Chael Sonnen
Mixed martial arts record

Chael Sonnen

Section Title: Mixed martial arts record
Table Section Text: None

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes

Loss	31–16–1	Fedor Emelianenko	TKO (punches)	Bellator 208	October 13, 2018	1	4:46	Uniondale, New York, United States	Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix Semifinal.

Win	31–15–1	Quinton Jackson	Decision (unanimous)	Bellator 192	January 20, 2018	3	5:00	Inglewood, California, United States	Heavyweight debut. Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal.

Win	30–15–1	Wanderlei Silva	Decision (unanimous)	Bellator 180	June 24, 2017	3	5:00	New York City, New York, United States

Loss	29–15–1	Tito Ortiz	Submission (rear-naked choke)	Bellator 170	January 21, 2017	1	2:03	Inglewood, California, United States

Loss	29–14–1	Rashad Evans	TKO (punches)	UFC 167	November 16, 2013	1	4:05	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Win	29–13–1	Maurício Rua	Submission (guillotine choke)	UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Sonnen	August 17, 2013	1	4:47	Boston, Massachusetts, United States	Submission of the Night.

Loss	28–13–1	Jon Jones	TKO (elbows and punches)	UFC 159	April 27, 2013	1	4:33	Newark, New Jersey, United States	Return to Light Heavyweight. For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.

Loss	28–12–1	Anderson Silva	TKO (knee to the body and punches)	UFC 148	July 7, 2012	2	1:55	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	For the UFC Middleweight Championship.

Win	28–11–1	Michael Bisping	Decision (unanimous)	UFC on Fox: Evans vs. Davis	January 28, 2012	3	5:00	Chicago, Illinois, United States	UFC Middleweight title eliminator.

Win	27–11–1	Brian Stann	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	UFC 136	October 8, 2011	2	3:51	Houston, Texas, United States

Loss	26–11–1	Anderson Silva	Submission (triangle armbar)	UFC 117	August 7, 2010	5	3:10	Oakland, California, United States	For the UFC Middleweight Championship. Fight of the Night.

Win	26–10–1	Nate Marquardt	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 109	February 6, 2010	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	UFC Middleweight title eliminator. Fight of the Night.

Win	25–10–1	Yushin Okami	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 104	October 24, 2009	3	5:00	Los Angeles, California, United States

Win	24–10–1	Dan Miller	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 98	May 23, 2009	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Loss	23–10–1	Demian Maia	Submission (triangle choke)	UFC 95	February 21, 2009	1	2:37	London, United Kingdom

Win	23–9–1	Paulo Filho	Decision (unanimous)	WEC 36	November 5, 2008	3	5:00	Hollywood, Florida, United States	Non-title fight. Filho failed to make weight.

Win	22–9–1	Bryan Baker	Decision (unanimous)	WEC 33	March 26, 2008	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Loss	21–9–1	Paulo Filho	Submission (armbar)	WEC 31	December 12, 2007	2	4:55	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	For the WEC Middleweight Championship.

Win	21–8–1	Kyacey Uscola	TKO (punches)	SF 20: Homecoming	October 27, 2007	1	4:31	Portland, Oregon, United States

Win	20–8–1	Amar Suloev	TKO (punches)	BodogFIGHT: Alvarez vs. Lee	July 14, 2007	2	3:33	Trenton, New Jersey, United States

Win	19–8–1	Tim McKenzie	Submission (D'Arce choke)	BodogFIGHT: Costa Rica Combat	February 18, 2007	1	0:13	San José, Costa Rica

Win	18–8–1	Oleksiy Oliynyk	Decision (unanimous)	BodogFIGHT: USA vs. Russia	December 2, 2006	3	5:00	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Win	17–8–1	Tim Credeur	TKO (punches)	BodogFIGHT: To the Brink of War	August 22, 2006	1	2:18	San José, Costa Rica

Loss	16–8–1	Jeremy Horn	Submission (armbar)	UFC 60	May 27, 2006	2	1:17	Los Angeles, California, United States

Win	16–7–1	Trevor Prangley	Decision (unanimous)	UFC Fight Night 4	April 6, 2006	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Return to Middleweight.

