Uros Medic vs. Tim Means

UFC 8-3-0 vs. 15-14-0 (1 NC)

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
8-3-0
UFC record
15-14-0 (1 NC)
Welterweight
Division (benchmark)
Welterweight
33
AgeΔ 9 yrs
42
6'1"
HeightΔ 1"
6'2"
71"
ReachΔ 4"
75"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
0.2
Layoff (months)Δ 21.9 mo
22.1
WWWWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Uros Medic carries real power — 3.20 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.38 Welterweight norm.
Uros Medic rarely shoots — 0.36 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.27 Welterweight norm.
Tim Means outworks the Welterweight division — 5.04 sig. strikes landed per minute, vs a 3.17 norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Uros Medic

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 93
Tier 3 — regional circuit 50

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.76 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 17 documented bouts

In the UFC: 6-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.7 wins over .500

Tim Means

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 1514
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 20
Tier 3 — regional circuit 163

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.85 · 17 tier-1/2 wins · 25 finish wins over 52 documented bouts

In the UFC: 8-9 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.3 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2245.31/min · norm 3.17
Sig. strikes landed
14575.04/min · norm 3.17
1493.53/min · norm 3.06
Sig. strikes absorbed
10553.65/min · norm 3.06
58.2%norm 44.9%
Striking accuracy
49.1%norm 44.9%
55.8%norm 55.25%
Striking defense
60.2%norm 55.25%
93.20/15 · norm 0.38
Knockdowns
110.57/15 · norm 0.38

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Uros Medic

Distance 70.9% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 10.1% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 19.0% (norm 8.1%)

Tim Means

Distance 84.1% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 9.1% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 6.8% (norm 8.1%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Uros Medic

Head 75.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 17.9% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 6.2% (norm 8.4%)

Tim Means

Head 74.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 20.0% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 6.0% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Medic L/AAccWelterweight med Means L/AAccWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 143 / 273 52.4% 38.6% 1116 / 2495 44.7% 38.6%
In the clinch 28 / 39 71.8% 67.8% 202 / 270 74.8% 67.8%
On the ground 53 / 73 72.6% 67.2% 139 / 203 68.5% 67.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 153 / 292 52.4% 37.2% 885 / 2197 40.3% 37.2%
To the body 48 / 69 69.6% 70.7% 409 / 594 68.9% 70.7%
To the legs 23 / 24 too few to rate 82.9% 163 / 177 92.1% 82.9%

Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Welterweight: 182 fighters · Welterweight: 182 fighters).

What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man

Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.

Zone vs Medic L/AOpp accWelterweight med vs Means L/AOpp accWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 114 / 280 40.7% 39.0% 899 / 2384 37.7% 39.0%
In the clinch 10 / 15 too few to rate 68.9% 102 / 162 63.0% 68.9%
On the ground 25 / 42 59.5% 68.0% 54 / 107 50.5% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 88 / 251 35.1% 35.6% 733 / 2171 33.8% 35.6%
To the body 31 / 50 62.0% 69.6% 191 / 323 59.1% 69.6%
To the legs 30 / 36 83.3% 82.1% 131 / 159 82.4% 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
150.0% acc · 0.36/15 · norm 1.27
Takedowns landed
2240.0% acc · 1.14/15 · norm 1.27
1055.6% def · norm 63.9%
Takedowns stopped
6864.8% def · norm 63.9%
1:363.8% of cage time · norm 18.5%
Control time
41:1114.3% of cage time · norm 18.5%
12:384:29 per 15 · norm 3:15
Time under control
44:322:18 per 15 · norm 3:15
00.00/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
30.16/15 · norm 0.45

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Means has more cage time on record.