Chael Sonnen | MMA Fighter Stats & Record

Opponent	Result	Card	Venue	Date	Record In
Lyoto Machida 25-8-0-0	x tko R2 0:22 Flying Knee & Punches	Bellator 222 2019-06-14	Madison Square Garden New York City, New York	2019-06-14	32-16-1-0
Fedor Emelianenko 0-0-0-0	x tko R1 4:46 Punches	Bellator 208 2018-10-13	Nassau Coliseum Uniondale, New York	2018-10-13	32-15-1-0
Quinton Jackson 26-6-0-0	✓ dec R3 5:00 Unanimous (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)	Bellator 192 2018-01-20	The Forum Inglewood, California	2018-01-20	31-15-1-0
Wanderlei Silva 30-8-1-1	✓ dec R3 5:00 Unanimous (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)	Bellator Nyc 180 2017-06-24	Madison Square Garden New York City, New York	2017-06-24	30-15-1-0
Tito Ortiz 19-12-1-0	x sub R1 2:03 Rear-Naked Choke	Bellator 170 2017-01-21	The Forum Inglewood, California	2017-01-21	30-14-1-0
Rashad Evans 11-0-1-0	x tko R1 4:05 Punches	UFC 167 St Pierre Vs Hendricks 2013-11-16	Mgm Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, Nevada	2013-11-16	30-13-1-0
Mauricio Rua 17-3-0-0	✓ sub R1 4:47 Guillotine Choke	UFC Fight Night Shogun Vs Sonnen 2013-08-17	Td Garden Boston, Massachusetts	2013-08-17	29-13-1-0
Jon Jones 10-1-0-0	x tko R1 4:33 Punches & Elbows	UFC 159 Jones Vs Sonnen 2013-04-27	Prudential Center Newark, New Jersey	2013-04-27	29-12-1-0
Anderson Silva 31-4-0-0	x tko R2 1:55 Knee To Body & Punches	UFC 148 Silva Vs Sonnen Ii 2012-07-07	Mgm Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, Nevada	2012-07-07	29-11-1-0
Michael Bisping 21-3-0-0	✓ dec R3 5:00 Unanimous (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)	UFC On Fox 5 Evans Vs Davis 2012-01-28	United Center Kinder, Louisiana	2012-01-28	28-11-1-0
Brian Stann 11-3-0-0	✓ sub R2 3:51 Arm-Triangle Choke	UFC 136 Edgar Vs Maynard Iii 2011-10-08	Toyota Center Houston, Texas	2011-10-08	27-11-1-0
Anderson Silva 31-4-0-0	x sub R5 3:10 Triangle Armbar	UFC 117 Silva Vs Sonnen 2010-08-07	Oracle Arena Oakland, California	2010-08-07	27-10-1-0
Nate Marquardt 19-4-1-0	✓ dec R3 5:00 Unanimous (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)	UFC 109 Relentless 2010-02-06	Mandalay Bay Events Center Las Vegas, Nevada	2010-02-06	26-10-1-0
Yushin Okami 24-4-0-0	✓ dec R3 5:00 Unanimous (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)	UFC 104 Machida Vs Shogun 2009-10-24	Staples Center Los Angeles, California	2009-10-24	25-10-1-0
Dan Miller 13-6-0-1	✓ dec R3 5:00 Unanimous (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)	UFC 98 Evans Vs Machida 2009-05-23	Mgm Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, Nevada	2009-05-23	24-10-1-0
Demian Maia 15-4-0-0	x sub R1 2:37 Triangle Choke	UFC 95 Sanchez Vs Stevenson 2009-02-21	The O2 Arena London, England	2009-02-21	24-9-1-0
Paulo Filho 6-0-0-0	✓ dec R3 5:00 Unanimous	WEC 36 Faber Vs Brown 2008-11-05	Hollywood, Florida	2008-11-05	23-9-1-0
Bryan Baker 6-0-0-0	✓ dec R3 5:00 Unanimous	WEC 33 Marshall Vs Stann 2008-03-26	Las Vegas, Nevada	2008-03-26	22-9-1-0
Paulo Filho 6-0-0-0	x sub R2 4:55 Armbar	WEC 31 2007-12-12	Las Vegas, Nevada	2007-12-12	22-8-1-0
Kyacey Uscola 0-0-0-0	✓ tko R1 4:31 Punches	Sportfight 20 Homecoming 2007-10-27	Portland, Oregon	2007-10-27	21-8-1-0
Amar Suloev 15-2-0-0	✓ tko R2 3:33 Punches	BodogFight Alvarez Vs Lee 2007-07-14	Trenton, New Jersey	2007-07-14	20-8-1-0
Tim Mckenzie 10-3-0-0	✓ sub R1 0:13 Brabo Choke	BodogFight Costa Rica 3 Costa Rica Combat 2007-02-18	Costa Rica	2007-02-18	19-8-1-0
Aleksei Oleinik 19-3-0-0	✓ dec R3 5:00 Unanimous	BodogFight Usa Vs Russia 2006-12-02	Vancouver, British Columbia	2006-12-02	18-8-1-0
