Chael Sonnen
Record: 24 - 10 - 1
Height: 6'1" (186cm)
Weight: 205 lbs
Age: 32

Fighting out of: Portland, USA
Camp: Team Quest

Chael Sonnen (born April 3, 1977 in West Linn, Oregon) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter. He is currently signed as a middleweight with the UFC.

Sonnen was a 2x National Champion, NCAA All-American, and he was a US. Olympic team alternate. Chael also works as a real estate agent.

In December of 2007, Sonnen fought Paulo Filho for the WEC middleweight championship. Sonnen was defeated by submission at 4:55 of the second round. There was controversy stemming from the fight stoppage, however. Sonnen did not tap out but yelled out the word "tap", and the referee took that as a verbal submission and stopped the fight.

In his post-fight interview Sonnen said that he told the referee not to stop the fight, and continually said "No" when the referee asked if he wanted to submit. However, in a later interview Sonnen admitted that the referee "made a fair call".

Chael Sonnen Fight Results
Result Opponent Method Event Date Round
Win Nate Marquardt Decision (Unanimous) UFC 109 - Relentless 02/06/2010 3
Win Yushin Okami Decision (Unanimous) UFC 104 - Machida vs. Shogun 10/24/2009 3
Win Dan Miller Decision (Unanimous) UFC 98 - Evans vs. Machida 05/23/2009 3
Loss Demian Maia Submission (Triangle Choke) UFC 95 - Sanchez vs. Stevenson 02/21/2009 1
Win Paulo Filho Decision (Unanimous) WEC 36 - Faber vs. Brown 11/05/2008 3
Win Bryan Baker Decision (Unanimous) WEC 33 - Back To Vegas 03/26/2008 3
Loss Paulo Filho Verbal Submission (Armbar) WEC 31 - Faber vs. Curran 12/12/2007 2
Win Kyacey Uscola TKO SF 20 - Homecoming 10/27/2007 1
Win Amar Suloev TKO (Punches) Bodog Fight - Alvarez vs. Lee 07/14/2007 2
Win Tim McKenzie Submission (Brabo Choke) Bodog Fight - Costa Rica Combat 02/18/2007 1
Win Alexey Oleinik Decision (Unanimous) Bodog Fight - USA vs. Russia 12/02/2006 3
Win Tim Credeur TKO (Punches) Bodog Fight - To the Brink of War 08/22/2006 1
Loss Jeremy Horn Submission (Armbar) UFC 60 - Hughes vs. Gracie 05/27/2006 2
Win Trevor Prangley Decision (Unanimous) UFC - Ultimate Fight Night 4 04/06/2006 3
Loss Renato Sobral Submission (Triangle Choke) UFC 55 - Fury 10/07/2005 2
Win Tim Williams TKO SF 11 - Rumble at the Rose Garden 07/09/2005 1
Win Adam Tarsey TKO (Punches) Euphoria - USA vs World 02/26/2005 1
Loss Terry Martin TKO (Corner Stoppage) XFO 4 - Xtreme Fighting Organization 4 12/03/2004 2
Win Alex Stiebling Decision (Unanimous) WEC 12 - Halloween Fury 3 10/21/2004 3
Loss Jeremy Horn Submission (Guillotine Choke) SF 6 - Battleground in Reno 09/23/2004 2
Loss Keiichiro Yamamiya Decision (Majority) Pancrase - 2004 Neo-Blood Tournament Final 07/25/2004 3
Loss Jeremy Horn TKO (Cut) EC 57 - Extreme Challenge 57 05/06/2004 1
Win Justin Bailey KO ROTR - Rage on the River 04/17/2004 1
Win Arman Gambaryan Decision (Unanimous) Euphoria - Russia vs USA 03/13/2004 3
Win Homer Moore Decision (Unanimous) ROTR 4.5 - Proving Grounds 12/27/2003 2
Win Greg Curnut Submission (Strikes) FCFF - Rumble at the Roseland 10 12/13/2003 1
Win Jason Lambert Decision GC 20 - Gladiator Challenge 20 11/13/2003 3
Loss Forrest Griffin Submission (Triangle Choke) IFC - Global Domination 09/06/2003 1
Draw Akihiro Gono Draw Pancrase - Hybrid 2 02/16/2003 2
Loss Trevor Prangley Submission XFA 5 - Redemption 01/25/2003 1
Win Justin Hawes TKO UFCF - Rumble in Rochester 08/24/2002 2
Win Jesse Ault Decision (Unanimous) RFC 1 - The Beginning 07/13/2002 3
Win Scott Shipman Submission (Choke) Dangerzone - Caged Heat 04/13/2002 2
Win Jesse Ault Decision Dangerzone - Caged Heat 04/13/2002 2
Win Jason Miller Decision (Unanimous) HFP 1 - Rumble on the Reservation 03/30/2002 2
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