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Chael Sonnen

30-18-1★ 3bonusesUnited StatesUnited StatesLast 5
Amateur MMA 1-0Boxing 0-0-1Grappling 0-6-1
30-18-1 · 11 finishes · Full stats →
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CAREER SUMMARY

Chael Sonnen holds a professional MMA record of 30-18-1. Chael Sonnen has won 30 fights: 7 by KO/TKO, 4 by submission, 19 by decision. Of 18 career losses, 7 came by KO/TKO and 10 by submission. In the UFC, Chael Sonnen lands 2.88 significant strikes per minute with 46% accuracy and averages 3.89 takedowns per 15 minutes. Chael Sonnen also has 7 recorded Grappling bouts. Chael Sonnen also has 1 recorded Boxing bout. Most recent fight: June 14, 2019. Tracked organizations: BELLATOR, UFC, WEC.

Profile

Height
6'1"185 cm
Weight
205 lbs93 kg
Reach
73"185 cm
Stance
Southpaw
DOB
1977-04-03
Age
49
Nationality
United States
Birthplace
Milwaukie, Oregon, United States

Background

Credentials, amateur pedigree and camp

Camp

  • Gracie Barra Portland

Fight DNA

Grappling Specialist

UFCalendar's style model · Middleweight roster (229 fighters)

PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround
Takedown Machine
98 · top 3% in division
Punch power53
Kick power49
Punch speed50
Kick speed51
Accuracy56
Takedowns98
Ground striking98
Submissions93
Chin67
Body strength93
Cardio91

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

By the numbers

Pro MMARecord: 30-18-1 · Source: UFCalendar
Striking
Strikes landed2.88per min
46% accuracy
Strikes absorbed1.32per min
62% avoided
Grappling
Takedowns landed3.89per 15 min
54% success
Takedowns stuffed58%
Submission attempts0.4per 15 min
UFC careerRecord: 7-7-0 · Source: UFCStats.com
Striking
Strikes landed2.88per min
46% accuracy
Strikes absorbed1.32per min
62% avoided
Grappling
Takedowns landed3.89per 15 min
54% success
Takedowns stuffed58%
Submission attempts0.4per 15 min
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Where they rank

All-time boards where Chael Sonnen sits in the top 25.

Bonus résumé

Chael Sonnen has won 3 UFC post-fight bonuses. Estimated bonus earnings: $50,000.

★ FOTN ×2★ SOTN ×1
  1. ★ SOTNvs Mauricio Rua · UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs SonnenAug 17, 2013
  2. ★ FOTNvs Anderson Silva · UFC 117: Silva vs SonnenAug 7, 2010
  3. ★ FOTNvs Nate Marquardt · UFC 109: RELENTLESSFeb 6, 2010

Estimates use each era's real amount: $50,000 from 2012, $100,000 from UFC 324, plus $25,000 finish incentives. 2 pre-2012 awards are not priced · amounts varied per event.

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Salary & career earnings

Disclosed purses, reported paydays and what we estimate Chael Sonnen earns per fight.