Tim Credeur 7-1-0-0	✓ tko R1 2:18 Punches	BodogFight To The Brink Of War 2006-08-22	San José, San José	2006-08-22	17-8-1-0
Jeremy Horn 76-13-5-0	x sub R2 1:17 Armbar	UFC 60 Hughes Vs Gracie 2006-05-27	Staples Center Los Angeles, California	2006-05-27	17-7-1-0
Trevor Prangley 17-5-0-0	✓ dec R3 5:00 Unanimous (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)	UFC Fight Night 2006-04-06	Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas, Nevada	2006-04-06	16-7-1-0
Renato Sobral 30-6-0-0	x sub R2 1:20 Triangle Choke	UFC 55 Fury 2005-10-07	Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, Connecticut	2005-10-07	16-6-1-0
Tim Williams 0-1-0-0	✓ tko R1 3:59 Punches	Sportfight 11 Rumble At The Rose Garden 2005-07-09	Portland, Oregon	2005-07-09	15-6-1-0
Timothy Williams 0-2-0-0	✓ tko R1 3:59	Sportfight 11 Rumble At The Rose Garden 2005-07-09	Portland, Oregon	2005-07-09	14-6-1-0
Adam Ryan 2-0-0-0	✓ tko R1 3:49 Punches	Euphoria Usa Vs World Usa Vs World 2005-02-26	Atlantic City, New Jersey	2005-02-26	13-6-1-0
Terry Martin 6-1-0-0	x tko R2 5:00 Corner Stoppage	XFO 4 International 2004-12-03	McHenry, Illinois	2004-12-03	13-5-1-0
Alex Stiebling 17-6-1-1	✓ dec R3 5:00 Unanimous	WEC 12 Halloween Fury 3 2004-10-21	Lemoore, California	2004-10-21	12-5-1-0
Jeremy Horn 76-13-5-0	x sub R2 2:35 Guillotine Choke	Sportfight 6 Battleground In Reno 2004-09-23	Reno, Nevada	2004-09-23	12-4-1-0
Keiichiro Yamamiya 44-29-10-0	x dec R3 5:00 Majority	Pancrase 2004 Neo Blood Tournament Final 2004-07-25	Tokyo, Tokyo	2004-07-25	12-3-1-0
Jeremy Horn 76-13-5-0	x tko R1 3:34 Cut	Extreme Challenge 57 2004-05-06	Council Bluffs, Iowa	2004-05-06	12-2-1-0
Justin Bailey 0-0-0-0	✓ ko R1 0:40 Flying Knee	Rage On The River Rotr 2004-04-17	Redding, California	2004-04-17	11-2-1-0
Arman Gambaryan 7-1-1-0	✓ dec R3 5:00 Unanimous	Euphoria Russia Vs Usa Russia Vs Usa 2004-03-13	Atlantic City, New Jersey	2004-03-13	10-2-1-0
Homer Moore 21-3-2-0	✓ dec R2 5:00 Unanimous	ROTR 45 Proving Grounds 2003-12-27	Hilo, Hawaii	2003-12-27	9-2-1-0
Greg Curnut 0-0-0-0	✓ tko R1 1:07 Submission To Punches	Full Contact Fighting Federation 10 Rumble At The Roseland 10 2003-12-13	Portland, Oregon	2003-12-13	8-2-1-0
Jason Lambert 23-9-0-0	✓ dec R3 5:00 Unanimous	Gladiator Challenge 20 Gladiator Challenge 20 2003-11-12	Colusa, California	2003-11-12	7-2-1-0
Forrest Griffin 5-1-0-0	x sub R1 2:25 Triangle Choke	International Fighting Championship Global Domination 2003-09-06	Denver, Colorado	2003-09-06	7-1-1-0
Renato Sobral 30-6-0-0	✓ dec R3 5:00	Hitman Fighting Productions 3 2003-05-02	Santa Ana, California	2003-05-02	6-1-1-0
Akihiro Gono 8-6-1-0	— draw R2 5:00	Pancrase Hybrid 2 2003-02-16	Osaka, Ōsaka	2003-02-16	6-1-0-0
Trevor Prangley 17-5-0-0	x sub R1 2:49 Armbar	XFA 5 Redemption 2003-01-25	West Palm Beach, Florida	2003-01-25	6-0-0-0
Justin Hawes 1-1-0-0	✓ tko R2 4:26 Punches	UFCF Rumble In Rochester 2002-08-24	Rochester, Washington	2002-08-24	5-0-0-0
Jesse Ault 0-1-0-0	✓ dec R3 5:00 Unanimous	Revolution Fighting Championship 1 The Beginning 2002-07-13	Las Vegas, Nevada	2002-07-13	4-0-0-0
Jesse Ault 0-1-0-0	✓ dec R2 5:00 Unanimous	Dangerzone 13 Caged Heat 2002-04-13	New Town, North Dakota	2002-04-13	3-0-0-0
Scott Shipman 1-0-0-0	✓ sub R2 2:08 Forearm Choke	Dangerzone 13 Caged Heat 2002-04-13	New Town, North Dakota	2002-04-13	2-0-0-0
Jason Miller 21-7-0-1	✓ dec R2 5:00 Unanimous	HFP 1 Rumble On The Reservation 2002-03-30	Anza, California	2002-03-30	1-0-0-0
Ben Hailey 0-0-0-0	✓ dec R1 7:00 Unanimous	Battle Of Fort Vancouver 1997-05-10	Vancouver, Washington	1997-05-10	0-0-0-0

