Means vs Fialho

Who won Means vs Fialho?

Tim Means beat Andre Fialho by knockout in the 3rd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Fiziev vs Gamrot, on Saturday 23rd September 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

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 Fialho stats

Tim Means stepped into the octagon with a record of 32 wins, 15 losses and 1 draw, 19 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Andre Fialho made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Tim Means' 30th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2012.

Tim Means' UFC record stood at 15-14-0, while Andre Fialho's came in at 2-5-0.

The stats suggested Fialho had a large advantage in power over Means, boasting a 81% knock out percentage over Means' 59%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Means had a slight advantage over Fialho, with a 16% submission rate over Fialho's 6%.

Tim Means was the older man by 10 years, at 41 years old.

Means had a height advantage of 4 inches over Fialho. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Means was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 25 more fights, and made his debut in 2004, 10 years and 4 months earlier than Fialho, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 53 more professional rounds, 97 to Fialho's 44.

Means vs Fialho form

Andre Fialho had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Jake Matthews at UFC 275 on 11th June 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Previous to that, he had won against Cameron VanCamp at UFC 274 on 7th May 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Miguel Baeza at UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Muhammad 2 on 16th April 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had been beaten by Michel Pereira at UFC 270 on 22nd January 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Honda Center, Anaheim.

He had been defeated by Ant nio dos Santos Jr at LFA 92 on 2nd October 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Hartman Arena, Park City, Kansas.

Activity check

Means' last 3 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 4 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 9 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

Fialho's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Means vs Fialho?

Tim Means was a 7/5 (+140) underdog going into the contest, while Andre Fialho made his way into the ring at 29/50 (-170) with oddsmakers.