May 3, 2025
Heavyweight Bout
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| Metric | Don'Tale Mayes | Thomas Petersen |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 12 | 4 |
| Experience Gap | 8 | -8 |
| Experience ELO | 995 | 1 046 |
| ELO Change | -35 | +53 |
Thomas Petersen overcame a 8-fight experience disadvantage (4 vs 12 fights), earning a reward for beating the more seasoned veteran Don'Tale Mayes.
| Metric | Don'Tale Mayes | Thomas Petersen |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 950 | 1 003 |
| ELO Change | -20 | +20 |
This was not a title fight, so both fighters received standard ELO adjustments. However, since ELO is a relative system, victories over former champions can have an indirect impact, and Title Fight ELO can differ from Basic ELO.
| Metric | Don'Tale Mayes | Thomas Petersen |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Decision - Unanimous | Decision - Unanimous |
| Last Round | 3 | 3 |
| Time of Finish | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| Win Type ELO | 991 | 1 038 |
| ELO Change | -48 | +48 |
Thomas Petersen earned a clear Decision - Unanimous, receiving full decision bonuses for controlling the fight across all rounds. Of course, a finish would have yielded even greater rewards.
| Metric | Don'Tale Mayes | Thomas Petersen |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 3 | 28 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 11 | 51 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 13 | 105 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 943 | 1 055 |
| ELO Change | -100 | +100 |
Thomas Petersen dominated the striking exchanges with 105 vs 13 total strikes, 28 vs 3 significant strikes, 54.9% vs 27.3% accuracy. Thomas Petersen capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Don'Tale Mayes | Thomas Petersen |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 0 | 9 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 0 | 9 |
| Ground Control Time | 0:00 | 13:49 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 0 | 26 |
| Ground ELO | 811 | 1 116 |
| ELO Change | -58 | +58 |
Thomas Petersen dominated Don'Tale Mayes on the ground with 9 vs 0 takedowns, 13:49 of control time, 26 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses.
| Metric | Don'Tale Mayes | Thomas Petersen |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 77 | 91 |
| Activity ELO | 1 016 | 1 063 |
| ELO Change | -23 | +58 |
Thomas Petersen demonstrated solid activity levels with 91 days since his last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Thomas Petersen capitalized on this activity level, while Don'Tale Mayes's 77-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Don'Tale Mayes | Thomas Petersen |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 0 | 1 |
| Win Streak ELO | 962 | 1 011 |
| ELO Change | -21 | +23 |
Thomas Petersen started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Don'Tale Mayes is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Don'Tale Mayes | Thomas Petersen |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Heavyweight | Heavyweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 949 | 1 003 |
| ELO Change | -20 | +20 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.