Patrick Cummins (fighter)

Cummins played 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[4] as well as a two-time US National Team Member.[7] He made the transition to mixed martial arts in 2010. 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.[8]

Cummins saw his fight career stalled in 2011 when he and fellow MMA fighter Eric Bradley were sentenced to jail in a case relating to felony burglary charges resulting from, what Cummins considers a fraternity prank at Penn State University. However the prosecution did not see it as a "prank" indeed there were multiple fraternities victimized, with items of a considerable value being taken; laptops, televisions etc.[9]

Cummins fought Tasi Edwards at ProElite 3 on January 21, 2012. He won the fight via arm-triangle.[10]

Cummins then fought Ricky Pulu at Xplode Fight Series: Revancha on March 16, 2013. He won via first round TKO.[11]

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.[12]

In February 2014, Cummins stepped up on short notice to replace the injured Rashad Evans against Daniel Cormier on February 22, 2014, at UFC 170.[13] He lost the fight by first round TKO.[14]

For his second fight with the promotion, Cummins was scheduled to fight Francimar Barroso on June 7, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 42.[15] However, Barroso was forced out of the bout due to an injury and replaced by promotional newcomer Roger Narvaez.[16] Cummins won the fight via second round TKO.[17]

Cummins faced Kyle Kingsbury on July 26, 2014 at UFC on Fox 12.[18] He won the fight via dominant unanimous decision.

Cummins faced Antônio Carlos Júnior on December 20, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 58.[19] He won the one-sided fight by unanimous decision.[20]

Cummins faced Ovince Saint Preux on April 18, 2015 at UFC on Fox 15.[21] He lost the fight via knockout in the first round.[22]

Cummins faced Rafael Cavalcante on August 1, 2015 at UFC 190.[23] He won the fight via TKO due to elbows in the third round.[24]

Cummins faced Glover Teixeira on November 7, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 77.[25] He lost the fight via TKO in the second round.[26]

Cummins next faced Antônio Rogério Nogueira on May 14, 2016 at UFC 198.[27] He lost the fight via TKO in the first round.[28]

Cummins was expected to face Gian Villante on December 9, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 102.[29] However, Cummins pulled out of the fight on December 2 citing a staph infection.[30] He was replaced by promotional newcomer Saparbek Safarov.[31]

Cummins faced Jan Błachowicz on April 8, 2017 at UFC 210.[32] He won the bout by majority decision.[33]

A rescheduled bout with Gian Villante eventually took place on July 22, 2017 at UFC on Fox 25.[34] Cummins won the back-and-forth fight via split decision.[35]

Cummins faced Corey Anderson on November 4, 2017 at UFC 217.[36] However on October 17, Cummins pulled out from the fight due to a resistant staph infection.[37] The fight was rescheduled to UFC Fight Night 128 on April 21, 2018.[38] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[39]

Cummins faced Misha Cirkunov on October 27, 2018 at UFC Fight Night 138.[40] He lost the fight by submission in the first round via an arm triangle choke.[41]

Cummins faced Ed Herman on May 18, 2019 at UFC Fight Night 152.[42] He lost the fight via TKO in the first round.[43]

Cummins announced his retirement from the sport on Dec. 24, 2019.[44]