Patrick Cummins

Patrick Durkin Cummins (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.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career Cummins participated in many sports, including wrestling and football, while at Warwick High School in Lititz, Pennsylvania. As a college wrestler for Penn State University, Cummins was a two-time NCAA Division I All-American. He finished 4th and 2nd at the 2003 and 2004 national championships respectively, He made his professional debut on December 4, 2010, facing Terrell Brown at Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu II. Cummins won his debut fight by first round TKO but his fight career stalled after he was sentenced to jail.

Cummins fought Tasi Edwards at ProElite 3 on January 21, 2012. He won the fight via arm-triangle.

Cummins then fought Ricky Pulu at Xplode Fight Series: Revancha on March 16, 2013. He won via first round TKO.

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.

Ultimate Fighting Championship In February 2014, Cummins replaced the injured Rashad Evans against Daniel Cormier on February 22, 2014, at UFC 170. He lost the fight by first round TKO.

For his second fight with the promotion, Cummins was scheduled to fight Francimar Barroso on June 7, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 42. However, Barroso was forced out of the bout due to an injury and replaced by promotional newcomer Roger Narvaez. Cummins won the fight via second round TKO.

Cummins faced Kyle Kingsbury on July 26, 2014, at UFC on Fox 12. He won the fight via unanimous decision.

Cummins faced Antônio Carlos Júnior on December 20, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 58. He won the fight by unanimous decision.

Cummins faced Ovince Saint Preux on April 18, 2015, at UFC on Fox 15. He lost the fight via knockout in the first round.

Cummins faced Rafael Cavalcante on August 1, 2015, at UFC 190. He won the fight via TKO due to elbows in the third round.

Cummins faced Glover Teixeira on November 7, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 77. He lost the fight via TKO in the second round.

Cummins next faced Antônio Rogério Nogueira on May 14, 2016, at UFC 198. He lost the fight via TKO in the first round.

Cummins was expected to face Gian Villante on December 9, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 102. However, Cummins pulled out of the fight on December 2 citing a staph infection. He was replaced by promotional newcomer Saparbek Safarov.

Cummins faced Jan Błachowicz on April 8, 2017, at UFC 210. He won the bout by majority decision.

A rescheduled bout with Gian Villante eventually took place on July 22, 2017, at UFC on Fox 25. Cummins won the back-and-forth fight via split decision.

Cummins faced Corey Anderson on November 4, 2017, at UFC 217. However on October 17, Cummins pulled out from the fight due to a resistant staph infection. The fight was rescheduled to UFC Fight Night 128 on April 21, 2018. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Cummins faced Misha Cirkunov on October 27, 2018, at UFC Fight Night 138. He lost the fight by submission in the first round via an arm triangle choke.

Cummins faced Ed Herman on May 18, 2019, at UFC Fight Night 152. He lost the fight via TKO in the first round.

Cummins announced his retirement from the sport on December 24, 2019.

Grappling career Cummins faced Blake Stewart at Spokane Submission Series 4 on March 1, 2025. He lost the match by submission.

Championships and accomplishments Ultimate Fighting Championship UFC.com Awards 2014: Ranked #7 Newcomer of the Year 2015: Ranked #10 Upset of the Year

Mixed martial arts record Loss

Ed Herman TKO (knee and punches) UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Lee

Rochester, New York, United States Loss

Misha Cirkunov Submission (arm-triangle choke) UFC Fight Night: Volkan vs. Smith

Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada Loss

Corey Anderson Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee

Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Win

Gian Villante Decision (split) UFC on Fox: Weidman vs. Gastelum

Uniondale, New York, United States Win

Jan Błachowicz Decision (majority) UFC 210

Buffalo, New York, United States Loss

Antônio Rogério Nogueira TKO (punches) UFC 198

Curitiba, Brazil Loss

Glover Teixeira TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson 3

São Paulo, Brazil Win

Rafael Cavalcante TKO (elbows) UFC 190

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Loss

Ovince Saint Preux KO (punches) UFC on Fox: Machida vs. Rockhold

Newark, New Jersey, United States Win

Antônio Carlos Júnior Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Dollaway

Barueri, Brazil Win

Kyle Kingsbury Decision (unanimous) UFC on Fox: Lawler vs. Brown

San Jose, California, United States Win

Roger Narvaez TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Khabilov

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States Loss

Daniel Cormier TKO (punches) UFC 170

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Willie Smalls Submission (guillotine choke) Sparta Combat League: Chaos in the Cage

Denver, Colorado, United States Win

Ricky Pulu TKO (punches) Xplode Fight Series: Revancha

Valley Center, California, United States Win

Tasi Edwards Submission (arm-triangle choke) ProElite 3: Da Spyder vs. Minowaman

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States Win

Terrell Brown TKO (punches) Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu II

St. Louis, Missouri, United States