Who won Muhammad vs Means?
Belal Muhammad beat Tim Means by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night 121, on Saturday 18th November 2017 at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney.
The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Belal Muhammad.
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).
Muhammad vs Means stats
Belal Muhammad stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Tim Means made his way to the cage with a record of 27 wins, 8 losses and 1 draw, 18 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.
Belal Muhammad's UFC record stood at 14-3-0, while Tim Means' came in at 15-12-0.
The stats suggested Means had a massive power advantage over Muhammad, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Muhammad's 33%.
If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Means had an advantage over Muhammad, with a 15% submission rate over Muhammad's 0%.
Belal Muhammad was the younger man by 4 years, at 36 years old.
Means had a height advantage of 3 inches over Muhammad. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.
Muhammad was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 22 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 8 years and 5 months later than Means, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 16 less professional rounds, 79 to Means' 95.
Muhammad vs Means form
Tim Means had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Nicolas Dalby at UFC Vegas 30 on 26th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.
Previous to that, he had beaten Mike Perry at UFC 255 on 21st November 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.
Going into that contest, 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.
Before that, 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.
He had defeated 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.
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Means' last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.
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