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Don'Tale Mayes absorbs 3.6 and lands 3.2 significant strikes per minute. Concedes more than outputs. Negative striking margin.

Don'Tale Mayes's takedown attempts are present but not a primary weapon.

Don'Tale Mayes wins 34% of rounds across 32 scored. Concedes more rounds than wins across fights on record.

Don'Tale Mayes has 0 KO/TKO losses in 7 total UFC losses. Absorbs 0.17 knockdowns per fight. Durability score of 97 out of 99, high for the division.

Don'Tale Mayes finishes 50% of wins by KO/TKO or submission.

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Fighter Profile›Heavyweight
“Lord Kong”

Don'Tale Mayes

11-9 (1 NC)12 UFC
Balanced
Form
· 3L
Declining
Moderate Wear
6'6"ht·81"reach·Orthodoxstance·34age
Last fightLThomas Petersen·U-DEC·R3·1.2yr ago
Fighter Context
4–7UFC1 NC·
2KO
·
0Sub
·
2Dec
·
12.5min/fight
·
179UFC min
vs. Winning-Record Opps
2–5(7 fights)
·
100%finish rate
·
-0.7str diff/min
CQ Key Stats
Striking Differential
-0.39
Deficit
34%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat
0.075
Average
46%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability
97
Ironclad
95%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate
34%
Passive
9%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Don'Tale Mayes — 3.22 significant strikes per minute, 43% striking accuracy, absorbs 3.61 strikes per minute.

Mayes
Distance Striker
Heavyweight avg
Sig. Strikes / Min3.22
Str. Accuracy43%
421UFC landed/1,023attempted
Sig. Absorbed / min
3.61
Str. Defense46%
KD Rate / fight0.17
2UFC knockdowns
KD Absorbed / fight0.17
CQ KO Power
Below Avg36%ile0.48
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
63%
Body
23%
Leg
14%
By Position
Distance75%
/
Clinch14%
/
Ground11%
Sig. Strikes by Round
Round 112 rounds
Round 211 rounds
Round 39 rounds
Avg. Landed121512
Avg. Absorbed161519
Avg. Net-40-7
Grappling

Don'Tale Mayes — 0.6 takedowns per 15 minutes, 38% takedown accuracy, 46% takedown defense.

Mayes
Control Wrestler
·78s ctrlAverage Control
Heavyweight avg
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min0.59
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY1.50
TD Accuracy38%
7UFC landed/15attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00
Defense
TD Defense46%
10UFC defended/32opp. attempts
Sub Defense
Sub Vulnerable
Finishing

Don'Tale Mayes — 4 UFC wins (2 KO/TKO, 2 decision), 50% finish rate.

Finish Rate
50%
Average
div avg 68%
How They Lose
7UFC losses
Win Breakdown
KO / TKO2 / 4
Submission0 / 4
Decision2 / 4
KD → Finish
1/2Moderate
Loss Breakdown
KO / TKO0 / 7
Submission3 / 7
Decision4 / 7
Loss Pattern
Mixed
2 early · 1 late · 4 dec across 7 losses
Finish Round Distribution
Finish WinsFinish LossesR1R2R3
KO/TKO W
SUB L
Cards & Decisions
Recovery Rate
22%
2 of 9 rounds won following a lost round
Decision Margin
1.7pts
W2 dec
3.0pts
L4 dec
field avg 1.95 pts
Decision Types
6UD
·
0SD
·
0MD
Career Trajectory
Win
Loss
D/NC
Elite opp (15+ wins)
Veteran opp (8+ wins)
sig. strikes stable across career. Second-half avg 34 vs 37 first half
0+23+45+68+91avgNC2019202020212022202320242025

12 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
-0.11.32.8R1R2R3
R1n=12
R2n=11
R3n=9
Outputsig strikes / min
2.6
3.2
2.6
Absorbedsig strikes / min
3.5
3.3
4.0
Diff
-0.9
-0.1
-1.4

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg

Last 8 Fights — Trend
KD Abs
▼Absorbed-53%L3
-2%59%121%NCLWLWLLL

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp
Mayes — 12 UFC Fights

Don'Tale Mayes — UFC fight record: 4 wins, 7 losses.

