Tim Means vs. Jeremiah Wells being finalized for UFC Fight Night 200

The UFC is finalizing a welterweight fight between two power punchers.

Tim Means and Jeremiah Wells will square off Feb. 5 at UFC Fight Night 200, expected to take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and stream on ESPN+.

Three people with knowledge recently informed MMA Junkie of the matchup but asked to remain anonymous as the promotion has yet to make an official announcement.

Means (32-12-1 MMA, 14-9 UFC) enters the bout on a three-fight winning streak with consecutive victories over Laureano Staropoli, Mike Perry, and Nicolas Dalby.

Wells (9-2-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) made an instant impact in his UFC debut when, on short notice, he flattened Warlley Alves unconscious with a brutal second-round knockout.

With the addition, the UFC Fight Night 200 lineup includes:

• Jack Hermansson vs. Sean Strickland
• Marc-Andre Barriault vs. Chidi Njokuani
• Sam Alvey vs. Ian Heinisch
• Phil Rowe vs. Jason Witt
• Jailton Almeida vs. Danilo Marques
• John Castaneda vs. Miles Johns
• Denys Bondar vs. Malcolm Gordon
• Hakeem Dawodu vs. Mike Trizano
• Bryan Battle vs. Tresean Gore
• Nick Maximov vs. Punahele Soriano
• Carlston Harris vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov
• Alexis Davis vs. Julija Stoliarenko
• Tim Means vs. Jeremiah Wells