Tim Sylvia
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| Born | Timothy Deane Sylvia March 5, 1976 Ellsworth, Maine, U.S. |
| Other names | The Maine-iac |
| Residence | Bettendorf, Iowa, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Weight | 271 lb (123 kg; 19.4 st) |
| Division |
Heavyweight (2001–2008, 2011–2015) Super Heavyweight (2009–2011, 2013) |
| Reach | 80.0 in (203 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Pleasant Valley, Iowa, U.S. |
| Team | American Top Team (2013-present) 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 | 20 |
| By submission | 4 |
| 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 a retired American mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter, professional wrestler, and former two-time UFC Heavyweight Champion. He has competed as a Super Heavyweight and Heavyweight. While perhaps best known for competing in the UFC, Sylvia has also competed for Affliction, the International Fighting Championships (IFC), and ONE FC.
Sylvia was born and raised in Ellsworth, Maine, attending Ellsworth High School and graduating in 1992. He joined a karate school as a child, and began wrestling in high school. After graduation, he worked construction, community gardening, hanging sheet rock, a bouncer, and painting houses. After high school, he played semi-pro football for three years before becoming interested in MMA, and began to train with Marcus Davis, a fellow bouncer. During this time Sylvia decided to take up boxing and grappling. After training for a year, and winning grappling tournaments, he got the opportunity to fight in a Rhode Island no holds barred amateur event, in which he knocked out his opponent in 17 seconds.
A long time UFC fan, Sylvia and some friends attended UFC 28 in Atlantic City, New Jersey in 2000. In late 2000 Sylvia sold all of his belongings and moved to Bettendorf, Iowa, to train with Team Miletich which had members such as former UFC champions Matt Hughes and Jens Pulver. Sylvia was promoted to a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu on October 31, 2011.
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