Born 1977 (age 49) · West Linn, Oregon, USA
Appears in 40 titles

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chael Sonnen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Here Comes the Boom
6.2
Here Comes the Boom
2012
as Arguing Fighter
Meet Dave
5.3
Meet Dave
2008
as (uncredited)
Grudge Match
6.1
Grudge Match
2013
as Himself
Nature Boy
7.2
Nature Boy
2017
as Self
Mojave Diamonds
4.8
Mojave Diamonds
2023
as Joe Mason
UFC 55: Fury
6.6
UFC 55: Fury
2005
as Self
UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida
5.9
UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida
2009
as Self
UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson
Once I Was a Champion
5.8
Once I Was a Champion
2011
as Himself
Fighting for a Generation: 20 Years of the UFC
UFC Fight Night 4: Bonnar vs Jardine
UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie
6.1
UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie
2006
as Self
UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen
7.2
UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen
2010
as Self
UFC on Fox 2: Evans vs. Davis
UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II
UFC 109: Relentless
5.5
UFC 109: Relentless
2010
as Self
UFC 136: Edgar vs. Maynard III
UFC 159: Jones vs. Sonnen
8.8
UFC 159: Jones vs. Sonnen
2013
as Self
UFC 167: St-Pierre vs. Hendricks
UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun
6.7
UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun
2009
as Self