| John Cholish | |
| Birth Date: | 17 December 1983 |
| Birth Place: | Hoboken, New Jersey, United States |
| Residence: | New York, New York, United States |
| Nationality: | American |
| Weight Lb: | 156.2 |
| Weight Class: | Lightweight |
| Reach In: | 74 |
| Teacher: | Vinicius Magalhaes Renzo Gracie |
| Fighting Out Of: | New York, New York, United States |
| Team: | Renzo Gracie Academy Gracie Barra Texas |
| Rank: | Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Years Active: | 2006-2013 |
| Mma Kowin: | 3 |
| Mma Subwin: | 4 |
| Mma Decwin: | 1 |
| Mma Subloss: | 2 |
| Mma Decloss: | 1 |
| Mma Draw: | 0 |
| Sherdog: | 35867 |
John Cholish (born December 17, 1983) is a retired American mixed martial artist. A professional competitor from 2006 until 2013, he competed for the UFC and Strikeforce.
Cholish made his professional MMA debut in September 2007.[1] He lost his first fight via submission, but won his next seven fights before signing with the UFC.
Cholish made his Strikeforce debut in February 2011 as part of the preliminary card for . He defeated The Ultimate Fighter veteran Marc Stevens via submission (kneebar) in the second round. Cholish drew considerable attention from MMA news sites for the submission due to its rarity.
Cholish made his promotional debut against Mitch Clarke on December 10, 2011, at UFC 140.[2] He won the fight via TKO in the second round.
Cholish faced Danny Castillo on May 5, 2012, at UFC on Fox 3.[3] He was defeated by Castillo via unanimous decision.
Cholish was expected to face Yves Edwards on December 8, 2012, at UFC on Fox 5.[4] However, Cholish was forced out of the bout with a groin injury and replaced by Jeremy Stephens.[5]
Cholish next faced Gleison Tibau on May 18, 2013, at UFC on FX 8.[6] He lost the fight via submission in the second round. After the fight Cholish retired from MMA, citing low pay as the reason for his retirement.[7]
Cholish, a Cornell University graduate, holds a full-time job with the Marex Spectron which brokers commodities of natural gas crude oil on the institutional platform.[8]
|-|Loss|align=center|8–3|Gleison Tibau|Submission (guillotine choke)|||align=center|2|align=center|2:34|Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil||-|Loss|align=center|8–2|Danny Castillo|Decision (unanimous)|||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States||-|Win|align=center|8–1|Mitch Clarke|TKO (punches)|UFC 140||align=center|2|align=center|4:36|Toronto, Ontario, Canada||-|Win|align=center|7–1|Jameel Massouh|Submission (guillotine choke)|Cage Fury Fighting Championships 9||align=center|2|align=center|2:25|Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States|Won vacant CFFC Lightweight Championship.|-|Win|align=center|6–1|Marc Stevens|Submission (kneebar)|||align=center|2|align=center|3:57|East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States||-|Win|align=center|5–1|Rich Moskowitz |Submission (inverted triangle choke)|Ring of Combat 32||align=center|3|align=center|3:05|Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States|Won vacant Ring of Combat Lightweight Championship.|-|Win|align=center|4–1|Hitalo Machado|TKO (punches)|Urban Conflict Championships 2||align=center|4|align=center|2:25|Jersey City, New Jersey, United States||-|Win|align=center|3–1|Matt Troyer|Submission (arm-triangle choke)|Urban Conflict Championships 1||align=center|2|align=center|1:16|Jersey City, New Jersey, United States||-|Win|align=center|2–1|Benoit Guionnet|TKO (punches)|Wreck MMA: Fight for the Troops||align=center|2|align=center|0:39|Gatineau, Quebec, Canada|Catchweight (160 lbs) bout.|-|Win|align=center|1–1|Chris Connor|Decision (unanimous)|Battle at the Nation's Capital||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Washington, D.C., United States||-|Loss|align=center|0–1|Jason Patino|Submission (guillotine choke)|Cage Fights 6||align=center|1|align=center|2:17|Fort Myers, Florida, United States||-