Sullivan vs Means Result & Stats: Means wins by SUB R3 · UFC Fight Night, Sat, Apr 18, 2015

UFCUFC Fight Night: Machida vs Rockhold

George Sullivan

“The Silencer” · 17-7-0 (1 NC)

RESULT

Submission

ROUND 3 · 3:41

Welterweight3 rounds scheduled

Full card

Tim MeansWIN

“The Dirty Bird” · 33-17-1 (1 NC)

Saturday, April 18, 2015Prudential Center, Newark, United States

Tim Means defeated George Sullivan by Submission in round 3 (3:41) in the Welterweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Rockhold, held Saturday, April 18, 2015 at Prudential Center, Newark.

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The result

Tim MeansWIN

def. George Sullivan

Submission

Round 3 · 3:41

Referee: Keith Peterson
Time format: 3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Who called it

Every forecast, graded against the result

George SullivanTim Means

51%Power Index✗ Missed49%

42%Market · 4 sportsbooks✓ Called it58%

Model opinion, not betting advice. 18+. See the full Power Index

Betting Odds

Average moneyline across 4 sportsbooks.

George Sullivan

+130

43% implied win probability · Open: +111

Tim Means

-154

61% implied win probability · Open: -119

Every sportsbook is in the Odds tab.

What happened

Tim Means dropped George Sullivan once.
Tim Means controlled George Sullivan for 3:46 of the fight.

Tale of the tape

Age

6'0" · 183 cm

Height

6'2" · 188 cm

73" · 185 cm

Reach

75" · 191 cm

Orthodox

Stance

Orthodox

Win Streak

1793

Power Index

1789

5-0

Last 5

4-1

Green marks the edge where one exists: younger, taller, longer, the streak, the higher rating and the better recent form. Record and stance are facts, not edges.

Fight stats: totals

Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts

George SullivanTim Means

Knockdowns

39 / 164

Significant strikes

48 / 130

24%

Sig. strike accuracy

37%

43 / 169

Total strikes

69 / 151

0 / 5

Takedowns

2 / 2

Takedown accuracy

100%

Submission attempts

0:27

Control time

3:46

Where it landed

Significant strikes landed by target in this fight

George SullivanTim Means

2769%

Head

2858%

923%

Body

1225%

38%

Leg

817%

Where it happened

Where the landed significant strikes came from

George Sullivan

87%13%

Tim Means

63%19%19%

DistanceClinchGround

Range × target

Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell

George Sullivan39 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

2626/130

55/18

33/5

Clinch

11/4

44/7

Ground

Tim Means48 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

1515/66

77/25

88/9

Clinch

66/10

33/4

Ground

77/13

22/3

Betting Odds

George Sullivan

+130

43% implied win probability

Open: +111

Tim Means

-154

61% implied win probability

Open: -119

Average moneyline across 4 sportsbooks.

Sportsbook	George Sullivan	Tim Means
Bookmaker	+135	-155
Bovada	+125	-155
Pinnacle	+133	-147
sports-interaction	+125	-160

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Insights

Tim Means lands 5.04 significant strikes a minute, more than 88% of UFC fighters.

Style & credentials

George Sullivan

No background on record

Camp · Pellegrino MMA

Tim Means

2012KOTC Lightweight ChampionshipKing of the Cage
2010KOTC Junior Welterweight Championship (160 lb)King of the Cage

Camp · FIT NHB · Albuquerque, New Mexico, US

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

57%

Head

61%

23%

Body

28%

20%

Leg

11%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

George Sullivanlast 7 fights

56%14%30%

Tim Meanslast 29 fights

77%14%9%

DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

George Sullivan Tim Means

Strikes landed / min

3.535.04

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

George Sullivan · Average · better than 55% of UFC fightersTim Means · Elite · better than 88% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

2.423.65

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

George Sullivan · Good · better than 82% of UFC fightersTim Means · Average · better than 42% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

1.371.14

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

George Sullivan · Average · better than 56% of UFC fightersTim Means · Average · better than 49% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

21%40%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

George Sullivan · Poor · better than 15% of UFC fightersTim Means · Average · better than 54% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

38%65%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

George Sullivan · Poor · better than 12% of UFC fightersTim Means · Average · better than 51% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.700.20

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

George Sullivan · Good · better than 68% of UFC fightersTim Means · Below avg · better than 32% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1490 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

3.53

Strikes landed / min

5.04

2.42

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

3.65

1.37 / 6.5

Takedowns landed / 15 min

1.14 / 2.8

21%

Takedown accuracy

40%

38%

Takedown defence

65%

2:43

Control time / fight

1:23

0.70

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.20

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

George Sullivan6 UFC fights · 178 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

33%58/312

9%16/38

20%36/48

Clinch

2%4/8

9%16/21

1%2/3

Ground

24%42/53

2%3/3

1%1/1

Tim Means28 UFC fights · 1395 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

45%633/1803

21%298/464

10%146/158

Clinch

8%112/167

6%84/93

0%3/5

Ground

7%99/155

1%17/20

0%3/3

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

When it ends

Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended

George Sullivan13 of 19 ended early · 68%6 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

5 early stoppages have no logged time

Tim Means22 of 30 ended early · 73%8 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

