Chael Sonnen
Born
April 3, 1977 (48 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
West Linn, Oregon, USA
Chael Sonnen (born April 3, 1977) is an American submission grappling promoter, mixed martial arts (MMA) analyst, and retired mixed martial artist. Beginning his MMA career in 1997, Sonnen competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he became a top contender in both the light heavyweight and middleweight divisions and challenged for both the UFC Light Heavyweight and UFC Middleweight Championships. Sonnen has also fought in World Extreme Cagefighting, Pancrase, and most recently for Bellator MMA. Sonnen is often considered one of the best mixed martial artists never to have won a major MMA world championship and one of the sport's greatest trash-talkers.
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Known For
UFC Hall of Fame 2024
Inductee
2024
Spaten Fight Night: Silva vs. Sonnen
Chael Sonnen
2024
Mojave Diamonds
Joe Mason
2023
Starrcast V: The Roast of Ric Flair
Self
2022
AEW: Dynamite Awards
Himself
2021
Bellator 222: MacDonald vs. Gracie
2019
Bellator 208: Fedor vs. Sonnen
Self
2018
Bellator 192: Rampage vs. Sonnen
Self
2018
Nature Boy
Self
2017
Bellator 180: Sonnen vs. Silva
Self
2017
Bellator 170: Ortiz vs. Sonnen
2017
UFC 167: St-Pierre vs. Hendricks
Self
2013
Fighting for a Generation: 20 Years of the UFC
Himself
2013
UFC Fight Night 26: Shogun vs. Sonnen
Self
2013
UFC 159: Jones vs. Sonnen
Self
2013
Here Comes the Boom
Arguing Fighter
2012
UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II
Self
2012
The Ultimate Fighter: Brasil
Head Coach · (12 episodes)
2012
UFC on Fox 2: Evans vs. Davis
Self
2012
UFC 136: Edgar vs. Maynard III
Self
2011
Once I Was a Champion
Himself
2011
UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen
Self
2010
UFC 109: Relentless
Self
2010
UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun
Self
2009
UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida
Self
2009
UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson
Self
2009
WEC 36: Faber vs. Brown
Self
2008
Meet Dave
(uncredited)
2008
WEC 33: Marshall vs. Stann
Self
2008
WEC 31: Faber vs. Curran
Self
2007
World Extreme Cagefighting
(1 episode)
2007
UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie
Self
2006
UFC Fight Night 4: Bonnar vs Jardine
Self
2006
UFC 55: Fury
Self
2005
The Ultimate Fighter
Head Coach · (13 episodes)
2005
WEC 12: Halloween Fury 3
Self
2004
Pancrase: Hybrid 2
Himself
2003
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Jimbo Duncan · (1 episode)
2001