Chael Sonnen
14 UFC Fights | 50% Win Rate | 2 Finishes (29%)
Chael Sonnen UFC Record & Pro MMA Record
Chael Sonnen is 7-7 in the UFC across 14 fights, with 2 wins by submission and 5 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 31-17-1, 24-10 of it outside the UFC. Sonnen competes at middleweight as a southpaw wrestler, standing 6'1" with a 73" reach at 49 years old. The last bout was a loss to Lyoto Machida by knockout in Jun 2019.
Best attribute: striking defense (fewest significant strikes absorbed per minute) — 97th percentile among 238 middleweight fighters (1.3/min).
Chael Sonnen's UFC win rate is 50% (7 of 14 fights), and 29% of those wins came by finish. Sonnen averages 2.6 takedowns per fight at 54% accuracy and stops 58% of opponents' takedown attempts.
- Pro MMA Record
- 31-17-1
- UFC Record
- 7-7
- Height
- 6'1"
- Reach
- 73"
- Age
- 49
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Last Fight
- L vs Lyoto Machida · TKO (Flying Knee and Punches) · Jun 2019
Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.
Chael Sonnen's Last 5 Fights
Sonnen is 2-3 in the last five UFC fights.
- Loss vs Rashad Evans · KO/TKO · R1 4:05 · UFC 167: St-Pierre vs Hendricks · Nov 2013
- Win vs Mauricio Rua · Submission · R1 4:47 · UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen · Aug 2013
- Loss vs Jon Jones · KO/TKO · R1 4:33 · UFC 159: Jones vs Sonnen · Apr 2013
- Loss vs Anderson Silva · KO/TKO · R2 1:55 · UFC 148: Silva vs Sonnen 2 · Jul 2012
- Win vs Michael Bisping · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC on FOX: Evans vs Davis · Jan 2012
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Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Chael Sonnen vs Average
Chael Sonnen's UFC Fight History
14 UFC fights on record (7-7), most recent first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Rashad Evans | KO/TKO | R1 · 4:05 | UFC 167: St-Pierre vs Hendricks | 2013-11-16 |
| W | Mauricio Rua | Submission | R1 · 4:47 | UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen | 2013-08-17 |
| L★ | Jon Jones | KO/TKO | R1 · 4:33 | UFC 159: Jones vs Sonnen | 2013-04-27 |
| L★ | Anderson Silva | KO/TKO | R2 · 1:55 | UFC 148: Silva vs Sonnen 2 | 2012-07-07 |
| W | Michael Bisping | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC on FOX: Evans vs Davis | 2012-01-28 |
| W | Brian Stann | Submission | R2 · 3:51 | UFC 136: Edgar vs Maynard 3 | 2011-10-08 |
| L★ | Anderson Silva | Submission | R5 · 3:10 | UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen | 2010-08-07 |
| W | Nate Marquardt | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 109: Relentless | 2010-02-06 |
| W | Yushin Okami | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 104: Machida vs Shogun | 2009-10-24 |
| W | Dan Miller | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 98: Evans vs Machida | 2009-05-23 |
| L | Demian Maia | Submission | R1 · 2:37 | UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson | 2009-02-21 |
| L | Jeremy Horn | Submission | R2 · 1:17 | UFC 60: Hughes vs Gracie | 2006-05-27 |
| W | Trevor Prangley | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night 4 | 2006-04-06 |
| L | Renato Sobral | Submission | R2 · 1:20 | UFC 55: Fury | 2005-10-07 |
How Sonnen Ranks at Middleweight
Percentile among the 238 middleweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).
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