Light Heavyweight

Chael Sonnen

Last fought: Nov 2013

RECORD

Pro

29-15-1

UFC

7-7-0

Age

Height

6'1"

Weight

205 lbs

Reach

73"

Stance

Southpaw

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	10:11
Fight Completion Rate	57.0%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.04
% Fights Inside the Distance	64.3%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	102-24 (81.0%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	41-14 (74.5%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	61-10 (85.9%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	17.5%
% Time in Control	69.4%
% Time Controlled	13.2%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	84.1%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	4.98
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	3.33
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+1.65
Distance Strike Accuracy	28.2%
Distance Strike Defense	75.9%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.00
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.91
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	13.85
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	5.22
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	0.61
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.72

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Light Heavyweight field

Chael Sonnen League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Chael Sonnen
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	45.6%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.9
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	1.3
Strike Differential	1.6/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	53.6%
Takedown Defense	57.7%
Takedowns Landed/15min	3.9
Submission Attempts/15min	0.4
Control Time/15min	10:24
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	0.0%
Submission % of Wins	28.6%
Decision % of Wins	71.4%
Avg Fight Time	10:11
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.0
Reversals/15min	0.1

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	44.4%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.2
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.4
Takedown Accuracy	46.7%
Takedown Defense	58.3%
Control Time/Fight	3:33

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Rashad Evans

UFC 167: St-Pierre vs Hendricks • Nov 2013Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 4:05

Chael Sonnen3/1421%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:35

Rashad Evans20/2871%TD 1/2Ctrl 3:14

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Chael Sonnen	3/14	21%	0/1	0:35	—
	Rashad Evans	20/28	71%	1/2	3:14	—

WIN

vs. Mauricio Rua

UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen • Aug 2013Light Heavyweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 4:47

Chael Sonnen5/956%TD 2/3Ctrl 3:48

Mauricio Rua0/10%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:50

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Chael Sonnen	5/9	56%	2/3	3:48	—
	Mauricio Rua	0/1	0%	0/1	0:50	—

LOSS

vs. Jon Jones

UFC 159: Jones vs Sonnen • Apr 2013Light HeavyweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 4:33

Chael Sonnen6/1540%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Jon Jones20/2774%TD 3/6Ctrl 4:05

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Chael Sonnen	6/15	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jon Jones	20/27	74%	3/6	4:05	—

LOSS

vs. Anderson Silva

UFC 148: Silva vs Sonnen 2 • Jul 2012MiddleweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 1:55

Chael Sonnen22/3661%TD 1/4Ctrl 5:55

Anderson Silva15/3050%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:19KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Chael Sonnen	14/21	67%	1/1	4:56	—
	Anderson Silva	0/2	0%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Chael Sonnen	8/15	53%	0/3	0:59	—
	Anderson Silva	15/28	54%	0/0	0:19	1

WIN

vs. Michael Bisping

UFC on FOX: Evans vs Davis • Jan 2012Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Chael Sonnen40/9741%TD 4/7Ctrl 7:30

Michael Bisping30/8635%TD 1/3Ctrl 4:11

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Chael Sonnen	24/47	51%	2/4	1:51	—
	Michael Bisping	13/40	32%	0/1	1:37	—

R2	Chael Sonnen	11/39	28%	1/2	1:05	—
	Michael Bisping	15/40	38%	0/1	2:19	—

R3	Chael Sonnen	5/11	45%	1/1	4:34	—
	Michael Bisping	2/6	33%	1/1	0:15	—

WIN

vs. Brian Stann

UFC 136: Edgar vs Maynard 3 • Oct 2011Middleweight

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 2, 3:51

Chael Sonnen28/3874%TD 4/6Ctrl 7:51

Brian Stann2/825%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:18

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Chael Sonnen	20/27	74%	2/3	4:26	—
	Brian Stann	1/3	33%	0/0	0:18	—

R2	Chael Sonnen	8/11	73%	2/3	3:25	—
	Brian Stann	1/5	20%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Anderson Silva

UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen • Aug 2010MiddleweightTITLE

Submission (Triangle Armbar) • Rd 5, 3:10

Chael Sonnen89/16853%TD 3/7Ctrl 19:53

Anderson Silva29/5751%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:30

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Chael Sonnen	31/64	48%	1/2	3:27	—
	Anderson Silva	4/13	31%	1/1	0:05	—

R2	Chael Sonnen	15/22	68%	1/1	4:51	—
	Anderson Silva	7/10	70%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Chael Sonnen	21/28	75%	1/1	4:35	—
	Anderson Silva	3/8	38%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Chael Sonnen	16/38	42%	0/2	4:07	—
	Anderson Silva	11/18	61%	0/0	0:25	—

R5	Chael Sonnen	6/16	38%	0/1	2:53	—
	Anderson Silva	4/8	50%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Nate Marquardt

UFC 109: Relentless • Feb 2010Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Chael Sonnen39/5670%TD 6/6Ctrl 13:04

Nate Marquardt11/2446%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:57

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Chael Sonnen	25/34	74%	2/2	4:24	—
	Nate Marquardt	5/11	45%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Chael Sonnen	10/16	62%	2/2	4:53	—
	Nate Marquardt	2/6	33%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Chael Sonnen	4/6	67%	2/2	3:47	—
	Nate Marquardt	4/7	57%	0/1	0:57	—

