Walker vs Mayes

Who won Walker vs Mayes?

Valter Walker beat Don Tale Mayes by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 15th February 2025 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).

Walker vs Mayes stats

Valter Walker stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Don Tale Mayes made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Valter Walker's 3rd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Don Tale Mayes marked his 11th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Valter Walker's UFC record stood at 2-1-0, while Don Tale Mayes' came in at 4-6-0.

The stats suggested Mayes had a slight advantage in power over Walker, with a 55% knock out percentage over Walker's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Walker had a slight advantage over Mayes, with a 17% submission rate over Mayes' 9%.

Valter Walker was the younger man by 6 years, at 27 years old.

Walker was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 4 years and 7 months later than Mayes, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 20 less professional rounds, 31 to Mayes' 51.

Walker 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 lost to 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 beaten 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 been defeated 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.

Activity check

Walker's last 2 fights had come over a period of 11 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Mayes' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What time did Walker vs Mayes start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 9:25 PM UTC , which was 4:25 PM EST or 1:25 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:25 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Walker vs Mayes?

Valter Walker was a 3/10 (-330) favourite going into the contest, while Don Tale Mayes made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.