Don'Tale Mayes

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Don'Tale Mayes
BornDon'Tale O'Neil Mayes
(1992-01-16) 16 January 1992 (age 33)
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Other namesLord Kong
Height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight264 lb (120 kg; 18 st 12 lb)
Division Heavyweight
Reach81 in (206 cm) [1]
Fighting out of Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
TeamJackson Wink MMA Academy
Years active2016–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total20
Wins11
By knockout6
By submission1
By decision4
Losses8
By knockout1
By submission3
By decision3
By disqualification1
No contests1
Other information
University Ancilla College
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Don'Tale O'Neil Mayes [2] (born January 16, 1992) [3] is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

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Background

Born and raised in Kentucky, Mayes begun training martial arts to discharge his aggression. [4] He initially picked up judo before transitioning to other disciplines as well. [5] In judo he claimed Kansas and Indiana state championships. [5] Mayes attended Ancilla College but did not receive a degree. [4]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Mayes competed as an amateur from 2014 to 2015, compiling an undefeated 8–0 record. [6] Mayes then compiled a 3-1 professional record, winning the Hoosier FC Heavyweight Championship in only his second fight. [7] He was invited to participate in Dana White's Contender Series 8 of Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series. Mayes faced Allen Crowder, losing by technical knockout in the third round. [8] He appeared twice more on the Contender Series, winning both fights by stoppage, earning his UFC contract on the second try. [9]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Don'Tale Mayes made his UFC debut against Ciryl Gane on October 26, 2019, at UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren. He lost the fight by a heel hook in the third round. [10]

Mayes faced Rodrigo Nascimento on May 16, 2020, at UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Harris. He lost the fight via second round rear naked choke. [11]

Mayes faced Roque Martinez on November 14, 2020 UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. dos Anjos. [12] He won the fight via unanimous decision. [13]

Mayes was scheduled to face Tai Tuivasa on March 20, 2021, at UFC on ESPN: Brunson vs. Holland. [14] However, Mayes was removed from the fight during the week leading up to the event for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by promotional newcomer Harry Hunsucker. [15]

Mayes faced Josh Parisian on December 18, 2021, at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus. [16] He won the bout via TKO in the third round. [17]

Mayes was scheduled to face Justin Tafa on July 30, 2022, at UFC 277. [18] Tafa pulled out due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by promotional newcomer Hamdy Abdelwahab on July 18. [19] Mayes lost the back-and-forth fight via split decision. [20] However, the fight was later ruled a no contest after Abdelwahab was suspended by USADA, due to Abdelwahab failing to disclose a history of using Methenolone before joining the UFC and testing positive thereafter. [21]

Mayes faced Augusto Sakai on February 25, 2023, at UFC Fight Night 220. [22] He lost the fight via unanimous decision. [23]

Mayes faced Andrei Arlovski on June 3, 2023, at UFC on ESPN 46. [24] He won the fight via technical knockout in the second round. [25]

Mayes faced Rodrigo Nascimento in a rematch on November 4, 2023, at UFC Fight Night 231. [26] He lost the fight via unanimous decision. [27]

Mayes faced Caio Machado on April 27, 2024, at UFC on ESPN 55. [28] He won the fight by unanimous decision. [29]

Mayes faced Shamil Gaziev on August 3, 2024, at UFC on ABC 7. [30] He lost the fight by unanimous decision. [31]

Mayes faced Valter Walker on February 15, 2025 at UFC Fight Night 251. [32] He lost the fight via a heel hook submission in the first round. [33]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
20 matches11 wins8 losses
By knockout61
By submission13
By decision43
By disqualification01
No contests1
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Loss11–8 (1)Valter WalkerSubmission (heel hook) UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Rodrigues February 15, 202511:17 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss11–7 (1) Shamil Gaziev Decision (unanimous) UFC on ABC: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov August 3, 202435:00 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Win11–6 (1)Caio MachadoDecision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Nicolau vs. Perez April 27, 202435:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss10–6 (1) Rodrigo Nascimento Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis November 4, 202335:00 São Paulo, Brazil
Win10–5 (1) Andrei Arlovski TKO (punches) UFC on ESPN: Kara-France vs. Albazi June 3, 202323:17 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss9–5 (1) Augusto Sakai Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Muniz vs. Allen February 25, 202335:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
NC9–4 (1) Hamdy Abdelwahab NC (overturned) UFC 277 July 30, 202235:00 Dallas, Texas, United StatesOriginally a split decision win for Abdelwahab; overturned after he tested positive for methenolone.
Win9–4 Josh Parisian TKO (elbows) UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus December 18, 202133:26 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win8–4 Roque Martinez Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. dos Anjos November 14, 202035:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss7–4 Rodrigo Nascimento Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Harris May 16, 202022:05 Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Loss7–3 Ciryl Gane Submission (heel hook) UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren October 26, 201934:46 Kallang, Singapore
Win7–2Ricardo PraselTKO (punches) Dana White's Contender Series 20 July 16, 201914:59 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win6–2Nkemdirim OtiSubmission (verbal)V3 Fights 71November 17, 201832:15 Robinsonville, Mississippi, United States
Win5–2Mitchell SipeTKO (punches) Dana White's Contender Series 15 July 31, 201824:49 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win4–2Mohammed UsmanDecision (unanimous)Victory FC 60April 14, 201835:00 Hammond, Indiana, United States
Loss3–2 Allen Crowder TKO (punches and elbows) Dana White's Contender Series 8 August 29, 201734:12 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win3–1Demoreo DennisDecision (unanimous) LFA 9 April 14, 201735:00 Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States
Loss2–1Kenny FredenburgDQ (illegal elbow)RFA 46December 9, 201612:06 Branson, Missouri, United States
Win2–0Arnold AdamsTKO (submission to punches)Hoosier Fight Club 29June 4, 201653:09 Hammond, Indiana, United StatesWon the Hoosier FC Heavyweight Championship.
Win1–0Harry HunsuckerTKO (submission to punches)Hardrock MMA 77February 6, 201612:12 Shepherdsville, Kentucky, United StatesHeavyweight debut.

