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John Cholish lands 2.6 and absorbs 2.3 significant strikes per minute. Output and absorption are close.

John Cholish's takedown attempts are present but not a primary factor.

John Cholish has 0 KO losses in 3 UFC fights. Absorbs 0.00 knockdowns per fight on average. Durability rating requires more fights to establish.

John Cholish finishes 100% of wins by KO/TKO or submission.

John Cholish's last fight was over 158 months ago.

John Cholish is 42 years old.

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Fighter Profile›Lightweight

John Cholish

8-33 UFC
Balanced
Form
· 2L
Inactive
Moderate Wear
5'11"ht·74"reach·Orthodoxstance·42age
Last fightLGleison Tibau·SUB·R2·13yr ago
Fighter Context
1–2UFC·
1KO
·
0Sub
·
0Dec
·
10.7min/fight
·
32UFC min
CQ Key Stats
Striking Differential
+0.36
Neutral

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat
0.226
Average

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability
Unrated

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Striking

John Cholish — 2.65 significant strikes per minute, 49% striking accuracy, absorbs 2.29 strikes per minute.

Cholish
Counter Puncher
Lightweight avg
Sig. Strikes / Min2.65
Str. Accuracy49%
93UFC landed/190attempted
Sig. Absorbed / min
−1.9 vs avg2.29
Str. Defense73%
KD Rate / fight0.00
KD Absorbed / fightNone on record
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
64%
Body
15%
Leg
21%
By Position
Distance72%
/
Clinch8%
/
Ground20%
Sig. Strikes by Round
Round 13 rounds
Round 23 rounds
Round 31 round
Avg. Landed11179
Avg. Absorbed141019
Avg. Net-3+7-10
Grappling

John Cholish — 1.8 takedowns per 15 minutes, 31% takedown accuracy, 0.4 submission attempts per 15 minutes, 78% takedown defense.

Cholish
G&P Threat
·77s ctrlAverage Control
Lightweight avg
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min1.82
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY6.06
TD Accuracy31%
2UFC landed/13attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.40
Defense
Elite TD Def
TD Defense78%
7UFC defended/10opp. attempts
Sub Defense
Tapped Once
Finishing

John Cholish — 1 UFC win (1 KO/TKO), 100% finish rate.

Finish Rate
100%
div avg 52%
How They Lose
2UFC losses
Win Breakdown
KO / TKO1 / 1
Submission0 / 1
Decision0 / 1
Loss Breakdown
KO / TKO0 / 2
Submission1 / 2
Decision1 / 2
Loss Pattern
1 of 2 losses by finish in R1–R2
Finish Round Distribution
Finish WinsFinish LossesR1R2R3
KO/TKO W
SUB L
Cards & Decisions
Recovery Rate
—
More data needed.
Decision Margin
—
More decisions needed.
Decision Types
1UD
·
0SD
·
0MD
Career Trajectory
Win
Loss
D/NC
Elite opp (15+ wins)
Veteran opp (8+ wins)
0+16+32+47+63avg201120122013

3 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
-0.51.22.9R1R2R3
R1n=3
R2n=3
R3n=1
Outputsig strikes / min
2.2
4.2
1.8
Absorbedsig strikes / min
2.7
2.5
3.8
Diff
-0.5
+1.7
-2.0

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg

Last 3 Fights — Trend
-17%50%118%WLL

Last 3 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp
Cholish — 3 UFC Fights

John Cholish — UFC fight record: 1 win, 2 losses.

Result
Method
3 fights
L
Gleison TibauVeteran
LW
SUB R2 · 2:34May '13
-12
·9 SS (35%)·21 abs·0/1 td·2 td taken·7s ctrl
L
Danny Castillo
LW
U-DEC R3May '12
-23
·29 SS (35%)·52 abs·1/6 td·1 td taken·51s ctrl
W
Mitch Clarke
LW
KO/TKO R2 · 4:36Dec '11
+38
·55 SS (69%)·17 abs·1/6 td·172s ctrl
Cholish — Prior Tracked Fights (1)
WMarc StevensStrikeforceSUBR2—
All Fighters
Lightweight

John Cholish

8-33 UFC
Form
2L
5'11"ht·74"reach·Orthodoxstance·42age
Last fightLGleison Tibau·SUB·13yr ago
Fighter Context
1–2UFC·
1KO
·
0Sub
·
0Dec
·
10.7min/fight
·
32UFC min
CQ Key Stats
Str. Differential
+0.36

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat
0.226

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability
Unrated

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Striking
Cholish
Lightweight avg
Counter Puncher
Sig. Strikes / Min2.65
Str. Accuracy49%
93UFC landed/190attempted
Sig. Absorbed / Min
−1.9 vs avg2.29
Str. Defense73%
KD Rate / Fight0.00
KD Absorbed / FightNone on record
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
64%
Body
15%
Leg
21%
By Position
Dist72%
Clinch8%
Ground20%
Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)
R1
n=3
R2
n=3
R3
n=1
Landed11179
Absorbed141019
Net-3+7-10
Grappling
Cholish
Lightweight avg
G&P Threat
77s ctrlAverage Control
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min1.82
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY6.06
TD Accuracy31%
2UFC landed/13attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.40
Defense
Elite TD Def
TD Defense78%
7UFC defended/10opp. attempts
Sub Defense1 loss / 1 attempt
Finishing
Finish Rate
100%
Elite Finisher
Win Methods
1KO/TKO
0Sub
0Dec
Loss Methods
0KO/TKO
1Sub
1Dec
Finish Round Distribution
R1
R2
R3
KO (W)
Sub (L)
Cards & Decisions
Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.
—More data needed.
Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.
—More decisions needed.
Decision Types
1UD
·
0SD
·
0MD
Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.
Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
-0.51.22.9R1R2R3
R1n=3
R2n=3
R3n=1
Outputsig strikes / min
2.2
4.2
1.8
Absorbedsig strikes / min
2.7
2.5
3.8
Diff
-0.5
+1.7
-2.0

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Cholish — UFC Fight Log
|
L
Gleison TibauVeteranLW
SUB·R2·May '13
9 SS (35%)·21 abs·0/1 td·2 td taken·7s ctrl
L
Danny CastilloLW
U-DEC·R3·May '12
29 SS (35%)·52 abs·1/6 td·1 td taken·51s ctrl
W
Mitch ClarkeLW
KO/TKO·R2·Dec '11
55 SS (69%)·17 abs·1/6 td·172s ctrl
Cholish — Prior Tracked Fights (1)
WMarc StevensStrikeforceSUBR2
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