts0.14 vs 0.00Form-0.1 vs 0.5
Tim MeansAlex Garcia

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Tim Means(10 fights)Alex Garcia(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 +123.3|Blue -123.3
Recent Form
Red -0.5|Blue +0.5
Striker Score
Red +1.6|Blue -1.6
Grappler Score
Red -0.3|Blue +0.3
Layoff
Red -71.0|Blue +71.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Tim MeansTargetAlex Garcia

By target zone

31
24% acc · 48%
Head
26
19% acc · 81%
26
68% acc · 41%
Body
5
45% acc · 16%
7
100% acc · 11%
Leg
1
100% acc · 3%

By position

63
36% acc · 98%
Distance
31
21% acc · 97%
1
100% acc · 2%
Clinch
1
33% acc · 3%
0
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

3
Tim Means rounds
0
even
0
Alex Garcia rounds
Round 1Tim Means edged it
Sig. strikes22
Takedowns0
Control0:01
13Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:18Control
Round 2Tim Means edged it
Sig. strikes19
Takedowns0
Control0:00
9Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:11Control
Round 3Tim Means edged it
Sig. strikes23
Takedowns0
Control0:00
10Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
64 / 174
Sig Strikes
32 / 151
36.3%
Sig Str %
21%
76 / 186
Total Strikes
32 / 151
0 / 0
TDs
0 / 5
TD %
0%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:01
Ctrl Time
0:29

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Alex Garcia13 / 4813 / 480 / 20
1Tim Means22 / 5434 / 660 / 00
2Alex Garcia9 / 489 / 480 / 10
2Tim Means19 / 5819 / 580 / 00
3Alex Garcia10 / 5510 / 550 / 20
3Tim Means23 / 6223 / 620 / 00

Tim Means

StanceOrthodox
Height74.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights29

Alex Garcia

StanceOrthodox
Height69.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights10