Chael Sonnen

Chael Sonnen's profile at Sherdog  Chael Sonnen's profile at Tapology  Association: Team Quest Pro Debut Date: 1997-05-10 Pro Record: 31-17-1

Win Finish %: 38.7% Quality Perf. %: 51.0%

Last Ranked: 4/01/2019 #31 Heavyweight Highest Quarterly Ranking: 1/01/2013 #2 Middleweight All-Time Rank: #14 Middleweight

Last Loss Date: 6/14/2019 Last Loss: [NR] Lyoto Machida

UFC Record: 7-7-0 Octagon Time: 2:22:35 Title Bouts: 0-3-0 Longest Win Streak: 3 (2009-2010) Next Best Win Streak: 2 (2011-2012) UFC Debut: 2005-10-07 Last UFC Fight: 2013-11-16

Complete Professional MMA Fight History
Fighter rankings represent most recent generated quarterly rating prior to the fight

	Opponent	Outcome
L	Lyoto Machida #13 Middleweight	TKO (Flying Knee and Punches) Round 2
	Bellator 222 - MacDonald vs. Gracie Friday, June 14th 2019
L	Fedor Emelianenko #27 Heavyweight	TKO (Punches) Round 1
	Bellator 208: Fedor vs. Sonnen Saturday, October 13th 2018
W	Quinton Jackson #21 Heavyweight	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
	Bellator 192 - Jackson vs. Sonnen Saturday, January 20th 2018
W	Wanderlei Silva	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
	Bellator 180 - Sonnen vs. Silva Saturday, June 24th 2017
L	Tito Ortiz	Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round 1
	Bellator 170 - Sonnen vs. Ortiz Saturday, January 21st 2017
L	Rashad Evans #4 Light Heavyweight	TKO (Punches) Round 1
	UFC 167 - St. Pierre vs. Hendricks Saturday, November 16th 2013
W	Mauricio Rua #7 Light Heavyweight	Submission (Guillotine Choke) Round 1
	UFC Fight Night - Shogun vs. Sonnen Saturday, August 17th 2013
L	Jon Jones #1 Light Heavyweight	TKO (Elbows and Punches) Round 1
	UFC 159 - Jones vs. Sonnen Saturday, April 27th 2013
L	Anderson Silva #1 Middleweight	TKO (Knee to the Body and Punches) Round 2
	UFC 148 - Silva vs. Sonnen 2 Saturday, July 7th 2012
W	Michael Bisping #7 Middleweight	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
	UFC on Fox 2 - Evans vs. Davis Saturday, January 28th 2012
W	Brian Stann #5 Middleweight	Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) Round 2
	UFC 136 - Edgar vs. Maynard 3 Saturday, October 8th 2011
L	Anderson Silva #1 Middleweight	Submission (Triangle Armbar) Round 5
	UFC 117 - Silva vs. Sonnen Saturday, August 7th 2010
W	Nate Marquardt #3 Middleweight	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
	UFC 109 - Relentless Saturday, February 6th 2010
W	Yushin Okami #8 Middleweight	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
	UFC 104 - Machida vs. Shogun Saturday, October 24th 2009
W	Dan Miller #25 Middleweight	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
	UFC 98 - Evans vs. Machida Saturday, May 23rd 2009
L	Demian Maia #15 Middleweight	Submission (Triangle Choke) Round 1
	UFC 95 - Sanchez vs. Stevenson Saturday, February 21st 2009
W	Paulo Filho #3 Middleweight	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
	WEC 36 - Faber vs. Brown Wednesday, November 5th 2008
W	Bryan Baker #66 Middleweight	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
	WEC 33 - Back To Vegas Wednesday, March 26th 2008
L	Paulo Filho #2 Middleweight	Submission (Armbar) Round 2
	WEC 31 - Faber vs. Curran Wednesday, December 12th 2007
W	Kyacey Uscola #152 Middleweight	TKO (Punches) Round 1
	SF 20 - Homecoming Saturday, October 27th 2007
