American professional wrestler and mixed martial arts fighter
Tim Sylvia
Born
Timothy Deane Sylvia (1976-03-05) March 5, 1976 (age 48)[1] Ellsworth, Maine, U.S.
Other names
The Maine-iac
Residence
Keosauqua, Iowa, U.S.[2]
Nationality
American
Height
6 ft 8 in (203 cm)
Weight
265 lb (120 kg; 18 st 13 lb)
Division
Heavyweight (2001–2008, 2011–2015) Super Heavyweight (2009–2011, 2013)
Reach
80 in (200 cm)
Fighting out of
Pleasant Valley, Iowa, U.S.
Team
American Top Team (2013–2015) Miletich Fighting Systems (2001–2009) Team Wolfpack (2009–2012)
Rank
Brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Years active
2001–2015 (MMA)
Mixed martial arts record
Total
42
Wins
31
By knockout
22
By submission
2
By decision
7
Losses
10
By knockout
3
By submission
4
By decision
3
No contests
1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Timothy Deane Sylvia (born March 5, 1976) is an American retired mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter, professional wrestler, and a former two-time UFC Heavyweight Champion. He has competed as a Super Heavyweight and Heavyweight. While he is best known for competing in the UFC, Sylvia has also fought for Affliction, the International Fighting Championships (IFC), and ONE FC.
^"Former UFC champ Sylvia retires from MMA". January 5, 2015.
^Where Are They Now? – Tim Sylvia. UFC. March 26, 2020. 9 minutes in. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021.
the UFC. Wes Sims faced former UFC heavyweight champion TimSylvia at SuperBrawl 38. Sylvia was coming off a title loss against Frank Mir, a fight in...
and is the oldest champion in MMA history with his title victory over TimSylvia at age 43. Couture was born in Everett, Washington, the son of Sharan...
rematch with TimSylvia at UFC 59 on 15 April 2006, Arlovski knocked Sylvia down with a right-hand punch early in the first round. Sylvia was able to protect...
Banned, Emelianenko faced former two-time UFC Heavyweight Champion TimSylvia. Sylvia was coming off a submission loss via guillotine choke at the hands...
in Australia and the UK TimSylvia, American mixed martial arts fighter Colin Sylvia, Australian football player Mount Sylvia, a former name of Xueshan...
Arts event, where he fought former two time UFC Heavyweight Champion TimSylvia. Pudzianowski fractured his metatarsus during the first round and then...
Mandalay Bay Events Center on the Las Vegas Strip. The main event featured TimSylvia and Antônio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira for the UFC Interim World Heavyweight...
face former UFC Heavyweight Champion TimSylvia on 14 August at War on the Mainland but it was discovered that Sylvia broke his foot in his fight with Mariusz...
by knockout at 4:21 of the second round. On June 19, 2004, Mir faced TimSylvia for the vacant UFC Heavyweight Championship at UFC 48: Payback. Referee...
first-round knockout win over former two-time UFC heavyweight champion TimSylvia in 2009. Mercer, being the son of retired Army NCO Raymond Mercer Sr....
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camp. It has been the training camp for fighters such as Matt Hughes, TimSylvia, Jens Pulver, Robbie Lawler, and Jeremy Horn. MFS is widely regarded as...
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65 that the winner of the Vera-Mir fight would face the winner of the TimSylvia-Jeff Monson bout, which was also being held that same night, for the championship...
in MMA. At UFC 48, held on June 19, 2004, Dean refereed a bout between TimSylvia and Frank Mir for the vacant UFC Heavyweight Championship. At 0:50 (50...
Interim championship, which Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira won by defeating TimSylvia. Nogueira and Mir were opposing coaches on The Ultimate Fighter: Team...
The main event was a Heavyweight Championship match between champion TimSylvia and former champion Andrei Arlovski. This was the third time these fighters...
match-up between TimSylvia and Andrei Arlovski for the then-vacant UFC Heavyweight Championship was scheduled for the event, but Sylvia was pulled due...
He used it again to defeat former UFC Heavyweight Champion TimSylvia in 36 seconds. Sylvia tapped out immediately once the choke was sunk in and after...
in. TimSylvia in a match that was dubbed "The Battle of the Giants." McGee lost this fight via TKO in the first round. After the fight, TimSylvia tested...
between former two-time Heavyweight Champion TimSylvia and undefeated Brandon Vera. Before the Vera vs. Sylvia fight, former amateur wrestler and WWE wrestler...
of the early 2000s, such as Jens Pulver, Matt Hughes, Robbie Lawler, TimSylvia, and Jeremy Horn, among others. The Quad City Riverhawks was a PBL (Premier...
first title defense, he was knocked out by 6'8 up and coming striker TimSylvia in the first round, thus losing the belt. Following the end of his UFC...
live on Spike TV in the United States and Canada. The main event between TimSylvia and Assuerio Silva was touted as a match to determine the next contender...
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