Michaud vs Howard Result: Michaud wins by UD · Professional Fighters League - PFL 7, Thu, Oct 10, 2019

PFLProfessional Fighters League - PFL 7: 2019 Season PFL Playoffs 1

David MichaudWIN

“BullDawg” · 18-6-0

RESULT

Unanimous Decision

ROUND 2 · 5:00

Judges20-1820-1820-18

Welterweight2 rounds scheduled

Full card

John Howard

“DOOMS DAY” · 29-19-1

Thursday, October 10, 2019Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, United States

David Michaud defeated John Howard by Unanimous Decision in round 2 (5:00) in the Welterweight bout of Professional Fighters League - PFL 7: 2019 Season PFL Playoffs 1, held Thursday, October 10, 2019 at Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 20-18, 20-18, 20-18, David Michaud won the decision.

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The result

David MichaudWIN

def. John Howard

Unanimous Decision

Round 2 · 5:00

Judges20-1820-1820-18

Referee: Mark Smith
Time format: 2 Rnd (5-5)

Who called it

Every forecast, graded against the result

David MichaudJohn Howard

50%Power Index50%

53%Market · 2 sportsbooks✓ Called it47%

Model opinion, not betting advice. 18+. See the full Power Index

Betting Odds

Average moneyline across 2 sportsbooks.

David Michaud

-129

56% implied win probability · Open: -114

John Howard

-101

50% implied win probability · Open: -115

Every sportsbook is in the Odds tab.

What happened

Every judge gave David Michaud all 2 rounds.

Tale of the tape

17-5-0

Record

28-15-1

Age

5'9" · 175 cm

Height

5'7" · 170 cm

72" · 183 cm

Reach

72" · 183 cm

Orthodox

Stance

Orthodox

Win Streak

1723

Power Index

1725

4-1

Last 5

2-2-1

Green marks the edge where one exists: younger, taller, longer, the streak, the higher rating and the better recent form. Record and stance are facts, not edges.

Judges' Scorecards

Unknown Judge

#	Michaud	Howard
1	10	9
2	10	9

Total2018

Unknown Judge

#	Michaud	Howard
1	10	9
2	10	9

Total2018

Unknown Judge

#	Michaud	Howard
1	10	9
2	10	9

Total2018

Betting Odds

David Michaud

-129

56% implied win probability

Open: -114

John Howard

-101

50% implied win probability

Open: -115

Average moneyline across 2 sportsbooks.

Sportsbook	David Michaud	John Howard	Trend
Bookmaker	-133	+103
unibet	-125	-106

Odds are for information only.

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Insights

John Howard lands 2.70 takedowns per 15 minutes, more than 83% of UFC fighters.
David Michaud absorbs 4.45 significant strikes a minute, more than 80% of UFC fighters.
David Michaud lands 2.53 takedowns per 15 minutes, more than 81% of UFC fighters.

Style & credentials

David Michaud

No background on record

Camp · MMA LAB

John Howard

No background on record

Camp · FAF Kickboxing

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

73%

Head

49%

21%

Body

18%

Leg

32%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

David Michaudlast 5 fights

62%15%23%

John Howardlast 21 fights

56%25%20%

DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

David Michaud· incl. 2 fights outside the UFC John Howard· incl. 7 fights outside the UFC

Strikes landed / min

3.252.15

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

David Michaud · Average · better than 45% of UFC fightersJohn Howard · Poor · better than 14% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

4.453.08

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

David Michaud · Below avg · better than 20% of UFC fightersJohn Howard · Good · better than 61% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

2.532.70

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

David Michaud · Good · better than 81% of UFC fightersJohn Howard · Good · better than 83% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

58%49%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

David Michaud · Elite · better than 87% of UFC fightersJohn Howard · Good · better than 74% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

77%54%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

David Michaud · Good · better than 79% of UFC fightersJohn Howard · Below avg · better than 31% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.700.40

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

David Michaud · Good · better than 68% of UFC fightersJohn Howard · Average · better than 48% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1490 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

3.25

Strikes landed / min

2.15

4.45

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

3.08

2.53 / 4.4

Takedowns landed / 15 min

2.70 / 5.5

58%

Takedown accuracy

49%

77%

Takedown defence

54%

3:41

Control time / fight

3:14

0.70

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.40

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

David Michaud3 UFC fights · 135 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

