John Howard (fighter)
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John J. Howard is an American
United States
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 mixed martial artist, currently competing welterweight
Welterweight (MMA)
The welterweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:*The UFC's & Strikeforce's welterweight division, which groups competitors within 156 to 170 lb...

 division.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

He made his first UFC debut on January 31, 2009 against Chris Wilson
Chris Wilson (fighter)
Christopher Ross Wilson is an American mixed martial arts fighter. Wilson is a former competitor in the Ultimate Fighting Championships. He lost his UFC debut to Jon Fitch at UFC 82...

 at UFC 94
UFC 94
UFC 94: St-Pierre vs. Penn 2 was a mixed martial arts pay-per-view event promoted by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 31, 2009. The card featured five televised MMA bouts, as well as five un-aired preliminary bouts...

 winning by split decision.

Howard then faced Tamdan McCrory
Tamdan McCrory
Tamdan Wade McCrory is an American mixed martial artist who has fought as a welterweight and has recently moved up to the middleweight division...

 at UFC 101
UFC 101
UFC 101: Declaration was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 8, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...

. Howard won via split decision.

Howard fought Dennis Hallman
Dennis Hallman
Dennis Lloyd Hallman is an American professional mixed martial artist from the U.S. state of Washington. A former state champion wrestler, Hallman is known best for his expertise as a grappler. He has appeared in many fight organizations, including UFC, Strikeforce, IFL, Shooto, Rumble on the...

 on December 5, 2009 at The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale
The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale
The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale, also referred to as The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale, was a mixed martial arts event that was held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 5, 2009...

, winning via third round knockout after losing most of the fight.

Howard was expected to face Anthony Johnson
Anthony Johnson (fighter)
Anthony Kewoa Johnson is an American mixed martial artist, who competes as a welterweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.-Amateur wrestling:...

 on March 21, 2010 at UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones
UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones
UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on March 21, 2010 in Broomfield, Colorado, United States at the 1stBank Center. This event was the UFC's debut on Versus...

, but Johnson sustained an injury during training. Daniel "Ninja" Roberts then stepped up to be Howard's new opponent.
Howard defeated Roberts via first round knockout, due to a punch.

Howard was defeated by Jake Ellenberger
Jake Ellenberger
Jacob Steven Ellenberger is an American mixed martial artist and former United States Marine. Ellenberger is signed to Ultimate Fighting Championship, fighting in its welterweight division. Ellenberger is an assistant coach at back to back Division II National Wrestling champs, the University of...

 via third round TKO due to doctor stoppage at UFC Live: Jones vs. Matyushenko
UFC Live: Jones vs. Matyushenko
UFC Live: Jones vs. Matyushenko was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Sunday, August 1, 2010. Originally scheduled to take place at the EnergySolutions Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah, the UFC was forced to move the event to a different venue due to low ticket...

. Though Howard showed promise on the feet, he was unable to defend the takedowns of Ellenberger. Ellenberger would go on to cause Howard's left eye to close after repeatedly landing short elbows and punches from the guard leading to the stoppage.

Howard next faced Thiago Alves
Thiago Alves
Thiago Alves d'Araujo is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He started training in Muay Thai when he was 15 and mixed martial arts at 17. He is a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and has been described as a "Muay Thai wrecking machine". As of July 2011, He is currently ranked the #10 welterweight...

 on December 11, 2010 at UFC 124
UFC 124
UFC 124: St-Pierre vs. Koscheck 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 11, 2010 at Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec...

. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Howard was expected to face Martin Kampmann
Martin Kampmann
Martin Kampmann Frederiksen is a Danish mixed martial artist who is currently fighting out of Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. and trains at the Xtreme Couture gym. He is known for his precise strikes and his quick submissions...

 on June 26, 2011 at UFC on Versus 4  However, Kampmann was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by Matt Brown
Matt Brown (fighter)
Matthew Burton Brown is an American professional mixed martial artist.Brown starred in the seventh season of The Ultimate Fighter television series and was eliminated from the show in the ninth episode due to a loss to Amir Sadollah by Triangle Choke...

. Howard was defeated by Brown after three rounds via unanimous decision. After the loss to Brown, Howard was released from the promotion.

