Means vs McGee

Who won Means vs McGee?

Court McGee beat Tim Means by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC 307, on Saturday 5th October 2024 at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City.

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 McGee stats

Tim Means stepped into the octagon with a record of 33 wins, 15 losses and 1 draw, 20 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Court McGee made his way to the cage with a record of 21 wins, 13 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Tim Means' 30th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2012. Court McGee marked his 23rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2010.

Tim Means' UFC record stood at 15-14-0, while Court McGee's came in at 11-12-0.

The stats suggested Means had a massive power advantage over McGee, boasting a 61% knock out percentage over McGee's 24%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested McGee had a slight advantage over Means, with a 24% submission rate over Means' 15%.

Tim Means was the older man by 1 year, at 41 years old.

Means had a height advantage of 3 inches over McGee. Despite this, McGee had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Means was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made his debut in 2004, 3 years earlier than McGee, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 11 more professional rounds, 97 to McGee's 86.

Means vs McGee form

Tim Means had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Uros Medic at UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs. Perez on 27th April 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Andre Fialho at UFC Fight Night – Fiziev vs Gamrot on 23rd September 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Alex Morono at UFC Fight Night – Rozenstruik vs. Almeida on 13th May 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Spectrum Center, Charlotte.

Before that, he had been defeated by Max Griffin at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen on 29th October 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had lost to Kevin Holland at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett on 18th June 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Moody Center, Austin.

Court McGee had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been beaten by Alex Morono at UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Curtis 2 on 6th April 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by Matt Brown at UFC Fight Night – Rozenstruik vs. Almeida on 13th May 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Spectrum Center, Charlotte.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Jeremiah Wells at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett on 18th June 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Moody Center, Austin.

Before that, he had beaten Ramiz Brahimaj at UFC Fight Night on 15th January 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Claudio Silva at UFC Vegas 27 on 22nd May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Tim Means had been fighting more than Court McGee.

Going to this contest, Tim Means had last fought 10 months and 14 days ago, while Court McGee's last outing had been 11 months and 7 days ago.

Means' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

McGee's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What time did Means vs McGee start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 10:00 PM UTC , which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Means vs McGee?

Tim Means was a 53/100 (-190) favourite going into the contest, while Court McGee made his way into the ring at 81/50 (+160) with oddsmakers.