Gaziev vs Mayes

Who won Gaziev vs Mayes?

Shamil Gaziev beat Don Tale Mayes by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 3rd August 2024 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Shamil Gaziev.

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).

Gaziev vs Mayes stats

Shamil Gaziev stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 8 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 10 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Shamil Gaziev's 4th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Don Tale Mayes marked his 12th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Shamil Gaziev's UFC record stood at 3-1-0, while Don Tale Mayes' came in at 4-7-0.

The stats suggested Gaziev had a slight advantage in power over Mayes, with a 67% knock out percentage over Mayes' 60%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gaziev had an advantage over Mayes, with a 25% submission rate over Mayes' 10%.

Shamil Gaziev was the older man by 2 years, at 35 years old.

Mayes had a height advantage of 2 inches over Gaziev. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Gaziev was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 4 years and 8 months later than Mayes, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 29 less professional rounds, 25 to Mayes' 54.

Gaziev vs Mayes form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, 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.

Previous to that, he had lost to 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, he had been beaten by 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.

He had been defeated by Hamdy Abdelwahab at UFC 277 on 30th July 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Activity check

Mayes' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What time did Gaziev vs Mayes start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 5:40 PM UTC , which was 1:40 PM EST or 10:40 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 6:40 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Gaziev vs Mayes?

Shamil Gaziev was a 33/100 (-300) favourite going into the contest, while Don Tale Mayes made his way into the ring at 12/5 (+240) with oddsmakers.