• UFC 307(10/5/24) Means was submitted by Court McGee via rear-naked choke at 3:19 of the first round
• UFC on ESPN(4/27/24) Means was stopped by Uros Medic via strikes at 2:09 of the first round
• UFC Fight Night(9/23/23) Means stopped Andre Fialho via strikes at 1:15 of the third round
• UFC on ABC(5/13/23) Means was submitted by Alex Morono via guillotine choke at 2:09 of the second round
• UFC Fight Night(10/29/22) Means lost a three round split decision to Max Griffin
• UFC on ESPN(6/18/22) Means was submitted by Kevin Holland via D’Arce choke at 1:28 of the second round
• UFC Fight Night(6/26/21) Means won a three round unanimous decision over Nicolas Dalby
• UFC 255(11/21/20) Means won a three round unanimous decision over Mike Perry
• UFC Fight Night(8/8/20) Means won a three round unanimous decision over Laureano Staropoli
• UFC Fight Night(2/15/20) Means was submitted by Daniel Rodriguez via guillotine choke at 3:37 of the second round
• UFC on ESPN(12/7/19) Means submitted Thiago Alves via guillotine choke at 2:38 of the first round
• UFC Fight Night(3/9/19) Means was knocked out by Niko Price at 4:50 of the first round
• TUF 28 Finale(11/30/18) Means stopped Ricky Rainey via strikes at 1:18 of the first round
• UFC Fight Night(2/3/18) Means lost a three round split decision to Sergio Moraes
• UFC Fight Night (11/19/17) Means lost a three round split decision to Belal Muhammad
• UFC Fight Night(6/25/17) Means won a three round unanimous decision over Alex Garcia
• UFC Fight Night(3/11/17) Means was submitted by Alex Oliveira via rear naked choke at 2:38 of the second round
• UFC 207(12/30/16) Means’ fight with Alex Oliveira was ruled a no contest at 3:33 of the first round when Oliveira couldn’t continue due to an accidental foul
• UFC 202(8/20/16) Means stopped Sabah Homasi via strikes at 2:56 of the second round
• UFC Fight Night(12/10/15) Means knocked out John Howard at :21 of the second round
• UFC 189(7/11/15) Means was submitted by Matt Brown via guillotine choke at 4:44 of the first round
• UFC on FOX(4/18/15) Means submitted George Sullivan via arm triangle choke at 3:41 of the third round
• UFC 184(2/28/15) Means stopped Dhiego Lima via strikes at 2:17 of the first round
• UFC Fight Night(12/20/14) Means won a three round split decision over Marcio Alexandre
• UFC on FOX(7/26/14) Means won a three round unanimous decision over Hernani Perpetuo
• UFC Fight Night(5/10/14) Means lost a three round unanimous decision to Neil Magny
• UFC on FOX(7/27/13) Means lost a three round unanimous decision to Danny Castillo
• UFC on FOX(4/20/13) Means lost a three round unanimous decision to Jorge Masvidal
• UFC on FX(6/8/12) Means stopped Justin Salas via strikes at 1:06 of the first round
• UFC on FUEL TV(2/15/12) Means won a three round unanimous decision over Bernardo Magalhaes
BIO
FIGHTS
STATS
UFC HISTORY & CAREER
IMPORTANT FACTS
Pro since 2004
20 wins by KO, five by submission (3 RNC, arm triangle, guillotine)
Has won five of his last 10
First two losses came against UFC vets Spencer Fisher and Luke Caudillo
After going 3-2 in first five fights, took four-year hiatus from the sport. 30-14-1, 1 NC since his return
26th UFC appearances at welterweight (13-11, 1 NC)
Origin of nickname: “I dyed my hair for an amateur fight a teammate said I looked like a dirty bird. The name stuck.”
Q & A
Q: When and why did you start training for fighting?
ANSWER:
Coach Vaughn got me started when I was about 18 years old. I was a scrappy little kid, and he was helping me stay away from the bad crowd and keeping me out of trouble - New Mexico can be a tough place to grow up.
Q: Training
ANSWER:
A typical day of training is getting the work done as smart and efficient as possible.
Q: What ranks and titles have you held?
ANSWER:
KOTC champion at lightweight, welterweight, super welterweight.
Q: Do you have any heroes?
ANSWER:
My coach Tom Vaughn, My family.
Q: What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC?
ANSWER:
It means everything, it has been a long and hard struggle to get here, and now I am just going to show why I belong to stay here. It means all my hard work has paid off, and that all the people who believed in me were right and I want to make all of them proud.
Q: What was your job before you started fighting?
ANSWER:
I have worked construction, now I help coach little kids at the gym.
Q: Favorite grappling technique:
ANSWER:
Rear Naked Choke
Q: Favorite Striking technique:
ANSWER:
Flying Knee
LOSS
Means
Means
VS
McGee
LOSS
Means
Means
VS
Medic
WIN
Means
Means
VS
Fialho
LOSS
Means
Means
VS
Morono
LOSS
Means
Means
VS
Griffin
LOSS
Means
Means
VS
Holland
WIN
Means
Means
VS
Dalby
WIN
Means
Means
VS
Perry
WIN
Means
Means
VS
Staropoli
LOSS
Means
Means
VS
Rodriguez
WIN
Means
Means
VS
Alves
LOSS
Means
Means
VS
Price
WIN
Means
Means
VS
Rainey
LOSS
Means
Means
VS
Moraes
LOSS
Means
Means
VS
Muhammad
WIN
Means
Means
VS
Garcia
LOSS
Means
Means
VS
Oliveira
LOSS
Means
Means
VS
Oliveira
WIN
Means
Means
VS
Homasi
WIN
Means
Means
VS
Howard
LOSS
Means
Means
VS
Brown
WIN
Means
Means
VS
Sullivan
WIN
Means
Means
VS
Lima
WIN
Means
Means
VS
Junior
WIN
Means
Means
VS
Perpetuo
LOSS
Means
Means
VS
Magny
LOSS
Means
Means
VS
Castillo
LOSS
Means
Means
VS
Masvidal
WIN
Means
Means
VS
Salas
WIN
Means
Means
VS
Magalhaes
STRIKING ANALYSIS
STRIKING ACCURACY49%
STRIKING DEFENSE60%
LANDED/MIN
5.04
STRIKES PER MINUTEABSORBED/MIN
3.65
STRIKES ABSORBED PER MINUTEGRAPPLING & WRESTLING
TAKEDOWN ACCURACY40%
TAKEDOWN DEFENSE64%
TAKEDOWNS/FIGHT
1.14
15 MIN AVERAGESUBMISSIONS/FIGHT
0.2
15 MIN AVERAGEGENERAL ANALYSIS
UFC RECORD
15 W - 14 L
ACTIVE STREAK
-2 Losses
WIN BREAKDOWN
Knockout (KO)6
Submission2
Decision7
LOSS BREAKDOWN
Knockout (KO)2
Submission6
Decision6
FIGHTING STYLE
Striker
STANCE
Orthodox
UFC DEBUT
Feb. 15, 2012