49%66/203

11%15/24

5%7/15

Clinch

7%10/21

7%10/12

1%1/1

Ground

17%23/34

2%3/3

0%0/0

John Howard14 UFC fights · 369 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

24%90/318

8%29/51

28%103/125

Clinch

14%51/113

8%29/35

5%19/19

Ground

9%34/52

3%10/10

1%4/4

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

When it ends

Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended

David Michaud17 of 22 ended early · 77%5 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

4 early stoppages have no logged time

John Howard23 of 44 ended early · 52%21 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

4 early stoppages have no logged time

finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended

Recent form · last 5

David Michaud4-1

W
Glaico Franca
Professional Fighters League - PFL 7: 2019 Season PFL Playoffs 1· Oct 10, 2019
Majority Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Handesson Ferreira
Professional Fighters League - PFL 4: 2019 Regular Season· Jul 10, 2019
TKO · R1 · 4:37 · Welterweight
L
Sadibou Sy
Professional Fighters League - PFL 1: 2019 Regular Season· May 8, 2019
Knockout · R1 · 0:17 · Welterweight
W
Christian Aguilera
LFA 59: Michaud vs. Aguilera· Feb 1, 2019
TKO · R1 · 4:14 · Welterweight
W
Fernando Gonzalez Trevino
Combate 26: Mexico vs. USA· Oct 13, 2018
TKO · R2 · 1:07 · Welterweight

Full record · 22 fights

W
Corey Davis
Bellator 204: Caldwell vs Lahat· Aug 17, 2018
TKO · R1 · 1:42 · Welterweight
W
Tyler Milner
SCL 63: Rage In Rapid· Oct 28, 2017
Submission · R1 · 2:01 · Welterweight
L
Ciro Rodrigues
LFA 19: Michaud vs. Rodrigues· Aug 18, 2017
TKO · R1 · 1:57 · Welterweight
W
Jake Lindsey
LFA: Sioux Falls Fight Night 1· Apr 29, 2017
TKO · R3 · 1:14 · Welterweight
W
Cody Wilson
Beatdown 20· Mar 18, 2017
TKO · R3 · 0:15 · Welterweight
L
Dhiego Lima
Titan FC 39· Jun 10, 2016
Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
W
Chris Hugh
RFA 37: Viana vs. Clark· Apr 15, 2016
Submission · R1 · 1:44 · Welterweight
L
Olivier Aubin-Mercier
UFC 186: Johnson vs Horiguchi· Apr 25, 2015
Submission · R3 · 1:35 · Lightweight
W
Garett Whiteley
UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs Miocic· Dec 13, 2014
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
L
Li Jingliang
UFC 173: Barao vs Dillashaw· May 24, 2014
SD · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Carey Vanier
Dakota FC: Winter Brawl 2014· Jan 11, 2014
Submission · R1 · 4:30 · Catchweight
W
Ian Stonehouse
VFC Fight Night· Nov 2, 2013
Submission · R2 · 3:00
W
Mark Scudder
VFC Fight Night· Jun 1, 2013
Unanimous Decision · Catchweight
W
Derek Abram
Crowbar MMA· Jun 25, 2011
TKO
W
Cody Skidmore
Fury Fights· Oct 3, 2009
TKO
W
Bryant Craven
South Dakota Regional· Sep 26, 2009
Submission
W
Curtis Johnson
Fury Fights· Apr 25, 2009
TKO

John Howard2-2-1

W
Ray Cooper III
Professional Fighters League - PFL 4: 2019 Regular Season· Jul 10, 2019
TKO · R1 · 1:37 · Welterweight
L
Magomed Magomedkerimov
Professional Fighters League - PFL 1: 2019 Regular Season· May 8, 2019
Submission · R1 · 4:54 · Welterweight
D
Louis Taylor
Professional Fighters League - PFL 10: 2018 Season PFL Playoffs 3· Oct 19, 2018
Draw · R2 · 4:58 · Middleweight
W
Eddie Gordon
Professional Fighters League - PFL 10: 2018 Season PFL Playoffs 3· Oct 19, 2018
Decision · R2 · 5:00 · Middleweight
L
Bruno Santos
Professional Fighters League - PFL 6: 2018 Regular Season· Aug 15, 2018
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight

Full record · 44 fights

W
Gasan Umalatov
Professional Fighters League - PFL 3: 2018 Regular Season· Jul 4, 2018
Submission · R2 · 2:59 · Middleweight
W
Roger Carroll
CES 46: Howard vs. Carroll· Oct 27, 2017
Unanimous Decision · Middleweight
L
Abubakar Nurmagomedov
WSOF 33: Branch vs. Magalhaes· Oct 7, 2016
Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
W
Michael Arrant
WSOF 31: Ivanov vs. Copeland· Jun 17, 2016
Unanimous Decision · Middleweight
L
Tim Means
UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs VanZant· Dec 10, 2015
TKO · R2 · 0:21 · Welterweight
W
Cathal Pendred
UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor· Jul 11, 2015
SD · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
L
Lorenz Larkin
UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Siver· Jan 18, 2015
TKO · R1 · 2:17 · Welterweight
L
Brian Ebersole
UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso· Sep 27, 2014
SD · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
L
Ryan LaFlare
UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs Nelson· Apr 11, 2014
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Siyar Bahadurzada
UFC 168: Weidman vs Silva 2· Dec 28, 2013
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Uriah Hall
UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen· Aug 17, 2013
SD · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
W
Chris Woodall
CES 17: New Blood· Jun 7, 2013
TKO · R1 · 2:14 · Middleweight
W
Jason Louck
CES 16: Path To Destruction· Apr 12, 2013
TKO · R1 · 0:23 · Middleweight
L
Leandro Silva
Goias Regional· Oct 27, 2012
Decision
W
Brett Chism
CES 13: Real Pain· Oct 6, 2012
TKO · R2 · 3:31 · Middleweight
W
Scott Rehm
CES 12: Far Beyond Driven· Aug 3, 2012
Submission · R1 · 1:28 · Catchweight
W
Todd Chattelle
CES 10: Never Surrender· Apr 13, 2012
TKO · R2 · 4:48 · Middleweight
W
Dennis Olson
CFA 3: Howard vs Olson· Oct 9, 2011
Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
L
Matt Brown
UFC Live: Kongo vs Barry· Jun 26, 2011
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
L
Thiago Alves
UFC 124: St-Pierre vs Koscheck· Dec 11, 2010
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
L
Jake Ellenberger
UFC Live: Jones vs Matyushenko· Aug 1, 2010
TKO · R3 · 2:21 · Welterweight
W
Daniel Roberts
UFC Live: Vera vs Jones· Mar 21, 2010
TKO · R1 · 2:01 · Welterweight
W
Dennis Hallman
The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale· Dec 5, 2009
TKO · R3 · 4:55 · Welterweight
W
Tamdan McCrory
UFC 101: DECLARATION· Aug 8, 2009
SD · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Chris Wilson
UFC 94: St-Pierre vs Penn 2· Jan 31, 2009
SD · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Charlie Brenneman
Ring of Combat 21· Sep 12, 2008
Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
W
Nick Calandrino
IFL 22: Connecticut· May 16, 2008
TKO · R3 · 2:24 · Welterweight
W
Jose Rodriguez
Ring of Combat 18· Mar 7, 2008
TKO · R1 · 4:07 · Welterweight
L
Dan Miller
Ring of Combat 17· Nov 30, 2007
Unanimous Decision · Middleweight
L
Woody Weatherby
WFL 19: Calloway Cup 7· Sep 29, 2007
TKO · R1 · 2:32 · Welterweight
W
Mandela Kponou
Combat Zone 23· Aug 25, 2007
Submission
L
Nick Catone
CFFC 5 : Two Worlds, One Cage· Jun 23, 2007
Unanimous Decision
W
Josh Rosaan
CFFC 4: The War On The Shore· Apr 13, 2007
Submission · R3 · 1:17 · Middleweight
L
Alexandre Moreno
World Fighting League· Sep 23, 2006
Submission
W
Jason Dublin
Combat Zone 15· Apr 22, 2006
Submission · R2 · 2:39 · Welterweight
W
Aldo Santos
World Fighting League· Dec 3, 2005
Submission
W
Mandela Kponou
World Fighting League· Feb 5, 2005
Submission
W
Les Richardson
Combat Zone 9· Dec 4, 2004
Submission · R2 · 2:53
W
Jason Dublin
Combat Zone 8· Oct 2, 2004
Unanimous Decision

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Frequently asked questions

Who won David Michaud vs John Howard?

What were the judges' scorecards for David Michaud vs John Howard?

The judges scored it 20-18, 20-18, 20-18, David Michaud won the decision.

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