Loss	15–7–1	Renato Sobral	Submission (triangle choke)	UFC 55	October 7, 2005	2	1:20	Uncasville, Connecticut, United States	Light Heavyweight bout.

Win	15–6–1	Tim Williams	TKO (punches)	SF 11: Rumble at the Rose Garden	July 9, 2005	1	3:59	Portland, Oregon, United States

Win	14–6–1	Adam Ryan	TKO (punches)	Euphoria: USA vs World	February 26, 2005	1	3:49	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States

Loss	13–6–1	Terry Martin	TKO (corner stoppage)	XFO 4: International	December 3, 2004	2	5:00	McHenry, Illinois, United States

Win	13–5–1	Alex Stiebling	Decision (unanimous)	WEC 12	October 21, 2004	3	5:00	Lemoore, California, United States

Loss	12–5–1	Jeremy Horn	Submission (guillotine choke)	SF 6: Battleground in Reno	September 23, 2004	2	2:35	Reno, Nevada, United States

Loss	12–4–1	Keiichiro Yamamiya	Decision (majority)	Pancrase: 2004 Neo-Blood Tournament Final	July 25, 2004	3	5:00	Tokyo, Japan

Loss	12–3–1	Jeremy Horn	TKO (doctor stoppage)	Extreme Challenge 57	May 6, 2004	1	3:34	Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States

Win	12–2–1	Justin Bailey	KO (flying knee)	Rage on the River	April 17, 2004	1	0:40	Redding, California, United States

Win	11–2–1	Arman Gambaryan	Decision (unanimous)	Euphoria: Russia vs USA	March 13, 2004	3	5:00	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	Middleweight debut.

Win	10–2–1	Homer Moore	Decision (unanimous)	ROTR 4.5: Proving Grounds	December 27, 2003	2	5:00	Hilo, Hawaii, United States

Win	9–2–1	Greg Curnut	Submission (punches)	FCFF: Rumble at the Roseland 10	December 13, 2003	1	1:07	Portland, Oregon, United States

Win	8–2–1	Jason Lambert	Decision (unanimous)	Gladiator Challenge 20	December 13, 2003	3	5:00	Colusa, California, United States	Won Gladiator Challenge Light Heavyweight Championship.

Loss	7–2–1	Forrest Griffin	Submission (triangle choke)	IFC: Global Domination	September 6, 2003	1	2:25	Denver, Colorado, United States

Win	7–1–1	Renato Sobral	Decision	Hitman Fighting 3	May 2, 2003	N/A	N/A	Santa Ana, California, United States

Draw	6–1–1	Akihiro Gono	Draw	Pancrase: Hybrid 2	February 16, 2003	2	5:00	Osaka, Japan

Loss	6–1	Trevor Prangley	Submission (armbar)	XFA 5: Redemption	January 25, 2003	1	2:49	West Palm Beach, Florida, United States

Win	6–0	Justin Hawes	TKO (punches)	UFCF: Rumble in Rochester	August 24, 2002	2	4:26	Rochester, Washington, United States

Win	5–0	Jesse Ault	Decision (unanimous)	Real Fighting Championships 1: The Beginning	July 13, 2002	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Win	4–0	Scott Shipman	Submission (forearm choke)	Dangerzone 13: Caged Heat	April 13, 2002	2	2:08	New Town, North Dakota, United States	Dangerzone Light Heavyweight Tournament Final. Won Dangerzone Light Heavyweight Championship.

Win	3–0	Jesse Ault	Decision (unanimous)	Dangerzone 13: Caged Heat	April 13, 2002	2	5:00	New Town, North Dakota, United States	Dangerzone Light Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal.

Win	2–0	Jason Miller	Decision (unanimous)	HFP 1: Rumble on The Reservation	March 30, 2002	2	5:00	Anza, California, United States

Win	1–0	Ben Hailey	Decision (unanimous)	Battle of Fort Vancouver	May 10, 1997	1	N/A	Vancouver, Washington, United States

Sentence(s)

At UFC 117 on August 7, 2010, Sonnen challenged Anderson Silva for the UFC Middleweight Championship.

final_sentence: At UFC 117 on August 7, 2010, Sonnen challenged Anderson Silva for the UFC Middleweight Championship.