Result
Method
12 fights
L
Thomas Petersen
HW
U-DEC R3May '25
-25
·3 SS (27%)·28 abs·9 td taken
L
Valter Walker
HW
SUB R1 · 1:17Feb '25
0
·1 SS (50%)·1 abs·1 td taken
L
Shamil Gaziev
HW
U-DEC R3Aug '24
-4
·27 SS (47%)·31 abs·0/2 td·2 td taken
W
Caio Machado
HW
U-DEC R3Apr '24
-9
·67 SS (37%)·76 abs·36s ctrl·1 kd landed
L
Rodrigo Nascimento
HW
U-DEC R3Nov '23
+9
·79 SS (50%)·70 abs·0/1 td·39s ctrl
W
Andrei ArlovskiElite
HW
KO/TKO R2 · 3:17Jun '23
+1
·25 SS (29%)·24 abs·0/1 td·1 kd landed
L
Augusto Sakai
HW
U-DEC R3Feb '23
-24
·29 SS (47%)·53 abs·0/1 td·1 td taken·166s ctrl
NC
Hamdy Abdelwahab
HW
Overturned R3Jul '22
-11
·47 SS (41%)·58 abs·3 td taken·1 kd taken
⚠ Result overturned
W
Josh Parisian
HW
KO/TKO R3 · 3:26Dec '21
+15
·25 SS (61%)·10 abs·6/8 td·692s ctrl
W
Roque Martinez
HW
U-DEC R3Nov '20
+1
·59 SS (44%)·58 abs·1/2 td·1 td taken·147s ctrl
Mayes — Prior Tracked Fights (3)
WRicardo PraselDWCSKO/TKOR1Jul 2019
WMitchell SipeDWCSKO/TKOR2Jul 2018
LAllen CrowderDWCSKO/TKOR3Aug 2017
All Fighters
Heavyweight
“Lord Kong”

Don'Tale Mayes

11-9 (1 NC)12 UFC
Form
3L
6'6"ht·81"reach·Orthodoxstance·34age
Last fightLThomas Petersen·U-DEC·1.2yr ago
Fighter Context
4–7UFC1 NC·
2KO
·
0Sub
·
2Dec
·
12.5min/fight
·
179UFC min
vs. Winning Record2–5
CQ Key Stats
Str. Differential
-0.39
34%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat
0.075
46%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability
97
95%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate
34%
9%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking
Mayes
Heavyweight avg
Distance Striker
Sig. Strikes / Min3.22
Str. Accuracy43%
421UFC landed/1,023attempted
Sig. Absorbed / Min
3.61
Str. Defense46%
KD Rate / Fight0.17
2UFC knockdowns
KD Absorbed / Fight0.17
CQ KO Power
Below Avg36%ile0.48
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
63%
Body
23%
Leg
14%
By Position
Dist75%
Clinch14%
Ground11%
Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)
R1
n=12
R2
n=11
R3
n=9
Landed121512
Absorbed161519
Net-40-7
Grappling
Mayes
Heavyweight avg
Control Wrestler
78s ctrlAverage Control
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min0.59
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY1.50
TD Accuracy38%
7UFC landed/15attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00
Defense
TD Defense46%
10UFC defended/32opp. attempts
Sub Defense3 loss / 4 attempts
Finishing
Finish Rate
50%
Average
Win Methods
2KO/TKO
0Sub
2Dec
Loss Methods
0KO/TKO
3Sub
4Dec
Finish Round Distribution
R1
R2
R3
KO (W)
Sub (L)
Cards & Decisions
Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.
22%2 of 9 rounds
Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.
1.7pts
W2 dec
3.0pts
L4 dec
field avg 1.95 pts
Decision Types
6UD
·
0SD
·
0MD
Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.
Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
-0.11.32.8R1R2R3
R1n=12
R2n=11
R3n=9
Outputsig strikes / min
2.6
3.2
2.6
Absorbedsig strikes / min
3.5
3.3
4.0
Diff
-0.9
-0.1
-1.4

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Mayes — UFC Fight Log
|
L
Thomas PetersenHW
U-DEC·R3·May '25
3 SS (27%)·28 abs·9 td taken
L
Valter WalkerHW
SUB·R1·Feb '25
1 SS (50%)·1 abs·1 td taken
L
Shamil GazievHW
U-DEC·R3·Aug '24
27 SS (47%)·31 abs·0/2 td·2 td taken
W
Caio MachadoHW
U-DEC·R3·Apr '24
67 SS (37%)·76 abs·36s ctrl·1 kd
L
Rodrigo NascimentoHW
U-DEC·R3·Nov '23
79 SS (50%)·70 abs·0/1 td·39s ctrl
W
Andrei ArlovskiEliteHW
KO/TKO·R2·Jun '23
25 SS (29%)·24 abs·0/1 td·1 kd
L
Augusto SakaiHW
U-DEC·R3·Feb '23
29 SS (47%)·53 abs·0/1 td·1 td taken·166s ctrl
NC
Hamdy AbdelwahabHW
Overturned·R3·Jul '22
47 SS (41%)·58 abs·3 td taken·1 kd taken
Mayes — Prior Tracked Fights (3)
WRicardo PraselDWCSKO/TKOR1Jul 2019
WMitchell SipeDWCSKO/TKOR2Jul 2018
LAllen CrowderDWCSKO/TKOR3Aug 2017
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