Mixed martial arts record

|-
|Win
|15–7
|   Dennis Olson
|Decision (unanimous)
|CFA 3: Howard vs. Olson
|
|align=center|3
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|Miami, Florida
Miami, Florida
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, United States
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|
|-
|Loss
|14–7
|   Matt Brown
Matt Brown (fighter)
Matthew Burton Brown is an American professional mixed martial artist.Brown starred in the seventh season of The Ultimate Fighter television series and was eliminated from the show in the ninth episode due to a loss to Amir Sadollah by Triangle Choke...


|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC Live: Kongo vs. Barry
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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, United States
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|
|-
|Loss
|14–6
|  Thiago Alves
Thiago Alves
Thiago Alves d'Araujo is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He started training in Muay Thai when he was 15 and mixed martial arts at 17. He is a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and has been described as a "Muay Thai wrecking machine". As of July 2011, He is currently ranked the #10 welterweight...


|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC 124
UFC 124
UFC 124: St-Pierre vs. Koscheck 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 11, 2010 at Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec...


|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Montreal, Quebec
|
|-
|Loss
|14–5
|  Jake Ellenberger
Jake Ellenberger
Jacob Steven Ellenberger is an American mixed martial artist and former United States Marine. Ellenberger is signed to Ultimate Fighting Championship, fighting in its welterweight division. Ellenberger is an assistant coach at back to back Division II National Wrestling champs, the University of...


|TKO (doctor stoppage)
|UFC Live: Jones vs. Matyushenko
UFC Live: Jones vs. Matyushenko
UFC Live: Jones vs. Matyushenko was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Sunday, August 1, 2010. Originally scheduled to take place at the EnergySolutions Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah, the UFC was forced to move the event to a different venue due to low ticket...


|
|align=center|3
|align=center|2:21
|San Diego, California
San Diego, California
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, United States
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The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...


|
|-
|Win
|14–4
|  Daniel Roberts
Daniel Roberts (fighter)
Daniel Lamar Roberts is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. Currently he is signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championships, fighting in their welterweight division and training out in San Francisco....


|KO (punches)
|UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones
UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones
UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on March 21, 2010 in Broomfield, Colorado, United States at the 1stBank Center. This event was the UFC's debut on Versus...


|
|align=center|1
|align=center|2:01
|Broomfield, Colorado
Broomfield, Colorado
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, United States
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|Knockout of the Night
|-
|Win
|13–4
|  Dennis Hallman
Dennis Hallman
Dennis Lloyd Hallman is an American professional mixed martial artist from the U.S. state of Washington. A former state champion wrestler, Hallman is known best for his expertise as a grappler. He has appeared in many fight organizations, including UFC, Strikeforce, IFL, Shooto, Rumble on the...


|KO (punches)
|The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale
The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale
The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale, also referred to as The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale, was a mixed martial arts event that was held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 5, 2009...


|
|align=center|3
|align=center|4:55
|Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
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, United States
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|
|-
|Win
|12–4
|  Tamdan McCrory
Tamdan McCrory
Tamdan Wade McCrory is an American mixed martial artist who has fought as a welterweight and has recently moved up to the middleweight division...


|Decision (split)
|UFC 101
UFC 101
UFC 101: Declaration was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 8, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...


|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...

, United States
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|
|-
|Win
|11–4
|  Chris Wilson
Chris Wilson (fighter)
Christopher Ross Wilson is an American mixed martial arts fighter. Wilson is a former competitor in the Ultimate Fighting Championships. He lost his UFC debut to Jon Fitch at UFC 82...


|Decision (split)
|UFC 94
UFC 94
UFC 94: St-Pierre vs. Penn 2 was a mixed martial arts pay-per-view event promoted by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 31, 2009. The card featured five televised MMA bouts, as well as five un-aired preliminary bouts...


|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...

, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...


|UFC Debut & Fight of the Night
|-
|Win
|10–4
|  Charlie Brenneman
Charlie Brenneman
Charles "Charlie" Brenneman is an American mixed martial artist, who competes as a welterweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship...


|Decision (unanimous)
|Ring of Combat
Ring of Combat
Ring of Combat is a US-based Mixed Martial Arts organization based in Atlantic City, NJ.. Several Ring of Combat events have aired on HDNet Fights, including ROC XVIII and ROC XXI.- History :...

