Tiawan Howard
UFC DebutNickname“The Iron Dragon”
Record
Streak
L2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Cleveland, Ohio
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Middleweight
- Height
- 5'8" · 173 cm
Before the UFC
Tiawan Howard makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
288-193-2
.599 win rate
Winning-record opponents
14 of 23
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
23
all opponents have records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 23 bouts · 18 promotions · wins by 3 KO · 6 sub · 2 decNAAFS · MF · BUCB · Coveted Fighting Championship 3 · Gladiators of the Cage +13
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Chris Curtis32-13 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 2:37 | Coveted Fighting Championship 3 | Jun 21, 2014 |
| L | Chris Dempsey11-7 | Submission | North-South Choke | R1 | 4:51 | Gladiators of the Cage | Dec 7, 2013 |
| W | Quinton McCottrell15-34 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Rocktagon MMA 27 | Jun 15, 2013 |
| L | Jesus Martinez11-6 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 3:10 | MF | Oct 26, 2012 |
| W | Keenan Curry2-5 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 4:28 | Rocktagon MMA | Jun 30, 2012 |
| L | Andrey Koreshkov30-6 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 1:26 | BFC | Mar 30, 2012 |
| L | Matt Lee14-10-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Victory Promotions | Nov 12, 2011 |
| W | Alex Karalexis10-6 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | CES MMA 6 | Jun 10, 2011 |
| L | Daron Cruickshank23-14 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | BUCB | Apr 9, 2011 |
| W | Eric Moon13-15 | Submission | Kimura | R2 | 3:38 | BUCB | Jan 15, 2011 |
| L | Greg Rebello26-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | CES MMA 3 | Dec 2, 2010 |
| L | Tim Williams15-5 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 4:06 | MF | Jun 11, 2010 |
| L | George Sullivan19-8 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:31 | ROC 29 | Apr 16, 2010 |
| W | Bryan Keller7-9 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:43 | UMMAXX 8 | Aug 15, 2009 |
| L | Forrest Petz26-10 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 3:01 | NAAFS | Jun 6, 2009 |
| W | Johnny Hughes6-5 | Submission | Rear Naked Choke | R1 | 3:42 | ShoXC | Oct 10, 2008 |
| L | Micah Bender10-9 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | IFBL | Aug 2, 2008 |
| W | Chris Thomas6-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:48 | NLF 12 | Mar 8, 2008 |
| W | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:48 | NAAFS | Dec 1, 2007 | |
| W | Mark Lesley0-4 | Submission | Punches | R1 | 2:02 | FF 13 | Aug 24, 2007 |
| W | Mohammed Rashad0-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:01 | FightFest | Jul 6, 2007 |
| L | John Soeder4-2-1 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 4:04 | NAAFS | Jun 9, 2007 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 4:50 | NAAFS | Mar 31, 2007 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
4-1across 5 amateur bouts · 2 promotionsNAAFS · NLF 6
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Garrett Matheron | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 2:07 | NAAFS | Dec 2, 2006 |
| W | Ben Parks | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:58 | NAAFS | Sep 16, 2006 |
| W | Cody Taggart0-2 | Submission | Punches | R1 | 0:28 | NLF 6 | Aug 26, 2006 |
| W | Kyle Johnson0-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:09 | NAAFS | Aug 3, 2006 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:14 | NAAFS | Feb 18, 2006 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.