Welterweight

John Howard

Last fought: Dec 2015

RECORD

Pro

24-13-0

UFC

7-7-0

Age

Height

5'7"

Weight

170 lbs

Reach

72"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	12:16
Fight Completion Rate	81.9%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.46
% Fights Inside the Distance	35.7%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	37-27 (57.8%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	10-8 (55.6%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	27-19 (58.7%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	43.8%
% Time in Control	26.3%
% Time Controlled	29.9%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	46.8%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	2.95
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	4.13
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-1.18
Distance Strike Accuracy	44.9%
Distance Strike Defense	59.7%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	1.02
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.93
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	4.18
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	3.58
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	1.66
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.27

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Welterweight field

John Howard League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	John Howard
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	50.8%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.1
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.1
Strike Differential	-0.9/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	49.2%
Takedown Defense	53.7%
Takedowns Landed/15min	2.7
Submission Attempts/15min	0.4
Control Time/15min	3:56
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	28.6%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	71.4%
Avg Fight Time	12:16
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.2
Reversals/15min	0.3

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	56.2%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.9
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.3
Takedown Accuracy	60.0%
Takedown Defense	64.3%
Control Time/Fight	1:48

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Tim Means

UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant • Dec 2015Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 0:21

John Howard20/5437%TD 3/3Ctrl 1:01

Tim Means37/7053%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Howard	20/52	38%	3/3	1:01	—
	Tim Means	34/67	51%	0/0	0:03	—

R2	John Howard	0/2	0%	0/0	0:00	—
	Tim Means	3/3	100%	0/0	0:01	1

WIN

vs. Cathal Pendred

UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor • Jul 2015Welterweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

John Howard48/8855%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:36

Cathal Pendred45/8752%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:44

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Howard	14/22	64%	0/0	1:04	—
	Cathal Pendred	17/33	52%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	John Howard	16/32	50%	0/0	0:09	—
	Cathal Pendred	15/26	58%	0/0	0:12	—

R3	John Howard	18/34	53%	0/1	0:23	—
	Cathal Pendred	13/28	46%	0/2	0:32	—

LOSS

vs. Lorenz Larkin

UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Siver • Jan 2015Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:17

John Howard10/1567%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:30

Lorenz Larkin29/5058%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:11KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Howard	10/15	67%	0/0	0:30	—
	Lorenz Larkin	29/50	58%	0/0	0:11	1

LOSS

vs. Brian Ebersole

UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso • Sep 2014Welterweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

John Howard42/6664%TD 2/4Ctrl 4:06

Brian Ebersole49/9452%TD 1/5Ctrl 3:15

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Howard	7/15	47%	0/0	0:03	—
	Brian Ebersole	17/24	71%	1/1	3:00	—

R2	John Howard	6/12	50%	2/3	3:07	—
	Brian Ebersole	4/12	33%	0/1	0:15	—

R3	John Howard	29/39	74%	0/1	0:56	—
	Brian Ebersole	28/58	48%	0/3	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Ryan LaFlare

UFC Fight Night: Minotauro vs Nelson • Apr 2014Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

John Howard35/5366%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:48KD 1

Ryan LaFlare64/9766%TD 4/7Ctrl 8:25

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Howard	15/22	68%	0/1	0:23	—
	Ryan LaFlare	27/42	64%	1/2	2:41	—

R2	John Howard	14/21	67%	1/1	1:25	1
	Ryan LaFlare	20/29	69%	1/3	1:54	—

R3	John Howard	6/10	60%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ryan LaFlare	17/26	65%	2/2	3:50	—

WIN

vs. Siyar Bahadurzada

UFC 168: Weidman vs Silva 2 • Dec 2013Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

John Howard47/8953%TD 3/15Ctrl 5:54

Siyar Bahadurzada44/12037%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:54

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Howard	9/25	36%	1/6	1:24	—
	Siyar Bahadurzada	16/50	32%	0/0	0:34	—

R2	John Howard	18/37	49%	1/6	1:01	—
	Siyar Bahadurzada	23/52	44%	1/2	1:20	—

R3	John Howard	20/27	74%	1/3	3:29	—
	Siyar Bahadurzada	5/18	28%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Uriah Hall

UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen • Aug 2013Middleweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

John Howard33/6154%TD 2/6Ctrl 3:47

Uriah Hall41/6266%TD 2/8Ctrl 4:51

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Howard	9/22	41%	0/1	0:37	—
	Uriah Hall	15/20	75%	1/3	2:26	—