 21
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City, New Jersey
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, United States
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|Won ROC Welterweight Championship
|-
|Win
|9–4
|  Nick Calandrino
|TKO (punches)
|IFL: Connecticut
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|2:24
|Uncasville, Connecticut
Uncasville, Connecticut
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, United States
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| Welterweight Debut
|-
|Win
|8–4
|  Jose Rodriguez
|KO (punches)
|Ring of Combat
Ring of Combat
Ring of Combat is a US-based Mixed Martial Arts organization based in Atlantic City, NJ.. Several Ring of Combat events have aired on HDNet Fights, including ROC XVIII and ROC XXI.- History :...

 18
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|4:07
|Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City, New Jersey
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, United States
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|
|-
|Loss
|7–4
|  Dan Miller
Dan Miller (fighter)
Daniel James Miller is an American Middleweight mixed martial artist signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the older brother of fellow MMA fighter Jim Miller.-Martial arts background:...


|Decision (unanimous)
|Ring of Combat
Ring of Combat
Ring of Combat is a US-based Mixed Martial Arts organization based in Atlantic City, NJ.. Several Ring of Combat events have aired on HDNet Fights, including ROC XVIII and ROC XXI.- History :...

 17
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|4:00
|Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast...

, United States
United States
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|
|-
|Loss
|7–3
|  Woody Weatherby
|TKO (punches)
|WFL 19: Calloway Cup 7
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|2:32
|Revere, Massachusetts
Revere, Massachusetts
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, United States
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|
|-
|Win
|7–2
|  Mandela K'ponou
|Submission (armbar)
|CZ 23: Down and Out
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|N/A
|Revere, Massachusetts
Revere, Massachusetts
Revere is a city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, and located approximately from downtown Boston. It is named after the American patriot Paul Revere. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 51,755.- History :...

, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...


|
|-
|Loss
|6–2
|  Nick Catone
Nick Catone
Nicholas Catone is an American mixed martial artist. Catone currently fights for Ultimate Fighting Championship in their middleweight division.-Mixed martial arts:...


|Decision (unanimous)
|CFFC 5: Two Worlds, One Cage
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|N/A
|Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast...

, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...


|
|-
|Win
|6–1
|  Josh Rosaaen
|Submission (triangle choke)
|CFFC 4
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|1:17
|Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast...

, United States
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|
|-
|Loss
|5–1
|  Alexandre Moreno
|Submission (armbar)
|WFL 10: X
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|N/A
|Revere, Massachusetts
Revere, Massachusetts
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, United States
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The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...


|
|-
|Win
|5–0
|  Jason Dublin
|Submission (arm triangle choke)
|CZ 15: Marked Men
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|2:39
|Revere, Massachusetts
Revere, Massachusetts
Revere is a city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, and located approximately from downtown Boston. It is named after the American patriot Paul Revere. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 51,755.- History :...

, United States
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The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...


|
|-
|Win
|4–0
|  Aldo Santos
|Submission (armbar)
|WFL 4: Mortal Conquest
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|3:41
|Revere, Massachusetts
Revere, Massachusetts
Revere is a city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, and located approximately from downtown Boston. It is named after the American patriot Paul Revere. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 51,755.- History :...

, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...


|
|-
|Win
|3–0
|  Mandela K'ponou
|Submission (heel hook)
|WFL 1: Winter Brawl 2005
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|2:52
|Revere, Massachusetts
Revere, Massachusetts
Revere is a city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, and located approximately from downtown Boston. It is named after the American patriot Paul Revere. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 51,755.- History :...

, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...


|
|-
|Win
|2–0
|  Les Richardson
|Submission (rear naked choke)
|CZ 9: Hot Like Fire
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|2:53
|Revere, Massachusetts
Revere, Massachusetts
Revere is a city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, and located approximately from downtown Boston. It is named after the American patriot Paul Revere. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 51,755.- History :...

, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...


|
|-
|Win
|1–0
|  Jason Dublin
|Decision (unanimous)
|CZ 8: Street Justice
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|5:00
|Revere, Massachusetts
Revere, Massachusetts
Revere is a city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, and located approximately from downtown Boston. It is named after the American patriot Paul Revere. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 51,755.- History :...

, United States
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The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...


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