| Chael Sonnen |
Chael Sonnen at UFC 115 in Vancouver, Canada, on June 11, 2010. |
| Born |
Chael Patrick Sonnen
(1977-04-03) April 3, 1977 (age 35)
West Linn, Oregon, United States |
| Other names |
The Foreman
American Gangster[1]
The People's Champ[2] |
| Nationality |
 American |
| Height |
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight |
185.5 lb (84 kg; 13 st 4 lb) |
| Division |
Middleweight (185 lb)
Light Heavyweight (205 lb) |
| Reach |
74 in (188 cm) |
| Stance |
Southpaw |
| Fighting out of |
Portland, Oregon, United States |
| Team |
Team Quest |
| Wrestling |
NCAA Division I Wrestling
Olympic Alternate Greco-Roman wrestling |
| Years active |
1997, 2002–present (MMA)[3][4] |
|
| Mixed martial arts record |
| Total |
39 |
| Wins |
27 |
| By knockout |
7 |
| By submission |
4 |
| By decision |
16 |
| Losses |
11 |
| By knockout |
2 |
| By submission |
8 |
| By decision |
1 |
| Draws |
1 |
|
| Amateur career |
| Total |
2 |
| Wins |
2 |
| By knockout |
2 |
| Other information |
| Occupation |
Mixed martial artist, promoter and entrepreneur |
| University |
University of Oregon |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
|
last updated on: October 11, 2011
|
| Medal record |
| Men's Greco-Roman wrestling |
| Competitor for the USA |
| World University Championships |
| Silver |
2000 Tokyo |
85 kg |
Chael Patrick Sonnen[5] (pronounced /ˈtʃeɪl ˈsʌnən/; born April 3, 1977) is an American mixed martial artist who competes as a middleweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He was an NCAA Division I All-American wrestler at the University of Oregon, a silver medalist at the 2000 Greco-Roman World University Championships,[6] as well as a two-time Dave Schultz Memorial International Greco-Roman winner.
As of October 2011[update], Sonnen is ranked as the No. 2 middleweight in the world by Sherdog.[7]
Sonnen was born Chael Patrick Sonnen on April 3, 1977 in West Linn, Oregon.
Sonnen started his MMA career at the age of 19 in 1997 by defeating Ben Hailey in Vancouver, Washington. His second fight was against future ICON Sport Middleweight Champion and Strikeforce Middleweight contender Jason "Mayhem" Miller. Sonnen went 6–0 in his first six fights, until his loss to Trevor Prangley, which he later avenged in 2006 at UFC Ultimate Fight Night 4. He also fought The Ultimate Fighter winner and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Forrest Griffin.
Sonnen made his UFC debut against former IFC and Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion Renato Sobral at UFC 55, where Sonnen fought for his first time at Light Heavyweight. He lost via triangle choke in the second round. Afterwards, he avenged his first ever MMA defeat by defeating Trevor Prangley at UFC Ultimate Fight Night 4 by unanimous decision. Then, for a third time, he fought Jeremy Horn at UFC 60 and lost via armbar. Having gone 1–2 in the Octagon, Sonnen was released from the UFC.
After leaving the UFC, Sonnen was signed by Bodog Fight. He earned his first victory in Bodog Fight by defeating Tim Credeur via TKO. After that he fought Alexey Oleinik to a unanimous decision victory, and defeated Tim McKenzie via brabo choke within the first 15 seconds of the opening round. After quickly dismantling McKenzie, Sonnen fought UFC and Pride veteran Amar Suloev and won via TKO. After Bodog, Sonnen defeated future Ultimate Fighter member Kyacey Uscola at SuperFight 20: Homecoming.
