Zak Cummings vs Alexander Yakovlev

Alexander Yakovlev

3-6

UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2 · Nov 19, 2016 · Catchweight (172.8 lb) · Completed

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Age 41

Height 6' 0"

Reach 75.0"

Weight 205 lbs.

Stance Southpaw

UFC SD

Age 41

Height 6' 3"

Reach 74.0"

Weight 155 lbs.

Stance Southpaw

UFC SD

Career Averages - Zak Cummings

2.96 SLpM

35.0% Str. Acc.

2.91 SApM

55.0% Str. Def.

0.62 TD Avg

28.0% TD Acc.

66.0% TD Def.

0.6 Sub. Avg

Career Averages - Alexander Yakovlev

1.74 SLpM

47.0% Str. Acc.

2.41 SApM

58.0% Str. Def.

1.66 TD Avg

35.0% TD Acc.

72.0% TD Def.

0.1 Sub. Avg

Zak Cummings - Fight History

WIN vs Ed Herman

TKO (punches) R3 4:13 · UFC on ESPN: Holloway vs. Allen · Apr 15, 2023

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Zak Cummings	3	100 of 175	57%	114 of 189	0 of 0	---	0	0	3:18
Ed Herman	0	54 of 117	46%	71 of 141	0 of 1	0%	0	0	0:00

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Zak Cummings	1	39 of 72	54%	40 of 73	0 of 0	---	0:39
1	Ed Herman	0	23 of 36	63%	27 of 40	0 of 1	0%	0:00
2	Zak Cummings	1	26 of 50	52%	39 of 63	0 of 0	---	1:51
2	Ed Herman	0	17 of 42	40%	25 of 51	0 of 0	---	0:00
3	Zak Cummings	1	35 of 53	66%	35 of 53	0 of 0	---	0:48
3	Ed Herman	0	14 of 39	35%	19 of 50	0 of 0	---	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Zak Cummings	100 of 175	57%	69 of 139	15 of 19	16 of 17	83 of 154	3 of 5	14 of 16
Ed Herman	54 of 117	46%	34 of 92	5 of 9	15 of 16	46 of 106	4 of 7	4 of 4

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Zak Cummings	39 of 72	54%	29 of 58	7 of 10	3 of 4	30 of 61	3 of 4	6 of 7
1	Ed Herman	23 of 36	63%	16 of 28	3 of 4	4 of 4	17 of 30	4 of 4	2 of 2
2	Zak Cummings	26 of 50	52%	18 of 42	2 of 2	6 of 6	21 of 43	0 of 1	5 of 6
2	Ed Herman	17 of 42	40%	13 of 37	0 of 1	4 of 4	16 of 38	0 of 3	1 of 1
3	Zak Cummings	35 of 53	66%	22 of 39	6 of 7	7 of 7	32 of 50	0 of 0	3 of 3
3	Ed Herman	14 of 39	35%	5 of 27	2 of 4	7 of 8	13 of 38	0 of 0	1 of 1

Angelo Bodetti Expert picked Apr 9, 2023 (6 days before fight)

Zak Cummings

Angelo reluctantly picks Zak Cummings but strongly advises against betting on this fight. He notes both fighters are old (Cummings 38, Herman 42), neither has fought in a year, and neither is athletic or fast. He expects a slow, boring fight going all three rounds and says the only bet is not betting at all.

"Zach's gonna be the pick but who cares who can do nothing with this"

We Want Picks

Big Brady Expert Hesitant picked Apr 11, 2023 (4 days before fight)

Zak Cummings

Big Brady picks Zak Cummings by decision, but with low confidence. He calls it a 'mess of a fight' with both fighters old and inactive. He notes Cummings moving up to light heavyweight and a picture suggesting he's not training. He picks Cummings simply because he looked okay in his last fight, while Herman is more washed.

"give me Zach Cummings by Greasy decision where I I bet they're going to go on there and just look at each other for three rounds"

DFS by the Numbers

Cody Saftic Expert Confident picked Apr 12, 2023 (3 days before fight)

Zak Cummings

Cody picks Cummings based on speed and volume, noting Herman is old and slow. He thinks Cummings can keep the fight standing and outpoint Herman. He acknowledges both are past their prime.

"I'll go with Zach Cummings because Ed Herman's dust"

Bookie Beatdown

Connor Ruebusch Expert Hesitant picked Apr 13, 2023 (2 days before fight)

Zak Cummings

Connor reluctantly agrees with Zane, stating he has absolutely no reason to pick one or the other. He notes that the odds should be fairly even and that Cummings has never won a light heavyweight fight.

"Yeah, I guess I'll go with you. I have absolutely no reason to pick one or the other. Honestly, I just don't know."

