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John Howard

Current ELO: 987

Peak ELO: 1077

Rank: #1162

Peak Rank: #497

Record: 7-7

Weight Classes: Middleweight, Welterweight

Updated: 2/12/2026

Event	Fighter 1	Fighter 1 ELO	Fighter 2	Fighter 2 ELO	Weight Class	Result	Method	Stats
UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant	Tim Means	1044 →1065(+21)	John Howard	1008 →987(-21)	Welterweight	Loss	KO	View
UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor	John Howard	983 →1008(+25)	Cathal Pendred	1078 →1052(-26)	Welterweight	Win	S-DEC	View
UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Siver	Lorenz Larkin	955 →982(+27)	John Howard	1009 →983(-26)	Welterweight	Loss	KO	View
UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso	Brian Ebersole	1040 →1059(+19)	John Howard	1029 →1009(-20)	Welterweight	Loss	S-DEC	View
UFC Fight Night: Minotauro vs Nelson	Ryan LaFlare	1060 →1080(+20)	John Howard	1048 →1029(-19)	Welterweight	Loss	U-DEC	View
UFC 168: Weidman vs Silva 2	John Howard	1029 →1048(+19)	Siyar Bahadurzada	1009 →990(-19)	Welterweight	Win	U-DEC	View
UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen	John Howard	1011 →1029(+18)	Uriah Hall	980 →961(-19)	Middleweight	Win	S-DEC	View
UFC Live: Kongo vs Barry	Matt Brown	992 →1014(+22)	John Howard	1033 →1011(-22)	Welterweight	Loss	U-DEC	View
UFC 124: St-Pierre vs Koscheck 2	Thiago Alves	1119 →1135(+16)	John Howard	1049 →1033(-16)	Welterweight	Loss	U-DEC	View
UFC Live: Jones vs Matyushenko	Jake Ellenberger	1003 →1031(+28)	John Howard	1077 →1049(-28)	Welterweight	Loss	KO	View
UFC Live: Vera vs Jones	John Howard	1058 →1077(+19)	Daniel Roberts	1000 →980(-20)	Welterweight	Win	KO	View
The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale	John Howard	1040 →1058(+18)	Dennis Hallman	963 →945(-18)	Welterweight	Win	KO	View
UFC 101: Declaration	John Howard	1020 →1040(+20)	Tamdan McCrory	1020 →1000(-20)	Welterweight	Win	S-DEC	View
UFC 94: St-Pierre vs Penn 2	John Howard	1000 →1020(+20)	Chris Wilson	1008 →987(-21)	Welterweight	Win	S-DEC	View