Lyoto Machida

25-8-0-0

x tko R2 0:22

Flying Knee & Punches

Bellator 222 2019-06-14

Madison Square Garden

New York City, New York

2019-06-14

32-16-1-0

Fedor Emelianenko

0-0-0-0

x tko R1 4:46

Punches

Bellator 208 2018-10-13

Nassau Coliseum

Uniondale, New York

2018-10-13

32-15-1-0

Quinton Jackson

26-6-0-0

✓ dec R3 5:00

Unanimous (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Bellator 192 2018-01-20

The Forum

Inglewood, California

2018-01-20

31-15-1-0

Wanderlei Silva

30-8-1-1

✓ dec R3 5:00

Unanimous (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)

Bellator Nyc 180 2017-06-24

Madison Square Garden

New York City, New York

2017-06-24

30-15-1-0

Tito Ortiz

19-12-1-0

x sub R1 2:03

Rear-Naked Choke

Bellator 170 2017-01-21

The Forum

Inglewood, California

2017-01-21

30-14-1-0

Rashad Evans

11-0-1-0

x tko R1 4:05

Punches

UFC 167 St Pierre Vs Hendricks 2013-11-16

Mgm Grand Garden Arena

Las Vegas, Nevada

2013-11-16

30-13-1-0

Mauricio Rua

17-3-0-0

✓ sub R1 4:47

Guillotine Choke

UFC Fight Night Shogun Vs Sonnen 2013-08-17

Td Garden

Boston, Massachusetts

2013-08-17

29-13-1-0

Jon Jones

10-1-0-0

x tko R1 4:33

Punches & Elbows

UFC 159 Jones Vs Sonnen 2013-04-27

Prudential Center

Newark, New Jersey

2013-04-27

29-12-1-0

Anderson Silva

31-4-0-0

x tko R2 1:55

Knee To Body & Punches

UFC 148 Silva Vs Sonnen Ii 2012-07-07

Mgm Grand Garden Arena

Las Vegas, Nevada

2012-07-07

29-11-1-0

Michael Bisping

21-3-0-0

✓ dec R3 5:00

Unanimous (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

UFC On Fox 5 Evans Vs Davis 2012-01-28

United Center

Kinder, Louisiana

2012-01-28

28-11-1-0

Brian Stann

11-3-0-0

✓ sub R2 3:51

Arm-Triangle Choke

UFC 136 Edgar Vs Maynard Iii 2011-10-08

Toyota Center

Houston, Texas

2011-10-08

27-11-1-0

Anderson Silva

31-4-0-0

x sub R5 3:10

Triangle Armbar

UFC 117 Silva Vs Sonnen 2010-08-07

Oracle Arena

Oakland, California

2010-08-07

27-10-1-0

Nate Marquardt

19-4-1-0

✓ dec R3 5:00

Unanimous (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

UFC 109 Relentless 2010-02-06

Mandalay Bay Events Center

Las Vegas, Nevada

2010-02-06

26-10-1-0

Yushin Okami

24-4-0-0

✓ dec R3 5:00

Unanimous (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

UFC 104 Machida Vs Shogun 2009-10-24

Staples Center

Los Angeles, California

2009-10-24

25-10-1-0

Dan Miller

13-6-0-1

✓ dec R3 5:00

Unanimous (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