MMA Vivisection

MMA Lock of the Night Expert Lean picked Apr 11, 2023 (4 days before fight)

Zak Cummings

Cummings is returning from a long layoff and back surgery, which raises uncertainty. However, his style is more reliable than Herman's at this stage. Cummings has better striking and BJJ, and should be able to grind out a decision in his hometown. Herman is 42 and coming off a controversial win. Tough fight to bet, but lean Cummings.

"I'm going to lean with Zach Cummings as I feel like his style is a little bit more reliable."

MMA Lock of the Night

Paul Shaughnessy Expert Confident picked Apr 12, 2023 (3 days before fight)

Zak Cummings

Paul notes Cummings is smaller and quicker, and should use his speed to out-strike Herman. He thinks Cummings' grappling is good enough to avoid submissions. He expects a decision win for Cummings.

"I gotta go with speed I gotta go with Zach Cummings to just beat him on the feet"

Bookie Beatdown

The MMA Guru Expert Confident picked Apr 11, 2023 (4 days before fight)

Zak Cummings

The MMA Guru picks Zak Cummings, despite his long layoff and weight gain, because he believes Cummings is still a solid well-rounded fighter compared to the 42-year-old Herman who has deteriorated. He notes Herman's recent controversial win and sluggish performance, and thinks Cummings will land good shots and win.

"give me Zach Cummings"

THE MMA GURU

Zane Simon Expert Hesitant picked Apr 13, 2023 (2 days before fight)

Zak Cummings

Zane picks Cummings based on basic math: middleweight is bad but light heavyweight is worse, and Ed Herman is not a typical light heavyweight. He expects Cummings to be the faster guy in a slow-paced fight where both men potshot at each other. He acknowledges uncertainty due to Cummings' back injury and layoff.

"I think I'm just going to pick Zach Cummings and the basic math I'm doing is that, uh, sure. Middle weight is bad, but light heavyweight is worse. And Ed Herman does not fit the bill of your typical light …"

MMA Vivisection

WIN vs Alessio Di Chirico

Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakic · Aug 29, 2020

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Zak Cummings	0	53 of 157	33%	53 of 157	0 of 2	0%	0	0	0:00
Alessio Di Chirico	1	54 of 139	38%	54 of 139	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Zak Cummings	0	18 of 44	40%	18 of 44	0 of 2	0%	0:00
1	Alessio Di Chirico	0	12 of 29	41%	12 of 29	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Zak Cummings	0	15 of 49	30%	15 of 49	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Alessio Di Chirico	0	17 of 43	39%	17 of 43	0 of 0	---	0:00
3	Zak Cummings	0	20 of 64	31%	20 of 64	0 of 0	---	0:00
3	Alessio Di Chirico	1	25 of 67	37%	25 of 67	0 of 0	---	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Zak Cummings	53 of 157	33%	33 of 127	12 of 22	8 of 8	52 of 156	1 of 1	0 of 0
Alessio Di Chirico	54 of 139	38%	34 of 115	11 of 15	9 of 9	54 of 138	0 of 1	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Zak Cummings	18 of 44	40%	12 of 35	2 of 5	4 of 4	17 of 43	1 of 1	0 of 0
1	Alessio Di Chirico	12 of 29	41%	5 of 22	3 of 3	4 of 4	12 of 28	0 of 1	0 of 0
2	Zak Cummings	15 of 49	30%	9 of 40	5 of 8	1 of 1	15 of 49	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Alessio Di Chirico	17 of 43	39%	13 of 39	2 of 2	2 of 2	17 of 43	0 of 0	0 of 0
3	Zak Cummings	20 of 64	31%	12 of 52	5 of 9	3 of 3	20 of 64	0 of 0	0 of 0
3	Alessio Di Chirico	25 of 67	37%	16 of 54	6 of 10	3 of 3	25 of 67	0 of 0	0 of 0

Big Brady Expert Lean picked Aug 27, 2020 (2 days before fight)

Alessio Di Chirico

Big Brady picks Di Chirico slightly, noting both fighters are low volume but Di Chirico averages more takedowns and Cummings has 66% takedown defense. He expects a close fight likely going to decision, possibly a split decision, and thinks Di Chirico will be the more active fighter.

"i'm gonna go the other way here i like detrico ever so slightly"

DFS by the Numbers

Daniel Levi Expert Lean picked Aug 29, 2020 (fight day)

Alessio Di Chirico

Daniel Levi picks Alessio Di Chirico, believing he is at a better point in his career and that Cummings is slowing down. He notes that Di Chirico has fought tougher competition recently (Kevin Holland, Makhmud Muradov) and gave them competitive fights, while Cummings has looked stagnant. He expects a slow, methodical fight with Di Chirico edging out a split decision.

"i'm gonna go with alessio dicarrico to kind of edge out a controversial split decision here"

Half the Battle

MMA Lock of the Night Expert Lean picked Aug 28, 2020 (1 day before fight)

Zak Cummings

Cummings has better jiu-jitsu and a stronger resume, with wins over decent competition. Di Chirico may have the edge on the feet, but Cummings can get the fight to the ground and grind out a decision. I lean Cummings but not with high confidence.

