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Welterweight · 3 rounds · Card
FinalUFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor
Saturday, July 11, 2015 · Las Vegas · Nevada
Result
John Howard def. Cathal Pendred
Split Decision · Round 3 · 5:00 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Referee · John McCarthyMarcos Rosales · 28-29Tony Weeks · 29-28Adalaide Byrd · 28-29Source · UFC Stats · round stats archived
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Round-by-Round Analysis
Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00
John HowardRound 3Cathal Pendred
18 / 34Sig. strikes13 / 28
53%Accuracy46%
30 / 46Total strikes15 / 30
0Knockdowns0
0 / 1Takedowns0 / 2
0Sub. attempts1
0:23Control0:32
3.6Pace / min2.6
42%Control share58%
John Howard
Targethead 72% · body 11% · leg 17%
Phasedistance 67% · clinch 28% · ground 6%
Cathal Pendred
Targethead 23% · body 46% · leg 31%
Phasedistance 54% · clinch 46% · ground 0%
Statistical signals
Output edgeJohn Howard landed 18 significant strikes to 13.
Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.
What changed from R2
- Target shiftJohn Howard's head share of landed strikes moved -15 pts, to 72% head with 11% body and 17% leg.
- Accuracy shiftCathal Pendred's significant-strike accuracy moved -11 pts, 46% against 58%.
- Grappling pressureCathal Pendred attempted 2 more takedowns than in R2, 2 against 0.
Observed fight vs historical Fight DNA
Compares this fight against each fighter's pre-fight Fight DNA baseline. Shown only where the historical sample supports it.
John Howard
Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.
Cathal Pendred
Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.
Fight summary
48John Howard sig. strikes
45Cathal Pendred sig. strikes
3rounds observed
+14%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (John Howard)
Pace is significant strikes landed per minute of observed round time. A round with no recorded observation is left empty rather than drawn as zero.
Fight stats 3 rounds · UFC Stats
48 / 88Sig. strikes45 / 87
55%Accuracy52%
78 / 119Total strikes62 / 104
0Knockdowns0
0 / 1Takedowns0 / 2
0Sub attempts1
1:36Control0:44
35Head11
5Body20
8Leg14
John HowardCathal Pendred
| Round | Fighter | KD | Sig. str. | Total | TD | Sub | Ctrl | Head | Body | Leg |
|---|
| R1 |
Tale of the tape
24-13-0Record17-4-1
32Age27
5'7"Height6'1"
72"Reach75"
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
2.15Sig. str./min2.49
2.70TD / 15 min2.46
John Howard2-3 in archive
0KO/TKO wins
0Sub wins
0%Finish rate
