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UFC Veteran Tim Means Arrested on Child Abuse Charge in New Mexico

Court records describe visible injuries from a dispute at his Tijeras home.

Overview

  • Deputies with the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office responded to Means' Tijeras home Tuesday after a reported dispute involving a 17-year-old.
  • Court records say the teen reported a headbutt and a punch, and deputies noted blood in her nose and red marks on her neck and face.
  • Means told deputies he only tried to restrain her during a verbal argument about chores.
  • He faces one count of abandonment or abuse of a child and was released on his own recognizance, according to MMA Junkie reporting cited by national outlets.
  • Means, 42, is a long-tenured UFC welterweight with a 33-17-1 record who last fought in October 2024.