W	Amar Suloev #15 Middleweight	TKO (Punches) Round 2
	Bodog Fight - Alvarez vs. Lee Saturday, July 14th 2007
W	Tim McKenzie #69 Light Heavyweight	Submission (Brabo Choke) Round 1
	Bodog Fight - Costa Rica Combat Sunday, February 18th 2007
W	Alexey Oleynik #57 Middleweight	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
	Bodog Fight - USA vs. Russia Saturday, December 2nd 2006
W	Tim Credeur #160 Light Heavyweight	TKO (Punches) Round 1
	Bodog Fight - To the Brink of War Tuesday, August 22nd 2006
L	Jeremy Horn #10 Middleweight	Submission (Armbar) Round 2
	UFC 60 - Hughes vs. Gracie Saturday, May 27th 2006
W	Trevor Prangley #29 Middleweight	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
	UFC - Fight Night 4 Thursday, April 6th 2006
L	Renato Sobral #11 Light Heavyweight	Submission (Triangle Choke) Round 2
	UFC 55 - Fury Friday, October 7th 2005
W	Tim Williams	TKO (Punches) Round 1
	SF 11 - Rumble at the Rose Garden Saturday, July 9th 2005
W	Adam Ryan	TKO (Punches) Round 1
	Euphoria - USA vs. World Saturday, February 26th 2005
L	Terry Martin #64 Light Heavyweight	TKO (Corner Stoppage) Round 2
	XFO 4 - International Friday, December 3rd 2004
W	Alex Stiebling #24 Light Heavyweight	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
	WEC 12 - Halloween Fury 3 Thursday, October 21st 2004
L	Jeremy Horn #27 Light Heavyweight	Submission (Guillotine Choke) Round 2
	SF 6 - Battleground in Reno Thursday, September 23rd 2004
L	Keiichiro Yamamiya #18 Light Heavyweight	Decision (Majority) Round 3
	Pancrase - 2004 Neo-Blood Tournament Final Sunday, July 25th 2004
L	Jeremy Horn #4 Middleweight	TKO (Cut) Round 1
	EC 57 - Extreme Challenge 57 Thursday, May 6th 2004
W	Justin Bailey	KO (Flying Knee) Round 1
	ROTR - Rage on the River Saturday, April 17th 2004
W	Arman Gambaryan #115 Light Heavyweight	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
	Euphoria - Russia vs. USA Saturday, March 13th 2004
W	Homer Moore #48 Heavyweight	Decision (Unanimous) Round 2
	ROTR 4.5 - Proving Grounds 1 Saturday, December 27th 2003
W	Greg Curnut	Submission (Punches) Round 1
	FCFF - Rumble at the Roseland 10 Saturday, December 13th 2003
W	Jason Lambert #50 Light Heavyweight	Decision (Split) Round 3
	GC 20 - Gladiator Challenge 20 Thursday, November 13th 2003
L	Forrest Griffin #50 Heavyweight	Submission (Triangle Choke) Round 1
	IFC - Global Domination Saturday, September 6th 2003
W	Renato Sobral #15 Light Heavyweight	Decision Round 3
	HFP 3 - Hitman Fighting Productions 3 Friday, May 2nd 2003
D	Akihiro Gono #17 Light Heavyweight	Draw Round 2
	Pancrase - Hybrid 2 Sunday, February 16th 2003
L	Trevor Prangley #45 Light Heavyweight	Technical Submission (Armbar) Round 1
	XFA 5 - Redemption Saturday, January 25th 2003
W	Justin Hawes	TKO (Punches) Round 2
	UFCF - Rumble in Rochester Saturday, August 24th 2002
W	Jesse Ault	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
	RFC 1 - The Beginning Saturday, July 13th 2002
W	Jesse Ault	Decision (Unanimous) Round 2
	Dangerzone 13 - Caged Heat Saturday, April 13th 2002
W	Scott Shipman #64 Light Heavyweight	Submission (Forearm Choke) Round 2
	Dangerzone 13 - Caged Heat Saturday, April 13th 2002
W	Jason Miller #63 Middleweight	Decision (Unanimous) Round 2
	HFP 1 - Rumble on the Reservation Saturday, March 30th 2002
W	Ben Hailey	Decision (Unanimous) Round 1
	BFV - Battle of Fort Vancouver Saturday, May 10th 1997

