Official MMA record
John Howard
“Doomsday”
Professional record
29-21-1
- Division
- Middleweight
- Team
- Wai Kru
- Age
- 43
- Height
- 5' 8"
- Weight
- 185 lb
- Gender
- Male
- Fighting out of
- Boston, MA
Profile summary
John Howard is an MMA fighter with a professional record of 29-21-1.
Career file
Professional career statistics
29-21-1
Total fights
51
Rounds fought
98.1
Current streak
5 L
Finish rate
58.6%
Win methods
Loss methods
Career length
20y 8m 12d
Fights per year
2.5
Longest layoff
2y 9m 5d
Quickest turnaround
21d
Quick hits
Fastest win
00:23
Fastest KO
00:23
Fastest submission
01:28
Finished rate
28.6%
Avg. fight length · wins
09:34
Avg. fight length · losses
09:25
Avg. rounds · wins
1.9
Avg. rounds · losses
1.9
Official record
Professional fight record
| Date | Result | Opponent | Division | Method / event | Round / time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 2025 | L | Patrick Casey | Middleweight | TKO/RSC · Doctor's Stoppage Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship: Fight Night Mohegan Sun | R1/02:00 |
| Sep 9, 2022 | L | JZ Souza | Welterweight | Result pending CES 70Verified | —/05:00 |
| Apr 2, 2022 | L | Ange Loosa | Welterweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision XMMA 4: BLACK MAGIC | R3/05:00 |
| Jan 28, 2022 | L | Ramazan Kuramagomedov | Catchweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision Eagle FC 44Verified | R3/05:00 |
| Oct 23, 2021 | L | Tyler Ray | Welterweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision XMMA 3: DODSON VS. GIBSONVerified | R3/05:00 |
| Aug 6, 2021 | W | Ozzie Alvarez | Welterweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision CES 63Verified | R3/05:00 |
| Oct 11, 2019 | L | David Michaud | Welterweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision PFL 7, 2019 PlayoffsVerified | R2/05:00 |
| Jul 11, 2019 | W | Ray Cooper | Welterweight | KO PFL 4 - 2019 Regular SeasonVerified | R1/03:23 |
| May 9, 2019 | L | Magomed Magomedkerimov | Welterweight | Submission · Guillotine Choke PFL 1 - 2019 Regular SeasonVerified | R1/04:54 |
| Oct 18, 2018 | W | Ed Gordon | — | Decision · Unanimous Decision PFL 10 - 2018 Playoffs | R2/05:00 |
| Oct 18, 2018 | D | Louis Taylor | — | Draw PFL 10 - 2018 Playoffs | R3/05:00 |
| Aug 16, 2018 | L | Bruno Santos | Middleweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision PFL 6 - 2018 Regular SeasonVerified | R3/05:00 |
| Jul 5, 2018 | W | Gasan Umalatov | Middleweight | Submission · Rear Naked Choke PFL 3 - 2018 Regular SeasonVerified | R1/02:59 |
| Oct 27, 2017 | W | Roger Carroll | Middleweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision CES 46Verified | R3/05:00 |
| Oct 7, 2016 | L | Abubakar Nurmagomedov | Welterweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision World Series of Fighting 33 - Gaethje vs DugulubgovVerified | R3/05:00 |
| Jun 17, 2016 | W | Mike Arrant | Middleweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision World Series of Fighting 31 - Ivanov vs CopelandVerified | R3/05:00 |
| Dec 10, 2015 | L | Tim Means | Welterweight | TKO/RSC UFC Fight Night 80; Namajunas vs VanZantVerified | R2/00:21 |
| Jul 11, 2015 | W | Cathal Pendred | Welterweight | Decision · Split Decision UFC 189: McGregor vs MendesVerified | R3/05:00 |
| Jan 18, 2015 | L | Lorenz Larkin | Welterweight | TKO/RSC · Referee Stoppage from Strikes UFC Fight Night 59: Siver vs. McGregorVerified | R1/01:27 |
| Sep 27, 2014 | L | Brian Ebersole | Welterweight | Decision · Split Decision UFC 178: Cariaso vs JohnsonVerified | R3/05:00 |
