Howard vs Ebersole Result & Stats: Ebersole wins by SD · UFC 178, Sat, Sep 27, 2014

UFCUFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso

John Howard

“DOOMS DAY” · 24-13-0

UDUDUD

RESULT

Split Decision

ROUND 3 · 5:00

Welterweight3 rounds scheduled

Full card

Brian EbersoleWIN

“Bad Boy” · 51-18-1 (1 NC)

UDTKOSD

Saturday, September 27, 2014MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas, United States

Brian Ebersole defeated John Howard by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Welterweight bout of UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso, held Saturday, September 27, 2014 at MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 28-29, Brian Ebersole won the decision.

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The result

Brian EbersoleWIN

def. John Howard

Split Decision

Round 3 · 5:00

Judges29-2829-2828-29

Referee: Chris Tognoni
Time format: 3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Who called it

Every forecast, graded against the result

John HowardBrian Ebersole

52%Power Index✗ Missed48%

68%Market · 4 sportsbooks✗ Missed32%

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

Betting Odds

Average moneyline across 4 sportsbooks.

John Howard

-256

72% implied win probability · Open: -202

Brian Ebersole

+196

34% implied win probability · Open: +173

Every sportsbook is in the Odds tab.

What happened

One judge of 3 scored it for John Howard.
John Howard out-landed Brian Ebersole in 2 of 3 rounds and still lost.
48% of 44 fan scorecards had it for John Howard.

Tale of the tape

24-13-0

Record

51-18-1 (1 NC)

Age

5'7" · 170 cm

Height

6'0" · 183 cm

72" · 183 cm

Reach

73" · 185 cm

Orthodox

Stance

Southpaw

Win Streak

1745

Power Index

1728

1-4

Last 5

1-4

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.

Fight stats: totals

Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts

John HowardBrian Ebersole

Knockdowns

42 / 66

Significant strikes

49 / 94

64%

Sig. strike accuracy

52%

97 / 128

Total strikes

104 / 156

2 / 4

Takedowns

1 / 5

50%

Takedown accuracy

20%

Reversals

4:06

Control time

3:15

Where it landed

Significant strikes landed by target in this fight

John HowardBrian Ebersole

1945%

Head

2143%

819%

Body

714%

1536%

Leg

2143%

Where it happened

Where the landed significant strikes came from

John Howard

62%38%

Brian Ebersole

65%27%

■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

Range × target

Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell

John Howard42 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

1313/25

11/2

1212/13

Clinch

66/15

77/8

33/3

Ground

Brian Ebersole49 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

1313/44

44/8

1515/20

Clinch

44/5

33/6

66/7

Ground

44/4

Judges' Scorecards

Lester Griffin

#	Howard	Ebersole
1	9	10
2	10	9
3	9	10

Total2829

Marcos Rosales

#	Howard	Ebersole
1	9	10
2	10	9
3	9	10

Total2829

Cardo Urso

#	Howard	Ebersole
1	9	10
2	10	9
3	10	9

Total2928

Media Scores

John Howard

Brian Ebersole

●29-28 Howard×6●29-28 Ebersole×5

All 11 media scorecards

CagePages.com29-28Ebersole
Craig Amos · BleacherReport.com29-28Ebersole
MMAJunkie.com29-28Ebersole
Shaun Al-Shatti · MMAFighting.com29-28Ebersole
Jordan Breen · Sherdog.com29-28Ebersole
MMABrasil.com.br29-28Howard
Thomas Myers · MMAMania.com29-28Howard
Tristen Critchfield · Sherdog.com29-28Howard
Chris Nelson · Sherdog.com29-28Howard
Dallas Winston · BloodyElbow.com29-28Howard
Adam Martin · MMAOddsbreaker.com29-28Howard

Fan Scorecards

44 fan scorecards submitted

48%

John Howard

11%

Draw

41%

Brian Ebersole

●29-28 Howard47.7%●29-28 Ebersole40.9%●29-29 Draw11.4%

Fans' round-by-round verdict

96%

Ebersole

98%

Howard

46%

Howard

Betting Odds

John Howard

-256

72% implied win probability

Open: -202Best: -235

Brian Ebersole

+196

34% implied win probability

Open: +173Best: +216

Average moneyline across 4 sportsbooks.

Sportsbook	John Howard	Brian Ebersole
Bookmaker	-235	+195
Bovada	-260	+175
Pinnacle	-242	+216
sports-interaction	-295	+200

Odds are for information only.

Build with this line: the same consensus odds, with opening and closing lines, are in the UFCalendar Fight API. Odds in the MMA Fight Data API

Insights

John Howard lands 2.67 takedowns per 15 minutes, more than 83% of UFC fighters.