"i do think that zach cummings overall as a fighter has a much better chance to win this fight"

MMA Lock of the Night

The MMA Guru Expert Confident picked Aug 23, 2020 (6 days before fight)

Alessio Di Chirico

The host believes Alessio Di Chirico is underrated and has shown good takedown defense and a solid chin. He notes Di Chirico had close fights with Kevin Holland and Makhmud Muradov, landing big shots. He expects Di Chirico to keep the fight standing and catch Cummings with a TKO.

tko

"i think alessio de chirico gets it done by tko"

THE MMA GURU

LOSS vs Omari Akhmedov

Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) R3 5:00 · UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier · Sep 07, 2019

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Omari Akhmedov	0	26 of 77	33%	47 of 106	2 of 3	66%	0	0	3:39
Zak Cummings	0	17 of 69	24%	24 of 76	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Omari Akhmedov	5 of 22	22%	10 of 30	1 of 1	100%	1:21
1	Zak Cummings	6 of 17	35%	8 of 19	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Omari Akhmedov	13 of 27	48%	19 of 37	0 of 0	---	1:14
2	Zak Cummings	7 of 24	29%	11 of 28	0 of 0	---	0:00
3	Omari Akhmedov	8 of 28	28%	18 of 39	1 of 2	50%	1:04
3	Zak Cummings	4 of 28	14%	5 of 29	0 of 0	---	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Omari Akhmedov	26 of 77	33%	14 of 60	5 of 10	7 of 7	21 of 67	0 of 2	5 of 8
Zak Cummings	17 of 69	24%	6 of 51	2 of 7	9 of 11	17 of 69	0 of 0	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Omari Akhmedov	5 of 22	22%	2 of 18	1 of 2	2 of 2	5 of 21	0 of 0	0 of 1
1	Zak Cummings	6 of 17	35%	2 of 10	1 of 3	3 of 4	6 of 17	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Omari Akhmedov	13 of 27	48%	8 of 20	2 of 4	3 of 3	10 of 24	0 of 0	3 of 3
2	Zak Cummings	7 of 24	29%	2 of 17	1 of 2	4 of 5	7 of 24	0 of 0	0 of 0
3	Omari Akhmedov	8 of 28	28%	4 of 22	2 of 4	2 of 2	6 of 22	0 of 2	2 of 4
3	Zak Cummings	4 of 28	14%	2 of 24	0 of 2	2 of 2	4 of 28	0 of 0	0 of 0

WIN vs Trevin Giles

Submission (guillotine choke) R3 4:01 · UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Lee · May 18, 2019

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Zak Cummings	1	34 of 100	34%	41 of 107	0 of 2	0%	1	0	0:26
Trevin Giles	0	31 of 64	48%	36 of 69	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:24

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Ctrl
1	Zak Cummings	0	9 of 26	34%	13 of 30	0 of 0	---	0	0:12
1	Trevin Giles	0	13 of 20	65%	13 of 20	0 of 0	---	0	0:06
2	Zak Cummings	0	11 of 40	27%	14 of 43	0 of 1	0%	0	0:09
2	Trevin Giles	0	9 of 20	45%	14 of 25	0 of 0	---	0	0:00
3	Zak Cummings	1	14 of 34	41%	14 of 34	0 of 1	0%	1	0:05
3	Trevin Giles	0	9 of 24	37%	9 of 24	0 of 0	---	0	0:18

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Zak Cummings	34 of 100	34%	10 of 67	11 of 16	13 of 17	28 of 92	6 of 8	0 of 0
Trevin Giles	31 of 64	48%	21 of 49	7 of 12	3 of 3	29 of 61	2 of 3	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Zak Cummings	9 of 26	34%	0 of 15	4 of 5	5 of 6	8 of 25	1 of 1	0 of 0
1	Trevin Giles	13 of 20	65%	5 of 9	6 of 9	2 of 2	11 of 17	2 of 3	0 of 0
2	Zak Cummings	11 of 40	27%	2 of 27	5 of 7	4 of 6	6 of 33	5 of 7	0 of 0
2	Trevin Giles	9 of 20	45%	8 of 18	1 of 2	0 of 0	9 of 20	0 of 0	0 of 0
3	Zak Cummings	14 of 34	41%	8 of 25	2 of 4	4 of 5	14 of 34	0 of 0	0 of 0
3	Trevin Giles	9 of 24	37%	8 of 22	0 of 1	1 of 1	9 of 24	0 of 0	0 of 0

WIN vs Trevor Smith

Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) R3 5:00 · UFC on Fox: Lee vs. Iaquinta 2 · Dec 15, 2018