	Opponent	Event	Outcome
L	Lyoto Machida #13 Middleweight	Bellator 222 - MacDonald vs. Gracie Friday, June 14th 2019	TKO (Flying Knee and Punches) Round 2
L	Fedor Emelianenko #27 Heavyweight	Bellator 208: Fedor vs. Sonnen Saturday, October 13th 2018	TKO (Punches) Round 1
W	Quinton Jackson #21 Heavyweight	Bellator 192 - Jackson vs. Sonnen Saturday, January 20th 2018	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
W	Wanderlei Silva	Bellator 180 - Sonnen vs. Silva Saturday, June 24th 2017	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
L	Tito Ortiz	Bellator 170 - Sonnen vs. Ortiz Saturday, January 21st 2017	Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round 1
L	Rashad Evans #4 Light Heavyweight	UFC 167 - St. Pierre vs. Hendricks Saturday, November 16th 2013	TKO (Punches) Round 1
W	Mauricio Rua #7 Light Heavyweight	UFC Fight Night - Shogun vs. Sonnen Saturday, August 17th 2013	Submission (Guillotine Choke) Round 1
L	Jon Jones #1 Light Heavyweight	UFC 159 - Jones vs. Sonnen Saturday, April 27th 2013	TKO (Elbows and Punches) Round 1
L	Anderson Silva #1 Middleweight	UFC 148 - Silva vs. Sonnen 2 Saturday, July 7th 2012	TKO (Knee to the Body and Punches) Round 2
W	Michael Bisping #7 Middleweight	UFC on Fox 2 - Evans vs. Davis Saturday, January 28th 2012	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
W	Brian Stann #5 Middleweight	UFC 136 - Edgar vs. Maynard 3 Saturday, October 8th 2011	Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) Round 2
L	Anderson Silva #1 Middleweight	UFC 117 - Silva vs. Sonnen Saturday, August 7th 2010	Submission (Triangle Armbar) Round 5
W	Nate Marquardt #3 Middleweight	UFC 109 - Relentless Saturday, February 6th 2010	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
W	Yushin Okami #8 Middleweight	UFC 104 - Machida vs. Shogun Saturday, October 24th 2009	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
W	Dan Miller #25 Middleweight	UFC 98 - Evans vs. Machida Saturday, May 23rd 2009	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
L	Demian Maia #15 Middleweight	UFC 95 - Sanchez vs. Stevenson Saturday, February 21st 2009	Submission (Triangle Choke) Round 1
W	Paulo Filho #3 Middleweight	WEC 36 - Faber vs. Brown Wednesday, November 5th 2008	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
W	Bryan Baker #66 Middleweight	WEC 33 - Back To Vegas Wednesday, March 26th 2008	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
L	Paulo Filho #2 Middleweight	WEC 31 - Faber vs. Curran Wednesday, December 12th 2007	Submission (Armbar) Round 2
W	Kyacey Uscola #152 Middleweight	SF 20 - Homecoming Saturday, October 27th 2007	TKO (Punches) Round 1
W	Amar Suloev #15 Middleweight	Bodog Fight - Alvarez vs. Lee Saturday, July 14th 2007	TKO (Punches) Round 2
W	Tim McKenzie #69 Light Heavyweight	Bodog Fight - Costa Rica Combat Sunday, February 18th 2007	Submission (Brabo Choke) Round 1
W	Alexey Oleynik #57 Middleweight	Bodog Fight - USA vs. Russia Saturday, December 2nd 2006	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