In December 2007, Sonnen fought Paulo Filho for the WEC middleweight championship. Sonnen lost via submission at 4:55 of the second round. There was controversy stemming from the fight stoppage, however. Sonnen did not tap out but yelled out, and the referee took that as a verbal submission and stopped the fight. In his post-fight interview Sonnen said that he told the referee not to stop the fight, and continually said "No" when the referee asked if he wanted to submit.[8]
A rematch between the two was scheduled for March 26, 2008, but was cancelled due to Paulo Filho checking himself into a rehabilitation clinic for an unknown substance abuse problem.[9] Sonnen instead faced undefeated WEC middleweight contender Bryan Baker and dominated him for three rounds, winning a unanimous decision.[10] Sonnen and Filho eventually met again on November 5, 2008, where Sonnen soundly defeated Filho by unanimous decision. Prior to the fight, Filho did not make weight, weighing in at close to seven pounds over 185, thus making the bout a non-title match and taking away the chance for Sonnen to rematch for the WEC title. After Filho lost, he announced he would ship Sonnen the championship belt.[11]
Following the dissolution of the WEC's middleweight division Sonnen was moved back over to the UFC, in his first fight in the promotion since UFC 60, he lost via triangle choke to Demian Maia at UFC 95.
Sonnen defeated Dan Miller at UFC 98 on May 23 via unanimous decision. Sonnen showed his willingness and toughness as a fighter and came in as a late replacement for Yushin Okami when Okami sustained a torn ligament in training.[12] Sonnen took the fight on 22 days notice and lost 36 pounds to compete.[13] Incidentally in his next fight, Sonnen out-wrestled Okami at UFC 104 to a unanimous decision victory.[14] The weeks proceeding the fight, Okami trained with Chael Sonnen and his camp for a number of weeks. Chael Sonnen commented on Okami's size, strength and skill set as well as his relationship with Okami as something close to a brother.
Sonnen was expected to face Nate Marquardt on February 21, 2010 at UFC 110, but the fight was moved up and the two fought at UFC 109 on February 6, with Sonnen winning via unanimous decision after out-wrestling the heavily favored Marquardt for three rounds. Marquardt caught Sonnen in two very deep guillotine chokes in the first and third rounds; however, Sonnen managed to get free. With the victory, Sonnen solidified his position as the next fighter in line to challenge Anderson Silva for the UFC Middleweight Championship.
Sonnen fought Anderson Silva for the UFC Middleweight Championship on August 7, 2010 at UFC 117.[15] Sonnen trash talked during the build up to the fight, which caused some controversy, as he stated that he was going to retire Silva.[16][17][18] Sonnen won each of the first four rounds on all of the judges' scorecards, with the score heading into the fifth round being 40–34, 40–35, and 40–36.[19][20] However in the final round Sonnen found himself caught in a triangle/armbar combination by the champion. Sonnen tapped and lost the fight by triangle at 3:10 in the fifth round. Sonnen later stated in an interview it was the choke, not the armbar, that had caused him to submit.
Drug tests conducted at the time of his match with Anderson Silva showed that Sonnen had an elevated testosterone/epitestosterone (or T/E) ratio which fell outside the allowable range. Specifically, Sonnen’s urinalysis showed that his T/E ratio was 16.9:1. By comparison, an average man has a T/E ratio of 1:1, and testing bodies such as CSAC may allow for a variance as high as 4:1 for athletes—meaning Sonnen's T/E ratio was nearly 17 times that of a normal man and more than four times higher than the allowed maximum for an athlete.[21] Sonnen was fined $2,500 and suspended for one year (until September 2, 2011) by CSAC.[22] Sonnen's scheduled rematch with Silva was cancelled in light of the suspension.[23][24]
Sonnen filed an appeal from CSAC's decision,[25] and that hearing was held on December 2, 2010. The principal grounds of Sonnen's appeal were that: (i) he had a medical justification for taking testosterone; and (ii) he believed that he had already taken the necessary steps to disclose the condition and treatment to CSAC. Specifically, Sonnen testified that in 2008 he had been diagnosed with hypogonadism and was undergoing Testosterone replacement therapy (or TRT) in the form of synthetic testosterone which he self-injected twice weekly.[26] Sonnen was joined at the hearing by his family physician, Dr. Mark Czarnecki, who confirmed that he had diagnosed Sonnen with hypogonadism and had prescribed the twice weekly testosterone injections in 2008.
