John Howard

“Doomsday”

MMA · Active

29-19-1RECORD

10KO / TKO WINS

7SUBMISSION WINS

12DECISION WINS

Profile

Full name	Not added yet
Nickname	Doomsday
Date of birth	1 Mar 1983
Nationality	American
Birthplace	Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Lives in	Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Division	Welterweight
Team	Doomsday Defense Dojo
Height	170 cm (5′7″)
Reach	180 cm (71″)
Stance	Orthodox
Years active	since 2004
Status	Active
Pro debut	2 Oct 2004
Last fight	Loss vs Ange Loosa, 2 Apr 2022

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Titles and honours

Former CES Middleweight Champion
Former Ring of Combat Welterweight Champion
Former CZ Welterweight Champion
Fight of the Night (x1)
Knockout of the Night (x1)

Background

American welterweight and middleweight from Dorchester, Boston, who had two spells in the UFC and later competed in the World Series of Fighting and the PFL. He held the CES MMA middleweight title and runs the Doomsday Defense Dojo.

Fight history

49 professional fights. Newest first.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Event	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	Ange Loosa	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	XMMA 4: Black Magic	2 Apr 2022	New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Loss	Ramazan Kuramagomedov	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Eagle FC 44	28 Jan 2022	Miami, Florida, USA	Super welterweight bout
Loss	Tyler Ray	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	XMMA 3: Vice City	23 Oct 2021	Miami, Florida, USA
Win	Ozzie Alvarez	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	CES MMA 63: Howard vs. Alvarez	6 Aug 2021	Springfield, Massachusetts, USA	Middleweight bout
Loss	David Michaud	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	PFL 7 (2019)	11 Oct 2019	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	2019 PFL Welterweight quarter-final
Win	Ray Cooper III	KO (punches)	1	3:23	PFL 4 (2019)	11 Jul 2019	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Loss	Magomed Magomedkerimov	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	4:54	PFL 1 (2019)	9 May 2019	Uniondale, New York, USA	Return to welterweight
Draw	Louis Taylor	Technical draw (illegal knee)	2	4:55	PFL 10 (2018)	20 Oct 2018	Washington, D.C., USA	2018 PFL Middleweight semi-final; eliminated on tiebreaker
Win	Eddie Gordon	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00	PFL 10 (2018)	20 Oct 2018	Washington, D.C., USA	2018 PFL Middleweight quarter-final
Loss	Bruno Santos	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	PFL 6 (2018)	16 Aug 2018	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Win	Gasan Umalatov	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	2:59	PFL 3 (2018)	5 Jul 2018	Washington, D.C., USA
Win	Roger Carroll	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	CES MMA 46: Howard vs. Carroll	27 Oct 2017	Lincoln, Rhode Island, USA
Loss	Abubakar Nurmagomedov	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	WSOF 33	7 Oct 2016	Kansas City, Missouri, USA	Welterweight bout
Win	Michael Arrant	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	WSOF 31	17 Jun 2016	Mashantucket, Connecticut, USA	Middleweight bout
Loss	Tim Means	KO (punch)	2	0:21	UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant	10 Dec 2015	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win	Cathal Pendred	Decision (split)	3	5:00	UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor	11 Jul 2015	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Loss	Lorenz Larkin	TKO (punches)	1	2:17	UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Siver	18 Jan 2015	Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Loss	Brian Ebersole	Decision (split)	3	5:00	UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso	27 Sep 2014	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Loss	Ryan LaFlare	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Minotauro vs Nelson	11 Apr 2014	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Win	Siyar Bahadurzada	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 168: Weidman vs Silva 2	28 Dec 2013	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Return to welterweight
Win	Uriah Hall	Decision (split)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen	17 Aug 2013	Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Win	Chris Woodall	TKO (punches)	1	2:14	CES MMA: New Blood	7 Jun 2013	Lincoln, Rhode Island, USA	Defended the CES Middleweight Championship
Win	Jason Louck	KO (punches)	1	0:23	CES MMA: Path to Destruction	12 Apr 2013	Lincoln, Rhode Island, USA	Defended the CES Middleweight Championship
Loss	Leandro Batata	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	High Fight Rock 2	27 Oct 2012	Goiânia, Brazil
Win	Brett Chism	TKO (punches)	2	3:31	CES MMA: Real Pain	6 Oct 2012	Lincoln, Rhode Island, USA	Defended the CES Middleweight Championship
Win	Scott Rehm	TKO (arm injury)	1	1:28	CES MMA: Far Beyond Driven	3 Aug 2012	Lincoln, Rhode Island, USA	Defended the CES Middleweight Championship
Win	Todd Chattelle	TKO (punches)	2	4:42	CES MMA: Never Surrender	13 Apr 2012	Lincoln, Rhode Island, USA	Won the CES Middleweight Championship
Win	Dennis Olson	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	CFA 3	9 Oct 2011	Miami, Florida, USA
Loss	Matt Brown	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC Live: Kongo vs Barry	26 Jun 2011	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Loss	Thiago Alves	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 124: St-Pierre vs Koscheck 2	11 Dec 2010	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Loss	Jake Ellenberger	TKO (doctor stoppage)	3	2:21	UFC Live: Jones vs Matyushenko	1 Aug 2010	San Diego, California, USA
Win	Daniel Roberts	KO (punches)	1	2:01	UFC Live: Vera vs Jones	21 Mar 2010	Broomfield, Colorado, USA	Knockout of the Night
Win	Dennis Hallman	KO (punches)	3	4:55	The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale	5 Dec 2009	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win	Tamdan McCrory	Decision (split)	3	5:00	UFC 101: Declaration	8 Aug 2009	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Win	Chris Wilson	Decision (split)	3	5:00	UFC 94: St-Pierre vs Penn 2	31 Jan 2009	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Fight of the Night
Win	Charlie Brenneman	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Ring of Combat 21	12 Sep 2008	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA	Won the Ring of Combat Welterweight Championship
Win	Nick Calandrino	TKO (punches)	3	2:24	IFL: Connecticut	16 May 2008	Uncasville, Connecticut, USA	Return to welterweight
Win	Jose Rodriguez	KO (punches)	1	4:07	Ring of Combat 18	7 Mar 2008	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Loss	Dan Miller	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Ring of Combat 17	30 Nov 2007	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA	Middleweight bout
Loss	Woody Weatherby	TKO (punches)	1	2:32	WFL 19	29 Sep 2007	Revere, Massachusetts, USA	For the vacant WFL Welterweight Championship
Win	Mandela K'ponou	Submission (armbar)	1		CZ 23	25 Aug 2007	Revere, Massachusetts, USA
Loss	Nick Catone	Decision (unanimous)	3		CFFC 5	23 Jun 2007	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Win	Josh Rosaaen	Submission (triangle choke)	3	1:17	CFFC 4	13 Apr 2007	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Loss	Alexandre Moreno	Submission (armbar)	1		WFL 10	23 Sep 2006	Revere, Massachusetts, USA
Win	Jason Dublin	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	2	2:39	CZ 15	24 Apr 2006	Revere, Massachusetts, USA	Won the vacant CZ Welterweight Championship
Win	Aldo Santos	Submission (armbar)	1	3:41	WFL 4	3 Dec 2005	Revere, Massachusetts, USA
Win	Mandela K'ponou	Submission (heel hook)	2	2:52	WFL 1	5 Feb 2005	Revere, Massachusetts, USA
Win	Les Richardson	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	2:53	CZ 9	4 Dec 2004	Revere, Massachusetts, USA
Win	Jason Dublin	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00	CZ 8	2 Oct 2004	Revere, Massachusetts, USA	Pro debut