Chael Sonnen (31-17-1, 12) was born in Clackamas County, Oregon, U.S. on April 3, 1977. At the age of 20 years on May 10, 1997, he made his professional MMA debut against Ben Hailey, winning the fight via 1-round unanimous decision.
On August 24, 2002, 25-year old Chael Sonnen made his UFC debut on his 6th professional MMA fight at UFCF: Rumble in Rochester against Justin Hawes, winning the fight in the 2nd round via TKO.
Sonnen's last fight was a 2nd-round TKO loss to Lyoto Machida at Bellator 222 at age 42 on June 14, 2019. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought 15 times in the UFC, and has a record of 8 wins and 7 losses in the promotion.
Some of Chael Sonnen's best fights have been against Maurício Rua, Brian Stann, Jason Lambert, Justin Hawes, Nate Marquardt, Trevor Prangley and Dan Miller.
Sonnen has 17 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
49  | Jun 14, 2019 42 years, 2 months 31-17-1 (12) | 41 years 25-8 (12) | Bellator | LHW | 2 | TKO | LOSS Flying knee and punches |
48  | Oct 13, 2018 41 years, 6 months 31-16-1 (12) | 42 years 37-5 (28) | Bellator | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
47  | Jan 20, 2018 40 years, 9 months 31-15-1 (12) | 39 years, 7 months 37-12 (23) | Bellator | HW | 3 | UD | WIN |
46  | Jun 24, 2017 40 years, 2 months 30-15-1 (12) | 40 years, 11 months 35-12-1 (28) | Bellator | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
45  | Jan 21, 2017 39 years, 9 months 29-15-1 (12) | 41 years, 11 months 18-12-1 (11) | Bellator | LHW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
44  | Nov 16, 2013 36 years, 7 months 29-14-1 (12) | 34 years, 1 months 18-3-1 (8) | UFC | LHW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
43  | Aug 17, 2013 36 years, 4 months 29-13-1 (12) | 31 years, 8 months 21-7 (19) | UFC | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
42  | Apr 27, 2013 36 years 28-13-1 (11) | 25 years, 9 months 17-1 (13) | UFC | LHW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Elbows and punches For UFC light-heavyweight title |
41  | Jul 7, 2012 35 years, 3 months 28-12-1 (11) | 37 years, 2 months 31-4 (24) | UFC | MD | 2 | TKO | LOSS Knee to the body and punches For UFC middleweight title |
40  | Jan 28, 2012 34 years, 9 months 28-11-1 (11) | 32 years, 11 months 22-3 (18) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
39  | Oct 8, 2011 34 years, 6 months 27-11-1 (11) | 31 years 11-3 (9) | UFC | MD | 2 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
38 | Aug 7, 2010 33 years, 4 months 26-11-1 (10) | 35 years, 3 months 28-4 (21) | UFC | MD | 5 | SUB | LOSS Triangle armbar For UFC middleweight title |
37  | Feb 6, 2010 32 years, 10 months 26-10-1 (10) | 30 years, 9 months 29-8-2 (21) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
36  | Oct 24, 2009 32 years, 6 months 25-10-1 (10) | 28 years, 3 months 24-4 (13) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
35  | May 23, 2009 32 years, 1 months 24-10-1 (10) | 27 years, 10 months 11-1 (8) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
34  | Feb 21, 2009 31 years, 10 months 23-10-1 (10) | 31 years, 3 months 10-0 (8) | UFC | MD | 1 | SUB | LOSS Triangle choke |
33  | Nov 5, 2008 31 years, 7 months 23-9-1 (10) | 30 years, 5 months 16-0 (9) | WEC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
32  | Mar 26, 2008 30 years, 11 months 22-9-1 (10) | 22 years, 5 months 6-0 (5) | WEC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
31 | Dec 12, 2007 30 years, 8 months 21-9-1 (10) | 29 years, 6 months 15-0 (8) | WEC | MD | 2 | SUB | LOSS Armbar For WEC middleweight title |
