Misha Cirkunov vs. Patrick Cummins

UFC 6-7-0 vs. 6-7-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
6-7-0
UFC record
6-7-0
Light Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Light Heavyweight
39
AgeΔ 6 yrs
45
6'3"
HeightΔ 1"
6'2"
77"
ReachΔ 1"
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
45.8
Layoff (months)Δ 40.9 mo
86.7
LLLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Misha Cirkunov is a submission threat — 1.71 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.27 Light Heavyweight norm.
Patrick Cummins hunts takedowns — 4.49 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.87 Light Heavyweight norm.
Misha Cirkunov hunts takedowns — 4.15 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.87 Light Heavyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Misha Cirkunov

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 68
Tier 3 — regional circuit 91

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.73 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 24 documented bouts

In the UFC: 3-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.8 wins over .500

Patrick Cummins

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 67
Tier 3 — regional circuit 40

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.68 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 17 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2373.86/min · norm 3.41
Sig. strikes landed
4984.26/min · norm 3.41
1883.06/min · norm 3.35
Sig. strikes absorbed
3913.35/min · norm 3.35
51.9%norm 48.3%
Striking accuracy
50.8%norm 48.3%
57.8%norm 52.9%
Striking defense
55.9%norm 52.9%
00.00/15 · norm 0.40
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.40

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Misha Cirkunov

Distance 71.3% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 16.2% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 12.5% (norm 10.4%)

Patrick Cummins

Distance 61.5% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 12.2% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 26.3% (norm 10.4%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Misha Cirkunov

Head 76.1% (norm 79.2%) · Body 17.5% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 6.3% (norm 9.7%)

Patrick Cummins

Head 88.4% (norm 79.2%) · Body 6.9% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 4.7% (norm 9.7%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Cirkunov L/AAccLight Heavyweight med Cummins L/AAccLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 135 / 326 41.4% 41.4% 224 / 603 37.1% 41.4%
In the clinch 52 / 74 70.3% 70.9% 85 / 120 70.8% 70.9%
On the ground 50 / 57 87.7% 72.3% 189 / 258 73.3% 72.3%
BY TARGET
To the head 153 / 348 44.0% 38.9% 409 / 867 47.2% 38.9%
To the body 57 / 80 71.2% 71.9% 51 / 68 75.0% 71.9%
To the legs 27 / 29 93.1% 81.8% 38 / 46 82.6% 81.8%

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 (Light Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 93 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 Cirkunov L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med vs Cummins L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 113 / 340 33.2% 40.4% 281 / 739 38.0% 40.4%
In the clinch 28 / 39 71.8% 68.7% 57 / 82 69.5% 68.7%
On the ground 47 / 66 71.2% 70.4% 53 / 65 81.5% 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 119 / 347 34.3% 37.5% 326 / 798 40.9% 37.5%
To the body 40 / 60 66.7% 72.3% 45 / 61 73.8% 72.3%
To the legs 29 / 38 76.3% 83.0% 20 / 27 74.1% 83.0%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1739.5% acc · 4.15/15 · norm 0.87
Takedowns landed
3541.2% acc · 4.49/15 · norm 0.87
1076.9% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
628.6% def · norm 66.7%
17:2628.4% of cage time · norm 16.5%
Control time
47:0640.3% of cage time · norm 16.5%
8:252:03 per 15 · norm 2:48
Time under control
11:321:28 per 15 · norm 2:48
71.71/15 · norm 0.27
Submission attempts
10.13/15 · norm 0.27

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Cirkunov has more cage time on record.