Ultimate Fighting Calendar
Middleweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
John Howard
DOOMS DAY
24-13-0
RESULT

John Howard def. Eddie Gordon (Decision)

Decision · Round 2 · 5:00
Eddie Gordon
Truck
8-4-0
Friday, October 19, 2018
Entertainment and Sports Arena, Washington, United States

John Howard defeated Eddie Gordon by Decision in round 2 (5:00) in the Middleweight bout of Professional Fighters League - PFL 10: 2018 Season PFL Playoffs 3, held Friday, October 19, 2018 at Entertainment and Sports Arena, Washington. The judges scored it 20-18, 20-18, 20-18, John Howard won the decision.

Fight stats

John Howard
Eddie Gordon
1
Knockdowns
0
-
Significant strikes
-
-
Sig. strike accuracy
-
76 of 99
Total strikes
51 of 115
3 of 5
Takedowns
0 of 2
60%
Takedown accuracy
0%
0
Submission attempts
0
-
Reversals
-
-
Control time
-

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
-
Sig. str.
-
17 of 22
Total str.
22 of 43
2 of 4
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
-
Ctrl
-
ROUND 2
1
KD
0
-
Sig. str.
-
59 of 77
Total str.
29 of 72
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
-
Ctrl
-

Judges' Scorecards

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The commission did not release round-by-round scores for this fight.

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Frequently asked questions

Who won John Howard vs Eddie Gordon?

John Howard defeated Eddie Gordon by Decision in round 2 (5:00) in the Middleweight bout of Professional Fighters League - PFL 10: 2018 Season PFL Playoffs 3, held Friday, October 19, 2018 at Entertainment and Sports Arena, Washington. The judges scored it 20-18, 20-18, 20-18, John Howard won the decision.

What were the judges' scorecards for John Howard vs Eddie Gordon?

The judges scored it 20-18, 20-18, 20-18, John Howard won the decision.

Referee
Kevin Mulhall
Pre-fight comparison

Win probability

John Howard 68%32% Eddie Gordon

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model. Each fighter is rated against their own division, so read the gaps as directional.

John Howard
Grappling Specialist
8 edges
Eddie Gordon
Complete Fighter
2 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

89Power72
90Speed72
85Precision66
88Durability79
82Engine66
96Wrestling91
94Ground85

Biggest edge John Howard, Kick power +47

Attribute by attribute

John Howard is on the left of every row, Eddie Gordon on the right.
82Punch power94
96Kick power49
83Punch speed94
96Kick speed50
85Accuracy66
96Takedowns91
96Ground striking96
91Submissions73
82Chin70
93Body strength88
82Cardio66

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

24-13-0
Record
8-4-0
1718
Power Index rating
1585
0
Win Streak
0
43
Age
43
5'7"
170 cm
Height
6'0"
183 cm
72"
183 cm
Reach
76"
193 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Middleweight
Weight Class
Middleweight
United States
Nationality
United States

Striking Profile

2.15
SLpM
2.03
50%
Str. Acc.
32%
3.08
SApM
2.57
51%
Str. Def.
60%

Grappling Profile

2.70
TD Avg.
1.93
49%
TD Acc.
83%
53%
TD Def.
63%
0.40
Sub. Avg.
0.00

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Career Averages

Based on 21 fights · 7 fights
25.9
Avg sig. strikes
19.8
1.80
Avg takedowns
0.86
3:14
Avg control time
3:23
48
Career high strikes
37
7
Career high TDs
3

Strike Distribution

John Howard
Strike target
Eddie Gordon
49%
Head
96%
18%
Body
3%
32%
Leg
1%
John Howard
Strike position
Eddie Gordon
56%
Distance
62%
25%
Clinch
3%
20%
Ground
34%