Tim Sylvia

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Born
1974 (51 years old)
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Keosauqua, Iowa, USA

Position
Fighter

Status
Retired

Ethnicity
White

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Height
204 cm

Weight
120 kg

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UFC Heavyweight

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UFC

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Latest Results

					Rise to Power	31 May 13
					Pride of a Nation	31 Aug 12
					UFC 81 Breaking Point	02 Feb 08
					UFC 77 Hostile Territory	20 Oct 07
					UFC 68 The Uprising	03 Mar 07
					UFC 65 Bad Intentions	18 Nov 06
					UFC 61 Bitter Rivals	08 Jul 06
					UFC 59 Reality Check	15 Apr 06
					UFC Fight Night 3	16 Jan 06
					UFC 54 Boiling Point	20 Aug 05
					UFC 51 Super Saturday	05 Feb 05
					UFC 48 Payback	19 Jun 04
					UFC 44 Undisputed	26 Sep 03
					UFC 41 Onslaught	28 Feb 03
					UFC 39 The Warriors Return	27 Sep 02

Description

Timothy Deane Sylvia (born March 5, 1976) is an American retired mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter, professional wrestler, and a former two-time UFC Heavyweight Champion. He has competed as a Super Heavyweight and Heavyweight. While he is best known for competing in the UFC, Sylvia has also fought 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, 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.

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.

Sylvia has a son. In 2010, Sylvia confirmed that he is a police officer in the State of Illinois on a part-time basis (one day a month).

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