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Zak Cummings	0	54 of 103	52%	73 of 128	0 of 0	---	0	1	2:06
Trevor Smith	1	56 of 139	40%	63 of 147	0 of 5	0%	0	0	2:04

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Zak Cummings	0	18 of 33	54%	21 of 36	0 of 0	---	0	0:00
1	Trevor Smith	0	13 of 40	32%	18 of 45	0 of 2	0%	0	0:17
2	Zak Cummings	0	19 of 42	45%	19 of 42	0 of 0	---	0	0:00
2	Trevor Smith	0	22 of 68	32%	22 of 68	0 of 1	0%	0	0:00
3	Zak Cummings	0	17 of 28	60%	33 of 50	0 of 0	---	1	2:06
3	Trevor Smith	1	21 of 31	67%	23 of 34	0 of 2	0%	0	1:47

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Zak Cummings	54 of 103	52%	42 of 85	11 of 14	1 of 4	41 of 81	5 of 9	8 of 13
Trevor Smith	56 of 139	40%	30 of 108	9 of 11	17 of 20	48 of 128	4 of 7	4 of 4

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Zak Cummings	18 of 33	54%	12 of 24	6 of 7	0 of 2	15 of 28	3 of 5	0 of 0
1	Trevor Smith	13 of 40	32%	6 of 30	1 of 2	6 of 8	12 of 38	1 of 2	0 of 0
2	Zak Cummings	19 of 42	45%	17 of 37	2 of 4	0 of 1	18 of 40	1 of 2	0 of 0
2	Trevor Smith	22 of 68	32%	12 of 56	2 of 3	8 of 9	22 of 67	0 of 1	0 of 0
3	Zak Cummings	17 of 28	60%	13 of 24	3 of 3	1 of 1	8 of 13	1 of 2	8 of 13
3	Trevor Smith	21 of 31	67%	12 of 22	6 of 6	3 of 3	14 of 23	3 of 4	4 of 4

LOSS vs Michel Prazeres

Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman · May 19, 2018

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Michel Prazeres	0	28 of 92	30%	62 of 128	0 of 0	---	0	0	2:13
Zak Cummings	0	30 of 76	39%	32 of 78	3 of 9	33%	0	0	2:44

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Michel Prazeres	6 of 24	25%	15 of 33	0 of 0	---	0:00
1	Zak Cummings	11 of 21	52%	12 of 22	1 of 2	50%	1:27
2	Michel Prazeres	7 of 28	25%	23 of 45	0 of 0	---	1:51
2	Zak Cummings	8 of 26	30%	9 of 27	1 of 2	50%	0:44
3	Michel Prazeres	15 of 40	37%	24 of 50	0 of 0	---	0:22
3	Zak Cummings	11 of 29	37%	11 of 29	1 of 5	20%	0:33

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Michel Prazeres	28 of 92	30%	12 of 64	11 of 21	5 of 7	15 of 74	13 of 18	0 of 0
Zak Cummings	30 of 76	39%	20 of 59	4 of 7	6 of 10	29 of 72	1 of 4	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Michel Prazeres	6 of 24	25%	3 of 16	2 of 5	1 of 3	5 of 23	1 of 1	0 of 0
1	Zak Cummings	11 of 21	52%	6 of 16	2 of 2	3 of 3	11 of 21	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Michel Prazeres	7 of 28	25%	4 of 22	1 of 4	2 of 2	2 of 18	5 of 10	0 of 0
2	Zak Cummings	8 of 26	30%	6 of 20	0 of 2	2 of 4	8 of 23	0 of 3	0 of 0
3	Michel Prazeres	15 of 40	37%	5 of 26	8 of 12	2 of 2	8 of 33	7 of 7	0 of 0
3	Zak Cummings	11 of 29	37%	8 of 23	2 of 3	1 of 3	10 of 28	1 of 1	0 of 0

WIN vs Nathan Coy

Technical Submission (guillotine choke) R1 4:21 · UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Reis · Apr 15, 2017

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Zak Cummings	0	25 of 72	34%	25 of 72	0 of 0	---	2	0	0:11
Nathan Coy	0	23 of 41	56%	23 of 41	1 of 1	100%	0	0	0:05

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Zak Cummings	0	25 of 72	34%	25 of 72	0 of 0	---	2	0	0:11
1	Nathan Coy	0	23 of 41	56%	23 of 41	1 of 1	100%	0	0	0:05

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Zak Cummings	25 of 72	34%	20 of 66	2 of 3	3 of 3	21 of 68	2 of 2	2 of 2
Nathan Coy	23 of 41	56%	13 of 29	7 of 8	3 of 4	22 of 40	1 of 1	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Zak Cummings	25 of 72	34%	20 of 66	2 of 3	3 of 3	21 of 68	2 of 2	2 of 2
1	Nathan Coy	23 of 41	56%	13 of 29	7 of 8	3 of 4	22 of 40	1 of 1	0 of 0