W	Tim Credeur #160 Light Heavyweight	Bodog Fight - To the Brink of War Tuesday, August 22nd 2006	TKO (Punches) Round 1
L	Jeremy Horn #10 Middleweight	UFC 60 - Hughes vs. Gracie Saturday, May 27th 2006	Submission (Armbar) Round 2
W	Trevor Prangley #29 Middleweight	UFC - Fight Night 4 Thursday, April 6th 2006	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
L	Renato Sobral #11 Light Heavyweight	UFC 55 - Fury Friday, October 7th 2005	Submission (Triangle Choke) Round 2
W	Tim Williams	SF 11 - Rumble at the Rose Garden Saturday, July 9th 2005	TKO (Punches) Round 1
W	Adam Ryan	Euphoria - USA vs. World Saturday, February 26th 2005	TKO (Punches) Round 1
L	Terry Martin #64 Light Heavyweight	XFO 4 - International Friday, December 3rd 2004	TKO (Corner Stoppage) Round 2
W	Alex Stiebling #24 Light Heavyweight	WEC 12 - Halloween Fury 3 Thursday, October 21st 2004	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
L	Jeremy Horn #27 Light Heavyweight	SF 6 - Battleground in Reno Thursday, September 23rd 2004	Submission (Guillotine Choke) Round 2
L	Keiichiro Yamamiya #18 Light Heavyweight	Pancrase - 2004 Neo-Blood Tournament Final Sunday, July 25th 2004	Decision (Majority) Round 3
L	Jeremy Horn #4 Middleweight	EC 57 - Extreme Challenge 57 Thursday, May 6th 2004	TKO (Cut) Round 1
W	Justin Bailey	ROTR - Rage on the River Saturday, April 17th 2004	KO (Flying Knee) Round 1
W	Arman Gambaryan #115 Light Heavyweight	Euphoria - Russia vs. USA Saturday, March 13th 2004	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
W	Homer Moore #48 Heavyweight	ROTR 4.5 - Proving Grounds 1 Saturday, December 27th 2003	Decision (Unanimous) Round 2
W	Greg Curnut	FCFF - Rumble at the Roseland 10 Saturday, December 13th 2003	Submission (Punches) Round 1
W	Jason Lambert #50 Light Heavyweight	GC 20 - Gladiator Challenge 20 Thursday, November 13th 2003	Decision (Split) Round 3
L	Forrest Griffin #50 Heavyweight	IFC - Global Domination Saturday, September 6th 2003	Submission (Triangle Choke) Round 1
W	Renato Sobral #15 Light Heavyweight	HFP 3 - Hitman Fighting Productions 3 Friday, May 2nd 2003	Decision Round 3
D	Akihiro Gono #17 Light Heavyweight	Pancrase - Hybrid 2 Sunday, February 16th 2003	Draw Round 2
L	Trevor Prangley #45 Light Heavyweight	XFA 5 - Redemption Saturday, January 25th 2003	Technical Submission (Armbar) Round 1
W	Justin Hawes	UFCF - Rumble in Rochester Saturday, August 24th 2002	TKO (Punches) Round 2
W	Jesse Ault	RFC 1 - The Beginning Saturday, July 13th 2002	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
W	Jesse Ault	Dangerzone 13 - Caged Heat Saturday, April 13th 2002	Decision (Unanimous) Round 2
W	Scott Shipman #64 Light Heavyweight	Dangerzone 13 - Caged Heat Saturday, April 13th 2002	Submission (Forearm Choke) Round 2
W	Jason Miller #63 Middleweight	HFP 1 - Rumble on the Reservation Saturday, March 30th 2002	Decision (Unanimous) Round 2
W	Ben Hailey	BFV - Battle of Fort Vancouver Saturday, May 10th 1997	Decision (Unanimous) Round 1

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