In his further sworn testimony, Sonnen claimed to have been previously approved for TRT by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC), and to have spoken directly to NSAC's Executive Director, Keith Kizer, who allegedly informed Sonnen that he was approved for TRT and should not again disclose the treatment on the pre-bout medical disclosure statements required by NSAC.[27] Sonnen testified that he believed Keith Kizer's alleged advice about omitting his TRT on Nevada disclosure forms applied equally to the forms of other state Athletic Commissions.[27] Additionally, Sonnen testified that he had previously disclosed his condition to CSAC, specifically citing his UFC 104 bout against Yushin Okami, which took place in Los Angeles on October 24, 2009.[28] Based on the above sworn testimony, CSAC voted to re-characterize Sonnen's transgression as a failure to properly disclose a medical treatment, and correspondingly reduced his suspension from 12 to six months, ending March 2, 2011.
Keith Kizer has since publicly responded to Sonnen's testimony, stating that NSAC had never approved Sonnen for TRT, that Sonnen had never applied for the approval process, and that he "[had] never talked to Chael Sonnen in [his] life."[23][29][30] At a subsequent meeting between the UFC, Sonnen, and NSAC, Kizer confronted Sonnen about the false testimony he had given at the December 2, 2010 CSAC hearing. According to Kizer, Sonnen initially deflected Kizer's questions, but when pressed further, admitted that no such conversation had occurred, explaining that "My manager and you talked about therapeutic exemptions, and therefore, I just used the wrong word. I should have said 'my' instead of 'I.' As in 'my manager' instead of 'I'" which Kizer said was a "strange story" and a "ridiculous explanation"[31] Incidentally, Kizer has acknowledged speaking with Sonnen's manager, Matt Lindland, about TRT, but stated that the conversation concerned only the procedure itself, not the application of any particular fighter.[32]
CSAC Executive Director, George Dodd has also contradicted Sonnen's testimony, stating that CSAC has no documentation evidencing that Sonnen was approved for TRT, either for October 24, 2009 fight with Okami, or at all.[33]
As of January 2012[update], there is no documented approval by CSAC, NSAC or any other state Athletic Commission to corroborate Sonnen's testimony that he has ever been approved for TRT.
Sonnen's abbreviated CSAC suspension expired on March 2, 2011. However, in the third week of April 2011, after working out the details with Kizer, the CSAC announced they had reversed their decision to lower his sentence, placing him on indefinite administrative suspension, due to his conviction for money laundering (see below), and his possibly false testimony during the hearing of December 2, 2010.[32] Sonnen appeared before the Commission on May 18, 2011 to request that the suspension be lifted. After hearing testimony from Keith Kizer via streaming video, as well as Sonnen and his supporters, CSAC voted 4–1 to uphold Sonnen's indefinite suspension. Two days later, CSAC clarified that the applicable regulations only allowed for Sonnen to be suspended until his existing license expired (i.e., June 29, 2011).[34] CSAC has stated that should Sonnen apply for a new license after June 29, 2011, he would have to re-appear before CSAC and it remained within the Commission's discretion to deny Sonnen's application.[35]
After the expiration of his suspension related to his elevated testosterone/epitestosterone ratio, Sonnen returned to the UFC, defeating Brian Stann in the second round via arm triangle choke on October 8, 2011 at UFC 136.