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Career history

  1. LOSS
    vs Lyoto Machida
    BellatorBellator 222: MacDonald vs. Gracie· Jun 14, 2019· Light Heavyweight· 30-17-1 vs 26-8
    TKO
    R2 · 0:22
  2. LOSS
    vs Fedor Emelianenko
    BellatorBellator 207: Mitrione vs. Bader· Oct 12, 2018· Heavyweight· 30-16-1 vs 38-5
    TKO
    R1 · 4:46
  3. WIN
    vs Quinton Jackson
    BellatorBellator 192: Rampage vs. Sonnen· Jan 20, 2018· Heavyweight· 30-15-1 vs 36-13
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  4. WIN
    vs Wanderlei Silva
    BellatorBellator NYC: Sonnen vs. Silva· Jun 24, 2017· Light Heavyweight· 29-15-1 vs 35-13-1
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  5. LOSS
    vs Tito Ortiz
    BellatorBellator 170: Sonnen vs. Ortiz· Jan 21, 2017· Light Heavyweight· 28-15-1 vs 19-12-1
    SUB
    R1 · 2:03
  6. LOSS
    vs Rashad Evans
    UFCUFC 167: St-Pierre vs Hendricks· Nov 16, 2013· Light Heavyweight· 28-15-1 vs 19-3-1
    TKO
    R1 · 4:05
  7. WIN
    vs Mauricio Rua
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen· Aug 17, 2013· Light Heavyweight· 28-13-1 vs 21-8
    SUB
    R1 · 4:47
    SOTN
  8. LOSS
    vs Jon JonesTitle bout
    UFCUFC 159: Jones vs Sonnen· Apr 27, 2013· Light Heavyweight· 27-13-1 vs 18-1
    TKO
    R1 · 4:33
  9. LOSS
    vs Anderson SilvaTitle bout
    UFCUFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II· Jul 8, 2012· Middleweight· 27-12-1 vs 32-4
    TKO
    R2 · 1:55
  10. WIN
    vs Michael Bisping
    UFCUFC on FOX: Evans vs Davis· Jan 28, 2012· Middleweight· 27-11-1 vs 22-4
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  11. WIN
    vs Brian Stann
    UFCUFC 136: EDGAR vs. MAYNARD III· Oct 8, 2011· Middleweight· 26-11-1 vs 11-4
    SUB
    R2 · 3:51
  12. LOSS
    vs Anderson SilvaTitle bout
    UFCUFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen· Aug 7, 2010· Middleweight· 25-11-1 vs 29-4
    SUB
    R5 · 3:10
    FOTN
  13. WIN
    vs Nate Marquardt
    UFCUFC 109: RELENTLESS· Feb 6, 2010· Middleweight· 25-10-1 vs 29-9-2
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
    FOTN
  14. WIN
    vs Yushin Okami
    UFCUFC 104: MACHIDA v SHOGUN· Oct 24, 2009· Middleweight· 24-10-1 vs 24-5
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  15. WIN
    vs Dan Miller
    UFCUFC 98: EVANS vs MACHIDA· May 23, 2009· Middleweight· 23-10-1 vs 11-2
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  16. LOSS
    vs Demian Maia
    UFCUFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson· Feb 21, 2009· Middleweight· 22-10-1 vs 11-0
    SUB
    R1 · 2:37
  17. WIN
    vs Paulo Filho
    WECWEC 36: Faber vs. Brown· Nov 5, 2008· Middleweight· 22-9-1 vs 16-1
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  18. WIN
    vs Bryan Baker
    WECWEC 33: Back to Vegas· Mar 25, 2008· Middleweight· 21-9-1 vs 6-1
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  19. LOSS
    vs Paulo FilhoTitle bout
    WECWEC 31: Faber vs. Curran· Dec 11, 2007· Middleweight· 20-9-1 vs 16-0
    SUB
    R2 · 4:55
  20. WIN
    vs Kyacey Uscola
    SportFight 20· Oct 27, 2007· Middleweight· 20-8-1 vs 14-13
