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.

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Cooper's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 4 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.3 rounds on average.

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