Zak Cummings vs. Alexander Yakovlev
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Zak Cummings
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 11 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 14 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.27 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 18 finish wins over 32 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.3 wins over .500
Alexander Yakovlev
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 21 | 7 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.48 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 18 finish wins over 38 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.2 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Zak Cummings
Distance 88.9% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 7.1% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 4.1% (norm 8.1%)
Alexander Yakovlev
Distance 82.2% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 7.9% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 9.9% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Zak Cummings
Head 80.6% (norm 78.3%) · Body 10.6% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 8.8% (norm 8.0%)
Alexander Yakovlev
Head 68.2% (norm 78.3%) · Body 17.3% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 14.5% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Cummings L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Yakovlev L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 398 / 1222 | 32.6% | 38.5% | 124 / 300 | 41.3% | 38.5% |
| In the clinch | 58 / 97 | 59.8% | 67.8% | 22 / 29 | 75.9% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 38 / 56 | 67.9% | 67.0% | 27 / 36 | 75.0% | 67.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 298 / 1108 | 26.9% | 36.4% | 85 / 249 | 34.1% | 36.4% |
| To the body | 93 / 146 | 63.7% | 70.7% | 46 / 63 | 73.0% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 103 / 121 | 85.1% | 83.0% | 42 / 53 | 79.2% | 83.0% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Welterweight: 180 fighters · Welterweight: 180 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Cummings L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Yakovlev L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 387 / 934 | 41.4% | 39.1% | 140 / 443 | 31.6% | 39.1% |
| In the clinch | 26 / 46 | 56.5% | 68.9% | 30 / 43 | 69.8% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 35 / 45 | 77.8% | 68.0% | 69 / 90 | 76.7% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 297 / 807 | 36.8% | 35.6% | 151 / 463 | 32.6% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 77 / 125 | 61.6% | 69.6% | 43 / 63 | 68.3% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 74 / 93 | 79.6% | 82.2% | 45 / 50 | 90.0% | 82.2% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Cummings has more cage time on record.