    TKO
  21. WIN
    vs Amar Suloev
    Bodog Fight· Jul 14, 2007· 19-8-1 vs 24-8
    TKO
    R2 · 3:33
  22. WIN
    vs Tim McKenzie
    Bodog Fight· Feb 18, 2007· 18-8-1 vs 12-4
    SUB
  23. WIN
    vs Aleksei Oleinik
    Bodog Fight· Dec 2, 2006· Light Heavyweight· 17-8-1 vs 17-3
    UD
  24. WIN
    vs Tim Credeur
    Bodog Fight· Aug 22, 2006· 16-8-1 vs 6-2
    TKO
  25. LOSS
    vs Jeremy Horn
    UFCUFC 60: Hughes vs Gracie· May 26, 2006· Middleweight· 15-8-1 vs 78-14-5
    SUB
    R2 · 1:17
  26. WIN
    vs Trevor Prangley
    UFCUFC Fight Night 4· Apr 6, 2006· Middleweight· 15-8-1 vs 13-4
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  27. LOSS
    vs Renato Sobral
    UFCUFC 55: Fury· Oct 7, 2005· Light Heavyweight· 14-7-1 vs 29-6
    SUB
    R2 · 1:20
  28. WIN
    vs Tim Williams
    SportFight 11· Jul 9, 2005· Middleweight· 14-6-1 vs 1-2
    TKO
    R1 · 3:59
  29. WIN
    vs Adam Tarsey
    Euphoria 3: USA vs. The World· Feb 26, 2005· Middleweight· 13-6-1 vs 4-1
    TKO
    R1 · 3:49
  30. LOSS
    vs Terry Martin
    Xtreme Fighting Organization· Dec 3, 2004· 12-6-1 vs 7-1
    TKO
  31. WIN
    vs Alex Stiebling
    WECWEC 12: Halloween Fury 3· Oct 20, 2004· 12-5-1 vs 17-7-1
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  32. LOSS
    vs Jeremy Horn
    SportFight 6· Sep 23, 2004· Light Heavyweight· 11-5-1 vs 72-13-5
    SUB
    R2 · 2:35
  33. LOSS
    vs Keiichiro Yamamiya
    Pancrase 137· Jul 25, 2004· Light Heavyweight· 11-4-1 vs 32-18-8
    MD
  34. LOSS
    vs Jeremy Horn
    Extreme Challenge· May 6, 2004· Light Heavyweight· 11-3-1 vs 69-12-5
    TKO
    R1 · 3:34
  35. WIN
    vs Justin Bailey
    California Regional· Apr 17, 2004· 11-2-1 vs 0-1
    TKO
  36. WIN
    vs Arman Gambaryan
    Euphoria 1: Russia vs. USA 1· Mar 13, 2004· Middleweight· 10-2-1 vs 8-3-1
    UD
  37. WIN
    vs Homer Moore
    Rumble On The Rock· Dec 27, 2003· Heavyweight· 9-2-1 vs 20-4-2
    UD
  38. WIN
    vs Jason Lambert
    Gladiator Challenge· Nov 13, 2003· 8-2-1 vs 14-5
    DEC
  39. LOSS
    vs Forrest Griffin
    IFC 17: Global Domination· Sep 6, 2003· Light Heavyweight· 7-2-1 vs 8-1
    SUB
    R1 · 2:25
  40. WIN
    vs Renato Sobral
    California Regional· May 2, 2003· 7-1-1 vs 20-6
    DEC
  41. DRAW
    vs Akihiro Gono
    Pancrase 116· Feb 16, 2003· Light Heavyweight· 6-1-1 vs 16-9-7
    DEC
  42. LOSS
    vs Trevor Prangley
    Florida Regional· Jan 25, 2003· 6-2 vs 8-0
    SUB
  43. WIN
    vs Justin Hawes
    UFCF: Rumble in Rochester· Aug 24, 2002· 6-1 vs 0-1
    TKO
    R2 · 4:26
  44. WIN
    vs Jesse Ault
    Revolution FC 1· Jul 13, 2002· Light Heavyweight· 5-1 vs 1-2
    UD
  45. WIN
    vs Jesse Ault
    Danger Zone· Apr 13, 2002· 3-1 vs 1-1
    DEC
  46. WIN
    vs Scott Shipman
    Danger Zone· Apr 13, 2002· 3-1 vs 6-1
    SUB
  47. WIN
    vs Jason Miller
    California Regional· Mar 30, 2002· 2-1 vs 3-1
    DEC
  48. LOSS
    vs Trevor Prangley
    WPKO: Fight Night 2· Dec 4, 1999· 1-1 vs 2-0
    SUB
  49. WIN
    vs Ben Hailey
    UFCF: Battle Of Fort Vancouver· May 10, 1997· Heavyweight· 1-0 vs 0-3
    UD

