Kennedy vs Cummings Result: Kennedy wins by SUB R2 · Strikeforce, Thu, Sep 24, 2009

StrikeforceStrikeforce: Challengers 3

Tim KennedyWIN

18-6-0

RESULT

Submission

ROUND 2 · 2:43

MiddleweightMain Event3 rounds scheduled

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Zak Cummings

25-7-0

Thursday, September 24, 2009SPIRIT BANK EVENT CENTER, Tulsa, United States

Tim Kennedy defeated Zak Cummings by Submission in round 2 (2:43) in the Middleweight main event of Strikeforce: Challengers 3, held Thursday, September 24, 2009 at SPIRIT BANK EVENT CENTER, Tulsa.

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Insights

Zak Cummings spends 75% of fight time at distance.

Style & credentials

Tim Kennedy

No background on record

Camp · Jackson-Wink MMA

Zak Cummings

No background on record

Camp · FactoryX Muay Thai

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

48%

Head

60%

25%

Body

19%

27%

Leg

21%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Tim Kennedylast 5 fights

62%25%13%

Zak Cummingslast 14 fights

81%12%

DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Tim Kennedy Zak Cummings

Strikes landed / min

2.823.06

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Tim Kennedy · Below avg · better than 31% of UFC fightersZak Cummings · Below avg · better than 39% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

2.432.77

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Tim Kennedy · Good · better than 81% of UFC fightersZak Cummings · Good · better than 72% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

2.190.65

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Tim Kennedy · Good · better than 75% of UFC fightersZak Cummings · Below avg · better than 29% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

34%32%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Tim Kennedy · Average · better than 40% of UFC fightersZak Cummings · Below avg · better than 33% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

44%69%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Tim Kennedy · Poor · better than 17% of UFC fightersZak Cummings · Good · better than 62% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.200.70

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Tim Kennedy · Below avg · better than 32% of UFC fightersZak Cummings · Good · better than 68% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1491 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

2.82

Strikes landed / min

3.06

2.43

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

2.77

2.19 / 6.4

Takedowns landed / 15 min

0.65 / 2.0

34%

Takedown accuracy

32%

44%

Takedown defence

69%

4:25

Control time / fight

1:41

0.20

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.70

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Tim Kennedy5 UFC fights · 193 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

28%55/208

17%32/69

17%32/45

Clinch

7%13/24

8%15/16

11%21/22

Ground

12%24/38

1%1/1

0%0/0

Zak Cummings14 UFC fights · 494 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

49%244/1002

14%67/116

18%87/104

Clinch

5%27/61

4%22/26

2%9/10

Ground

5%27/45

1%4/4

1%7/7

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

When it ends

Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended

Tim Kennedy10 of 12 ended early · 83%2 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

1 early stoppage has no logged time

Zak Cummings7 of 10 ended early · 70%3 went the distance

7 early stoppages have no logged time

finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended

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TKO
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TBA
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TKO
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Submission
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Who won Tim Kennedy vs Zak Cummings?

Tim Kennedy defeated Zak Cummings by Submission in round 2 (2:43) in the Middleweight main event of Strikeforce: Challengers 3, held Thursday, September 24, 2009 at SPIRIT BANK EVENT CENTER, Tulsa.

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