WIN vs Alexander Yakovlev

Submission (straight armbar) R2 4:02 · UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2 · Nov 19, 2016

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Zak Cummings	0	24 of 80	30%	38 of 94	0 of 0	---	1	0	1:10
Alexander Yakovlev	0	18 of 41	43%	18 of 41	1 of 2	50%	0	0	0:02

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Ctrl
1	Zak Cummings	10 of 34	29%	21 of 45	0 of 0	---	0	0:38
1	Alexander Yakovlev	12 of 26	46%	12 of 26	1 of 1	100%	0	0:02
2	Zak Cummings	14 of 46	30%	17 of 49	0 of 0	---	1	0:32
2	Alexander Yakovlev	6 of 15	40%	6 of 15	0 of 1	0%	0	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Zak Cummings	24 of 80	30%	14 of 67	3 of 6	7 of 7	22 of 74	2 of 5	0 of 1
Alexander Yakovlev	18 of 41	43%	9 of 27	4 of 6	5 of 8	18 of 40	0 of 0	0 of 1

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Zak Cummings	10 of 34	29%	5 of 27	1 of 3	4 of 4	9 of 32	1 of 2	0 of 0
1	Alexander Yakovlev	12 of 26	46%	6 of 16	2 of 3	4 of 7	12 of 25	0 of 0	0 of 1
2	Zak Cummings	14 of 46	30%	9 of 40	2 of 3	3 of 3	13 of 42	1 of 3	0 of 1
2	Alexander Yakovlev	6 of 15	40%	3 of 11	2 of 3	1 of 1	6 of 15	0 of 0	0 of 0

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LOSS vs Joel Alvarez

Submission (armbar) R1 3:00 · UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje · Oct 24, 2020

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Joel Alvarez	0	4 of 6	66%	10 of 13	0 of 0	---	2	0	0:00
Alexander Yakovlev	0	1 of 1	100%	15 of 16	1 of 1	100%	0	0	1:57

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Joel Alvarez	0	4 of 6	66%	10 of 13	0 of 0	---	2	0	0:00
1	Alexander Yakovlev	0	1 of 1	100%	15 of 16	1 of 1	100%	0	0	1:57

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Joel Alvarez	4 of 6	66%	1 of 3	0 of 0	3 of 3	3 of 5	0 of 0	1 of 1
Alexander Yakovlev	1 of 1	100%	0 of 0	0 of 0	1 of 1	1 of 1	0 of 0	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Joel Alvarez	4 of 6	66%	1 of 3	0 of 0	3 of 3	3 of 5	0 of 0	1 of 1
1	Alexander Yakovlev	1 of 1	100%	0 of 0	0 of 0	1 of 1	1 of 1	0 of 0	0 of 0

Play-by-Play

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Joel Alvarez (*159.5) vs. Alexander Yakovlev

Round 1
It’s time for the big show in the early hours for U.S.-based fans, and we start this much anticipated pay-per-view event on the early prelims with a 160-pound catchweight affair. Spanish submission specialist Alvarez (17-2, 2-1 UFC), who has notched a whopping 88 percent of his wins by sub, faces off against durable Russian Yakovlev (25-10-1, 3-5 UFC) after the former missed weight by nearly four pounds. Referee Jason Herzog is in charge of the cage for this card opener, and with a touch of gloves, away we go! Yakovlev sways back and forth early to try to find an angle, and he opens up with a head kick. His Spanish foe responds with a head kick that gets blocked, and a body kick that is not nearly as protected. When Alvarez throws a naked leg kick, Yakovlev crashes forward into a takedown. The Russian leaves his neck exposed on the way down, so Alvarez welcomes him down and snatches up a guillotine choke. Yakovlev stays composed and nearly pulls his head out, but Alvarez redoubles his effort and squeezes with all his might. Alvarez locks up his legs and continues to burn out his arms, until he cannot maintain this crushing grip and Yakovlev wrenches his head free. In full guard, Yakovlev starts to get off some short ground-and-pound, but Alvarez is quick to adjust and throw his legs up for an armbar.
Yakovlev falls to his back and he tries to roll through the submission, but halfway through his rotation, the Russian’s elbow hyperextends and he has to tap out.
That is now 16 submissions across 18 wins for the Spaniard, who now posts back-to-back first-round submission victories inside the Octagon. Alvarez still maintains a spectacular 100 percent finish rate in victory.

The Official Result
Joel Alvarez def. Alexander Yakovlev R1 3:00 via Submission (Armbar)

Big Brady Expert Confident picked Oct 20, 2020 (4 days before fight)

Joel Alvarez

Big Brady picks Joel Alvarez, citing his youth (27) and improvements shown in his last fight against Joe Duffy. He notes Alvarez's strong submission game (88% of wins by submission) and Yakovlev's history of being submitted four times. He predicts a first-round submission, though he acknowledges a decision is possible.

submission, first round

"give me alvarez by first round submission there"

DFS by the Numbers

Daniel Levi Expert Confident picked Oct 23, 2020 (1 day before fight)

Joel Alvarez

Daniel Levi picks Joel Alvarez, comparing him to a young Chito Vera and noting his opportunistic finishing ability. He acknowledges Yakovlev's wrestling edge and experience but points out the 10-year age advantage and Alvarez's upward trajectory. He expects Alvarez to finish Yakovlev somewhere along the way, possibly by submission or TKO.