| Apr 11, 2014 | L | Ryan LaFlare | Welterweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC Fight Night:Nelson vs. NogueiraVerified | R3/05:00 |
| Dec 28, 2013 | W | Siyar Bahadurzadah | Welterweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 168Verified | R3/05:00 |
| Aug 17, 2013 | W | Uriah Hall | Middleweight | Decision · Split Decision UFC Fight Night 26: Sonnen vs RuaVerified | R3/05:00 |
| Jun 7, 2013 | W | Chris Woodall | Middleweight | TKO/RSC · Referee Stoppage from Strikes CES MMA: A New LevelVerified | R1/02:14 |
| Apr 12, 2013 | W | Jason Louck | Middleweight | KO CES MMA: Path of DestructionVerified | R1/00:23 |
| Oct 27, 2012 | L | Leandro Silva | — | Decision · Unanimous Decision High Fight Rock II | R3/05:00 |
| Oct 6, 2012 | W | Brett Chism | Middleweight | TKO/RSC CES MMA: Bautista vs. EvansVerified | R2/03:31 |
| Aug 3, 2012 | W | Scott Rehm | Light-heavyweight | Submission · Verbal Submission CES MMA: Far Beyond DrivenVerified | R1/01:28 |
| Apr 13, 2012 | W | Todd Chattelle | Middleweight | TKO/RSC · Referee Stoppage CES MMA: Never SurrenderVerifiedTitle bout | R2/04:48 |
| Oct 9, 2011 | W | Dennis Olson | Welterweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision CFA 03Verified | R3/05:00 |
| Jun 26, 2011 | L | Matt Brown | Welterweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC Live Marquardt vs. StoryVerified | R3/05:00 |
| Dec 11, 2010 | L | Thiago Alves | Welterweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 124 St-Pierre vs KoscheckVerified | R3/05:00 |
| Aug 1, 2010 | L | Jake Ellenberger | Welterweight | TKO/RSC · Injury UFC Live: Jones vs. MatyushenkoVerified | R3/02:21 |
| Mar 21, 2010 | W | Daniel Roberts | Welterweight | KO · Strike UFC Live on Versus: Vera vs JonesVerified | R1/02:01 |
| Dec 5, 2009 | W | Dennis Hallman | Welterweight | KO · Strike The Ultimate Fighter Heavyweights FinaleVerified | R3/04:55 |
| Aug 8, 2009 | W | Tamdan McCrory | Welterweight | Decision · Split Decision UFC 101 DeclarationVerified | R3/05:00 |
| Jan 31, 2009 | W | Chris Wilson | Welterweight | Decision · Split Decision UFC 94: St-Pierre vs Penn 2Verified | R3/05:00 |
| Sep 12, 2008 | W | Charlie Brenneman | Welterweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision Ring of Combat XXIVerifiedTitle bout | R3/05:00 |
| May 16, 2008 | W | Nick Calandrino | Welterweight | TKO/RSC International Fight League: New Blood New BattlesVerified | R3/02:24 |
| Mar 7, 2008 | W | Joseph Agostini | Welterweight | KO · Strike Ring of Comabt 18Verified | R1/04:07 |
| Nov 30, 2007 | L | Dan Miller | Middleweight | Decision Ring of Combat 17Verified | R3/05:00 |
| Sep 29, 2007 | L | Woody Weatherby | — | Unknown Calloway Cup Season II | —/05:00 |
| Aug 25, 2007 | W | Mandela Kponou | — | Submission · Arm Bar COMBAT ZONE 23 | R1/05:00 |
| Jun 23, 2007 | L | Nick Catone | Middleweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision Cage Fury Fighting Championship 5Verified | R3/00:00 |
| Apr 13, 2007 | W | Josh Rosaan | Middleweight | Submission · Triangle Choke Cage Fury Fighting Championship 4Verified | R3/01:17 |
| Sep 23, 2006 | L | Alexandre Moreno | — | Submission · Arm Bar WFL X | R1/04:00 |
| Apr 22, 2006 | W | Jason Dublin | — | Submission · Arm Bar COMBAT ZONE 15: Marked MenTitle bout | R2/02:39 |
| Dec 3, 2005 | W | Aldo Santos | — | Submission · Arm Bar Mortal ConquestTitle bout | R1/03:41 |
| Feb 5, 2005 | W | Mandela Kponou | Light-heavyweight | Submission · Heel Hook Winter Brawl 2005Title bout | R2/02:52 |
| Dec 4, 2004 | W | Leslie Richardson | — | Submission COMBAT ZONE 9: Hot Like Fire | R2/02:53 |
| Oct 2, 2004 | W | Jason Dublin | — | Decision COMBAT ZONE 8: Street Justice | R3/05:00 |