John McCarthy
"Big"

AGE	62 / Oct 12, 1962

FIGHTS1,040

KO / TKO

373

36%

SUBMISSIONS

297

29%

DECISIONS

344

33%

DRAWS

NO CONTESTS

DISQUALIFICATIONS

BIOGRAPHY

Is the first head referee for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, a retired Los Angeles Police Officer, and a Tactical Self-Defense Instructor at the Los Angeles Police Academy. He formerly provided commentary and analysis for The Fight Network's coverage of UFC events. He also provided commentary for Affliction: Banned, the first MMA event co-produced by Affliction Clothing and Adrenaline MMA. He has served as head referee for hundreds of bouts in major MMA promotions dating back to 1993. He is also the founder of C.O.M.M.A.N.D., the training and certification school for MMA referees and judges.

REFEREE HISTORY

Event		Fighters		Method	R	Time
UFC 219 - Cyborg vs. Holm Dec / 30 / 2017	Khabib Nurmagomedov win	Lightweight	Edson Barboza loss	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
UFC 219 - Cyborg vs. Holm Dec / 30 / 2017	Neil Magny win	Welterweight	Carlos Condit loss	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
UFC 219 - Cyborg vs. Holm Dec / 30 / 2017	Myles Jury win	Featherweight	Ricky Glenn loss	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
UFC 219 - Cyborg vs. Holm Dec / 30 / 2017	Matheus Nicolau win	Flyweight	Louis Smolka loss	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Bellator 191 - McDonald vs. Ligier Dec / 15 / 2017	Michael McDonald win	Catchweight	Peter Ligier loss	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Bellator 191 - McDonald vs. Ligier Dec / 15 / 2017	Valerie Letourneau win	Flyweight	Kate Jackson loss	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 26 Finale Dec / 01 / 2017	Nicco Montano win	TITLE FIGHT Flyweight	Roxanne Modafferi loss	Decision (Unanimous)	5	5:00
UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 26 Finale Dec / 01 / 2017	Lauren Murphy win	Flyweight	Barb Honchak loss	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 26 Finale Dec / 01 / 2017	DeAnna Bennett draw	Flyweight	Melinda Fabian draw	Draw (Majority)	3	5:00
UFC 217 - Bisping vs. St. Pierre Nov / 04 / 2017	Georges St. Pierre win	TITLE FIGHT Middleweight	Michael Bisping loss	Technical Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	3	4:23
UFC 217 - Bisping vs. St. Pierre Nov / 04 / 2017	Rose Namajunas win	TITLE FIGHT Strawweight	Joanna Jedrzejczyk loss	TKO (Punches)	1	3:03
UFC 217 - Bisping vs. St. Pierre Nov / 04 / 2017	Paulo Costa win	Middleweight	Johny Hendricks loss	TKO (Punches)	2	1:23
Bellator 183 - Henderson vs. Freire Sep / 23 / 2017	Patricky Freire win	Lightweight	Benson Henderson loss	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
UFC 215 - Nunes vs. Shevchenko 2 Sep / 09 / 2017	Amanda Nunes win	TITLE FIGHT Bantamweight	Valentina Shevchenko loss	Decision (Split)	5	5:00
UFC 215 - Nunes vs. Shevchenko 2 Sep / 09 / 2017	Kajan Johnson win	Lightweight	Adriano Martins loss	KO (Punch)	3	0:49
Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series - Season 1, Episode 8 Aug / 29 / 2017	Bevon Lewis win	Middleweight	Elias Urbina loss	TKO (Punches)	2	2:47
Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series - Season 1, Episode 8 Aug / 29 / 2017	Lauren Mueller win	Bantamweight	Kelly McGill-Velasco loss	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Bellator 182 - Koreshkov vs. Njokuani Aug / 25 / 2017	Andrey Koreshkov win	Welterweight	Chidi Njokuani loss	TKO (Punches and Elbows)	1	4:08
Bellator 182 - Koreshkov vs. Njokuani Aug / 25 / 2017	Matt Secor win	Welterweight	T.J. Sumler loss	Submission (Keylock)	1	4:00
Bellator 182 - Koreshkov vs. Njokuani Aug / 25 / 2017	Vadim Nemkov win	Light Heavyweight	Philipe Lins loss	KO (Punches)	1	3:03
Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series - Season 1, Episode 7 Aug / 22 / 2017	Benito Lopez win	Bantamweight	Steven Peterson loss	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series - Season 1, Episode 7 Aug / 22 / 2017	Mike Santiago win	Lightweight	Mark Cherico loss	KO (Punches)	1	2:59
UFC - The Ultimate Fighter Season 26 Quarterfinals, Day 2 Aug / 11 / 2017	Barb Honchak win	Flyweight	Rachael Ostovich loss	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00
UFC - The Ultimate Fighter Season 26 Quarterfinals, Day 1 Aug / 10 / 2017	Sijara Eubanks win	Flyweight	DeAnna Bennett loss	KO (Head Kick)	1	1:25
UFC Fight Night 114 - Pettis vs. Moreno Aug / 05 / 2017	Sergio Pettis win	Flyweight	Brandon Moreno loss	Decision (Unanimous)	5	5:00
UFC Fight Night 114 - Pettis vs. Moreno Aug / 05 / 2017	Sam Alvey win	Middleweight	Rashad Evans loss	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
UFC Fight Night 114 - Pettis vs. Moreno Aug / 05 / 2017	Jose Quinonez win	Bantamweight	Diego Rivas loss	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
UFC - The Ultimate Fighter Season 26 Opening Round, Day 5 Aug / 03 / 2017	Emily Whitmire win	Flyweight	Christina Marks loss	Submission (Armbar)	1	0:40
