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Zak Cummings

Inactive · age 41 · Southpaw · 6'0" 183 cm · 185 lb 84 kg · reach 75" 191 cm
At a glance
  • 60% of wins by KO or submission
  • 30% of wins finished in round 1
  • UFC veteran since 2013
Elo rating
1560
Global Elo 1600 ±31
Rank
—
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UFC record
10-4-0
KO 2 · Sub 4 · Dec 4
Streak
+2
Δ90d -21 · Δ1y -21
Last fight
Apr 15, 2023
Win by KO · R3
Career at a glance
Octagon time
2h 41m
Avg fight time
11:32
Bonuses
2
Fights per year
1.5
Since last fight
3y 2mo

Honest Elo history

14 fights · tap & drag
Aug 28, 2013 — W vs Ben Alloway Δ+33May 10, 2014 — W vs Yan Cabral Δ+28Jul 19, 2014 — L vs Gunnar Nelson Δ-31Jul 25, 2015 — W vs Dominique Steele Δ+30Apr 10, 2016 — W vs Nicolas Dalby Δ+26Aug 6, 2016 — L vs Santiago Ponzinibbio Δ-18Nov 19, 2016 — W vs Alexander Yakovlev Δ+15Apr 15, 2017 — W vs Nathan Coy Δ+14May 19, 2018 — L vs Michel Prazeres Δ-16Dec 15, 2018 — W vs Trevor Smith Δ+13May 18, 2019 — W vs Trevin Giles Δ+17Sep 7, 2019 — L vs Omari Akhmedov Δ-18Aug 29, 2020 — W vs Alessio Di Chirico Δ+12Apr 15, 2023 — W vs Ed Herman Δ+15 14251450147515001525155015751600 20152017201920212023 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":323.9,"elo":1472,"date":"2013-08-28","opp":"Ben Alloway","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":1,"x":142.2,"y":272.5,"elo":1500,"date":"2014-05-10","opp":"Yan Cabral","result":"W","delta":28},{"i":2,"x":156.5,"y":328.8,"elo":1469,"date":"2014-07-19","opp":"Gunnar Nelson","result":"L","delta":-31},{"i":3,"x":232.5,"y":273.6,"elo":1500,"date":"2015-07-25","opp":"Dominique Steele","result":"W","delta":30},{"i":4,"x":285.7,"y":225.9,"elo":1526,"date":"2016-04-10","opp":"Nicolas Dalby","result":"W","delta":26},{"i":5,"x":309.9,"y":258,"elo":1508,"date":"2016-08-06","opp":"Santiago Ponzinibbio","result":"L","delta":-18},{"i":6,"x":331.4,"y":229.9,"elo":1524,"date":"2016-11-19","opp":"Alexander Yakovlev","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":7,"x":361.5,"y":204.7,"elo":1537,"date":"2017-04-15","opp":"Nathan Coy","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":8,"x":443.1,"y":233.2,"elo":1522,"date":"2018-05-19","opp":"Michel Prazeres","result":"L","delta":-16},{"i":9,"x":486.1,"y":210.3,"elo":1534,"date":"2018-12-15","opp":"Trevor Smith","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":10,"x":517.7,"y":179.8,"elo":1551,"date":"2019-05-18","opp":"Trevin Giles","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":11,"x":540.6,"y":213.2,"elo":1533,"date":"2019-09-07","opp":"Omari Akhmedov","result":"L","delta":-18},{"i":12,"x":613.7,"y":191.9,"elo":1544,"date":"2020-08-29","opp":"Alessio Di Chirico","result":"W","delta":12},{"i":13,"x":810,"y":163.5,"elo":1560,"date":"2023-04-15","opp":"Ed Herman","result":"W","delta":15}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Apr 15, 2023 Ed Herman W +15
Aug 29, 2020 Alessio Di Chirico W +12
Sep 7, 2019 Omari Akhmedov L -18
May 18, 2019 Trevin Giles W +17
Dec 15, 2018 Trevor Smith W +13

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
60%
6 / 10
Finish rate
KO
2
20% of wins
SUB
4
40% of wins
DEC
4
40% of wins
KO: 2 (20%) 2 Sub: 4 (40%) 4 Dec: 4 (40%) 4
Finishes by round
6 total
R1
3 50%
R2
1 17%
R3
2 33%
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 494 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
60% Head
  • Head 60%
  • Body 19%
  • Leg 21%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
81% Distance
  • Distance 81%
  • Clinch 12%
  • Ground 8%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
25%
of losses by finish
1 of 4
0 KO/TKO 1 Sub 3 Dec Never been KO'd

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1536
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
0
of 10 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Trevin Giles
Elo 1564 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
7.8
+2.3 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 14 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1502
1549

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Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Zak Cummings on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.