John Howard
14 UFC Fights | 50% Win Rate | 2 Finishes (29%)
John Howard UFC Record & Pro MMA Record
John Howard is 7-7 in the UFC across 14 fights, with 2 wins by knockout and 5 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 29-19-1, 22-12 of it outside the UFC. Howard competes at welterweight as an orthodox clinch fighter, standing 5'7" with a 72" reach at 43 years old. The last bout was a loss to Ange Loosa by unanimous decision in Apr 2022.
Best attribute: takedown offense (takedowns landed per fight) — 90th percentile among 280 welterweight fighters (2.2/fight).
John Howard's UFC win rate is 50% (7 of 14 fights), and 29% of those wins came by finish. Howard averages 2.2 takedowns per fight at 49% accuracy and stops 54% of opponents' takedown attempts.
- Pro MMA Record
- 29-19-1
- UFC Record
- 7-7
- Height
- 5'7"
- Reach
- 72"
- Age
- 43
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last Fight
- L vs Ange Loosa · Decision (Unanimous) · Apr 2022
Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.
John Howard's Last 5 Fights
Howard is 1-4 in the last five UFC fights.
- Loss vs Tim Means · KO/TKO · R2 0:21 · UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant · Dec 2015
- Win vs Cathal Pendred · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor · Jul 2015
- Loss vs Lorenz Larkin · KO/TKO · R1 2:17 · UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Siver · Jan 2015
- Loss vs Brian Ebersole · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso · Sep 2014
- Loss vs Ryan LaFlare · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Minotauro vs Nelson · Apr 2014
Striking
Fighter Profile
Offensive Output
Defensive
Strike Targets
Position Breakdown
Grappling
Takedowns & Control
Win Methods
Finish Probability by Round
Round-by-Round Output
Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — John Howard vs Average
John Howard lands 9.7 strikes in R1 but 12.7 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.
John Howard's UFC Fight History
14 UFC fights on record (7-7), most recent first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Tim Means | KO/TKO | R2 · 0:21 | UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant | 2015-12-10 |
| W | Cathal Pendred | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor | 2015-07-11 |
| L | Lorenz Larkin | KO/TKO | R1 · 2:17 | UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Siver | 2015-01-18 |
| L | Brian Ebersole | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso | 2014-09-27 |
| L | Ryan LaFlare | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Minotauro vs Nelson | 2014-04-11 |
| W | Siyar Bahadurzada | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 168: Weidman vs Silva 2 | 2013-12-28 |
| W | Uriah Hall | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen | 2013-08-17 |
| L | Matt Brown | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Live: Kongo vs Barry | 2011-06-26 |
| L | Thiago Alves | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 124: St-Pierre vs Koscheck 2 | 2010-12-11 |
| L | Jake Ellenberger | KO/TKO | R3 · 2:21 | UFC Live: Jones vs Matyushenko | 2010-08-01 |
| W | Daniel Roberts | KO/TKO | R1 · 2:01 | UFC Live: Vera vs Jones | 2010-03-21 |
| W | Dennis Hallman | KO/TKO | R3 · 4:55 | The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale | 2009-12-05 |
| W | Tamdan McCrory | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 101: Declaration | 2009-08-08 |
| W | Chris Wilson | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 94: St-Pierre vs Penn 2 | 2009-01-31 |
How Howard Ranks at Welterweight
Percentile among the 280 welterweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).
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