Style & credentials

John Howard

No background on record

Camp · FAF Kickboxing · United States

Brian Ebersole

No background on record

Camp · Tiger Muay Thai

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

49%

Head

59%

18%

Body

17%

32%

Leg

24%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

John Howardlast 21 fights

56%25%20%

Brian Ebersolelast 8 fights

59%17%24%

■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

John Howard· from fights outside the UFC Brian Ebersole

Strikes landed / min

2.242.32

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

John Howard · Poor · better than 16% of UFC fightersBrian Ebersole · Poor · better than 18% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

3.132.14

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

John Howard · Average · better than 58% of UFC fightersBrian Ebersole · Elite · better than 88% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

2.671.70

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

John Howard · Good · better than 83% of UFC fightersBrian Ebersole · Good · better than 63% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

49%23%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

John Howard · Good · better than 75% of UFC fightersBrian Ebersole · Below avg · better than 20% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

54%61%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

John Howard · Below avg · better than 32% of UFC fightersBrian Ebersole · Average · better than 45% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.400.10

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

John Howard · Average · better than 47% of UFC fightersBrian Ebersole · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1500 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

2.24

Strikes landed / min

2.32

3.13

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

2.14

2.67 / 5.4

Takedowns landed / 15 min

1.70 / 7.4

49%

Takedown accuracy

23%

54%

Takedown defence

61%

3:14

Control time / fight

4:11

0.40

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.10

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

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

Brian Ebersole8 UFC fights · 241 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

29%71/226

11%26/54

19%45/72

Clinch

7%18/33

4%10/16

6%14/15

Ground

22%53/72

2%4/4

0%0/0

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

John Howard23 of 49 ended early · 47%26 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

4 early stoppages have no logged time

Brian Ebersole43 of 69 ended early · 62%26 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

38 early stoppages have no logged time

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

Recent form · last 5

John Howard1-4

L
Ange Loosa
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L
Ramazan Kuramagomedov
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Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
L
Tyler Ray
XMMA 3: Vice City · Oct 23, 2021
Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
W
Ozzie Alvarez
CES 63: Howard vs. Alvarez · Aug 6, 2021
Unanimous Decision · Middleweight
L
David Michaud
Professional Fighters League - PFL 7: 2019 Season PFL Playoffs 1 · Oct 10, 2019
Unanimous Decision · R2 · 5:00 · Welterweight

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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
SUB · R1 · 4:54 · Welterweight
W
Eddie Gordon
Professional Fighters League - PFL 10: 2018 Season PFL Playoffs 3 · Oct 19, 2018
DEC · R2 · 5:00 · Middleweight
L
Louis Taylor
Professional Fighters League - PFL 10: 2018 Season PFL Playoffs 3 · Oct 19, 2018
DEC · R2 · 4:58 · Middleweight
L
Bruno Santos
Professional Fighters League - PFL 6: 2018 Regular Season · Aug 15, 2018
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
W
Gasan Umalatov
Professional Fighters League - PFL 3: 2018 Regular Season · Jul 4, 2018
SUB · 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
Split Decision · 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
Split Decision · 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
Split Decision · 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
DEC
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
SUB · 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
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Chris Wilson
UFC 94: ST-PIERRE VS PENN 2 · Jan 31, 2009
Split Decision · 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
SUB
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
SUB · R3 · 1:17 · Middleweight
L
Alexandre Moreno
World Fighting League · Sep 23, 2006
SUB
W
Jason Dublin
Combat Zone 15 · Apr 22, 2006
SUB · R2 · 2:39 · Welterweight
W
Aldo Santos
World Fighting League · Dec 3, 2005
SUB
W
Mandela Kponou
World Fighting League · Feb 5, 2005
SUB
W
Les Richardson
Combat Zone 9 · Dec 4, 2004
SUB · R2 · 2:53
W
Jason Dublin
Combat Zone 8 · Oct 2, 2004
Unanimous Decision

Brian Ebersole1-4

L
Steve Kennedy
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Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
L
Omari Akhmedov
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TKO · R1 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
John Howard
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Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
L
Rick Story
UFC 167: St-Pierre vs Hendricks · Nov 16, 2013
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
L
James Head
UFC 149: Faber vs Barao · Jul 21, 2012
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight

