Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor
Welterweight3 rounds scheduled
Cathal Pendred
IrelandCathal Pendred
“The Punisher”
17-4-1
RESULT

John Howard def. Cathal Pendred (Split Decision)

Split Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
John Howard
United StatesJohn Howard
“Doomsday”
24-13-0
Saturday, July 11, 2015
MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas, United States

John Howard defeated Cathal Pendred by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Welterweight bout of UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor, held Saturday, July 11, 2015 at MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 28-29, John Howard won the decision.

Fight stats

Cathal Pendred
John Howard
0
Knockdowns
0
45 of 87
Significant strikes
48 of 88
52%
Sig. strike accuracy
55%
62 of 104
Total strikes
78 of 119
0 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 1
0%
Takedown accuracy
0%
1
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:44
Control time
1:36
Significant strikes by target
11 of 44
Head
35 of 71
20 of 26
Body
5 of 8
14 of 17
Leg
8 of 9
24 of 62
Distance
31 of 60
21 of 25
Clinch
16 of 27
0 of 0
Ground
1 of 1

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
17 of 33
Sig. str.
14 of 22
26 of 42
Total str.
21 of 29
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
1:04
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
15 of 26
Sig. str.
16 of 32
21 of 32
Total str.
27 of 44
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:12
Ctrl
0:09
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
13 of 28
Sig. str.
18 of 34
15 of 30
Total str.
30 of 46
0 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 1
1
Sub. att
0
0:32
Ctrl
0:23

Judges' Scorecards

Adalaide Byrd
#PendredHoward
1109
2910
3910
Total2829
Marcos Rosales
#PendredHoward
1910
2910
3109
Total2829
Tony Weeks
#PendredHoward
1109
2910
3109
Total2928

Media Scores

0
Pendred
-
11
Howard
●30-27 Howard×9●30-28 Howard●29-28 Howard
All 11 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

11%
Pendred
89%
Howard
35 fan scorecards submitted
●30-27 Howard68.6%●29-28 Howard14.3%●29-28 Pendred8.6%●30-28 Howard5.7%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
74%
Howard
R2
89%
Howard
R3
91%
Howard

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Betting Odds

Cathal Pendred
-141
59% implied win probability
Open: -134Best: -138
John Howard
+115
47% implied win probability
Open: +113Best: +125

Average moneyline across 4 sportsbooks.

SportsbookCathal PendredJohn Howard
Bookmaker-142+122
Bovada-145+105
Pinnacle-138+125
sports-interaction-140+110

Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io

Frequently asked questions

Who won Cathal Pendred vs John Howard?

John Howard defeated Cathal Pendred by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Welterweight bout of UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor, held Saturday, July 11, 2015 at MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 28-29, John Howard won the decision.

What were the judges' scorecards for Cathal Pendred vs John Howard?

The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 28-29, John Howard won the decision.

Was Cathal Pendred vs John Howard a robbery?

Public scoring backed the judges: 89% of 35 fan cards scored it for John Howard; 100% of 11 media scores picked John Howard.

Full robbery index →
Referee
John McCarthy
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Cathal Pendred 61%39% John Howard

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 · Welterweight roster (258 fighters)

Cathal Pendred
Grappling Specialist
3 edges
John Howard
Grappling Specialist
6 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

74Power89
73Speed90
63Precision85
82Durability88
93Engine82
98Wrestling96
85Ground94

Biggest edge John Howard, Punch speed +33

Attribute by attribute

Cathal Pendred is on the left of every row, John Howard on the right.
51Punch power82
96Kick power96
50Punch speed83
96Kick speed96
63Accuracy85
98Takedowns96
75Ground striking96
94Submissions91
72Chin82
91Body strength93
93Cardio82

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

Tale of the Tape

17-4-1
Record
24-13-0
1803
Power Index rating
1722
0
Win Streak
0
38
Age
43
6'1"
185 cm
Height
5'7"
170 cm
75"
191 cm
Reach
72"
183 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Welterweight
Weight Class
Welterweight
Ireland
Nationality
United States

Striking Profile

2.49
SLpM
2.15
44%
Str. Acc.
50%
3.01
SApM
3.08
55%
Str. Def.
51%

Grappling Profile

2.46
TD Avg.
2.70
23%
TD Acc.
49%
83%
TD Def.
53%
0.40
Sub. Avg.
0.40

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Cathal Pendred · 3-2
  • L
    Tom Breese
    UFC Fight Night: Holohan vs Smolka · Oct 24, 2015
    TKO · R1 · 4:37 · Welterweight
  • L
    John Howard
    UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor · Jul 11, 2015
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    Augusto Montano
    UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum · Jun 13, 2015
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    Sean Spencer
    UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Siver · Jan 18, 2015
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    Gasan Umalatov
    UFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs MacDonald · Oct 4, 2014
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
John Howard · 0-4-1

Career Averages

Based on 6 fights · 20 fights
30.3
Avg sig. strikes
26.4
2.00
Avg takedowns
1.80
2:46
Avg control time
3:14
55
Career high strikes
48
4
Career high TDs
7

Strike Distribution

Cathal Pendred
Strike target
John Howard
30%
Head
47%
21%
Body
18%
49%
Leg
34%
Cathal Pendred
Strike position
John Howard
77%
Distance
55%
22%
Clinch
24%
1%
Ground
21%