7 early stoppages have no logged time

finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended

Recent form · last 5

George Sullivan5-0

W
Igor Araujo
UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Arlovski· Sep 13, 2014
TKO · R2 · 2:31 · Welterweight
W
Mike Rhodes
UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Thomson· Jan 25, 2014
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Jesus Martinez
CFFC 26: Sullivan vs. Martinez· Aug 17, 2013
TKO · R2 · 3:12 · Welterweight
W
Brandon Becker
CFFC 24: Sullivan vs. Becker· May 11, 2013
TKO · R2 · 1:53 · Welterweight
W
Julian Lane
CFFC 19: Sullivan vs. Lane· Feb 2, 2013
TKO · R2 · 2:30 · Welterweight

Full record · 20 fights

W
Tenyeh Dixon
CFFC 16· Aug 24, 2012
Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
W
Greg Soto
CFFC 14· Apr 14, 2012
TKO · R1 · 2:09 · Welterweight
W
Mike Winters
CFFC 12: Pollard vs Soto· Dec 10, 2011
Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
L
Elijah Harshbarger
Ring of Combat 35· Apr 7, 2011
Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
W
Erik Oganov
Ring of Combat 33· Dec 3, 2010
Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
W
James Frier
Ring of Combat 31· Sep 24, 2010
TKO · R1 · 2:24 · Welterweight
W
Tiawan Howard
Ring of Combat 29· Apr 16, 2010
TKO · R2 · 2:31 · Welterweight
W
Al Buck
New Jersey Regional· Feb 6, 2009
TKO
L
Nick Calandrino
New Jersey Regional· Apr 19, 2008
SUB
W
Roberto Concepcion
New Jersey Regional· Oct 20, 2007
TKO
W
David Porter
Ring of Combat 13· Mar 16, 2007
TKO · R1 · 2:08 · Catchweight
L
Marc Stevens
New Jersey Regional· Sep 30, 2006
SUB
NC
Rob Russo
Reality Fighting 13· Aug 5, 2006
NC · R2 · 1:12
W
Anthony D'Angelo
Reality Fighting 12· Apr 29, 2006
Split Decision · Welterweight
W
Gregg Small
Reality Fighting 11· Feb 11, 2006
TKO

Tim Means4-1

W
Dhiego Lima
UFC 184: Rousey vs Zingano· Feb 28, 2015
TKO · R1 · 2:17 · Welterweight
W
Marcio Alexandre Junior
UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Dollaway· Dec 20, 2014
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Hernani Perpetuo
UFC on FOX: Lawler vs Brown· Jul 26, 2014
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
L
Neil Magny
UFC Fight Night: Brown vs Silva· May 10, 2014
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Artenas Young
Legacy FC 27· Jan 31, 2014
TKO · R1 · 1:38 · Welterweight

Full record · 30 fights

W
Pete Spratt
Legacy FC 23· Sep 13, 2013
TKO · R1 · 2:24 · Welterweight
L
Danny Castillo
UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Moraga· Jul 27, 2013
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
L
Jorge Masvidal
UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez· Apr 20, 2013
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Justin Salas
UFC on FX: Johnson vs McCall· Jun 8, 2012
TKO · R1 · 1:06 · Lightweight
W
Bernardo Magalhaes
UFC on FUEL TV: Sanchez vs Ellenberger· Feb 15, 2012
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Tye Brown
KOTC: Total Destruction· Jan 21, 2012
TKO · R1 · 0:30 · Lightweight
W
Mario Ramos
King of the Cage· Nov 19, 2011
TKO
W
Cody Pfister
King of the Cage· Aug 27, 2011
SUB · Welterweight
W
Chris Leyva
KOTC: Fight To Live· May 14, 2011
TKO · R3 · 1:28 · Welterweight
W
Ricky Musgrave
Evolution Combat Sports Championship· Feb 11, 2011
TKO
W
Dom O'Grady
KOTC: Steel· Dec 9, 2010
Split Decision · Welterweight
W
King Green
KOTC: Inferno· Oct 7, 2010
TKO · R2 · 5:00 · Welterweight
D
Dom O'Grady
KOTC: Lock Down· Jul 30, 2010
DEC · Welterweight
W
Cody Garlett
KOTC: Honor· May 14, 2010
TKO · R1 · 1:17 · Middleweight
L
Jaime Jara
KOTC: Legacy· Mar 26, 2010
SUB · R1 · 2:19 · Middleweight
W
John Cronk
KOTC: Horsepower· Nov 28, 2009
SUB · R1 · 0:46 · Middleweight
W
Marcio Navarro
KOTC Underground 41· Aug 8, 2009
TKO · R1 · 3:53 · Welterweight
W
Matt Butterfield
KOTC Underground 38· May 23, 2009
TKO · R1 · 0:04 · Light Heavyweight
W
Matt Green
KOTC: New Breed· Mar 7, 2009
TKO · R1 · 0:09 · Middleweight
W
Brad Nordquist
KOTC Underground 31· Feb 28, 2009
TKO · R1 · 2:07 · Welterweight
W
July Guiterrez
New Mexico Regional· Mar 26, 2005
SUB
L
Spencer Fisher
IFC 22: Eve Of Destruction· Mar 5, 2005
SUB · R1 · 1:44 · Welterweight
L
Luke Caudillo
Ring of Fire· Sep 24, 2004
TKO
W
Nathan Brown
Oklahoma Regional· May 1, 2004
TKO
W
Josh Barlowe
Colorado Regional· Mar 13, 2004
TKO

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Frequently asked questions

Who won George Sullivan vs Tim Means?

Tim Means defeated George Sullivan by Submission in round 3 (3:41) in the Welterweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Rockhold, held Saturday, April 18, 2015 at Prudential Center, Newark.

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