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W
TJ Waldburger
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W
Claude Patrick
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Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Dennis Hallman
UFC 133: Evans vs. Ortiz · Aug 6, 2011
TKO · R1 · 4:28 · Welterweight
W
Chris Lytle
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Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Hamish Robertson
Australia Regional · Jan 29, 2011
TKO
W
Carlos Newton
Impact FC 1 · Jul 10, 2010
Unanimous Decision · Catchweight
W
Martin van Staden
Fight Force Cage Fighting · Apr 15, 2010
SUB
W
Ian James Schaffa
Australia Regional · Dec 20, 2009
SUB
W
Jai Bradney
Australia Regional · May 9, 2009
DEC
W
Shannon Forrester
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TKO
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Shane Nix
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TKO
L
Hector Lombard
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SUB
W
Wade Henderson
Cage Fighting Championship · May 23, 2008
SUB
W
Dylan Andrews
Cage Fighting Championship · Feb 15, 2008
TKO
W
Gordon Graff
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W
Jon Valuri
Shooto · May 26, 2007
DEC
L
Alex Schoenauer
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David Frendin
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TKO
L
Kyle Noke
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DEC
NC
Shannon Ritch
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W
Andrew Varney
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DEC
W
Alex Serdyukov
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DEC
W
Matt Horwich
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W
Andy Foster
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L
Masanori Suda
Shooto · Jan 29, 2005
SUB
W
TBA
Mexico Regional · Dec 17, 2004
SUB
W
Nick Thompson
Mississippi Regional · Sep 24, 2004
TKO
L
John Renken
Mississippi Regional · Sep 24, 2004
DEC
L
Ed Herman
SportFight 5 · Aug 28, 2004
SUB · Middleweight
W
Alexey Veselovzorov
Euphoria 1: Russia vs. USA 1 · Mar 13, 2004
TKO · R3 · 2:26 · Light Heavyweight
W
Todd Carney
King Of The Rockies 2004 · Jan 3, 2004
Unanimous Decision · Light Heavyweight
W
Shane Tate
Mexico Regional · Dec 28, 2003
TKO
W
Emanuel Newton
Mexico Regional · Nov 15, 2003
TKO
D
Brad Lynde
Freestyle Combat Challenge · Oct 18, 2003
DEC
W
Chris Fontaine
Mexico Regional · Sep 27, 2003
DEC
L
Tony Fryklund
Danger Zone · Apr 12, 2003
SUB
W
David Harris
Mexico Regional · Jan 30, 2003
DEC
W
Shannon Ritch
Mexico Regional · Oct 26, 2002
TKO
L
Bret Bergmark
California Regional · Sep 28, 2002
DEC
W
Tom Martini
Minnesota Regional · Sep 7, 2002
SUB
W
Shane Schartzer
Mexico Regional · Aug 31, 2002
SUB
W
Rene Hernandez
Mexico Regional · Aug 31, 2002
SUB
W
Joel Blanton
Minnesota Regional · Aug 24, 2002
TKO
W
Dan Hart
Cage Rage · Aug 17, 2002
TKO
W
Nathan McCabe
Revolution FC 1 · Jul 13, 2002
TKO · R1 · 2:15 · Middleweight
W
Rich Guerin
Mexico Regional · Apr 26, 2002
DEC
W
Chris Gates
Mexico Regional · Apr 26, 2002
SUB
W
Edwin Aguilar
Mexico Regional · Apr 26, 2002
SUB
L
Jay Massey
Indiana Regional · Apr 13, 2002
SUB
W
TBA
Minnesota Regional · Mar 2, 2002
SUB
W
Jamie Schell
Minnesota Regional · Mar 2, 2002
TKO
W
TBA
Minnesota Regional · Dec 8, 2001
SUB
L
Kerry Schall
Minnesota Regional · Dec 8, 2001
SUB
L
Stephan Bonnar
Ironheart Crown 3 · Nov 10, 2001
SUB · R1 · 0:51 · Light Heavyweight
W
TBA
Cage Rage · Oct 20, 2001
SUB
W
TBA
Cage Rage · Oct 20, 2001
SUB
L
Adrian Serrano
Indiana Regional · Sep 29, 2001
SUB
W
Josh Hoover
Indiana Regional · May 21, 2001
SUB
W
Darrell Smith
Indiana Regional · May 21, 2001
SUB
W
Eddie Sanchez
Indiana Regional · Apr 30, 2001
DEC
L
Jay Massey
Indiana Regional · Nov 18, 2000
SUB
W
Jeremy Morrison
Indiana Regional · Jul 28, 2000
SUB
W
TBA
Indiana Regional · Jun 26, 2000
SUB
W
Jose Garcia
Illinois Regional · Jun 10, 2000
SUB
L
Chris Albandia
Illinois Regional · Feb 24, 2000
DEC

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Frequently asked questions

Who won John Howard vs Brian Ebersole?

What were the judges' scorecards for John Howard vs Brian Ebersole?

The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 28-29, Brian Ebersole won the decision.

Was John Howard vs Brian Ebersole a robbery?

Many scored it for John Howard: 48% of 44 fan cards scored it for John Howard; 55% of 11 media scores picked John Howard. The judges gave it to Brian Ebersole.

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