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UFC fighter Tim Means was arrested earlier this week on a charge of child abuse in New Mexico, according to online court records.
Means was arrested Wednesday and booked into the Metropolitan Detention Center in Albuquerque. He did not appear to have a lawyer listed. Pakinomist Digital reached out to the 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, Nev., on Sept. 23, 2023. (Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC/Getty Images)
The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call about a physical altercation at a home in Tijeras, the Albuquerque Journal reported, citing a criminal complaint. The alleged victim, a teenager, reportedly told dispatchers the two had been in an argument over chores when he hit her in the head.
Means was accused of grabbing the teenager in a “choke case.” The mixed martial artist allegedly became angrier, threw a potato at the alleged victim and punched her 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 hand and red marks on (the teenager’s) neck, indicating that she was strangled,” according to the complaint. “There was blood on and in her nose where she was headbutted and several red marks indicated she was hit on the face and cheek.”
Means, 42, started his MMA career in 2004 and has appeared in King of the Cage, Legacy FC and the 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, NC on May 13, 2023. (Jim Dedmon/USA TODAY Sports)
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He is scheduled for a status hearing on 26 May.
