Mayes vs Petersen

When is Mayes vs Petersen?

Don Tale Mayes is set to square off against Thomas Petersen during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 3rd May 2025 at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

The fight is scheduled for 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means the weight limit will be 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Mayes vs Petersen stats

Don Tale Mayes steps into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Thomas Petersen will make his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This will be Don Tale Mayes' 11th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Thomas Petersen will mark his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Don Tale Mayes' UFC record currently stands at 4-6-0, while Thomas Petersen's comes in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggest Petersen has a large advantage in power over Mayes, boasting a 78% knock out percentage over Mayes' 55%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Petersen will have a slight advantage over Mayes, with a 11% submission rate over Mayes' 9%.

Don Tale Mayes is the older man by 33 years, at 33 years old.

Mayes has a height advantage of 5 inches over Petersen. This also extends to a 9-inch reach advantage.

Mayes is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 3 years and 10 months earlier than Petersen, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He has fought 31 more professional rounds, 51 to Petersen's 20.

Mayes vs Petersen form

Mayes has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight, he lost to Valter Walker at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Rodrigues on 15th February 2025 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that 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.

Before that, 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.

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.

Petersen has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he lost to Shamil Gaziev at UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov on 1st February 2025 by knockout in the 1st round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Previous to that, he had defeated Mohammed Usman at UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Jandiroba on 20th July 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Jamal Pogues at UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov on 3rd February 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he was victorious against Richard Foster at LFA 150 on 13th January 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, Prior Lake.

He had won against Kory Moegenburg at LFA 142 on 16th September 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, Prior Lake.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Don Tale Mayes has been fighting more than Thomas Petersen.

Don Tale Mayes last fought 1 month and 13 days ago, while Thomas Petersen's last outing was 1 month and 27 days ago.

Mayes' last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 25 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Petersen's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 12 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Mayes vs Petersen?

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