Zak Cummings (25-7, 17) was born in Irving, Texas, U.S. on August 2, 1984. At the age of 23 years on November 28, 2007, he made his professional MMA debut against Ron Jackson, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On August 28, 2013, 29-year old Zak Cummings made his UFC debut on his 19th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann 2 against a 32-year old Ben Alloway, winning the fight in the 1st round via submission.
Cummings' last fight was a 3rd-round TKO win against Ed Herman at UFC on ESPN: Holloway vs. Allen at age 38 on April 15, 2023. He retired with a 2-fight winning streak.
He has fought 14 times in the UFC, and has a record of 10 wins and 4 losses in the promotion.
Some of Zak Cummings' best fights have been against Dominique Steele, Ben Alloway, Ed Herman, Nathan Coy, Alexander Yakovlev, Rudy Bears and Trevor Smith.
Cummings has 7 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
32  | Apr 15, 2023 38 years, 8 months 25-7 (17) | 42 years, 6 months 26-15 (21) | UFC | LHW | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches |
31  | Aug 29, 2020 36 years 24-7 (16) | 30 years, 8 months 12-4 (9) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
30  | Sep 7, 2019 35 years, 1 months 23-7 (16) | 31 years, 10 months 18-4-1 (12) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
29  | May 18, 2019 34 years, 9 months 23-6 (16) | 26 years, 9 months 11-0 (10) | UFC | MD | 3 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
28  | Dec 15, 2018 34 years, 4 months 22-6 (15) | 37 years, 11 months 15-8 (9) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
27  | May 19, 2018 33 years, 9 months 21-6 (15) | 36 years, 9 months 24-2 (11) | UFC | WL | 3 | SD | LOSS |
26  | Apr 15, 2017 32 years, 8 months 21-5 (15) | 38 years, 8 months 15-6 (7) | UFC | WL | 1 | CKO | WIN Guillotine choke |
25  | Nov 19, 2016 32 years, 3 months 20-5 (15) | 32 years, 4 months 24-8-1 (17) | UFC | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Straight armbar |
24  | Aug 6, 2016 32 years 19-5 (14) | 29 years, 10 months 22-3 (19) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
23  | Apr 10, 2016 31 years, 8 months 19-4 (14) | 31 years, 4 months 14-0-1 (7) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
22  | Jul 25, 2015 30 years, 11 months 18-4 (14) | 27 years, 6 months 13-5 (6) | UFC | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
21  | Jul 19, 2014 29 years, 11 months 17-4 (13) | 25 years, 11 months 12-0-1 (11) | UFC | WL | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
20  | May 10, 2014 29 years, 9 months 17-3 (13) | 30 years, 11 months 11-0 (10) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
19  | Aug 28, 2013 29 years 16-3 (13) | 32 years, 6 months 13-4 (10) | UFC | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN D'arce choke |
18 | Mar 24, 2012 27 years, 7 months 15-3 (12) | Brandon Newsome | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
17 | Feb 11, 2012 27 years, 6 months 14-3 (11) | Lamont Stafford | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
16  | Apr 8, 2011 26 years, 8 months 13-3 (10) | 29 years, 4 months 14-1 (8) | LHW | 5 | UD | LOSS For MFC light-heavyweight title | |
15 | Feb 19, 2011 26 years, 6 months 13-2 (10) | Jonathan Smith | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
14 | Sep 18, 2010 26 years, 1 months 12-2 (9) | Dennis Reed | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
13  | Aug 26, 2010 26 years 11-2 (8) | 31 years, 9 months 11-5 (9) | Bellator | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN D'arce choke |
12  | Jun 11, 2010 25 years, 10 months 10-2 (7) | 23 years, 10 months 6-1 (6) | MD | 5 | UD | LOSS | |
11  | Sep 25, 2009 25 years, 1 months 10-1 (7) | 30 years 10-2 (9) | Strikeforce | MD | 2 | SUB | LOSS North-south choke |
10 | May 9, 2009 24 years, 9 months 10-0 (7) | Dominic Brown | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
9  | Feb 14, 2009 24 years, 6 months 9-0 (6) | 28 years, 4 months 18-7 (16) | MD | 3 | SD | WIN | |
8 | Nov 26, 2008 24 years, 3 months 8-0 (6) | Cole Jennet | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Neck crank | |
7 | Sep 13, 2008 24 years, 1 months 7-0 (5) | Leo Pla | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
6 | Jul 25, 2008 23 years, 11 months 6-0 (4) | Danny Anderson | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
5 | May 9, 2008 23 years, 9 months 5-0 (4) | Jason Broom | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
4 | Apr 25, 2008 23 years, 8 months 4-0 (3) | Victor Moreno | 2 | SUB | WIN Americana | ||
3 | Apr 18, 2008 23 years, 8 months 3-0 (2) | James Bunch | 2 | SUB | WIN Choke | ||
2 | Feb 1, 2008 23 years, 5 months 2-0 (1) | 29 years, 2 months 2-1 (2) | 3 | SUB | WIN Choke | ||
1 | Nov 28, 2007 23 years, 3 months 1-0 (0) | Ron Jackson | 3 | UD | WIN |
