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·R3·1.0yr 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

45%ile

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

Durability

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

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. Landed	12	15	12
Avg. Absorbed	16	15	19
Avg. Net	-4	0	-7

Grappling

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

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

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

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

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

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

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

Result

Method

12 fights

Thomas Petersen

U-DEC R3May '25

-25

·3 SS (27%)·28 abs·9 td taken

Valter Walker

SUB R1 · 1:17Feb '25

·1 SS (50%)·1 abs·1 td taken

Shamil Gaziev

U-DEC R3Aug '24

-4

·27 SS (47%)·31 abs·0/2 td·2 td taken

Caio Machado

U-DEC R3Apr '24

-9

·67 SS (37%)·76 abs·36s ctrl·1 kd landed

Rodrigo Nascimento

U-DEC R3Nov '23

·79 SS (50%)·70 abs·0/1 td·39s ctrl

Andrei ArlovskiElite

KO/TKO R2 · 3:17Jun '23

·25 SS (29%)·24 abs·0/1 td·1 kd landed

Augusto Sakai

U-DEC R3Feb '23

-24

·29 SS (47%)·53 abs·0/1 td·1 td taken·166s ctrl

Hamdy Abdelwahab

Overturned R3Jul '22

-11

·47 SS (41%)·58 abs·3 td taken·1 kd taken

⚠ Result overturned

Josh Parisian

KO/TKO R3 · 3:26Dec '21

+15

·25 SS (61%)·10 abs·6/8 td·692s ctrl

Roque Martinez

U-DEC R3Nov '20

·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

6'6"ht·81"reach·Orthodoxstance·34age

Last fightLThomas Petersen·U-DEC·1.0yr 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

45%ile

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

Durability

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
Landed	12	15	12
Absorbed	16	15	19
Net	-4	0	-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

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

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

Thomas Petersen

U-DEC·R3·May '25

3 SS (27%)·28 abs·9 td taken

Valter Walker

SUB·R1·Feb '25

1 SS (50%)·1 abs·1 td taken

Shamil Gaziev

U-DEC·R3·Aug '24

27 SS (47%)·31 abs·0/2 td·2 td taken

Caio Machado

U-DEC·R3·Apr '24

67 SS (37%)·76 abs·36s ctrl·1 kd

Rodrigo Nascimento

U-DEC·R3·Nov '23

79 SS (50%)·70 abs·0/1 td·39s ctrl

Andrei ArlovskiElite

KO/TKO·R2·Jun '23

25 SS (29%)·24 abs·0/1 td·1 kd

Augusto Sakai

U-DEC·R3·Feb '23

29 SS (47%)·53 abs·0/1 td·1 td taken·166s ctrl

Hamdy Abdelwahab

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

Round 112 rounds

Round 211 rounds

Round 39 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-4

-7

n=12

n=11

n=9

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-4

-7