30 | Oct 27, 2007 30 years, 6 months 21-8-1 (10) | Kyacey Uscola | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
29  | Jul 14, 2007 30 years, 3 months 20-8-1 (9) | 31 years, 6 months 23-6 (19) | LHW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
28  | Feb 18, 2007 29 years, 10 months 19-8-1 (8) | 24 years, 6 months 10-3 (9) | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Brabo choke | |
27  | Dec 2, 2006 29 years, 7 months 18-8-1 (7) | 29 years, 5 months 17-2 (16) | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
26  | Aug 22, 2006 29 years, 4 months 17-8-1 (7) | 29 years, 1 months 6-1 (6) | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
25  | May 27, 2006 29 years, 1 months 16-8-1 (6) | 30 years, 9 months 77-14-5 (65) | UFC | LHW | 2 | SUB | LOSS Armbar |
24  | Apr 6, 2006 29 years 16-7-1 (6) | 33 years, 7 months 11-3 (6) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
23  | Oct 7, 2005 28 years, 6 months 15-7-1 (6) | 30 years, 1 months 28-6 (17) | UFC | LHW | 2 | SUB | LOSS Triangle choke |
22 | Jul 9, 2005 28 years, 3 months 15-6-1 (6) | Tim Williams | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
21 | Feb 26, 2005 27 years, 10 months 14-6-1 (5) | Adam Ryan | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
20  | Dec 3, 2004 27 years, 8 months 13-6-1 (4) | 24 years, 1 months 6-1 (5) | MD | 2 | TKO | LOSS Corner stoppage | |
19  | Oct 21, 2004 27 years, 6 months 13-5-1 (4) | 27 years, 9 months 17-6-1 (14) | WEC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
18 | Sep 23, 2004 27 years, 5 months 12-5-1 (4) | 29 years 71-13-5 (61) | MD | 2 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke | |
17  | Jul 25, 2004 27 years, 3 months 12-4-1 (4) | 32 years 31-18-8 (11) | Pancrase | MD | 3 | MD | LOSS |
16 | May 6, 2004 27 years, 1 months 12-3-1 (4) | 28 years, 8 months 68-12-5 (58) | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Cut | |
15 | Apr 17, 2004 27 years 12-2-1 (4) | Justin Bailey | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Flying knee | |
14 | Mar 13, 2004 26 years, 11 months 11-2-1 (3) | Arman Gambaryan | MD | 3 | UD | WIN | |
13  | Dec 27, 2003 26 years, 8 months 10-2-1 (3) | 32 years, 1 months 20-3-2 (9) | LHW | 2 | UD | WIN | |
12 | Dec 13, 2003 26 years, 8 months 9-2-1 (3) | Greg Curnut | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | |
11  | Nov 13, 2003 26 years, 7 months 8-2-1 (2) | 26 years, 1 months 14-4 (11) | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
10  | Sep 6, 2003 26 years, 5 months 7-2-1 (2) | 24 years, 2 months 7-1 (5) | LHW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Triangle choke | |
9 | May 2, 2003 26 years 7-1-1 (2) | 27 years, 7 months 20-5 (13) | LHW | 2 | UD | WIN | |
8  | Feb 16, 2003 25 years, 10 months 6-1-1 (2) | 28 years, 4 months 15-9-6 (8) | Pancrase | LHW | 2 | UD | DRAW |
7 | Jan 25, 2003 25 years, 9 months 6-1 (2) | 30 years, 5 months 5-0 (3) | LHW | 1 | CKO | LOSS Armbar | |
6 | Aug 24, 2002 25 years, 4 months 6-0 (2) | Justin Hawes | UFC | LHW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
5 | Jul 13, 2002 25 years, 3 months 5-0 (1) | Jesse Ault | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
4 | Apr 13, 2002 25 years 4-0 (1) | Scott Shipman | LHW | 2 | SUB | WIN Forearm choke | |
3 | Apr 13, 2002 25 years 3-0 (0) | Jesse Ault | LHW | 2 | UD | WIN | |
2  | Mar 30, 2002 24 years, 11 months 2-0 (0) | 21 years, 3 months 2-0 (2) | 2 | UD | WIN | ||
1 | May 10, 1997 20 years, 1 months 1-0 (0) | Ben Hailey | 1 | UD | WIN |
