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John Howard "Doomsday"

Inactive · age 43 · Orthodox · 5'7" 170 cm · 170 lb 77 kg · reach 72" 183 cm
At a glance
  • Performance of the Night in last fight
  • Earned a bonus in 2 of last 5 fights
  • 100% takedown defense in last 3 fights
  • UFC veteran since 2009
Elo rating
1477
Global Elo 1526 ±38
Rank
—
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UFC record
7-7-0
KO 2 · Sub 0 · Dec 5
Streak
-1
Δ90d +12 · Δ1y +12
Last fight
Dec 10, 2015
Loss by KO · R2
Career at a glance
Octagon time
2h 52m
Avg fight time
12:17
Bonuses
4
Fights per year
2.0
Ground control
45m
Since last fight
10y 7mo

Honest Elo history

14 fights · tap & drag
Jan 31, 2009 — W vs Chris Wilson Δ+30Aug 8, 2009 — W vs Tamdan McCrory Δ+29Dec 5, 2009 — W vs Dennis Hallman Δ+23Mar 21, 2010 — W vs Daniel Roberts Δ+26Aug 1, 2010 — L vs Jake Ellenberger Δ-37Dec 11, 2010 — L vs Thiago Alves Δ-14Jun 26, 2011 — L vs Matt Brown Δ-17Aug 17, 2013 — W vs Uriah Hall Δ+13Dec 28, 2013 — W vs Siyar Bahadurzada Δ+15Apr 11, 2014 — L vs Ryan LaFlare Δ-15Sep 27, 2014 — L vs Brian Ebersole Δ-15Jan 18, 2015 — L vs Lorenz Larkin Δ-23Jul 11, 2015 — W vs Cathal Pendred Δ+20Dec 10, 2015 — L vs Tim Means Δ-19 1450147515001525155015751600 201020112012201320142015 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":318.3,"elo":1493,"date":"2009-01-31","opp":"Chris Wilson","result":"W","delta":30},{"i":1,"x":144.3,"y":256.6,"elo":1522,"date":"2009-08-08","opp":"Tamdan McCrory","result":"W","delta":29},{"i":2,"x":178.6,"y":208.4,"elo":1545,"date":"2009-12-05","opp":"Dennis Hallman","result":"W","delta":23},{"i":3,"x":209,"y":154.2,"elo":1570,"date":"2010-03-21","opp":"Daniel Roberts","result":"W","delta":26},{"i":4,"x":247.3,"y":232.9,"elo":1533,"date":"2010-08-01","opp":"Jake Ellenberger","result":"L","delta":-37},{"i":5,"x":285.2,"y":263.2,"elo":1519,"date":"2010-12-11","opp":"Thiago Alves","result":"L","delta":-14},{"i":6,"x":341.9,"y":299.9,"elo":1502,"date":"2011-06-26","opp":"Matt Brown","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":7,"x":567,"y":273,"elo":1514,"date":"2013-08-17","opp":"Uriah Hall","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":8,"x":605.3,"y":242.3,"elo":1529,"date":"2013-12-28","opp":"Siyar Bahadurzada","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":9,"x":635.2,"y":274.3,"elo":1514,"date":"2014-04-11","opp":"Ryan LaFlare","result":"L","delta":-15},{"i":10,"x":683.8,"y":307.2,"elo":1498,"date":"2014-09-27","opp":"Brian Ebersole","result":"L","delta":-15},{"i":11,"x":716.3,"y":356.5,"elo":1475,"date":"2015-01-18","opp":"Lorenz Larkin","result":"L","delta":-23},{"i":12,"x":766.3,"y":312.9,"elo":1496,"date":"2015-07-11","opp":"Cathal Pendred","result":"W","delta":20},{"i":13,"x":810,"y":352.6,"elo":1477,"date":"2015-12-10","opp":"Tim Means","result":"L","delta":-19}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Dec 10, 2015 Tim Means L -19
Jul 11, 2015 Cathal Pendred W +20
Jan 18, 2015 Lorenz Larkin L -23
Sep 27, 2014 Brian Ebersole L -15
Apr 11, 2014 Ryan LaFlare L -15

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
29%
2 / 7
Finish rate
KO
2
29% of wins
SUB
0
0% of wins
DEC
5
71% of wins
KO: 2 (29%) 2 Sub: 0 (0%) Dec: 5 (71%) 5
Finishes by round
2 total
R1
1 50%
R2
R3
1 50%
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 369 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
47% Head
  • Head 47%
  • Body 18%
  • Leg 34%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
60% Distance
  • Distance 60%
  • Clinch 27%
  • Ground 13%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
43%
of losses by finish
3 of 7
3 KO/TKO 0 Sub 4 Dec Never submitted

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1547
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
1
of 7 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Cathal Pendred
Elo 1610 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
7.5
−0.5 wins below what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 14 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1514
1529
Notable wins
Cathal Pendred 1610

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Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from John Howard on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.