WIN

vs. Yushin Okami

UFC 104: Machida vs Shogun • Oct 2009Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Chael Sonnen91/28132%TD 4/7Ctrl 5:09

Yushin Okami25/15416%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:19

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Chael Sonnen	33/81	41%	3/4	2:02	—
	Yushin Okami	8/36	22%	0/0	0:19	—

R2	Chael Sonnen	28/116	24%	0/1	0:39	—
	Yushin Okami	11/63	17%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Chael Sonnen	30/84	36%	1/2	2:28	—
	Yushin Okami	6/55	11%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Dan Miller

UFC 98: Evans vs Machida • May 2009Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Chael Sonnen36/6159%TD 3/5Ctrl 13:51

Dan Miller9/2143%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Chael Sonnen	20/28	71%	1/1	4:41	—
	Dan Miller	2/4	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Chael Sonnen	7/15	47%	1/2	4:34	—
	Dan Miller	3/7	43%	0/0	0:01	—

R3	Chael Sonnen	9/18	50%	1/2	4:36	—
	Dan Miller	4/10	40%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Demian Maia

UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson • Feb 2009Middleweight

Submission (Triangle Choke) • Rd 1, 2:37

Chael Sonnen8/2433%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:27

Demian Maia6/1735%TD 1/4Ctrl 0:09

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Chael Sonnen	8/24	33%	0/0	1:27	—
	Demian Maia	6/17	35%	1/4	0:09	—

LOSS

vs. Jeremy Horn

UFC 60: Hughes vs Gracie • May 2006Middleweight

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 2, 1:17

Chael Sonnen6/1833%TD 3/3Ctrl 5:47

Jeremy Horn3/560%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Chael Sonnen	6/17	35%	2/2	4:37	—
	Jeremy Horn	3/4	75%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Chael Sonnen	0/1	0%	1/1	1:10	—
	Jeremy Horn	0/1	0%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Trevor Prangley

UFC Fight Night 4 • Apr 2006Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Chael Sonnen25/5942%TD 7/17Ctrl 11:01

Trevor Prangley7/2232%TD 0/2Ctrl 1:10

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Chael Sonnen	16/37	43%	3/8	3:19	—
	Trevor Prangley	2/9	22%	0/2	0:25	—

R2	Chael Sonnen	5/14	36%	2/3	3:49	—
	Trevor Prangley	3/7	43%	0/0	0:27	—

R3	Chael Sonnen	4/8	50%	2/6	3:53	—
	Trevor Prangley	2/6	33%	0/0	0:18	—

LOSS

vs. Renato Sobral

UFC 55: Fury • Oct 2005Light Heavyweight

Submission (Triangle Choke) • Rd 2, 1:20

Chael Sonnen12/2450%TD 0/3Ctrl 3:03

Renato Sobral11/1765%TD 4/6Ctrl 2:43

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Chael Sonnen	11/19	58%	0/3	2:18	—
	Renato Sobral	9/14	64%	3/5	2:20	—

R2	Chael Sonnen	1/5	20%	0/0	0:45	—
	Renato Sobral	2/3	67%	1/1	0:23	—

Prior to UFC

WEC (4 fights)

WIN

vs. Paulo Filho

WEC 36: Faber vs. Brown • Nov 2008

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Chael Sonnen53/19028%TD 1/1Ctrl 6:00

Paulo Filho5/2124%TD 0/5Ctrl 0:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Chael Sonnen	15/26	58%	0/0	4:20	—
	Paulo Filho	0/1	0%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Chael Sonnen	16/59	27%	1/1	0:58	—
	Paulo Filho	5/18	28%	0/3	0:02	—

R3	Chael Sonnen	22/105	21%	0/0	0:42	—
	Paulo Filho	0/2	0%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Bryan Baker

WEC 33: Marshall vs. Stann • Mar 2008

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Chael Sonnen70/11561%TD 5/5Ctrl 14:24

Bryan Baker6/1250%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Chael Sonnen	35/47	74%	3/3	4:37	—
	Bryan Baker	1/6	17%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Chael Sonnen	18/39	46%	1/1	4:54	—
	Bryan Baker	1/2	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Chael Sonnen	17/29	59%	1/1	4:53	—
	Bryan Baker	4/4	100%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Paulo Filho

WEC 31: Faber vs. Curran • Dec 2007

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 2, 4:55

Chael Sonnen32/8339%TD 3/3Ctrl 6:53

Paulo Filho3/1421%TD 0/2Ctrl 1:07

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Chael Sonnen	16/49	33%	2/2	3:51	—
	Paulo Filho	2/7	29%	0/0	0:01	—

R2	Chael Sonnen	16/34	47%	1/1	3:02	—
	Paulo Filho	1/7	14%	0/2	1:06	—

WIN

vs. Alex Stiebling

WEC 12: Halloween Fury 3 • Oct 2004

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Chael Sonnen0/0—TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Other (1 fight)

LOSS

vs. Forrest Griffin

IFC - Global Domination • Sep 2003

Submission (Triangle Choke) • Rd 1, 2:25

Chael Sonnen5/1050%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00

Forrest Griffin2/633%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Chael Sonnen	5/10	50%	1/1	0:00	—
	Forrest Griffin	2/6	33%	0/0	0:00	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com