Mayes vs Petersen

Who won Mayes vs Petersen?

Thomas Petersen beat Don Tale Mayes by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 3rd May 2025 at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Thomas Petersen.

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).

Mayes vs Petersen stats

Don Tale Mayes stepped 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 made 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 was Don Tale Mayes' 12th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Thomas Petersen marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Don Tale Mayes' UFC record stood at 4-7-0, while Thomas Petersen's came in at 2-2-0.

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

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

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

Mayes had a height advantage of 5 inches over Petersen. That also extended to a 9-inch reach advantage.

Mayes was 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 had fought 31 more professional rounds, 54 to Petersen's 23.

Mayes vs Petersen form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had 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 had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had 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 activity leading into the fight, Don Tale Mayes had been fighting more than Thomas Petersen.

Going to this contest, Don Tale Mayes had last fought 3 months ago, while Thomas Petersen's last outing had been 3 months and 14 days ago.

Mayes' last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Petersen's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Mayes vs Petersen start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 11:25 PM UTC , which was 7:25 PM EST or 4:25 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:25 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Mayes vs Petersen?

Don Tale Mayes was a 16/1 (+1600) underdog going into the contest, while Thomas Petersen made his way into the ring at 1/100 (-10000) with oddsmakers.