Alvarez missed weight at 159.5 lbs; he is a finisher who has only gone to decision once; Yakovlev has a 10-year age disadvantage

"i'm going to go with joe alvarez to opportunistically finish alexandria left somewhere along the way"

Half the Battle

MMA Lock of the Night Expert Hesitant picked Oct 19, 2020 (5 days before fight)

Joel Alvarez

The host picks Joel Alvarez but is not confident, noting that Alvarez is younger and improving, while Yakovlev is older and on the decline. He mentions that Alvarez should have the advantage on the feet but the fight could hinge on scrambles. He ultimately leans Alvarez but says the value is on Yakovlev as a dog.

Alvarez decision, Yakovlev inside the distance, fight goes to distance +145

"I will go with joel alvarez i think he could keep this fight on the feet um i think he'll go out there and i'll box shock of love use some good leg kicks"

MMA Lock of the Night

The MMA Guru Expert Confident picked Oct 16, 2020 (8 days before fight)

Joel Alvarez

The MMA Guru picks Joel Alvarez to win by submission in the first or second round. He notes that Alvarez is younger (26), bigger, rangier, and has a reach advantage over Yakovlev, who is 36 and past his prime. He also highlights that Yakovlev has been submitted multiple times in his career and that Alvarez is coming off a big win over Joe Duffy as an underdog.

submission in first or second round

"i think joel alvarez is going to get the job done and probably get it done by submission in the first or second round"

THE MMA GURU

LOSS vs Roosevelt Roberts

Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Magomedsharipov vs. Kattar · Nov 09, 2019

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Roosevelt Roberts	0	20 of 49	40%	38 of 71	3 of 8	37%	0	0	6:19
Alexander Yakovlev	0	28 of 98	28%	56 of 128	0 of 0	---	0	0	1:54

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Roosevelt Roberts	8 of 16	50%	8 of 16	0 of 1	0%	1:03
1	Alexander Yakovlev	16 of 49	32%	19 of 52	0 of 0	---	0:22
2	Roosevelt Roberts	7 of 12	58%	17 of 23	2 of 2	100%	3:42
2	Alexander Yakovlev	2 of 8	25%	8 of 14	0 of 0	---	0:00
3	Roosevelt Roberts	5 of 21	23%	13 of 32	1 of 5	20%	1:34
3	Alexander Yakovlev	10 of 41	24%	29 of 62	0 of 0	---	1:32

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Roosevelt Roberts	20 of 49	40%	8 of 34	6 of 9	6 of 6	12 of 38	1 of 1	7 of 10
Alexander Yakovlev	28 of 98	28%	22 of 90	2 of 4	4 of 4	27 of 96	1 of 2	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Roosevelt Roberts	8 of 16	50%	1 of 8	1 of 2	6 of 6	7 of 15	1 of 1	0 of 0
1	Alexander Yakovlev	16 of 49	32%	10 of 42	2 of 3	4 of 4	15 of 47	1 of 2	0 of 0
2	Roosevelt Roberts	7 of 12	58%	4 of 8	3 of 4	0 of 0	0 of 2	0 of 0	7 of 10
2	Alexander Yakovlev	2 of 8	25%	2 of 8	0 of 0	0 of 0	2 of 8	0 of 0	0 of 0
3	Roosevelt Roberts	5 of 21	23%	3 of 18	2 of 3	0 of 0	5 of 21	0 of 0	0 of 0
3	Alexander Yakovlev	10 of 41	24%	10 of 40	0 of 1	0 of 0	10 of 41	0 of 0	0 of 0

WIN vs Alex da Silva Coelho

Submission (guillotine choke) R2 3:10 · UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik · Apr 20, 2019

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Alexander Yakovlev	0	14 of 19	73%	18 of 23	1 of 2	50%	1	0	2:13
Alex da Silva Coelho	0	8 of 19	42%	10 of 23	1 of 3	33%	0	0	4:30

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Ctrl
1	Alexander Yakovlev	7 of 10	70%	9 of 12	0 of 1	0%	0	1:12
1	Alex da Silva Coelho	7 of 16	43%	8 of 17	1 of 3	33%	0	2:32
2	Alexander Yakovlev	7 of 9	77%	9 of 11	1 of 1	100%	1	1:01
2	Alex da Silva Coelho	1 of 3	33%	2 of 6	0 of 0	---	0	1:58

