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Tim Sylvia "The Maine-iac"

Inactive · age 50 · Orthodox · 6'8" 203 cm · 265 lb 120 kg · reach 80" 203 cm
At a glance
  • 4 successful title defenses
  • 56% of wins by KO/TKO
  • 44% of wins finished in round 1
  • UFC veteran since 2002
Elo rating
1535
Global Elo 1587 ±40
Rank
—
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UFC record
9-4-0
KO 5 · Sub 0 · Dec 4
Streak
-1
Δ90d -11 · Δ1y -11
Last fight
Feb 2, 2008
Loss by Submission · R3
Career at a glance
Octagon time
2h 18m
Avg fight time
10:35
Title fights
5-4
Fights per year
2.4
Since last fight
18y 5mo

Honest Elo history

13 fights · tap & drag
Sep 27, 2002 — W vs Wesley Correira Δ+33Feb 28, 2003 — W vs Ricco Rodriguez Δ+57Sep 26, 2003 — W vs Gan McGee Δ+36Jun 19, 2004 — L vs Frank Mir Δ-46Feb 5, 2005 — L vs Andrei Arlovski Δ-43Aug 20, 2005 — W vs Tra Telligman Δ+14Jan 16, 2006 — W vs Assuerio Silva Δ+14Apr 15, 2006 — W vs Andrei Arlovski Δ+27Jul 8, 2006 — W vs Andrei Arlovski Δ+21Nov 18, 2006 — W vs Jeff Monson Δ+17Mar 3, 2007 — L vs Randy Couture Δ-19Oct 20, 2007 — W vs Brandon Vera Δ+16Feb 2, 2008 — L vs Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira Δ-29 1450147515001525155015751600 200320042005200620072008 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":366.3,"elo":1471,"date":"2002-09-27","opp":"Wesley Correira","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":1,"x":146.7,"y":245.1,"elo":1527,"date":"2003-02-28","opp":"Ricco Rodriguez","result":"W","delta":57},{"i":2,"x":224.1,"y":169.1,"elo":1563,"date":"2003-09-26","opp":"Gan McGee","result":"W","delta":36},{"i":3,"x":322.5,"y":267.1,"elo":1517,"date":"2004-06-19","opp":"Frank Mir","result":"L","delta":-46},{"i":4,"x":407.6,"y":357.9,"elo":1474,"date":"2005-02-05","opp":"Andrei Arlovski","result":"L","delta":-43},{"i":5,"x":479.8,"y":327.7,"elo":1489,"date":"2005-08-20","opp":"Tra Telligman","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":6,"x":534.7,"y":298.4,"elo":1502,"date":"2006-01-16","opp":"Assuerio Silva","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":7,"x":567.5,"y":240.2,"elo":1530,"date":"2006-04-15","opp":"Andrei Arlovski","result":"W","delta":27},{"i":8,"x":598.5,"y":196.2,"elo":1550,"date":"2006-07-08","opp":"Andrei Arlovski","result":"W","delta":21},{"i":9,"x":647.5,"y":160.2,"elo":1567,"date":"2006-11-18","opp":"Jeff Monson","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":10,"x":686.2,"y":200.3,"elo":1548,"date":"2007-03-03","opp":"Randy Couture","result":"L","delta":-19},{"i":11,"x":771.3,"y":165.1,"elo":1565,"date":"2007-10-20","opp":"Brandon Vera","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":12,"x":810,"y":227.8,"elo":1535,"date":"2008-02-02","opp":"Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira","result":"L","delta":-29}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Feb 2, 2008 Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira L -29
Oct 20, 2007 Brandon Vera W +16
Mar 3, 2007 Randy Couture L -19
Nov 18, 2006 Jeff Monson W +17
Jul 8, 2006 Andrei Arlovski W +21

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
56%
5 / 9
Finish rate
KO
5
56% of wins
SUB
0
0% of wins
DEC
4
44% of wins
KO: 5 (56%) 5 Sub: 0 (0%) Dec: 4 (44%) 4
Finishes by round
5 total
R1
4 80%
R2
1 20%
R3
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 585 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
72% Head
  • Head 72%
  • Body 13%
  • Leg 15%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
68% Distance
  • Distance 68%
  • Clinch 23%
  • Ground 9%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
75%
of losses by finish
3 of 4 · usually R1
0 KO/TKO 3 Sub 1 Dec Never been KO'd

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1593
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
4
of 9 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Ricco Rodriguez
Elo 1668 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
6.7
+2.3 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 13 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1500
1529
Notable wins
Ricco Rodriguez 1668 Andrei Arlovski ×2 1630 Brandon Vera 1620

Top heavyweight

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Ciryl Gane IC
#1 · Elo 1691
Alexander Volkov
#2 · Elo 1656
Alex Pereira
#3 · Elo 1655
Tom Aspinall C
#4 · Elo 1654
Sergei Pavlovich
#5 · Elo 1619
Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Tim Sylvia on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.