Tim Sylvia

Tim “The Maine-iac” Sylvia is the 6ft 8in heavyweight from Ellsworth, Maine, who won the UFC title twice. He knocked out Ricco Rodriguez to become champion in 2003, was stripped after a failed drug test, and won it back from Andrei Arlovski in 2006, beating Arlovski and Jeff Monson in later fights.

Randy Couture outpointed him in 2007, Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira took the interim title from him in 2008, and Fedor Emelianenko knocked him out in 36 seconds on Affliction’s first card. He later fought for ONE FC and smaller promotions. CagePotato covered his weight problems and his never-ending comeback.

Tim Sylvia fact file
Full nameTimothy Deane Sylvia
NicknameThe Maine-iac
Date of birth
Place of birthEllsworth, Maine, USA
Organisations fought in
  • UFC
  • Affliction
  • ONE Championship
  • Pride FC
  • EliteXC
  • Titan FC
  • IFC
Accolades
  • Two-time UFC Heavyweight Champion (three title defences)
  • Most UFC heavyweight title fights (shared, 9)

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