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)

A bout between Sonnen and Jones for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship took place on April 27, 2013 at UFC 159.
A bout between Sonnen and Jones for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship took place on April 27, 2013, at UFC 159.
Sonnen faced Jones for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship which took place on April 27, 2013, at UFC 159.

final_sentence: A bout between Sonnen and Jones for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship took place on April 27, 2013 at UFC 159.
final_sentence: A bout between Sonnen and Jones for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship took place on April 27, 2013, at UFC 159.
final_sentence: Sonnen faced Jones for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship which took place on April 27, 2013, at UFC 159.