Don'Tale Mayes

“Lord Kong”
OctagonStats Rating 1475
6-8-0
Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height6' 6" (198 cm)
Weight260 lbs. (118 kg)
Reach81" (206 cm)
StanceOrthodox
BornJan 16, 1992
Age34
DivisionHeavyweight
BirthplaceLouisville, Kentucky, U.S.
TeamJackson Wink MMA Academy

Striking & grappling

SLpM3.22
Str. Acc43%
SApM3.61
Str. Def46%
TD Avg0.59
TD Acc38%
TD Def-
Sub Avg0.0

Recent form

L L L W L
Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

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15 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.
Wins by method
4 KO/TKO wins · 0 sub wins · 2 decision wins
Losses by method
1 KO/TKO losses · 3 sub losses · 4 decision losses
Finish rate67%
Times finished50%
StreakL3
Best streak2
Avg fight11:55
Octagon time2h 58m
Opp win%74%
ActiveAug. 29, 2017 – May. 03, 2025 (9y)

Strength of schedule

Ranked opponents faced2
Ranked wins0
Best ranked win-
Based on current UFC rankings — a snapshot, not the ranking at fight time.

Career story

Don'Tale Mayes "Lord Kong" is an 11-9-0 knockout artist (1 NC). 66% of Don'Tale's wins have come inside the distance.

Don'Tale debuted Aug. 29, 2017 vs Allen Crowder (loss). On a 3-fight losing skid. 9 years active (Aug. 29, 2017–May. 03, 2025).

Best wins: Andrei Arlovski (KO/TKO Punch R2, Jun. 03, 2023); Ricardo Prasel (KO/TKO Punch R1, Jul. 16, 2019); Josh Parisian (KO/TKO Elbows R3, Dec. 18, 2021).

Don'Tale O'Neil Mayes (born January 16, 1992) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He competed in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), achieving a 4–7 record, and 1 no contest in the promotion.

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Fight history

DateEventResultMethodRTimeKDStrTDSub
May. 03, 2025UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. FigueiredoL Thomas PetersenU-DEC35:000 03 280 90 1
Feb. 15, 2025UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. RodriguesL Valter WalkerSUB Heel Hook11:170 01 10 10 1
Aug. 03, 2024UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. NurmagomedovL Shamil GazievU-DEC35:000 027 310 20 0
Apr. 27, 2024UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs. PerezW Caio MachadoU-DEC35:001 067 760 00 0
Nov. 04, 2023UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. LewisL Rodrigo NascimentoU-DEC35:000 079 700 00 0
Jun. 03, 2023UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. AlbaziW Andrei ArlovskiKO/TKO Punch23:171 025 240 00 0
Feb. 25, 2023UFC Fight Night: Muniz vs. AllenL Augusto SakaiU-DEC35:000 029 530 10 0
Jul. 30, 2022UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2NC Hamdy AbdelwahabOverturned35:000 147 580 30 0
Dec. 18, 2021UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. DaukausW Josh ParisianKO/TKO Elbows33:260 025 106 00 0
Nov. 14, 2020UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Dos AnjosW Roque MartinezU-DEC35:000 059 581 10 0
May. 16, 2020UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. HarrisL Rodrigo NascimentoSUB Rear Naked Choke22:050 027 320 20 1
Oct. 26, 2019UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. AskrenL Ciryl GaneSUB Heel Hook34:460 132 940 30 1
Jul. 16, 2019DWCS 3.4W Ricardo PraselKO/TKO Punch14:591 039 110 00 0
Jul. 31, 2018DWCS 2.7W Mitchell SipeKO/TKO Punches24:490 098 540 10 0
Aug. 29, 2017DWCS 1.8L Allen CrowderKO/TKO Elbows34:120 017 450 20 1

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.