UFC 214 - Cormier vs. Jones 2 Jul / 29 / 2017	Jon Jones NC	TITLE FIGHT Light Heavyweight	Daniel Cormier NC	No Contest (Overturned by CSAC)	3	3:01
UFC 214 - Cormier vs. Jones 2 Jul / 29 / 2017	Robbie Lawler win	Welterweight	Donald Cerrone loss	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
UFC 214 - Cormier vs. Jones 2 Jul / 29 / 2017	Calvin Kattar win	Featherweight	Andre Fili loss	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
UFC on Fox 25 - Weidman vs. Gastelum Jul / 22 / 2017	Chris Weidman win	Middleweight	Kelvin Gastelum loss	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)	3	3:45
UFC on Fox 25 - Weidman vs. Gastelum Jul / 22 / 2017	Patrick Cummins win	Light Heavyweight	Gian Villante loss	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
UFC on Fox 25 - Weidman vs. Gastelum Jul / 22 / 2017	Alex Oliveira win	Welterweight	Ryan LaFlare loss	KO (Punch)	2	1:50
UFC on Fox 25 - Weidman vs. Gastelum Jul / 22 / 2017	Junior Albini win	Heavyweight	Tim Johnson loss	TKO (Punches)	1	2:51
Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series - Season 1, Episode 2 Jul / 18 / 2017	Dan Spohn win	Light Heavyweight	Angel DeAnda loss	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)	1	3:10
Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series - Season 1, Episode 2 Jul / 18 / 2017	Thanh Le win	Featherweight	Lazar Stojadinovic loss	KO (Head Kick and Punches)	2	1:35
Bellator 181 - Campos vs. Girtz 3 Jul / 14 / 2017	Derek Campos win	Lightweight	Brandon Girtz loss	TKO (Doctor Stoppage)	2	5:00
Bellator 181 - Campos vs. Girtz 3 Jul / 14 / 2017	John Salter win	Middleweight	Kendall Grove loss	Technical Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	4:37
Bellator 181 - Campos vs. Girtz 3 Jul / 14 / 2017	Rafael Lovato Jr. win	Middleweight	Mike Rhodes loss	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	1:59
Bellator 181 - Campos vs. Girtz 3 Jul / 14 / 2017	Valentin Moldavsky win	Heavyweight	Carl Seumanutafa loss	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series - Season 1, Episode 1 Jul / 11 / 2017	Kurt Holobaugh NC	Featherweight	Matt Bessette NC	No Contest (Overturned by NSAC)	1	2:59
Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series - Season 1, Episode 1 Jul / 11 / 2017	Azunna Anyanwu win	Heavyweight	Greg Rebello loss	KO (Punch)	2	3:04
Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series - Season 1, Episode 1 Jul / 11 / 2017	Charles Byrd win	Middleweight	Jamie Pickett loss	Technical Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)	1	4:55
UFC 213 - Romero vs. Whittaker Jul / 08 / 2017	Robert Whittaker win	TITLE FIGHT Middleweight	Yoel Romero loss	Decision (Unanimous)	5	5:00
UFC 213 - Romero vs. Whittaker Jul / 08 / 2017	Alexey Oleynik win	Heavyweight	Travis Browne loss	Submission (Neck Crank)	2	3:44
UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 25 Finale Jul / 07 / 2017	Justin Gaethje win	Lightweight	Michael Johnson loss	TKO (Punches and Knees)	2	4:48
UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 25 Finale Jul / 07 / 2017	Jared Cannonier win	Light Heavyweight	Nick Roehrick loss	TKO (Elbows)	3	2:08
UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 25 Finale Jul / 07 / 2017	Jordan Johnson win	Light Heavyweight	Marcel Fortuna loss	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Bellator 180 - Sonnen vs. Silva Jun / 24 / 2017	Chael Sonnen win	Light Heavyweight	Wanderlei Silva loss	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
Bellator 180 - Sonnen vs. Silva Jun / 24 / 2017	Douglas Lima win	TITLE FIGHT Welterweight	Lorenz Larkin loss	Decision (Unanimous)	5	5:00
Bellator 180 - Sonnen vs. Silva Jun / 24 / 2017	Heather Hardy win	Flyweight	Alice Yauger loss	TKO (Punches)	3	4:47
Bellator 180 - Sonnen vs. Silva Jun / 24 / 2017	Matt Rizzo win	Catchweight	Sergio da Silva loss	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)	3	3:48
ACB 62 - Roston-on-Don Jun / 17 / 2017	Alexander Peduson win	Featherweight	Artak Nazaryan loss	TKO (Punches)	1	3:29
UFC 212 - Aldo vs. Holloway Jun / 03 / 2017	Max Holloway win	TITLE FIGHT Featherweight	Jose Aldo loss	TKO (Punches)	3	4:13
UFC 212 - Aldo vs. Holloway Jun / 03 / 2017	Paulo Costa win	Middleweight	Oluwale Bamgbose loss	TKO (Punches)	2	1:06
UFC 212 - Aldo vs. Holloway Jun / 03 / 2017	Antonio Carlos Jr. win	Middleweight	Eric Spicely loss	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	2	3:49
PFC - Prestige Fighting Championship 8 May / 12 / 2017	Nicolas Pedneault win	Welterweight	Jared Feuring loss	KO (Punch)	1	1:03
UFC Fight Night 108 - Swanson vs. Lobov Apr / 22 / 2017	Al Iaquinta win	Lightweight	Diego Sanchez loss	KO (Punches)	1	1:38
UFC Fight Night 108 - Swanson vs. Lobov Apr / 22 / 2017	Thales Leites win	Middleweight	Sam Alvey loss	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00

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