UFC welterweight Tim Means facing child abuse charge after allegedly headbutting, punching daughter

Means has fought more than 30 times in the UFC Octagon
According to the criminal complaint obtained by the Albuquerque Journal , after Means and his daughter began arguing about chores, Means head-butted the 17-year-old.

According to the child, Means continued to argue with her before choking her, throwing a potato at her and punching her in the face.

"Let it be known that there were visible hand and red marks on (the teen's) neck, indicating she was strangled," the complaint states, according to Albuquerque Journal's reporting.

"There was blood on and in her nose where she was head-butted and several red marks indicated she was hit in the face and on her cheek."
Means, who is also a wrestling coach at Moriarty High School, now faces an open count of child abuse.

Means made his UFC debut in February 2012.

After winning his first two fights in the Octagon, Means lost back-to-back fights and returned to the regional scene, winning two more fights before returning to the UFC in September 2013.

He has since fought 32 times in his second stint on the UFC roster.

Means' most recent fight came in October 2024, though he has not announced his retirement and is still listed as a member of the UFC roster on the promotion's official website.