Arlovski vs Mayes

Who won Arlovski vs Mayes?

Don Tale Mayes beat Andrei Arlovski by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Kara-France vs. Albazi, on Saturday 3rd June 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Arlovski vs Mayes stats

Andrei Arlovski stepped into the octagon with a record of 34 wins, 21 losses and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Don Tale Mayes made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Andrei Arlovski's 42nd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2000. Don Tale Mayes marked his 12th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Andrei Arlovski's UFC record stood at 23-18-0, while Don Tale Mayes' came in at 4-7-0.

The stats suggested Mayes had a slight advantage in power over Arlovski, with a 56% knock out percentage over Arlovski's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Mayes had a slight advantage over Arlovski, with a 11% submission rate over Arlovski's 9%.

Andrei Arlovski was the older man by 13 years, at 46 years old.

Mayes had a height advantage of 3 inches over Arlovski. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Arlovski was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 41 more fights, and made his debut in 1999, 16 years and 9 months earlier than Mayes, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 76 more professional rounds, 130 to Mayes' 54.

Arlovski vs Mayes form

Andrei Arlovski had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Marcos Rogerio de Lima at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen on 29th October 2022 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Jake Collier at UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera on 30th April 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jared Vanderaa at UFC 271 on 12th February 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Toyota Center, Houston.

Before that, he had defeated Carlos Felipe at UFC Vegas 40 on 16th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Chase Sherman at UFC Vegas 24 on 17th April 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Mayes had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been beaten by Shamil Gaziev at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov on 3rd August 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, he had won against Caio Machado at UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs. Perez on 27th April 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Rodrigo Nascimento at UFC Fight Night – Almeida vs. Lewis on 4th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Ibirapuera Gymnasium, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Before that, he had beaten Andrei Arlovski at UFC Fight Night – Kara-France vs. Albazi on 3rd June 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

He had lost to Augusto Sakai at UFC Fight Night – Krylov vs Spann on 25th February 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Don Tale Mayes had been fighting more than Andrei Arlovski.

Going to this contest, Andrei Arlovski had last fought 2 years, 7 months and 29 days ago, while Don Tale Mayes' last outing had been 10 months and 24 days ago.

Arlovski's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Mayes' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Arlovski vs Mayes?

Andrei Arlovski was a 59/50 (+120) underdog going into the contest, while Don Tale Mayes made his way into the ring at 8/11 (-140) with oddsmakers.