Tim Means vs. Kevin Holland
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Tim Means
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 15 | 14 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 2 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 16 | 3 |
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
Kevin Holland
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 18 | 12 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.09 · 19 tier-1/2 wins · 23 finish wins over 45 documented bouts
In the UFC: 12-10 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.2 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Tim Means
Distance 84.1% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 9.1% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 6.8% (norm 8.1%)
Kevin Holland
Distance 82.8% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 9.3% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 7.9% (norm 10.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Tim Means
Head 74.0% (norm 78.3%) · Body 20.0% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 6.0% (norm 8.0%)
Kevin Holland
Head 70.1% (norm 78.0%) · Body 14.0% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 15.8% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Means L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Holland L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1116 / 2495 | 44.7% | 38.5% | 962 / 2122 | 45.3% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 202 / 270 | 74.8% | 67.8% | 173 / 238 | 72.7% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 139 / 203 | 68.5% | 67.0% | 153 / 203 | 75.4% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 885 / 2197 | 40.3% | 36.4% | 704 / 1797 | 39.2% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 409 / 594 | 68.9% | 70.7% | 242 / 360 | 67.2% | 71.6% |
| To the legs | 163 / 177 | 92.1% | 83.0% | 342 / 406 | 84.2% | 83.3% |
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: 180 fighters · Middleweight: 178 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 Means L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Holland L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 899 / 2384 | 37.7% | 39.1% | 741 / 1548 | 47.9% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 102 / 162 | 63.0% | 68.9% | 112 / 165 | 67.9% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 54 / 107 | 50.5% | 68.0% | 164 / 319 | 51.4% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 733 / 2171 | 33.8% | 35.6% | 574 / 1442 | 39.8% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 191 / 323 | 59.1% | 69.6% | 250 / 369 | 67.8% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 131 / 159 | 82.4% | 82.2% | 193 / 221 | 87.3% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Means has more cage time on record.