Tim Sylvia - Net Worth, Age, Height, Birthday, Bio, Wiki!

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Tim Sylvia Biography

Tim Sylvia is one of the most popular and richest MMA Fighter who was born on March 5, 1976 in Ellsworth, Maine, United States. The first loss he suffered was on the 19th of June, 2004, when he was defeated by His first official loss came on June 19, 2004, against Frank Mir..

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, as 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.

Sylvia made his professional MMA debut in 2001 fighting for the IFC. He went on to rack up thirteen consecutive wins with ten knockouts in organizations such as the Hawaii-based SuperBrawl, and Extreme Challenge. In 2002, Sylvia signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship and won a TKO victory over Wesley “Cabbage” Correira at UFC 39 when Correira’s corner threw in the towel. Sylvia then went on to defeat Ricco Rodriguez at UFC 41, winning the UFC heavyweight championship for the first time. Soon after Sylvia defended his title with another quick victory over Gan McGee at UFC 44.

He got married in the course of his professional career and has one son.

In the beginning of his career, the judge imposed an indefinite suspension of six months for the using a banned substance.

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.

Tim Sylvia Net Worth

Tim is one of the richest MMA Fighter from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tim Sylvia's net worth $800 Thousand. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)

He was mostly an MMA fan until he made the decision to sell all his possessions and relocate in Iowa in order to join Team Miletich.

Six months after his loss to Frank Mir, Sylvia returned (a titanium plate had been attached to his forearm) to the UFC in February 2005, taking on Andrei Arlovski to crown an interim UFC heavyweight champion as Mir, while still the nominal UFC champion, had suffered numerous injuries from a motorcycle accident that left him unable to defend his title. Sylvia was knocked to the ground by an overhand right punch, and while on the ground was caught in an Achilles lock and submitted.

On October 20, 2007 at UFC 77, Sylvia defeated Brandon Vera via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–27, 29–28). In the post-fight interview he called out Cheick Kongo to fight for the spot as number one contender for the heavyweight championship belt.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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In May 2005, Sylvia defeated Mike Block in the IFC by TKO, then went on to face MMA veteran Tra Telligman at UFC 54. With one second left in the first round, Sylvia landed a left head kick which knocked out Telligman. Sylvia made his cable television debut next, fighting Assuerio Silva at Ultimate Fight Night 3 on Spike TV, winning a unanimous decision after three rounds in a match that was intended to decide the next number one contender.

Who is Tim Sylvia Dating?

According to our records, Tim Sylvia is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of January 13, 2024, Tim Sylvia’s is not dating anyone.

On March 3, 2007, Sylvia lost the UFC heavyweight championship to former UFC light heavyweight champion and future UFC hall of famer Randy Couture via unanimous decision. The judges all scored the bout 50–45, giving Couture his fifth UFC championship.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Tim Sylvia height 6 ft 8 in Tim weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

At UFC 48 in June 2004, Sylvia returned to face Frank Mir for the vacant UFC Heavyweight Championship; he lost. Early on in the fight Mir trapped Sylvia’s right arm in an armbar submission attempt. As Sylvia tried to escape the hold, Sylvia’s right radius bone snapped about three inches below his elbow. Referee Herb Dean immediately stopped the fight and declared Sylvia unable to continue. Sylvia took exception to the decision and repeatedly claimed his arm was not broken (though the break could be explicitly seen on the slow-motion replay of the fight), even touching it and moving it around to demonstrate. Sylvia was taken to a local hospital where an x-ray revealed that his arm was in fact broken; he then took several months off to recuperate. Afterward, Sylvia said he was glad the referee stopped the fight, thereby saving his arm from further damage.

On March 28, 2008, Sylvia signed with Adrenaline MMA, formerly M-1 Global, to a two-year contract that allowed him to fight for other organizations while under contract with Adrenaline. A few weeks later he was offered to fight Fedor Emelianenko at Affliction Clothing’s inaugural event Affliction: Banned. The fight took place on July 19, 2008, and saw the former Pride Heavyweight Champion dropping Sylvia and taking his back before securing a rear naked choke, forcing Sylvia to submit at 0:36 of the first round.

Facts & Trivia

Tim Ranked on the list of most popular MMA Fighter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Tim Sylvia celebrates birthday on March 5 of every year.

Early in 2008, Sylvia requested and was granted a release from his UFC contract, which still had one fight remaining on it. Sylvia cited unhappiness with pay, desire to face Fedor Emelianenko, the non-exclusive contracts of other organizations, and the opportunity to fight more often as his reasons for leaving.

What happened to Tim Sylvia?

Sylvia suffered the horror injury at UFC 48 where Mir got him in an armbar just 50 seconds into the heavyweight title fight. He refused to tap out by referee Herb Dean called a stop to the bout when he could clearly see the arm was broken.

Where does Tim Sylvia live now?

How much did Tim Sylvia make?

Main-event winner and new WAMMA heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko earned a base salary of $300,000 for his first-round submission victory over Tim Sylvia, who earned $800,000. MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) today received the list of salaries from the California State Athletic Commission.

How old was Tim Sylvia when he fought Randy Couture?

The main event on the UFC 68 card is Tim “The Maine-iac” Sylvia vs Randy “The Natural” Couture. Tim Sylvia stands 6’8″ and weighs in around 265 pounds and is 30 years old. Randy Couture is 6’1″, 205 pounds (probably 10 or 15 heavier for this fight and is 43 years old.

Do MMA fighters have brain damage?

A mixed martial arts fighter suffers a traumatic brain injury in almost a third of professional bouts — far more than the rate of such injuries in hockey, football or even boxing, suggests a new Canadian study.

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