Shamil Gaziev vs.
Don'Tale Mayes
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
What the numbers say.
Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.
Who did they actually beat?
Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.
Shamil Gaziev
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.26 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 17 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.3 wins over .500
Don'Tale Mayes
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 8 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.65 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 21 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Shamil Gaziev
Distance 82.2% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 12.0% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 5.8% (norm 9.3%)
Don'Tale Mayes
Distance 91.3% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 6.6% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 2.1% (norm 9.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Shamil Gaziev
Head 84.4% (norm 79.2%) · Body 14.8% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 0.8% (norm 7.6%)
Don'Tale Mayes
Head 72.6% (norm 79.2%) · Body 17.8% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 9.6% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Gaziev L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med | Mayes L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 117 / 295 | 39.7% | 40.1% | 360 / 934 | 38.5% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 32 / 43 | 74.4% | 70.6% | 50 / 68 | 73.5% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 14 / 21 | too few to rate | 70.2% | 11 / 21 | too few to rate | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 116 / 303 | 38.3% | 38.9% | 231 / 743 | 31.1% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 44 / 53 | 83.0% | 76.8% | 121 / 182 | 66.5% | 76.8% |
| To the legs | 3 / 3 | too few to rate | 87.8% | 69 / 98 | 70.4% | 87.8% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Heavyweight: 93 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Gaziev L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs Mayes L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 264 / 478 | 55.2% | 40.7% | 376 / 795 | 47.3% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 15 / 31 | 48.4% | 70.6% | 94 / 125 | 75.2% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 72.0% | 65 / 101 | 64.4% | 72.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 178 / 393 | 45.3% | 38.8% | 323 / 760 | 42.5% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 57 / 72 | 79.2% | 75.1% | 127 / 159 | 79.9% | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 45 / 46 | 97.8% | 84.4% | 85 / 102 | 83.3% | 84.4% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Mayes has more cage time on record.