Don'Tale Mayes vs. Rodrigo Nascimento
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Don'Tale Mayes
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 8 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.65 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 21 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500
Rodrigo Nascimento
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.99 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 18 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.8 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Don'Tale Mayes
Distance 91.3% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 6.6% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 2.1% (norm 9.3%)
Rodrigo Nascimento
Distance 89.4% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 7.4% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 3.2% (norm 9.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Don'Tale Mayes
Head 72.6% (norm 79.2%) · Body 17.8% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 9.6% (norm 7.6%)
Rodrigo Nascimento
Head 83.4% (norm 79.2%) · Body 10.0% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 6.6% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Mayes L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med | Nascimento L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 360 / 934 | 38.5% | 40.1% | 259 / 593 | 43.7% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 50 / 68 | 73.5% | 70.6% | 37 / 49 | 75.5% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 11 / 21 | too few to rate | 70.2% | 18 / 21 | too few to rate | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 231 / 743 | 31.1% | 38.9% | 224 / 553 | 40.5% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 121 / 182 | 66.5% | 76.8% | 49 / 66 | 74.2% | 76.8% |
| To the legs | 69 / 98 | 70.4% | 87.8% | 41 / 44 | 93.2% | 87.8% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Heavyweight: 93 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Mayes L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs Nascimento L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 376 / 795 | 47.3% | 40.7% | 277 / 548 | 50.5% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 94 / 125 | 75.2% | 70.6% | 68 / 86 | 79.1% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 65 / 101 | 64.4% | 72.0% | 31 / 44 | 70.5% | 72.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 323 / 760 | 42.5% | 38.8% | 237 / 503 | 47.1% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 127 / 159 | 79.9% | 75.1% | 89 / 118 | 75.4% | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 85 / 102 | 83.3% | 84.4% | 50 / 57 | 87.7% | 84.4% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Mayes has more cage time on record.