Howard vs III

Who won Howard vs III?

John Howard beat Ray Cooper by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of PFL 2019 #4, on Thursday 11th July 2019 at Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Howard vs III stats

John Howard stepped into the octagon with a record of 27 wins, 15 losses and 1 draw, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Ray Cooper made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

Ray Cooper marked his 19th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

John Howard's PFL record stood at 3-3-1, while Ray Cooper's came in at 12-6-1.

The stats suggested Cooper had a massive power advantage over Howard, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Howard's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Cooper had a slight advantage over Howard, with a 33% submission rate over Howard's 26%.

John Howard was the older man by 10 years, at 42 years old.

Howard had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Howard was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 19 more fights, and made his debut in 2004, 7 years and 9 months earlier than Cooper, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 40 more professional rounds, 100 to Cooper's 60.

Howard vs III form

Ray Cooper had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Mukhamed Berkhamov at PFL 9: 2024 Playoffs on 23rd August 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at The Anthem, Washington, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Jason Jackson at PFL vs. Bellator: CHAMPS on 24th February 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Derek Brunson at PFL 10: 2023 PFL World Championship on 24th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Anthem, Washington, United States.

Before that, he had won against Brett Cooper at PFL 2022 #6 on 1st July 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta.

He had lost to Carlos Leal at PFL 2022 #3 on 6th May 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Esports Stadium Arlington, Arlington.

Activity check

Howard's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 11 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 3 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Cooper's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

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