Means vs Garcia

Who won Means vs Garcia?

Tim Means beat Alex Garcia by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night 112, on Sunday 25th June 2017 at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Tim Means.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Means vs Garcia stats

Tim Means stepped into the octagon with a record of 26 wins, 8 losses and 1 draw, 18 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Alex Garcia made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

Tim Means' UFC record stood at 15-12-0, while Alex Garcia's came in at 5-5-0.

The stats suggested Means had a large advantage in power over Garcia, boasting a 69% knock out percentage over Garcia's 43%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Garcia had a large advantage over Means, boasting a 36% submission rate over Means' 15%.

Tim Means was the older man by 4 years, at 40 years old.

Means had a height advantage of 5 inches over Garcia. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Means was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 18 more fights, and made his debut in 2004, 5 years and 5 months earlier than Garcia, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 51 more professional rounds, 95 to Garcia's 44.

Means vs Garcia form

Tim Means had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Mike Perry at UFC 255 on 21st November 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Niko Price at UFC on ESPN+ 4 on 9th March 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at INTRUST Bank Arena, Wichita.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Belal Muhammad at UFC Fight Night 121 on 18th November 2017 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia.

Before that, he had beaten Alex Garcia at UFC Fight Night 112 on 25th June 2017 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, United States.

He had been defeated by Alex Oliveira at UFC Fight Night 106 on 11th March 2017 by submission in the 2nd round at Olympic Training Center, Fortaleza, Brazil.

Activity check

Means' last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 1 month and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

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