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Chael Sonnen
USMiddleweightActiveage 49
29 — 15 — 1
66% win rate
L1 streak
Peak Vertex
2010-02-0645-5 vs current
AfterWvs Nate Marquardt · U-Dec
EndedLvs Anderson Silva · Sub · 2010-08-07 · score → 38
Career timeline
Each dot is a fight — green wins, red losses, larger dots are title fights. Hover for details, click to open the bout.
7 wins7 losseslast 5: L W L L Wdrag to scroll · 1993–2026
Key stats
Six attributes derived from striking, grappling, and finishing rates.
Striking heatmap
Significant strikes by target zone, aggregated across all UFC rounds.
Strikes landed
- Head25963%
- Body6817%
- Legs8320%
Strikes absorbed
Round-by-round averages
Average values per round across the selected fights — toggle metrics below.
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Metrics
| Metric | R1(14) | R2(10) | R3(6) | R4(1) | R5(1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig Str landed | 16.5 | 11.1 | 12.2 | 16.0 | 9.5 |
| Sig Str absorbed | 7.5 | 8.9 | 3.5 | 11.0 | 6.3 |
| Takedowns landed | 1.36 | 1.35 | 1.33 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Takedowns absorbed | 0.75 | 0.38 | 0.17 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Control time | 3:06 | 3:25 | 3:59 | 4:07 | 4:33 |
Fight history
Career UFC bouts in reverse chronological order.
- UFC 167: St-Pierre vs Hendricks2013-11-16L·KO·R1 · 4:05
- UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen2013-08-17W·Sub·R1 · 4:47
- UFC 159: Jones vs Sonnen2013-04-27L·KO·R1 · 4:33
- UFC 148: Silva vs Sonnen 22012-07-07L·KO·R2 · 1:55
- UFC on FOX: Evans vs Davis2012-01-28W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 136: Edgar vs Maynard 32011-10-08W·Sub·R2 · 3:51
- UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen2010-08-07L·Sub·R5 · 3:10
- UFC 109: Relentless2010-02-06W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 104: Machida vs Shogun2009-10-24W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 98: Evans vs Machida2009-05-23W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson2009-02-21L·Sub·R1 · 2:37
- UFC 60: Hughes vs Gracie2006-05-27L·Sub·R2 · 1:17
- UFC Fight Night 42006-04-06W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 55: Fury2005-10-07L·Sub·R2 · 1:20
Similar fighters
Closest stylistic matches by inverse-Euclidean similarity over striking and grappling rates.
