Mike Perry vs. Tim Means – Preview & Matchup Analysis

UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez is scheduled to take place on Saturday, November 21, 2020, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Mike “Platinum” Perry will take on Tim “The Dirty Bird” Means in the Welterweight Bout. You can view the full UFC 255 card.

In this post, we will break down Mike Perry vs. Tim Means matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats and more below ⤵

The 33-year-old, Mike Perry is coming in with a 14-6-0 record. Perry will be fighting for the first time since a win via unanimous decision against Mickey Gall at UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Hooker in June.

Means, meanwhile, is coming off a unanimous decision win against Laureano Staropoli on June 27, 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik and holds a 30-12-1 (1 NC) record.

Mike Perry has an orthodox fighting stance with a 71″ reach. The 40-year-old, Tim Means is an orthodox fighter with a 75″ reach. An orthodox fighter stands with their left side forward and jabs with their left hand, the southpaw fighter is the opposite, southpaw stands with their right side forward and jabs with their right hand. In most cases, orthodox fighters are right-handed, if you are left-handed, then you fight southpaw.

Mike Perry:
→ Perry’s striking accuracy is 48%.
→ Perry lands 4.36 significant strikes per minute.
→ Perry’s takedown accuracy is 46%.
→ Perry’s takedown average is 0.66 per 15 minutes.
→ Perry’s takedown defense is 76%.

Perry comes in with 48% striking accuracy, typically landing about 4.36 significant strikes every minute. On the other side, Means fires at 46% accuracy, landing about 4.92 significant strikes per minute. Mike Perry also has a 46% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 0.66 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Means’s 0.98 takedowns and 63% takedown accuracy.

Tim Means:
→ Means’s striking accuracy is 46%.
→ Means lands 4.92 significant strikes per minute.
→ Means’s takedown accuracy is 42%.
→ Means’s takedown average is 0.98 per 15 minutes.
→ Means’s takedown defense is 63%.

Tim spent on average 9:43 minutes in the Octagon and Mike has an average fight time of 10:32 minutes.

This looks like an exciting matchup, at least on paper. UFC 255 is live in , who do you think will win, Mike or Tim? Sound off in the comments.

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