UFC 98 Evans Vs Machida 2009-05-23

Mgm Grand Garden Arena

Las Vegas, Nevada

2009-05-23

24-10-1-0

Demian Maia

15-4-0-0

x sub R1 2:37

Triangle Choke

UFC 95 Sanchez Vs Stevenson 2009-02-21

The O2 Arena

London, England

2009-02-21

24-9-1-0

Paulo Filho

6-0-0-0

✓ dec R3 5:00

Unanimous

WEC 36 Faber Vs Brown 2008-11-05

Hollywood, Florida

2008-11-05

23-9-1-0

Bryan Baker

6-0-0-0

✓ dec R3 5:00

Unanimous

WEC 33 Marshall Vs Stann 2008-03-26

Las Vegas, Nevada

2008-03-26

22-9-1-0

Paulo Filho

6-0-0-0

x sub R2 4:55

Armbar

WEC 31 2007-12-12

Las Vegas, Nevada

2007-12-12

22-8-1-0

Kyacey Uscola

0-0-0-0

✓ tko R1 4:31

Punches

Sportfight 20 Homecoming 2007-10-27

Portland, Oregon

2007-10-27

21-8-1-0

Amar Suloev

15-2-0-0

✓ tko R2 3:33

Punches

BodogFight Alvarez Vs Lee 2007-07-14

Trenton, New Jersey

2007-07-14

20-8-1-0

Tim Mckenzie

10-3-0-0

✓ sub R1 0:13

Brabo Choke

BodogFight Costa Rica 3 Costa Rica Combat 2007-02-18

Costa Rica

2007-02-18

19-8-1-0

Aleksei Oleinik

19-3-0-0

✓ dec R3 5:00

Unanimous

BodogFight Usa Vs Russia 2006-12-02

Vancouver, British Columbia

2006-12-02

18-8-1-0

Tim Credeur

7-1-0-0

✓ tko R1 2:18

Punches

BodogFight To The Brink Of War 2006-08-22

San José, San José

2006-08-22

17-8-1-0

Jeremy Horn

76-13-5-0

x sub R2 1:17

Armbar

UFC 60 Hughes Vs Gracie 2006-05-27

Staples Center

Los Angeles, California

2006-05-27

17-7-1-0

Trevor Prangley

17-5-0-0

✓ dec R3 5:00

Unanimous (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

UFC Fight Night 2006-04-06

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino

Las Vegas, Nevada

2006-04-06

16-7-1-0

Renato Sobral

30-6-0-0

x sub R2 1:20

Triangle Choke

UFC 55 Fury 2005-10-07

Mohegan Sun Arena

Uncasville, Connecticut

2005-10-07

16-6-1-0

Tim Williams

0-1-0-0

✓ tko R1 3:59

Punches

Sportfight 11 Rumble At The Rose Garden 2005-07-09

Portland, Oregon

2005-07-09

15-6-1-0

Timothy Williams

0-2-0-0

✓ tko R1 3:59

Sportfight 11 Rumble At The Rose Garden 2005-07-09

Portland, Oregon

2005-07-09

14-6-1-0

Adam Ryan

2-0-0-0

✓ tko R1 3:49

Punches

Euphoria Usa Vs World Usa Vs World 2005-02-26

Atlantic City, New Jersey

2005-02-26

13-6-1-0

Terry Martin

6-1-0-0

x tko R2 5:00

Corner Stoppage

XFO 4 International 2004-12-03

McHenry, Illinois

2004-12-03

13-5-1-0

Alex Stiebling

17-6-1-1

✓ dec R3 5:00

Unanimous

WEC 12 Halloween Fury 3 2004-10-21

Lemoore, California

2004-10-21

12-5-1-0

Jeremy Horn

