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UFC fighter Tim Means was arrested earlier this week on a child abuse charge in New Mexico, according to online court records.
Means was arrested Wednesday and booked into the Metropolitan Detention Center in Albuquerque. He didn’t appear to have a lawyer listed. Pak Gazette Digital has reached out to UFC for comment.
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Tim Means reacts after his TKO victory over Andre Fialho of Portugal in a welterweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, on September 23, 2023. (Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC/Getty Images)
The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call about a physical altercation at a Tijeras home, the Albuquerque Journal reported, citing a criminal complaint. The alleged victim, a teenage girl, reportedly told dispatchers that the two had been arguing over household chores when he head-butted her.
Means was accused of grabbing the teen in a “strangling matter.” The mixed martial arts artist allegedly became even angrier, throwing a potato at the alleged victim and punching him in the face, according to the newspaper.
Thiago Alves fights Tim Means during UFC Fight Night at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC on December 7, 2019. (Amber Searls/USA TODAY Sports)
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“Let it be known that there were visible hands and red marks on (the teen’s) neck, indicating she was strangled,” according to the complaint. “There was blood on her nose where she was headbutted and several red marks indicated she had been hit on the face and cheek.”
Means, 42, began his MMA career in 2004 and has appeared in King of the Cage, Legacy FC and UFC. He last fought in the UFC in 2024, losing to Court McGee via submission at UFC 307.
Tim Means reacts after a loss to Alex Morono in a welterweight bout during UFC Fight Night at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, on May 13, 2023. (Jim Dedmon/USA TODAY Sports)
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He is scheduled for a status hearing on May 26.