With Silva expected to be sidelined until mid 2012 recovering from various injuries, Sonnen was expected to face Mark Muñoz on January 28, 2012 at UFC on Fox 2.[36] However, Muñoz was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by Michael Bisping.[37] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[38]
A rematch with Anderson Silva was expected to take place on June 23, 2012 at UFC 147.[39] However, on April 20, according to a published report from Sherdog.com, the bout is now expected to take place on July 7, 2012 at UFC 148, while the expected co-feature of the Brazilian event, a rematch between Vitor Belfort and Wanderlei Silva would headline that event. The changes are due to a scheduling conflict with the UN Conference, Rio+20, which will be occurring during the same time frame as the UFC event.[40]
Sonnen pled guilty to charges of money laundering in connection with mortgage fraud on January 3, 2011. The maximum sentence is 20 years in prison and a $500,000 fine,[41] but as a result of his plea and agreeing to cooperate with the investigation into a ring of mortgage fraud (cooperating as a witness against others involved[42]), Sonnen is expected to receive two years probation, a $10,000 fine, and the revocation of his realtor license.[43] Sonnen, a licensed realtor in the State of Oregon, admitted that a financial transaction he conducted was designed to conceal or disguise the ownership and control of the proceeds of wire fraud.[44]
As the agent for a home sale, Sonnen told the title company to pay a plumbing company owned by Sonnen's mother[45] for repairs, even though he knew that they would not be carried out.[46] After the mortgage company agreed to the loan, the plumbing company was paid $69,000, and then the plumbing company, at Sonnen's direction, paid the home buyer $65,000.[47]
Sonnen was fined $10,000 and sentenced to two years of probation.[48]
- National Collegiate Athletic Association
- Oregon Wrestling Classic
- Oregon Wrestling Classic 190 1b – 5th place (1997)[52]
- University National Greco-Roman Championships
- World University Championships
- World University Championships Greco-Roman Seniors 85 kg – second place (2000)[53]
- Dave Schultz Memorial International
- Dave Schultz Memorial International Greco-Roman Seniors 85 kg – winner (2000)[54]
- Dave Schultz Memorial International Greco-Roman Seniors 97 kg – winner (2001)[55][56]
- Dave Schultz Memorial International Greco-Roman Seniors 84 kg – third place (2002)[57]
- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Gladiator Challenge
- Gladiator Challenge Light Heavyweight Championship (One time)[50]
- Hitman Fighting Productions
- Hitman Light Heavyweight Championship (One time)[50]
- Danger Zone
- Danger Zone Light Heavyweight Championship (One time)[50]
- Danger Zone Light Heavyweight Tournament Winner
- Rumble at the River
- Rumble at the River Tournament Winner[50]
- World MMA Awards
- Fight of the Year (2010) – Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
| Professional record breakdown |
|
| 39 matches |
27 wins |
11 losses |
| By knockout |
7 |
2 |
| By submission |
4 |
8 |
| By decision |
16 |
1 |
| Draws |
1 |
| Result |
Record |
Opponent |
Method |
Event |
Date |
Round |
Time |
Location |
Notes |
| Win |
27–11–1 |
Michael Bisping |
Decision (unanimous) |
UFC on Fox: Evans vs. Davis |
02012-01-28January 28, 2012 |
3 |
5:00 |
Chicago, Illinois, United States |
