Fighter Profile›Light Heavyweight

Zak Cummings

25-714 UFC

Balanced

Form

· 2W

Inactive

Output Builds Late

High Wear

6'0"ht·75"reach·Southpawstance·41age

Last fightWEd Herman·KO/TKO·R3·3yr ago

Fighter Context

10–4UFC·

2KO

4Sub

4Dec

11.5min/fight

161UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

4–4(8 fights)

50%finish rate

+0.2str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+0.05

Neutral

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.051

Passive

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Average

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

65%

Strong

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Cummings

Distance Striker

Light Heavyweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min2.96

Str. Accuracy35%

494UFC landed/1,375attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

−1.1 vs avg2.91

Str. Defense55%

KD Rate / fight0.57

8UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fightNone on record

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

60%

Body

19%

Leg

21%

By Position

Distance81%

Clinch12%

Ground8%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 114 rounds	Round 211 rounds	Round 39 rounds
Avg. Landed	12	15	18
Avg. Absorbed	13	13	13
Avg. Net	-1	+2	+4

Grappling

Cummings

Control Wrestler

·101s ctrlActive Control

Light Heavyweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.62

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY2.04

TD Accuracy28%

7UFC landed/22attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.60

4UFC wins/7attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense66%

20UFC defended/29opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Holds Ground

Finishing

Finish Rate

60%

Strong Finisher

div avg 64%

How They Lose

4UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO2 / 10

Submission4 / 10

Decision4 / 10

KD → Finish

2/6Moderate

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO0 / 4

Submission1 / 4

Decision3 / 4

Loss Pattern

Outscored

3 of 4 losses by decision

Versatile finisher. 2 KOs and 4 subs across multiple rounds

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

SUB W

SUB L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

13%

1 of 8 rounds won following a lost round

Decision Margin

1.9pts

W3 dec

1.4pts

L3 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

6UD

1SD

0MD

14%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Layoff

Div. change

sig. strikes trending up. Averaging 19 more in second half of career

14 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=14

R2n=11

R3n=9

Outputsig strikes / min

2.6

3.1

3.7

Absorbedsig strikes / min

2.9

2.6

2.8

Diff

-0.3

+0.5

+0.9

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg

Last 8 Fights — Trend

▲Absorbed+23%L3

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Cummings — 14 UFC Fights

Result

Method

14 fights

Ed HermanVeteran

KO/TKO R3 · 4:13Apr '23

+46

·100 SS (57%)·54 abs·198s ctrl·3 kd landed

↵ 32mo layoff

Alessio Di Chirico

U-DEC R3Aug '20

·54 SS (39%)·53 abs·1 kd landed

Omari Akhmedov

U-DEC R3Sep '19

-9

·17 SS (25%)·26 abs·2 td taken

Trevin Giles

SUB R3 · 4:01May '19

·34 SS (34%)·31 abs·0/2 td·26s ctrl·1 kd landed·1 sub att

Trevor Smith

U-DEC R3Dec '18

·56 SS (40%)·54 abs·0/5 td·124s ctrl·1 kd landed

Michel PrazeresVeteran

S-DEC R3May '18

-2

·28 SS (30%)·30 abs·3 td taken·133s ctrl

Nathan Coy

SUB R1 · 4:21Apr '17

·25 SS (35%)·23 abs·1 td taken·11s ctrl·2 sub att

Alexander Yakovlev

SUB R2 · 4:02Nov '16

·24 SS (30%)·18 abs·1 td taken·70s ctrl·1 sub att

Santiago Ponzinibbio

U-DEC R3Aug '16

-23

·35 SS (23%)·58 abs·1/5 td·9s ctrl

Nicolas Dalby

U-DEC R3Apr '16

-1

·56 SS (35%)·57 abs·1/3 td·211s ctrl·1 kd landed·1 sub att

Cummings — Prior Tracked Fights (1)

LTim KennedyStrikeforceSUBR2—

All Fighters

Light Heavyweight

Zak Cummings

25-714 UFC

Form

6'0"ht·75"reach·Southpawstance·41age

Last fightWEd Herman·KO/TKO·3yr ago

Fighter Context

10–4UFC·

2KO

4Sub

4Dec

11.5min/fight

161UFC min

vs. Winning Record4–4

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+0.05

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.051

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

65%

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Cummings

Light Heavyweight avg

Distance Striker

Sig. Strikes / Min2.96

Str. Accuracy35%

494UFC landed/1,375attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

−1.1 vs avg2.91

Str. Defense55%

KD Rate / Fight0.57

8UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / FightNone on record

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

60%

Body

19%

Leg

21%

By Position

Dist81%

Clinch12%

Ground8%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=14	R2 n=11	R3 n=9
Landed	12	15	18
Absorbed	13	13	13
Net	-1	+2	+4

Grappling

Cummings

Light Heavyweight avg

Control Wrestler

101s ctrlActive Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.62

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY2.04

TD Accuracy28%

7UFC landed/22attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.60

4UFC wins/7attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense66%

20UFC defended/29opp. attempts

Sub Defense1 loss / 3 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

60%

Strong Finisher

Win Methods

2KO/TKO

4Sub

4Dec

Loss Methods

0KO/TKO

1Sub

3Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

Sub (W)

Sub (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

13%1 of 8 rounds

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

1.9pts

W3 dec

1.4pts

L3 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

6UD

1SD

0MD

14%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=14

R2n=11

R3n=9

Outputsig strikes / min

2.6

3.1

3.7

Absorbedsig strikes / min

2.9

2.6

2.8

Diff

-0.3

+0.5

+0.9

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Cummings — UFC Fight Log

Ed HermanVeteran

KO/TKO·R3·Apr '23

100 SS (57%)·54 abs·198s ctrl·3 kd

Alessio Di Chirico

U-DEC·R3·Aug '20

54 SS (39%)·53 abs·1 kd

Omari Akhmedov

U-DEC·R3·Sep '19

17 SS (25%)·26 abs·2 td taken

Trevin Giles

SUB·R3·May '19

34 SS (34%)·31 abs·0/2 td·26s ctrl·1 kd·1 sub

Trevor Smith

U-DEC·R3·Dec '18

56 SS (40%)·54 abs·0/5 td·124s ctrl·1 kd

Michel PrazeresVeteran

S-DEC·R3·May '18

28 SS (30%)·30 abs·3 td taken·133s ctrl

Nathan Coy

SUB·R1·Apr '17

25 SS (35%)·23 abs·1 td taken·11s ctrl·2 sub

Alexander Yakovlev

SUB·R2·Nov '16

24 SS (30%)·18 abs·1 td taken·70s ctrl·1 sub

Cummings — Prior Tracked Fights (1)

LTim KennedyStrikeforceSUBR2

Round 114 rounds

Round 211 rounds

Round 39 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-1

n=14

n=11

n=9

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-1