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Don'Tale Mayes
Don'Tale Mayes
8-4 · USA
VS
Josh Parisian
Josh Parisian
14-4 · USA
December 18, 2021 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
256.5lb
Weigh-in
262.0lb
Don'Tale Mayes def. Josh Parisian by KO/TKO (Elbows), R3 3:26
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Mayes6/143/404:05
Parisian3/60/000:03
R2
Mayes13/151/204:27
Parisian2/20/200:18
R3 · 3:26
Mayes6/122/203:00
Parisian5/80/000:00
Total
Mayes25/416/8011:32
Parisian10/160/200:21

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
MayesWin probabilityParisian
50.2%49.8%
KO / TKO
50%
Submission
15%
Decision
36%
Expected fight time: 8.7 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Mayes, blue toward Parisian. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Mayes50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%45%32%
Submission7%14%5%
Decision21%41%25%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (1550)act 25
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 6
Parisian50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO27%55%15%
Submission8%15%8%
Decision15%30%15%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (1654)act 10
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.2)act 0
Combined totals~76 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R138%
R218%
R38%
Distance36%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Mayes
46.6%+112
Parisian
-11252.1%
Most takedownstie 53.7%
Mayes
19.0%+143
Parisian
-14327.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Mayes
Expected: 36.6
36.5
Over 36.5
39.9%
+151
Under 36.5
60.1%
-151
04692
Parisian
Expected: 39.6
39.5
Over 39.5
39.8%
+151
Under 39.5
60.2%
-151
05099
Takedowns — over/under
Mayes
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
24.1%
+314
Under 0.5
75.9%
-314
035
Parisian
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
31.9%
+214
Under 0.5
68.1%
-214
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 8.7 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Mayes50.2%62.5%−12.3-187
Parisian49.8%37.5%+12.3+155
By method
Mayes by KO/TKO24.9%31.9%−7.0+154
Mayes by submission7.4%4.7%+2.7+1631
Mayes by decision17.8%25.1%−7.3+222
Parisian by KO/TKO24.7%15.2%+9.5+432
Parisian by submission7.4%7.7%−0.3+957
Parisian by decision17.7%15.4%+2.3+426
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds61.6%64.5%−2.9-225
Over 2.5 rds43.9%49.3%−5.4-111
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision35.5%44.0%−8.5+112

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
49.8Striking62.7
Parisian +12.9
28.7Grappling22.9
Mayes +5.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MayesParisian
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1500
Pound-for-pound
1524
1500
Divisional
1524
1502
Striking offense
1508
1492
Striking defense
1492
1485
Grappling offense
1495
1488
Grappling defense
1496
Physical
29 yrs
Age
32 yrs
6'6"
Height
6'4"
81"
Reach
79"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.20
Strikes landed / min
6.43
39%
Strike accuracy
50%
4.99
Strikes absorbed / min
6.33
44%
Strike defense
44%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.41
Takedowns / 15 min
0.50
50%
Takedown accuracy
14%
14%
Takedown defense
50%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
33%
UFC win rate
50%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
33%
Last-5 win rate
50%
0%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
399
Days since last fight
182
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Don'Tale Mayes
  • WRoque MartinezU-DEC R3
    Close -2651y 1mo before
  • LRodrigo NascimentoSUB R2
    Close -1051y 7mo before
  • LCiryl GaneSUB R3
    Close +2652y 2mo before
Josh Parisian
  • WRoque MartinezS-DEC R3
    Close -1556mo before
  • LParker PorterU-DEC R3
    Close -2001y 1mo before
Mayes — win / loss by method
Record: 8-4-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
4 wins, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
1 win, 2 losses
W
13% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
0% of losses
DQ / other
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 2
1 (100%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
7win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (57%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (14%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (29%)Decision(0%) 0
0 (0%)DQ / other(50%) 1
Parisian — win / loss by method
Record: 14-4-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
10 wins, 1 loss
W
71% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
14% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 2 losses
W
14% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (100%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
13win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
10 (77%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
2 (15%)Submission(33%) 1
1 (8%)Decision(33%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Mayes
Parisian
3
UFC fights
2
36.9 min · 12.3 avg
Octagon time
30.0 min · 15.0 avg
10y 6m
Career length
11y 8m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Mayes
Parisian
26W–6L · 81.3%
Overall
25W–13L · 65.8%
15W–6L · 71.4%
Wins
15W–7L · 68.2%
11W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
10W–6L · 62.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Mayes
Parisian
48W–24L · 66.7%
Overall
124W–85L · 59.3%
33W–18L · 64.7%
Wins
67W–57L · 54.0%
15W–6L · 71.4%
Losses
57W–28L · 67.1%
Distance striking
Mayes
Parisian
4.52
Landed / min
10.22
36.8%
Accuracy
44.5%
47.1%
Defense
48.9%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
63.0%
Time at distance
45.0%
Grappling & control
Mayes
Parisian
0.41
Takedowns / 15 min
0.50
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
14.3%
14.3%
Takedown defense
50.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
35.0%
Control share
35.6%
Strike target map
Mayes
  • Head49%(58)div 65%
  • Body27%(32)div 19%
  • Legs24%(28)div 16%
Parisian
  • Head59%(114)div 65%
  • Body33%(64)div 19%
  • Legs8%(15)div 16%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Don'Tale Mayes
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Josh Parisian
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.