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Alexander Yakovlev	14 of 19	73%	9 of 14	4 of 4	1 of 1	2 of 6	5 of 5	7 of 8
Alex da Silva Coelho	8 of 19	42%	3 of 14	3 of 3	2 of 2	2 of 11	3 of 3	3 of 5

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Alexander Yakovlev	7 of 10	70%	2 of 5	4 of 4	1 of 1	2 of 5	5 of 5	0 of 0
1	Alex da Silva Coelho	7 of 16	43%	2 of 11	3 of 3	2 of 2	2 of 11	3 of 3	2 of 2
2	Alexander Yakovlev	7 of 9	77%	7 of 9	0 of 0	0 of 0	0 of 1	0 of 0	7 of 8
2	Alex da Silva Coelho	1 of 3	33%	1 of 3	0 of 0	0 of 0	0 of 0	0 of 0	1 of 3

LOSS vs Zak Cummings

Submission (straight armbar) R2 4:02 · UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2 · Nov 19, 2016

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Zak Cummings	0	24 of 80	30%	38 of 94	0 of 0	---	1	0	1:10
Alexander Yakovlev	0	18 of 41	43%	18 of 41	1 of 2	50%	0	0	0:02

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Ctrl
1	Zak Cummings	10 of 34	29%	21 of 45	0 of 0	---	0	0:38
1	Alexander Yakovlev	12 of 26	46%	12 of 26	1 of 1	100%	0	0:02
2	Zak Cummings	14 of 46	30%	17 of 49	0 of 0	---	1	0:32
2	Alexander Yakovlev	6 of 15	40%	6 of 15	0 of 1	0%	0	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Zak Cummings	24 of 80	30%	14 of 67	3 of 6	7 of 7	22 of 74	2 of 5	0 of 1
Alexander Yakovlev	18 of 41	43%	9 of 27	4 of 6	5 of 8	18 of 40	0 of 0	0 of 1

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Zak Cummings	10 of 34	29%	5 of 27	1 of 3	4 of 4	9 of 32	1 of 2	0 of 0
1	Alexander Yakovlev	12 of 26	46%	6 of 16	2 of 3	4 of 7	12 of 25	0 of 0	0 of 1
2	Zak Cummings	14 of 46	30%	9 of 40	2 of 3	3 of 3	13 of 42	1 of 3	0 of 1
2	Alexander Yakovlev	6 of 15	40%	3 of 11	2 of 3	1 of 1	6 of 15	0 of 0	0 of 0

LOSS vs Kamaru Usman

Decision (unanimous) (30–25, 30–25, 30–25) R3 5:00 · UFC on Fox: Holm vs. Shevchenko · Jul 23, 2016

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Kamaru Usman	0	41 of 67	61%	155 of 195	5 of 9	55%	0	0	13:02
Alexander Yakovlev	0	8 of 15	53%	11 of 18	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Kamaru Usman	10 of 13	76%	39 of 47	1 of 5	20%	4:45
1	Alexander Yakovlev	1 of 3	33%	4 of 6	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Kamaru Usman	17 of 33	51%	56 of 76	1 of 1	100%	3:41
2	Alexander Yakovlev	7 of 10	70%	7 of 10	0 of 0	---	0:00
3	Kamaru Usman	14 of 21	66%	60 of 72	3 of 3	100%	4:36
3	Alexander Yakovlev	0 of 2	0%	0 of 2	0 of 0	---	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Kamaru Usman	41 of 67	61%	26 of 46	10 of 15	5 of 6	0 of 21	1 of 2	40 of 44
Alexander Yakovlev	8 of 15	53%	1 of 5	6 of 9	1 of 1	5 of 11	3 of 4	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Kamaru Usman	10 of 13	76%	6 of 9	0 of 0	4 of 4	0 of 2	0 of 1	10 of 10
1	Alexander Yakovlev	1 of 3	33%	0 of 0	1 of 3	0 of 0	0 of 1	1 of 2	0 of 0
2	Kamaru Usman	17 of 33	51%	8 of 19	8 of 12	1 of 2	0 of 15	1 of 1	16 of 17
2	Alexander Yakovlev	7 of 10	70%	1 of 3	5 of 6	1 of 1	5 of 8	2 of 2	0 of 0
3	Kamaru Usman	14 of 21	66%	12 of 18	2 of 3	0 of 0	0 of 4	0 of 0	14 of 17
3	Alexander Yakovlev	0 of 2	0%	0 of 2	0 of 0	0 of 0	0 of 2	0 of 0	0 of 0

WIN vs George Sullivan

KO (punch) R1 3:59 · UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Bader · Jan 30, 2016

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Alexander Yakovlev	0	14 of 22	63%	19 of 27	0 of 0	---	0	0	1:43
George Sullivan	1	15 of 18	83%	17 of 20	2 of 2	100%	0	0	0:00

