John Howard

“Doomsday”
OctagonStats Rating 1498
7-7-0
Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height5' 7" (170 cm)
Weight170 lbs. (77 kg)
Reach72" (183 cm)
StanceOrthodox
BornMar 01, 1983
Age43
DivisionWelterweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM2.15
Str. Acc50%
SApM3.08
Str. Def51%
TD Avg2.70
TD Acc49%
TD Def-
Sub Avg0.4

Recent form

L W L L L
Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

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14 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.
Wins by method
2 KO/TKO wins · 0 sub wins · 5 decision wins
Losses by method
3 KO/TKO losses · 0 sub losses · 4 decision losses
Finish rate29%
Times finished43%
StreakL1
Best streak4
Avg fight12:17
Octagon time2h 51m
Opp win%69%
ActiveJan. 31, 2009 – Dec. 10, 2015 (7y)

Bonus awards

Knockout of the Night1
Total bonuses1
Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.

Career story

John Howard "Doomsday" is a 24-13-0 decision specialist. Most wins by decision.

John debuted Jan. 31, 2009 vs Chris Wilson (win). Longest win streak: 4. 7 years active (Jan. 31, 2009–Dec. 10, 2015).

Best wins: Dennis Hallman (KO/TKO Punches R3, Dec. 05, 2009); Siyar Bahadurzada (U-DEC R3, Dec. 28, 2013); Cathal Pendred (S-DEC R3, Jul. 11, 2015).

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Fight history

DateEventResultMethodRTimeKDStrTDSub
Dec. 10, 2015UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZantL Tim MeansKO/TKO Punch20:210 120 373 00 0
Jul. 11, 2015UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregorW Cathal PendredS-DEC35:000 048 450 00 1
Jan. 18, 2015UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs SiverL Lorenz LarkinKO/TKO Punch12:170 110 290 00 0
Sep. 27, 2014UFC 178: Johnson vs CariasoL Brian EbersoleS-DEC35:000 042 492 10 0
Apr. 11, 2014UFC Fight Night: Minotauro vs NelsonL Ryan LaFlareU-DEC35:001 035 641 40 0
Dec. 28, 2013UFC 168: Weidman vs Silva 2W Siyar BahadurzadaU-DEC35:000 047 443 10 0
Aug. 17, 2013UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs SonnenW Uriah HallS-DEC35:000 033 412 21 0
Jun. 26, 2011UFC Live: Kongo vs BarryL Matt BrownU-DEC35:000 020 385 30 3
Dec. 11, 2010UFC 124: St-Pierre vs Koscheck 2L Thiago AlvesU-DEC35:000 137 730 20 0
Aug. 01, 2010UFC Live: Jones vs MatyushenkoL Jake EllenbergerKO/TKO32:210 017 380 51 0
Mar. 21, 2010UFC Live: Vera vs JonesW Daniel RobertsKO/TKO Punch12:010 06 71 10 1
Dec. 05, 2009The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights FinaleW Dennis HallmanKO/TKO Punches34:551 014 82 20 2
Aug. 08, 2009UFC 101: DeclarationW Tamdan McCroryS-DEC35:000 019 115 21 1
Jan. 31, 2009UFC 94: St-Pierre vs Penn 2W Chris WilsonS-DEC35:000 021 457 22 2

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.