UFC Middleweight title eliminator. |
| Win |
26–11–1 |
Brian Stann |
Submission (arm-triangle choke) |
UFC 136 |
02011-10-08October 8, 2011 |
2 |
3:51 |
Houston, Texas, United States |
|
| Loss |
25–11–1 |
Anderson Silva |
Submission (triangle armbar) |
UFC 117 |
02010-08-07Aug 7, 2010 |
5 |
3:10 |
Oakland, California, United States |
For the UFC Middleweight Championship. Fight of the Night. Won MMA Awards Fight of the Year. Sonnen failed post-fight drug test. |
| Win |
25–10–1 |
Nate Marquardt |
Decision (unanimous) |
UFC 109 |
02010-02-06Feb 6, 2010 |
3 |
5:00 |
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
UFC Middleweight title eliminator. Fight of the Night. |
| Win |
24–10–1 |
Yushin Okami |
Decision (unanimous) |
UFC 104 |
02009-10-24Oct 24, 2009 |
3 |
5:00 |
Los Angeles, United States |
|
| Win |
23–10–1 |
Dan Miller |
Decision (unanimous) |
UFC 98 |
02009-05-23May 23, 2009 |
3 |
5:00 |
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
|
| Loss |
22–10–1 |
Demian Maia |
Submission (triangle choke) |
UFC 95 |
02009-02-21Feb 21, 2009 |
1 |
2:37 |
London, England |
Return to UFC. |
| Win |
22–9–1 |
Paulo Filho |
Decision (unanimous) |
WEC 36 |
02008-11-05Nov 5, 2008 |
3 |
5:00 |
Hollywood, Florida, United States |
Non-title fight. Filho failed to make weight. |
| Win |
21–9–1 |
Bryan Baker |
Decision (unanimous) |
WEC 33 |
02008-03-26Mar 26, 2008 |
3 |
5:00 |
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
|
| Loss |
20–9–1 |
Paulo Filho |
Submission (armbar) |
WEC 31 |
02007-12-12Dec 12, 2007 |
2 |
4:55 |
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
Return to WEC. For the WEC Middleweight Championship. |
| Win |
20–8–1 |
Kyacey Uscola |
TKO (punches) |
SF 20: Homecoming |
02007-10-27Oct 27, 2007 |
1 |
N/A |
Portland, Oregon, United States |
|
| Win |
19–8–1 |
Amar Suloev |
TKO (punches) |
Bodog Fight: Alvarez vs. Lee |
02007-07-14Jul 14, 2007 |
2 |
3:33 |
Trenton, New Jersey, United States |
|
| Win |
18–8–1 |
Tim McKenzie |
Submission (brabo choke) |
Bodog Fight: Costa Rica Combat |
02007-02-18Feb 18, 2007 |
1 |
0:13 |
Costa Rica |
|
| Win |
17–8–1 |
Alexey Oleinik |
Decision (unanimous) |
Bodog Fight: USA vs. Russia |
02006-12-02Dec 2, 2006 |
3 |
5:00 |
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
|
| Win |
16–8–1 |
Tim Credeur |
TKO (punches) |
Bodog Fight: To the Brink of War |
02006-08-22Aug 22, 2006 |
1 |
2:18 |
Costa Rica |
|
| Loss |
15–8–1 |
Jeremy Horn |
Submission (armbar) |
UFC 60 |
02006-05-27May 27, 2006 |
2 |
1:17 |
Los Angeles, United States |
|
| Win |
15–7–1 |
Trevor Prangley |
Decision (unanimous) |
UFC Ultimate Fight Night 4 |
02006-04-06Apr 6, 2006 |
3 |
5:00 |
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
Return to Middleweight |
| Loss |
14–7–1 |
Renato Sobral |
Submission (triangle choke) |
UFC 55 |
02005-10-07Oct 7, 2005 |
2 |
1:20 |
Uncasville, Connecticut, United States |
UFC Debut. Light Heavyweight bout |
| Win |
14–6–1 |
Tim Williams |
TKO (punches) |
SF 11: Rumble at the Rose Garden |
02005-07-09Jul 9, 2005 |
1 |
3:59 |
Portland, Oregon, United States |
|
| Win |
13–6–1 |
Adam Ryan |
TKO (punches) |
Euphoria: USA vs World |
02005-02-26Feb 26, 2005 |
1 |
3:49 |
Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |
|
| Loss |
12–6–1 |
Terry Martin |
TKO (corner stoppage) |
XFO 4: International |
02004-12-03Dec 3, 2004 |
2 |
5:00 |
McHenry, Illinois, United States |
|
| Win |
12–5–1 |
