Chael Sonnen
Birthday
1977/04/03 (48 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
West Linn, Oregon, USA
Also know as
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Biography
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...Read more
Acting
(2010) UFC 109: Relentless
as Self
(2006) UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie
as Self
(2005) UFC 55: Fury
as Self
(2010) UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen
as Self
(2012) Here Comes the Boom
as Arguing Fighter
(2009) UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson
as Self
(2009) UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida
as Self
(2008) WEC 33: Marshall vs. Stann
as Self
(2007) WEC 31: Faber vs. Curran
as Self
(2004) WEC 12: Halloween Fury 3
as Self
(2011) UFC 136: Edgar vs. Maynard III
as Self
(2012) UFC on Fox 2: Evans vs. Davis
as Self
(2011) Once I Was a Champion
as Himself
(2012) UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II
as Self
(2008) Meet Dave
as (uncredited)
(2013) UFC 159: Jones vs. Sonnen
as Self
(2013) UFC Fight Night 26: Shogun vs. Sonnen
as Self
(2013) Fighting for a Generation: 20 Years of the UFC
as Himself
(2013) UFC 167: St-Pierre vs. Hendricks
as Self
(2023) Mojave Diamonds
as Joe Mason
(2022) Starrcast V: The Roast of Ric Flair
as Self
(2017) Nature Boy
as Self
(2024) Spaten Fight Night: Silva vs. Sonnen
as Chael Sonnen
(2024) UFC Hall of Fame 2024
as Inductee
(2017) Bellator 170: Ortiz vs. Sonnen
as ---
(2017) Bellator 180: Sonnen vs. Silva
as Self
(2018) Bellator 192: Rampage vs. Sonnen
as Self
(2018) Bellator 208: Fedor vs. Sonnen
as Self
(2019) Bellator 222: MacDonald vs. Gracie
as ---
(2008) WEC 36: Faber vs. Brown
as Self
(2003) Pancrase: Hybrid 2
as Himself
(2009) UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun
as Self
(2006) UFC Fight Night 4: Bonnar vs Jardine
as Self
(2021) AEW: Dynamite Awards
as Himself
(2025) Craig Jones Invitational 2: Day 2
as ---
(2005) The Ultimate Fighter
as Head Coach
(2007) World Extreme Cagefighting
as ---
(2012) The Ultimate Fighter: Brasil
as Head Coach
(2001) Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Jimbo Duncan