1276RATING · 265 LB

Don'Tale Mayes

No. 41 at heavyweight. 4–7 (1 NC) in the UFC since 2019.

Career and every weight

Pick a weight to see the rating there, the numbers, and how they compare with that division.

Career

Every UFC fight, at every weight (265 lb). Red is a dominant win (85 or more), blush any other win, grey a loss or draw. Ratings are kept weight by weight, in the other tabs; they do not compare across divisions. Opposition here is each opponent’s standing at their weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year.

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4–7 (1 NC)UFC record
2 of 4Dominant wins
84Average win score
33rdOpposition, percentile
How the wins came2 KO/TKO 0 submission 2 decision
Finish rate50% of wins
Stopped in losses3 of 7
Knockdowns landed2
Average fight time12:15
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min2.8 / 3.5
Sig. strike accuracy41%
Takedowns per 15 min0.8
Control time15% of the fight
Best winAndrei Arlovski rated 1540 at 265 lb going in

Figures cover 11 of 12 fights: no contests and catch-weight bouts are not rated.

Against the division

How Don'Tale Mayes’s UFC career compares with the careers of the 28 fighters on today’s heavyweight board with 5 or more rated UFC fights, every weight counted. 100 is the best. Every heavyweight leaderboard.

Dominant-win rateShare of wins scoring 85+
Needs 8 wins
Average win scoreOut of 100
Needs 5 wins
Toughest oppositionOpponents' average standing at their weight going in, as a percentile
11
33rd
Finish rateWins by KO or submission
Needs 5 wins
Strike differentialLanded minus absorbed, per minute
19
−0.76
Strikes landedSignificant strikes per minute
15
2.77
Hardest to hitFewest significant strikes absorbed per minute
41
3.54
TakedownsLanded per 15 minutes
56
0.78
ControlShare of fight time in control
37
15%
LowestMiddleBest

How the fights went

Every rated UFC fight, every weight. Tap a mark for the fight.

On the clock

2 of 4 wins inside the distance, 0 in round one. Stopped in 3 of 7 losses

When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.

KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Round 1Round 2Round 3WinsLosses
Who they beat, and how

Best win: Andrei Arlovski, rated 1540 at 265 lb. Dominant in 2 of 4 scored wins

Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.

Dominant winWinLoss or draw
0255075100Weakest25th50th75thToughestOpponent’s standing at the weight going in, percentileDOMINANT 85+

265 lb

No. 41 of 50 active men ranked at heavyweight, outside the top 15 board, with a published rating of 1276 across 11 fights at the weight.

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Rating after every fight at 265 lb. The solid line is the published rating, the dashed line the best estimate; the shaded gap between them is still to prove. Tap a point for the fight.
4–7Record at 265 lb
2 of 4Dominant wins
84Average win score
1300Avg opponent rating
How the wins came2 KO/TKO 0 submission 2 decision
Finish rate50% of wins
Stopped in losses3 of 7
Knockdowns landed2
Average fight time12:15
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min2.8 / 3.5
Sig. strike accuracy41%
Takedowns per 15 min0.8
Control time15% of the fight
Best winAndrei Arlovski rated 1540 going in

Against the division

How Don'Tale Mayes’s fights at 265 lb compare with the fights at the weight of the 24 fighters on today’s heavyweight board with 5 or more fights there. 100 is the best.

Dominant-win rateShare of wins scoring 85+
Needs 8 wins
Average win scoreOut of 100
Needs 5 wins
Toughest oppositionOpponents' average standing at their weight going in, as a percentile
13
33rd
Finish rateWins by KO or submission
Needs 5 wins
Strike differentialLanded minus absorbed, per minute
18
−0.76
Strikes landedSignificant strikes per minute
18
2.77
Hardest to hitFewest significant strikes absorbed per minute
41
3.54
TakedownsLanded per 15 minutes
55
0.78
ControlShare of fight time in control
41
15%
LowestMiddleBest

How the fights went

Every rated UFC fight at 265 lb. Tap a mark for the fight.

On the clock

2 of 4 wins inside the distance, 0 in round one. Stopped in 3 of 7 losses

When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.

KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Round 1Round 2Round 3WinsLosses
Who they beat, and how

Best win: Andrei Arlovski, rated 1540 at 265 lb. Dominant in 2 of 4 scored wins

Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.

Dominant winWinLoss or draw
0255075100Weakest25th50th75thToughestOpponent’s standing at the weight going in, percentileDOMINANT 85+

Every UFC fight

12 fights on record, newest first, at every weight. Score is the fight's dominance score out of 100, this fighter first; 85 or more is a dominant win.

DateResultScoreOpponentMethodRoundWeightEvent
3 May 2025Loss16–84Thomas Petersenunanimous decisionR3 5:00HeavyweightUFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo
15 Feb 2025Loss13–87Valter WalkersubmissionR1 1:17HeavyweightUFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Rodrigues
3 Aug 2024Loss19–81Shamil Gazievunanimous decisionR3 5:00HeavyweightUFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov
27 Apr 2024Win79–21Caio Machadounanimous decisionR3 5:00HeavyweightUFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs. Perez
4 Nov 2023Loss23–77Rodrigo Nascimentounanimous decisionR3 5:00HeavyweightUFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis
3 Jun 2023Win89–11Andrei ArlovskiKO/TKOR2 3:17HeavyweightUFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi
25 Feb 2023Loss17–83Augusto Sakaiunanimous decisionR3 5:00HeavyweightUFC Fight Night: Muniz vs. Allen
30 Jul 2022No contest100–0Hamdy AbdelwahaboverturnedR3 5:00HeavyweightUFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2
18 Dec 2021Win92–8Josh ParisianKO/TKOR3 3:26HeavyweightUFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus
14 Nov 2020Win76–24Roque Martinezunanimous decisionR3 5:00HeavyweightUFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Dos Anjos
16 May 2020Loss13–87Rodrigo NascimentosubmissionR2 2:05HeavyweightUFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris
26 Oct 2019Loss4–96Ciryl GanesubmissionR3 4:46HeavyweightUFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren