Heavyweight · “Lord Kong”
Don'Tale Mayes
11-9-0 (1 NC) UFC 4-7-0 (1 NC)
6'6"Height
81"Reach
OrthodoxStance
1992-01-16Born
2KO wins
0Sub wins
50.0%Finish rate
12:29Avg fight
Statistical profile
The shape of their game.
Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min2.81
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.57
Striking accuracy41.2%
Striking defense47.6%
Takedowns / 15 min0.7
Takedown accuracy46.7%
Takedown defense31.3%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time13.1%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-2
Striking trend
Output, fight by fight.
Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.
Fight history
Every walk to the cage.
12 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.
L Thomas Petersen 1-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo · 2025-05-03
3/11Sig. strikes
28/51Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Valter Walker 1-1 walk-in Submission · R1 1:17 — UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Rodrigues · 2025-02-15
1/2Sig. strikes
1/3Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Shamil Gaziev 1-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov · 2024-08-03
27/58Sig. strikes
31/46Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Caio Machado 0-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs. Perez · 2024-04-27
67/183Sig. strikes
76/159Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:36Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Rodrigo Nascimento 3-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis · 2023-11-04
79/159Sig. strikes
70/154Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:39Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Andrei Arlovski 23-15 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 3:17 — UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi · 2023-06-03
25/87Sig. strikes
24/56Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:02Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Augusto Sakai 4-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Muniz vs. Allen · 2023-02-25
29/62Sig. strikes
53/95Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
2:46Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
NC Hamdy Abdelwahab 0-0 walk-in Overturned · R3 5:00 — UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 · 2022-07-30
47/116Sig. strikes
58/110Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Josh Parisian 1-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 3:26 — UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus · 2021-12-18
25/41Sig. strikes
10/16Absorbed
6/8Takedowns
11:32Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Roque Martinez 0-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Dos Anjos · 2020-11-14
59/135Sig. strikes
58/111Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
2:27Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Rodrigo Nascimento 0-0 walk-in Submission · R2 2:05 — UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris · 2020-05-16
27/48Sig. strikes
32/52Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:33Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Ciryl Gane 1-0 walk-in Submission · R3 4:46 — UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren · 2019-10-26
32/121Sig. strikes
94/168Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
How the record was built.
Full pro career, from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Don'Tale Mayes) — results only; UFC bouts carry full stats in the fight history above.
Wins by method
KO/TKO
4
Submission
3
Decision
4
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
1
Submission
3
Decision
4
Other
1
No contests: 1
Fights by organization
UFC
12
Dana White's Contender Series
3
V3 Fights
1
Victory FC
1
LFA
1
RFA
1
Hoosier Fight Club
1
Hardrock MMA
1
Full career — 21 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Thomas Petersen | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo
2025-05-03 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Valter Walker | Submission (heel hook) | UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Rodrigues
2025-02-15 |
UFC | 1 | 1:17 |
| L | Shamil Gaziev | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ABC: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov
2024-08-03 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Caio Machado | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Nicolau vs. Perez
2024-04-27 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Rodrigo Nascimento | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis
2023-11-04 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Andrei Arlovski | TKO (punches) | UFC on ESPN: Kara-France vs. Albazi
2023-06-03 |
UFC | 2 | 3:17 |
| L | Augusto Sakai | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Muniz vs. Allen
2023-02-25 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| NC | Hamdy Abdelwahab | NC (overturned) | UFC 277
2022-07-30 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Josh Parisian | TKO (elbows) | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus
2021-12-18 |
UFC | 3 | 3:26 |
| W | Roque Martinez | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. dos Anjos
2020-11-14 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Rodrigo Nascimento | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Harris
2020-05-16 |
UFC | 2 | 2:05 |
| L | Ciryl Gane | Submission (heel hook) | UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren
2019-10-26 |
UFC | 3 | 4:46 |
| W | Ricardo Prasel | TKO (punches) | Dana White's Contender Series 20
2019-07-16 |
Dana White's Contender Series | 1 | 4:59 |
| W | Nkemdirim Oti | Submission (verbal) | V3 Fights 71
2018-11-17 |
V3 Fights | 3 | 2:15 |
| W | Mitchell Sipe | TKO (punches) | Dana White's Contender Series 15
2018-07-31 |
Dana White's Contender Series | 2 | 4:49 |
| W | Mohammed Usman | Decision (unanimous) | Victory FC 60
2018-04-14 |
Victory FC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Allen Crowder | TKO (punches and elbows) | Dana White's Contender Series 8
2017-08-29 |
Dana White's Contender Series | 3 | 4:12 |
| W | Demoreo Dennis | Decision (unanimous) | LFA 9
2017-04-14 |
LFA | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Kenny Fredenburg | DQ (illegal elbow) | RFA 46
2016-12-09 |
RFA | 1 | 2:06 |
| W | Arnold Adams | TKO (submission to punches) | Hoosier Fight Club 29
2016-06-04 |
Hoosier Fight Club | 5 | 3:09 |
| W | Harry Hunsucker | TKO (submission to punches) | Hardrock MMA 77
2016-02-06 |
Hardrock MMA | 1 | 2:12 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Don'Tale Mayes) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.
Division context
Measured against the division.
Versus the Heavyweight average, over 99 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.