Welterweight
3 Rounds
John Howard won · S-DEC R3
UFC Event·Saturday, July 11, 2015·Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, USA
Style matchupCathal Pendred: WrestlervsJohn Howard: Wrestler
Wrestler-vs-wrestler scrambles. Whoever lands the first takedown often controls the round.
Model Prediction: John Howard wins(50.5%)
Actual result: John Howard wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Correct
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- John Howard enters on a 4-fight losing streak.
- Cathal Pendred has 30pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
Tale of the Tape
Cathal Pendred
Red Corner
VS
John Howard
Blue Corner
-135
(57%)
Vegas Odds
+115
(47%)
38
Age
43
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'1"
Height
5'7"
190.5 cm
Reach
182.88 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Cathal Pendred
oldest →latest
W
SUBvs Mike King · Jul 14W
vs Gasan Umalatov · Oct 14W
vs Sean Spencer · Jan 15W
vs Augusto Montano · Jun 15L
KOvs Tom Breese · Oct 15John HowardL4 streak
oldest →latest
W
vs Siyar Bahadurzada · Dec 13L
vs Ryan LaFlare · Apr 14L
vs Brian Ebersole · Sep 14L
KOvs Lorenz Larkin · Jan 15L
KOvs Tim Means · Dec 15Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Cathal PendredMetricJohn Howard
2.49
Strikes / min
2.15
3.01
Strikes absorbed / min
3.08
55%
Strike defense
51%
2.46
TDs / 15 min
2.70
83%
Takedown defense
53%
0.40
Sub atts / 15 min
0.40
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.52evenly matched on net striking-0.93
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Cathal PendredJohn Howard
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Cathal Pendred(6 fights)John Howard(10 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
+121.3-121.3
RedLayoff (days)Blue
-146.0146.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
+1.6-1.6
RedStriker ScoreBlue
-0.10.1
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
-0.20.2
Cathal Pendred
StanceOrthodox
Height73.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights6
John Howard
StanceOrthodox
Height67.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights11