Patrick Cummins | |
Other Names: | Durkin |
Birth Date: | 16 November 1980 |
Birth Place: | Doylestown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Height: | [1] |
Weight: | 205lb |
Reach: | 76 in[2] |
Stance: | Orthodox |
Fighting Out Of: | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.[3] |
Team: | Syndicate MMA (2019) Kings MMA (formerly) |
Wrestling: | NCAA Division I Wrestling[4] |
Years Active: | 2010–2019 |
Mma Kowin: | 4 |
Mma Subwin: | 2 |
Mma Decwin: | 4 |
Mma Koloss: | 5 |
Mma Subloss: | 1 |
Mma Decloss: | 1 |
University: | Penn State University |
Sherdog: | 72981 |
Patrick Durkin Cummins[5] (born November 16, 1980) is an American retired mixed martial artist who formerly competed in the Light heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2010, he has formerly competed for Strikeforce.
Cummins participated in many sports, including wrestling and football, while at Warwick High School (Pennsylvania).[6] As a college wrestler for Penn State University, Cummins was a two time NCAA Division I All-American, finishing 4th and 2nd at the 2003 and 2004 National Championships respectively[7] and 2004 runner-up as well as a two-time US National Team Member.
Cummins transitioned to mixed martial arts in 2010 after pleading guilty to felony burglary.[8] He made his professional debut on December 4, 2010, facing Terrell Brown at . Cummins won his debut fight by first round TKO[9] but his fight career stalled after he was sentenced to jail.[10]
Cummins fought Tasi Edwards at ProElite 3 on January 21, 2012. He won the fight via arm-triangle.[11]
Cummins then fought Ricky Pulu at Xplode Fight Series: Revancha on March 16, 2013. He won via first round TKO.[12]
In what would be his last fight before signing with UFC, Cummins faced Willie Smalls at SCL: Chaos in the Cage on May 18, 2013. Cummins won via guillotine choke submission.[13]
In February 2014, Cummins replaced the injured Rashad Evans against Daniel Cormier on February 22, 2014, at UFC 170.[14] He lost the fight by first round TKO.[15]
For his second fight with the promotion, Cummins was scheduled to fight Francimar Barroso on June 7, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 42.[16] However, Barroso was forced out of the bout due to an injury and replaced by promotional newcomer Roger Narvaez.[17] Cummins won the fight via second round TKO.[18]
Cummins faced Kyle Kingsbury on July 26, 2014, at UFC on Fox 12.[19] He won the fight via unanimous decision.
Cummins faced Antônio Carlos Júnior on December 20, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 58.[20] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[21]
Cummins faced Ovince Saint Preux on April 18, 2015, at UFC on Fox 15.[22] He lost the fight via knockout in the first round.[23]
Cummins faced Rafael Cavalcante on August 1, 2015, at UFC 190.[24] He won the fight via TKO due to elbows in the third round.[25]
Cummins faced Glover Teixeira on November 7, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 77.[26] He lost the fight via TKO in the second round.[27]
Cummins next faced Antônio Rogério Nogueira on May 14, 2016, at UFC 198.[28] He lost the fight via TKO in the first round.[29]
Cummins was expected to face Gian Villante on December 9, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 102.[30] However, Cummins pulled out of the fight on December 2 citing a staph infection.[31] He was replaced by promotional newcomer Saparbek Safarov.[32]
Cummins faced Jan Błachowicz on April 8, 2017, at UFC 210.[33] He won the bout by majority decision.[34]
A rescheduled bout with Gian Villante eventually took place on July 22, 2017, at UFC on Fox 25.[35] Cummins won the back-and-forth fight via split decision.[36]
Cummins faced Corey Anderson on November 4, 2017, at UFC 217.[37] However on October 17, Cummins pulled out from the fight due to a resistant staph infection.[38] The fight was rescheduled to UFC Fight Night 128 on April 21, 2018.[39] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[40]
Cummins faced Misha Cirkunov on October 27, 2018, at UFC Fight Night 138.[41] He lost the fight by submission in the first round via an arm triangle choke.[42]
Cummins faced Ed Herman on May 18, 2019, at UFC Fight Night 152.[43] He lost the fight via TKO in the first round.[44]
Cummins announced his retirement from the sport on December 24, 2019.[45]
|Loss|align=center|10–7|Ed Herman|TKO (knee and punches)| ||align=center|1|align=center|3:39|Rochester, New York, United States||-|Loss|align=center| 10–6|Misha Cirkunov|Submission (arm-triangle choke)| ||align=center|1|align=center|2:40|Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada||- |Loss|align=center|10–5|Corey Anderson|Decision (unanimous)|||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States||-|Win|align=center|10–4|Gian Villante|Decision (split)| ||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Uniondale, New York, United States||-|Win|align=center|9–4|Jan Błachowicz|Decision (majority)|UFC 210||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Buffalo, New York, United States||-|Loss|align=center|8–4|Antônio Rogério Nogueira|TKO (punches)|UFC 198||align=center|1|align=center|4:52|Curitiba, Brazil| |-|Loss|align=center|8–3|Glover Teixeira|TKO (punches)|||align=center|2|align=center|1:12|São Paulo, Brazil||-|Win|align=center|8–2|Rafael Cavalcante|TKO (elbows)|UFC 190||align=center|3|align=center|0:45|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil||-|Loss|align=center|7–2|Ovince Saint Preux|KO (punches)| ||align=center|1|align=center|4:54|Newark, New Jersey, United States||-|Win|align=center|7–1|Antônio Carlos Júnior|Decision (unanimous)| ||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Barueri, Brazil||-|Win|align=center| 6–1|Kyle Kingsbury|Decision (unanimous)| ||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|San Jose, California, United States||-|Win|align=center| 5–1|Roger Narvaez| TKO (punches)|||align=center| 2|align=center| 2:28|Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States||-|Loss|align=center| 4–1|Daniel Cormier|TKO (punches)|UFC 170||align=center| 1|align=center| 1:19|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Win|align=center| 4–0|Willie Smalls|Submission (guillotine choke)|Sparta Combat League: Chaos in the Cage||align=center| 1|align=center| 3:19|Denver, Colorado, United States||-|Win|align=center| 3–0|Ricky Pulu|TKO (punches)|Xplode Fight Series: Revancha||align=center| 1|align=center| 1:07|Valley Center, California, United States||-|Win|align=center| 2–0|Tasi Edwards|Submission (arm-triangle choke)|ProElite 3: Da Spyder vs. Minowaman||align=center| 1|align=center| 4:01|Honolulu, Hawaii, United States||-|Win|align=center| 1–0|Terrell Brown|TKO (punches)|||align=center| 1|align=center| 2:44|St. Louis, Missouri, United States||-[46]