Alex Stiebling |
Decision (unanimous) |
WEC 12 |
02004-10-21Oct 21, 2004 |
3 |
5:00 |
Lemoore, California, United States |
WEC Debut. |
| Loss |
11–5–1 |
Jeremy Horn |
Submission (guillotine choke) |
SF 6: Battleground in Reno |
02004-09-23Sep 23, 2004 |
2 |
2:35 |
Reno, Nevada, United States |
|
| Loss |
11–4–1 |
Keiichiro Yamamiya |
Decision (majority) |
Pancrase: 2004 Neo-Blood Tournament Final |
02004-07-25Jul 25, 2004 |
3 |
5:00 |
Tokyo, Japan |
|
| Loss |
11–3–1 |
Jeremy Horn |
TKO (cut) |
Extreme Challenge 57 |
02004-05-06May 6, 2004 |
1 |
3:34 |
Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States |
|
| Win |
11–2–1 |
Justin Bailey |
KO (flying knee) |
Rage on the River |
02004-04-17Apr 17, 2004 |
1 |
0:40 |
Redding, California, United States |
|
| Win |
10–2–1 |
Arman Gambaryan |
Decision (unanimous) |
Euphoria: Russia vs USA |
02004-03-13Mar 13, 2004 |
3 |
5:00 |
Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |
|
| Win |
9–2–1 |
Homer Moore |
Decision (unanimous) |
ROTR 4.5: Proving Grounds |
02003-12-27Dec 27, 2003 |
2 |
5:00 |
Hilo, Hawaii, United States |
|
| Win |
8–2–1 |
Greg Curnut |
Submission (punches) |
FCFF: Rumble at the Roseland 10 |
02003-12-13Dec 13, 2003 |
1 |
1:07 |
Portland, Oregon, United States |
|
| Win |
7–2–1 |
Jason Lambert |
Decision (unanimous) |
Gladiator Challenge 20 |
02003-11-13Nov 13, 2003 |
3 |
5:00 |
Colusa, California, United States |
Won Gladiator Challenge Light Heavyweight Championship |
| Loss |
6–2–1 |
Forrest Griffin |
Submission (triangle choke) |
IFC: Global Domination |
02003-09-06Sep 6, 2003 |
1 |
2:25 |
Denver, Colorado, United States |
|
| vDraw |
6–1–1 |
Akihiro Gono |
Draw |
Pancrase: Hybrid 2 |
02003-02-16Feb 16, 2003 |
2 |
5:00 |
Osaka, Japan |
|
| Loss |
6–1 |
Trevor Prangley |
Technical Submission (armbar) |
XFA 5: Redemption |
02003-01-25Jan 25, 2003 |
1 |
2:49 |
West Palm Beach, Florida, United States |
|
| Win |
6–0 |
Justin Hawes |
TKO (punches) |
UFCF: Rumble in Rochester |
02002-08-24Aug 24, 2002 |
2 |
4:26 |
Rochester, Washington, United States |
|
| Win |
5–0 |
Jesse Ault |
Decision (unanimous) |
Real Fighting Championships 1: The Beginning |
02002-07-13Jul 13, 2002 |
3 |
5:00 |
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
|
| Win |
4–0 |
Scott Shipman |
Submission (forearm choke) |
Dangerzone 13: Caged Heat |
02002-04-13Apr 13, 2002 |
2 |
2:08 |
New Town, North Dakota, United States |
Won Dangerzone Light Heavyweight Tournament; Won Dangerzone Light Heavyweight Championship |
| Win |
3–0 |
Jesse Ault |
Decision (unanimous) |
Dangerzone 13: Caged Heat |
02002-04-13Apr 13, 2002 |
2 |
5:00 |
New Town, North Dakota, United States |
Dangerzone Light Heavyweight Tournament Semi-final |
| Win |
2–0 |
Jason Miller |
Decision (unanimous) |
HFP 1: Rumble on The Reservation |
02002-03-30Mar 30, 2002 |
2 |
5:00 |
Anza, California, United States |
|
| Win |
1–0 |
Ben Hailey |
Decision (unanimous) |
Battle of Fort Vancouver |
01997-05-10May 10, 1997 |
1 |
N/A |
Vancouver, Washington, United States |
|
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| Persondata |
| Name |
Sonnen, Chael |
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| Short description |
American sport wrestler and martial artist |
| Date of birth |
April 3, 1977 |
| Place of birth |
West Linn, Oregon, United States |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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