Official UFC Ranking

Chael Sonnen's standing in the official UFC rankings, tracked since 2013.

Current
Unranked
Peak
#6 Light Heavyweight
First ranked
Feb 18, 2013
Times ranked
55

Middleweight

#1#5#10#152014Feb 18, 2013 · #10Feb 25, 2013 · #9Mar 18, 2013 · #8Apr 8, 2013 · #9Oct 11, 2013 · #10Dec 30, 2013 · #13Jan 7, 2014 · #14Jan 27, 2014 · #15Mar 25, 2014 · #15#15

Light Heavyweight

#1#5#10#152014Aug 19, 2013 · #10Aug 30, 2013 · #9Sep 23, 2013 · #8Oct 28, 2013 · #7Nov 11, 2013 · #6Nov 18, 2013 · #7Dec 9, 2013 · #8Feb 24, 2014 · #9Mar 24, 2014 · #8Mar 25, 2014 · #9Apr 14, 2014 · #8Apr 18, 2014 · #7Apr 28, 2014 · #9Jun 2, 2014 · #10Jun 9, 2014 · #10#10

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UFCalendar Power Index rating

Current
1620▼10
Peak
1767Aug 18, 2013
Rated fights
48
150016001700199820022006201020142018May 10, 1997 · 1523Dec 4, 1999 · 1473Mar 30, 2002 · 1522Apr 13, 2002 · 1574Apr 13, 2002 · 1597Jul 13, 2002 · 1615Aug 24, 2002 · 1632Jan 25, 2003 · 1607May 2, 2003 · 1629Sep 6, 2003 · 1608Nov 13, 2003 · 1628Dec 27, 2003 · 1649Mar 13, 2004 · 1668Apr 17, 2004 · 1681May 6, 2004 · 1667Jul 25, 2004 · 1645Sep 23, 2004 · 1632Oct 21, 2004 · 1659Dec 3, 2004 · 1648Feb 26, 2005 · 1656Jul 9, 2005 · 1662Oct 7, 2005 · 1651Apr 6, 2006 · 1663May 27, 2006 · 1655Aug 22, 2006 · 1665Dec 2, 2006 · 1673Feb 18, 2007 · 1684Jul 14, 2007 · 1696Oct 27, 2007 · 1704Dec 12, 2007 · 1695Mar 26, 2008 · 1705Nov 5, 2008 · 1720Feb 21, 2009 · 1709May 23, 2009 · 1724Oct 24, 2009 · 1738Feb 6, 2010 · 1752Aug 7, 2010 · 1742Oct 9, 2011 · 1749Jan 28, 2012 · 1764Jul 8, 2012 · 1754Apr 27, 2013 · 1747Aug 18, 2013 · 1767Nov 16, 2013 · 1756Jan 21, 2017 · 1614Jun 24, 2017 · 1625Jan 20, 2018 · 1641Oct 12, 2018 · 1630Jun 14, 2019 · 16201620

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Frequently asked questions

When does Chael Sonnen fight next?

Chael Sonnen has no confirmed upcoming fight.

What is Chael Sonnen's record?

Chael Sonnen's professional MMA record is 30-18-1.

Who is Chael Sonnen fighting next?

Chael Sonnen's next opponent has not been announced.

Who did Chael Sonnen fight last?

Chael Sonnen most recently fought Lyoto Machida at Bellator 222: MacDonald vs. Gracie on Friday, June 14, 2019, LOSS (TKO).

What weight class does Chael Sonnen fight in?

Chael Sonnen fights at Light Heavyweight.

How many knockouts does Chael Sonnen have?

Chael Sonnen has 7 wins by KO/TKO and 4 wins by submission.

How many UFC bonuses has Chael Sonnen won?

Chael Sonnen has won 3 UFC post-fight bonuses: 2× Fight of the Night, 1× Submission of the Night.

How tall is Chael Sonnen?

Chael Sonnen is 6'1" (185 cm) tall.

How much does Chael Sonnen weigh?

Chael Sonnen weighs 205 lbs (93 kg).

What is Chael Sonnen's reach?

Chael Sonnen has a reach of 73" (185 cm).

How old is Chael Sonnen?

Chael Sonnen is 49 years old (born Apr 3, 1977).

Where is Chael Sonnen from?

Chael Sonnen is from United States.