76-13-5-0

x sub R2 2:35

Guillotine Choke

Sportfight 6 Battleground In Reno 2004-09-23

Reno, Nevada

2004-09-23

12-4-1-0

Keiichiro Yamamiya

44-29-10-0

x dec R3 5:00

Majority

Pancrase 2004 Neo Blood Tournament Final 2004-07-25

Tokyo, Tokyo

2004-07-25

12-3-1-0

Jeremy Horn

76-13-5-0

x tko R1 3:34

Cut

Extreme Challenge 57 2004-05-06

Council Bluffs, Iowa

2004-05-06

12-2-1-0

Justin Bailey

0-0-0-0

✓ ko R1 0:40

Flying Knee

Rage On The River Rotr 2004-04-17

Redding, California

2004-04-17

11-2-1-0

Arman Gambaryan

7-1-1-0

✓ dec R3 5:00

Unanimous

Euphoria Russia Vs Usa Russia Vs Usa 2004-03-13

Atlantic City, New Jersey

2004-03-13

10-2-1-0

Homer Moore

21-3-2-0

✓ dec R2 5:00

Unanimous

ROTR 45 Proving Grounds 2003-12-27

Hilo, Hawaii

2003-12-27

9-2-1-0

Greg Curnut

0-0-0-0

✓ tko R1 1:07

Submission To Punches

Full Contact Fighting Federation 10 Rumble At The Roseland 10 2003-12-13

Portland, Oregon

2003-12-13

8-2-1-0

Jason Lambert

23-9-0-0

✓ dec R3 5:00

Unanimous

Gladiator Challenge 20 Gladiator Challenge 20 2003-11-12

Colusa, California

2003-11-12

7-2-1-0

Forrest Griffin

5-1-0-0

x sub R1 2:25

Triangle Choke

International Fighting Championship Global Domination 2003-09-06

Denver, Colorado

2003-09-06

7-1-1-0

Renato Sobral

30-6-0-0

✓ dec R3 5:00

Hitman Fighting Productions 3 2003-05-02

Santa Ana, California

2003-05-02

6-1-1-0

Akihiro Gono

8-6-1-0

— draw R2 5:00

Pancrase Hybrid 2 2003-02-16

Osaka, Ōsaka

2003-02-16

6-1-0-0

Trevor Prangley

17-5-0-0

x sub R1 2:49

Armbar

XFA 5 Redemption 2003-01-25

West Palm Beach, Florida

2003-01-25

6-0-0-0

Justin Hawes

1-1-0-0

✓ tko R2 4:26

Punches

UFCF Rumble In Rochester 2002-08-24

Rochester, Washington

2002-08-24

5-0-0-0

Jesse Ault

0-1-0-0

✓ dec R3 5:00

Unanimous

Revolution Fighting Championship 1 The Beginning 2002-07-13

Las Vegas, Nevada

2002-07-13

4-0-0-0

Jesse Ault

0-1-0-0

✓ dec R2 5:00

Unanimous

Dangerzone 13 Caged Heat 2002-04-13

New Town, North Dakota

2002-04-13

3-0-0-0

Scott Shipman

1-0-0-0

✓ sub R2 2:08

Forearm Choke

Dangerzone 13 Caged Heat 2002-04-13

New Town, North Dakota

2002-04-13

2-0-0-0

Jason Miller

21-7-0-1

✓ dec R2 5:00

Unanimous

HFP 1 Rumble On The Reservation 2002-03-30

Anza, California

2002-03-30

1-0-0-0

Ben Hailey

0-0-0-0

✓ dec R1 7:00

Unanimous

Battle Of Fort Vancouver 1997-05-10

Vancouver, Washington

1997-05-10

0-0-0-0

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