R2	John Howard	12/22	55%	1/3	1:56	—
	Uriah Hall	15/27	56%	0/2	1:05	—

R3	John Howard	12/17	71%	1/2	1:14	—
	Uriah Hall	11/15	73%	1/3	1:20	—

LOSS

vs. Matt Brown

UFC Live: Kongo vs Barry • Jun 2011Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

John Howard20/3557%TD 5/11Ctrl 6:39

Matt Brown38/8346%TD 3/4Ctrl 3:34

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Howard	12/19	63%	2/4	1:49	—
	Matt Brown	24/53	45%	1/1	0:43	—

R2	John Howard	3/7	43%	0/2	2:07	—
	Matt Brown	7/15	47%	1/2	2:03	—

R3	John Howard	5/9	56%	3/5	2:43	—
	Matt Brown	7/15	47%	1/1	0:48	—

LOSS

vs. Thiago Alves

UFC 124: St-Pierre vs Koscheck 2 • Dec 2010Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

John Howard37/12430%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:53

Thiago Alves73/18539%TD 2/2Ctrl 2:58KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Howard	12/46	26%	0/1	0:14	—
	Thiago Alves	29/75	39%	1/1	0:34	—

R2	John Howard	8/22	36%	0/0	0:00	—
	Thiago Alves	14/41	34%	1/1	2:21	—

R3	John Howard	17/56	30%	0/1	0:39	—
	Thiago Alves	30/69	43%	0/0	0:03	1

LOSS

vs. Jake Ellenberger

UFC Live: Jones vs Matyushenko • Aug 2010Welterweight

KO/TKO • Rd 3, 2:21

John Howard17/3450%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:10

Jake Ellenberger38/6757%TD 5/7Ctrl 9:06

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Howard	8/12	67%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jake Ellenberger	23/36	64%	2/3	3:51	—

R2	John Howard	6/15	40%	0/0	0:07	—
	Jake Ellenberger	9/20	45%	2/3	4:19	—

R3	John Howard	3/7	43%	0/1	0:03	—
	Jake Ellenberger	6/11	55%	1/1	0:56	—

WIN

vs. Daniel Roberts

UFC Live: Vera vs Jones • Mar 2010Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:01

John Howard6/875%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:50

Daniel Roberts7/1741%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:55

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Howard	6/8	75%	1/1	0:50	—
	Daniel Roberts	7/17	41%	1/1	0:55	—

WIN

vs. Dennis Hallman

The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale • Dec 2009Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 4:55

John Howard14/2264%TD 2/3Ctrl 3:32KD 1

Dennis Hallman8/2433%TD 2/4Ctrl 9:10

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Howard	2/2	100%	0/0	0:09	—
	Dennis Hallman	3/8	38%	2/3	3:47	—

R2	John Howard	0/1	0%	0/1	0:07	—
	Dennis Hallman	4/9	44%	0/0	4:21	—

R3	John Howard	12/19	63%	2/2	3:16	1
	Dennis Hallman	1/7	14%	0/1	1:02	—

WIN

vs. Tamdan McCrory

UFC 101: Declaration • Aug 2009Welterweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

John Howard19/3751%TD 5/7Ctrl 8:25

Tamdan McCrory11/4624%TD 2/6Ctrl 3:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Howard	6/10	60%	1/2	2:37	—
	Tamdan McCrory	6/17	35%	2/3	1:09	—

R2	John Howard	4/10	40%	2/3	2:48	—
	Tamdan McCrory	2/11	18%	0/0	1:22	—

R3	John Howard	9/17	53%	2/2	3:00	—
	Tamdan McCrory	3/18	17%	0/3	0:32	—

WIN

vs. Chris Wilson

UFC 94: St-Pierre vs Penn 2 • Jan 2009Welterweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

John Howard21/4151%TD 7/7Ctrl 6:02

Chris Wilson45/8255%TD 2/6Ctrl 3:12

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Howard	6/15	40%	3/3	0:51	—
	Chris Wilson	14/31	45%	1/3	1:14	—

R2	John Howard	6/13	46%	2/2	1:22	—
	Chris Wilson	24/37	65%	1/3	1:43	—

R3	John Howard	9/13	69%	2/2	3:49	—
	Chris Wilson	7/14	50%	0/0	0:15	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com