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See also

References

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  2. ↑ "BoxRec: Don'Tale Mayes". BoxRec.
  3. ↑ "Don'Tale Mayes ("Lord Kong")". Tapology.
  4. 1 2 "Don'Tale Mayes". Ultimate Fighting Championship . 14 September 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  5. 1 2 The MMA Report (August 27, 2017). Don'Tale Mayes on being considered top prospect and people underestimating his ground game – via Youtube.
  6. ↑ "Don'Tale Mayes ("Lord Kong") | MMA Fighter Page".
  7. 1 2 "Top heavyweight prospect Don'Tale Mayes heads to RFA in December – ALL THINGS BRANSON and BRANSON TALK" . Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  8. ↑ Segura, Danny (August 29, 2017). "Dana White Tuesday Night Contender Series 8 results: Allen Crowder, Lauren Mueller, Matt Frevola earn UFC contracts". mmafighting.com. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  9. ↑ ZAC PACLEB (2020-11-10). "DON'TALE MAYES IS STAYING PATIENT WITH HIMSELF". UFC.com. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  10. ↑ "UFC Singapore Results: Ciryl Gane Heel-Hooks Don'tale Mayes for Fifth Straight Win". Cage Side Press. 26 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  11. ↑ McClory, Mike (2020-05-13). "UFC on ESPN 8: Rodrigo Nascimento Discusses Debut Win, Chase Sherman Callout". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
  12. ↑ Nolan King (2020-10-14). "With Philipe Lins out, UFC shifts Don'Tale Mayes onto Nov. 14 card vs. Roque Martinez". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-10-14.
  13. ↑ Anderson, Jay (2020-11-14). "UFC Vegas 14 Results: Don'Tale Mayes Takes Roque Martinez the Distance". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  14. ↑ Farah Hannoun and Nolan King (2021-01-20). "Tai Tuivasa vs. Don'Tale Mayes added to UFC Fight Night on March 20". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  15. ↑ Nolan King and John Morgan (2021-03-17). "Tai Tuivasa gets Harry Hunsucker as new opponent for UFC on ESPN 21". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
  16. ↑ DNA, MMA (2021-09-10). "Josh Parisian treft Don'Tale Mayes op 18 december". MMA DNA. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
  17. ↑ Evanoff, Josh (2021-12-18). "UFC Vegas 45: Don'Tale Mayes Dominates, TKO's Josh Parisian". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
  18. ↑ "UFC 277 adds more heavyweights: Don'Tale Mayes vs. Justin Tafa set". MMA Junkie. 2022-05-13. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
  19. ↑ Nolan King (2022-07-18). "UFC 277 hit with multitude of withdrawals. Here's where the card stands less than two weeks away". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  20. ↑ Bitter, Shawn (2022-07-30). "UFC 277: Hamdy Abdelwahab's Wrestling The Difference Against Active Don'Tale Mayes". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  21. ↑ King, Nolan (2023-02-03). "Hamdy Abdelwahab suspended, has UFC debut win overturned after positive drug test and 'tampering'". MMAjunkie. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
  22. ↑ Guilherme Cruz (2022-12-17). "UFC adds Augusto Sakai vs. Don'Tale Mayes to Feb. 25 event". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
  23. ↑ Dewar, Val (2023-02-25). "UFC Vegas 70: Augusto Sakai Comfortably Beats Lackluster Don'Tale Mayes in Last Minute Co-Main Event". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  24. ↑ Anderson, Jay (2023-05-04). "Andrei Arlovski Hits 40 Fights in UFC, Gets Don'Tale Mayes on June 3". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
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  26. ↑ Raghuwanshi, Vipin (7 August 2023). "Rodrigo Nascimento vs Don'Tale Mayes Rematch Targetted for UFC Nov 4". ITN WWE. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
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  30. ↑ "Morning Report: Daniel Cormier labels Islam Makhachev 'victim of expectation,' says he's not Khabib Nurmagomedov - Fight Announcements". mmafighting.com. 2024-07-08. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
  31. ↑ Val Dewar (2024-08-03). "UFC Abu Dhabi: Shamil Gaziev Rebounds From First Loss, Dominates Don'Tale Mayes". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
  32. ↑ Marina Magomedova (2024-12-14). "Walker to Face Mayes on February 16 at UFC Vegas 102". telecomasia.net. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
  33. ↑ Jay Anderson (2025-02-15). "UFC Vegas 102: Valter Walker Snags Second Straight Heel Hook Sub, Taps Don'Tale Mayes". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
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