John Howard (28-19-1, 17) was born in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. on March 1, 1983. At the age of 21 years on October 2, 2004, he made his professional MMA debut against Jason Dublin, winning the fight via 2-round unanimous decision.
On January 31, 2009, 25-year old John Howard made his UFC debut on his 15th professional MMA fight at UFC 94 against a 31-year old Chris Wilson, winning the fight via 3-round split decision.
Howard's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Ange Loosa at age 39 on April 2, 2022. He retired on a 4-fight losing streak.
He has fought 13 times in the UFC, and has a record of 6 wins and 7 losses in the promotion.
Some of John Howard's best fights have been against Daniel Roberts, Ray Cooper III, Siyar Bahadurzada, Chris Wilson, Tamdan McCrory, Uriah Hall and Cathal Pendred.
Howard has 19 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
48 | Apr 2, 2022 39 years, 1 months 28-19-1 (17) | Ange Loosa | SWL | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
47  | Jan 28, 2022 38 years, 10 months 28-18-1 (17) | 25 years, 5 months 9-0 (6) | SWL | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
46 | Oct 23, 2021 38 years, 7 months 28-17-1 (17) | Tyler Ray | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
45  | Oct 11, 2019 36 years, 7 months 28-16-1 (17) | 30 years, 11 months 16-5 (14) | PFL | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
44  | Jul 11, 2019 36 years, 4 months 28-15-1 (17) | 26 years, 5 months 18-6 (18) | PFL | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
43  | May 9, 2019 36 years, 2 months 27-15-1 (16) | 29 years, 3 months 24-5 (17) | PFL | WL | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke |
42  | Oct 20, 2018 35 years, 7 months 27-14-1 (16) | 39 years, 5 months 17-4 (12) | PFL | MD | 2 | TD | DRAW |
41  | Oct 20, 2018 35 years, 7 months 27-14 (16) | 35 years, 2 months 8-6 (4) | PFL | MD | 2 | UD | WIN |
40  | Aug 16, 2018 35 years, 5 months 26-14 (16) | 31 years 17-2 (2) | PFL | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
39  | Jul 5, 2018 35 years, 4 months 26-13 (16) | 35 years, 8 months 17-4-2 (12) | PFL | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
38 | Oct 27, 2017 34 years, 7 months 25-13 (15) | Roger Carroll | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
37  | Oct 7, 2016 33 years, 7 months 24-13 (15) | 26 years, 10 months 12-1 (10) | WSOF | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
36 | Jun 17, 2016 33 years, 3 months 24-12 (15) | Michael Arrant | WSOF | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
35  | Dec 10, 2015 32 years, 9 months 23-12 (15) | 31 years, 9 months 24-7-1 (20) | UFC | WL | 2 | KO | LOSS Punch |
34  | Jul 11, 2015 32 years, 4 months 23-11 (15) | 27 years, 10 months 17-2-1 (6) | UFC | WL | 3 | SD | WIN |
33  | Jan 18, 2015 31 years, 10 months 22-11 (15) | 28 years, 4 months 14-4 (8) | UFC | WL | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
32  | Sep 27, 2014 31 years, 6 months 22-10 (15) | 33 years, 10 months 50-16-1 (33) | UFC | WL | 3 | SD | LOSS |
31  | Apr 11, 2014 31 years, 1 months 22-9 (15) | 30 years, 6 months 10-0 (7) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
30  | Dec 28, 2013 30 years, 9 months 22-8 (15) | 29 years, 8 months 21-5-1 (17) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
29  | Aug 17, 2013 30 years, 5 months 21-8 (15) | 29 years 7-3 (6) | UFC | MD | 3 | SD | WIN |
28 | Jun 7, 2013 30 years, 3 months 20-8 (15) | Chris Woodall | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches Defended CES middleweight title | |
27 | Apr 12, 2013 30 years, 1 months 19-8 (14) | Jason Louck | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punches Defended CES middleweight title | |
26 | Oct 27, 2012 29 years, 7 months 18-8 (13) | Leandro Batata | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
25 | Oct 6, 2012 29 years, 7 months 18-7 (13) | Brett Chism | MD | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches Defended CES middleweight title | |
24 | Aug 3, 2012 29 years, 5 months 17-7 (12) | Scott Rehm | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Arm injury Defended CES middleweight title | |
23 | Apr 13, 2012 29 years, 1 months 16-7 (11) | Todd Chattelle | MD | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches Won CES middleweight title | |
22 | Oct 9, 2011 28 years, 7 months 15-7 (10) | Dennis Olson | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
21  | Jun 26, 2011 28 years, 3 months 14-7 (10) | 30 years, 5 months 11-10 (11) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
20  | Dec 11, 2010 27 years, 9 months 14-6 (10) | 27 years, 2 months 17-7 (12) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
19  | Aug 1, 2010 27 years, 5 months 14-5 (10) | 25 years, 4 months 22-5 (19) | UFC | WL | 3 | TKO | LOSS Doctor stoppage |
18  | Mar 21, 2010 27 years 14-4 (10) | 29 years, 7 months 9-0 (7) | UFC | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
17  | Dec 5, 2009 26 years, 9 months 13-4 (9) | 34 years 48-12-2 (40) | TUF | WL | 3 | KO | WIN Punches |
16  | Aug 8, 2009 26 years, 5 months 12-4 (8) | 22 years, 9 months 11-2 (9) | UFC | WL | 3 | SD | WIN |
15  | Jan 31, 2009 25 years, 10 months 11-4 (8) | 31 years, 7 months 16-5 (13) | UFC | WL | 3 | SD | WIN |
14  | Sep 12, 2008 25 years, 6 months 10-4 (8) | 27 years, 7 months 5-0 (2) | WL | 3 | UD | WIN Won ROC welterweight title | |
13 | May 16, 2008 25 years, 2 months 9-4 (8) | Nick Calandrino | WL | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
12 | Mar 7, 2008 25 years 8-4 (7) | Jose Rodriguez | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
11  | Nov 30, 2007 24 years, 8 months 7-4 (6) | 26 years, 5 months 6-1 (5) | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
10 | Sep 29, 2007 24 years, 6 months 7-3 (6) | Woody Weatherby | WL | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
9 | Aug 25, 2007 24 years, 5 months 7-2 (6) | Mandela K'ponou | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
8 | Jun 23, 2007 24 years, 3 months 6-2 (5) | Nick Catone | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
7 | Apr 13, 2007 24 years, 1 months 6-1 (5) | Josh Rosaaen | WL | 3 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
6 | Sep 23, 2006 23 years, 6 months 5-1 (4) | Alexandre Moreno | WL | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | |
5 | Apr 24, 2006 23 years, 1 months 5-0 (4) | Jason Dublin | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | |
4 | Dec 3, 2005 22 years, 9 months 4-0 (3) | Aldo Santos | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
3 | Feb 5, 2005 21 years, 11 months 3-0 (2) | Mandela K'ponou | 2 | SUB | WIN Heel hook | ||
2 | Dec 4, 2004 21 years, 9 months 2-0 (1) | Les Richardson | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
1 | Oct 2, 2004 21 years, 7 months 1-0 (0) | Jason Dublin | 2 | UD | WIN |