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Alexander Yakovlev	0	14 of 22	63%	19 of 27	0 of 0	---	0	0	1:43
1	George Sullivan	1	15 of 18	83%	17 of 20	2 of 2	100%	0	0	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Alexander Yakovlev	14 of 22	63%	1 of 6	5 of 5	8 of 11	11 of 19	3 of 3	0 of 0
George Sullivan	15 of 18	83%	5 of 7	5 of 6	5 of 5	8 of 10	3 of 4	4 of 4

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Alexander Yakovlev	14 of 22	63%	1 of 6	5 of 5	8 of 11	11 of 19	3 of 3	0 of 0
1	George Sullivan	15 of 18	83%	5 of 7	5 of 6	5 of 5	8 of 10	3 of 4	4 of 4

WIN vs Gray Maynard

Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 30–27) R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs. Lamas · Apr 04, 2015

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Alexander Yakovlev	0	21 of 55	38%	27 of 61	2 of 17	11%	0	0	2:54
Gray Maynard	1	31 of 72	43%	46 of 92	2 of 5	40%	0	0	2:53

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Alexander Yakovlev	0	8 of 27	29%	10 of 29	0 of 4	0%	0:52
1	Gray Maynard	0	5 of 19	26%	5 of 19	1 of 3	33%	0:30
2	Alexander Yakovlev	0	7 of 18	38%	8 of 19	1 of 7	14%	1:06
2	Gray Maynard	1	18 of 35	51%	21 of 41	0 of 0	---	1:18
3	Alexander Yakovlev	0	6 of 10	60%	9 of 13	1 of 6	16%	0:56
3	Gray Maynard	0	8 of 18	44%	20 of 32	1 of 2	50%	1:05

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Alexander Yakovlev	21 of 55	38%	16 of 41	3 of 12	2 of 2	18 of 48	3 of 7	0 of 0
Gray Maynard	31 of 72	43%	21 of 59	9 of 11	1 of 2	15 of 49	8 of 12	8 of 11

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Alexander Yakovlev	8 of 27	29%	6 of 22	2 of 5	0 of 0	7 of 26	1 of 1	0 of 0
1	Gray Maynard	5 of 19	26%	0 of 12	5 of 6	0 of 1	2 of 15	3 of 4	0 of 0
2	Alexander Yakovlev	7 of 18	38%	5 of 10	1 of 7	1 of 1	6 of 15	1 of 3	0 of 0
2	Gray Maynard	18 of 35	51%	13 of 29	4 of 5	1 of 1	5 of 16	5 of 8	8 of 11
3	Alexander Yakovlev	6 of 10	60%	5 of 9	0 of 0	1 of 1	5 of 7	1 of 3	0 of 0
3	Gray Maynard	8 of 18	44%	8 of 18	0 of 0	0 of 0	8 of 18	0 of 0	0 of 0

LOSS vs Nicholas Musoke

Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Story · Oct 04, 2014

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Nicholas Musoke	0	70 of 156	44%	97 of 183	0 of 4	0%	0	0	6:47
Alexander Yakovlev	0	44 of 107	41%	44 of 107	0 of 9	0%	0	0	0:05

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Nicholas Musoke	17 of 38	44%	32 of 53	0 of 0	---	3:14
1	Alexander Yakovlev	10 of 19	52%	10 of 19	0 of 4	0%	0:00
2	Nicholas Musoke	31 of 60	51%	39 of 68	0 of 2	0%	2:01
2	Alexander Yakovlev	13 of 38	34%	13 of 38	0 of 2	0%	0:03
3	Nicholas Musoke	22 of 58	37%	26 of 62	0 of 2	0%	1:32
3	Alexander Yakovlev	21 of 50	42%	21 of 50	0 of 3	0%	0:02

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Nicholas Musoke	70 of 156	44%	41 of 126	15 of 16	14 of 14	53 of 135	17 of 21	0 of 0
Alexander Yakovlev	44 of 107	41%	24 of 83	11 of 15	9 of 9	43 of 106	1 of 1	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Nicholas Musoke	17 of 38	44%	6 of 27	3 of 3	8 of 8	8 of 28	9 of 10	0 of 0
1	Alexander Yakovlev	10 of 19	52%	4 of 12	4 of 5	2 of 2	9 of 18	1 of 1	0 of 0
2	Nicholas Musoke	31 of 60	51%	19 of 47	8 of 9	4 of 4	27 of 54	4 of 6	0 of 0
2	Alexander Yakovlev	13 of 38	34%	6 of 29	3 of 5	4 of 4	13 of 38	0 of 0	0 of 0
3	Nicholas Musoke	22 of 58	37%	16 of 52	4 of 4	2 of 2	18 of 53	4 of 5	0 of 0
3	Alexander Yakovlev	21 of 50	42%	14 of 42	4 of 5	3 of 3	21 of 50	0 of 0	0 of 0

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