Chael Sonnen
| Chael Sonnen | |
|---|---|
| Data | |
| size | 185 cm |
| Weight | 93 kg |
| nationality | Americans |
| Date of birth | April 3, 1977 |
| Fight out | Milwaukie , United States |
| place of birth | United States |
| team | Team Quest |
| MMA statistics | |
| Victories | 31 |
| Knockout | 7th |
| task | 5 |
| Points | 19th |
| Defeats | 15th |
| Knockout | 5 |
| task | 9 |
| Points | 1 |
| draw | 1 |
Chael Sonnen (born April 3, 1977 in Milwaukie , Oregon ) is an American MMA fighter and occurs or competed in the middle and light heavyweight division. Sonnen is currently under contract with Bellator . He is considered an excellent wrestler. In 2000 he was second in the weight class up to 85 kg at the World University Championships in Greco-Roman wrestling . Sonnen is an All-American when it comes to wrestling.
Mixed martial arts career
Beginnings
Sonnen began his mixed martial arts career at the age of 20 when he defeated Ben Hailey on points on May 10, 1997. His next (documented) fight did not take place until almost five years later on March 30, 2002. In this fight he defeated the later Strikeforce - and UFC fighter Jason Miller also on points. These two fights took place in the middleweight division, but Sonnens' subsequent fights in the light heavyweight division.
On April 13, 2002, Sonnen took part in the DangerZone LHW Tournament , which lasted two rounds, and won this and with it the DangerZone Lightheavyweight Championship . After two more wins followed on January 25, 2003 Sunnen's first defeat when he was defeated by Trevor Prangley by giving up in the first round. This defeat was followed by a draw with Akihiro Gono and his second defeat. His opponent was the future UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Forrest Griffin , who defeated him in the first round by giving up.
After this defeat, Sonnen set up a winning streak over five fights, but lost his next three fights, two of them against Jeremy Horn. He won his next fight, but lost the next one. Sonnen won his next two fights and was awarded a UFC contract.
First time in the UFC
He made his UFC debut on October 7, 2005 against Renato Sobral and lost it by giving up in the second round. After this fight he switched to middleweight division and defeated in that Trevor Pringley on April 6, 2006 on points. On May 27, 2006, he played his third fight against Jeremy Horn. Sonnen stepped in for Evan Tanner, who had to cancel the fight due to personal problems. As in the second fight, Sonnen lost again by giving up against Horn. He was released shortly afterwards.
According to UFC
After his release, Sonnen won five fights in a row. He then received on December 12, 2007 a title fight for the WEC Middleweight Championship against Paulo Filho. The end of the fight was described as controversial because the referee stopped the fight when Sonnen was in a triangle choke and, in the opinion of the referee, did not respond when the referee asked if he wanted to give up. Sonnen, however, said that he had told the referee that he did not want to give up. A rematch should then take place on March 26, 2008, but Filho was eliminated due to drug withdrawal. Instead, Sonnen met Bryan Baker, whom he defeated on points. The rematch took place on November 5, 2008, the sun could win on points. Filho exceeded the weight limit, so it wasn't about the title. After the fight, Filho announced he would give up the title. However, due to the integration of the middleweight division of the WEC into the UFC, it did not come to that, as it brought Sonnen back to the UFC.
Return to the UFC
With the dissolution of the middleweight division of the WEC, he came back to the UFC. But he lost his first fight by giving up against Demian Maia. In his next fight, he replaced Yushin Okami, who was injured earlier, against Dan Miller. Sonnen won the fight on points. He was also able to win his next fight on points, this time against Yushin Okami. With his subsequent victory over Nate Marquardt he got a title fight against Anderson Silva (martial artist) awarded. Sonnen was able to win the first four rounds, but was then forced to give up in the fifth round. In the sun, increased testosterone levels were found, which is why he was banned for a year.
Sonnen said he was diagnosed with hypogonadism and needed Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT). The suspension remained, however, but was shortened to six months. On October 8, 2011, he returned with an abandonment victory over Brian Stann. He then won a fight against Michael Bisping on points, whereupon he received a rematch against Anderson Silva. Sonnen lost again, this time by TKO in round 2. Sonnen returned to the light heavyweight division. It was first set a fight against Forrest Griffin , this was canceled because Sonnen was set as coach for The Ultimate Fighter and after the season ended against the other coach and light heavyweight champion Jon Jones for his title. Sonnen lost this fight on April 27, 2013 by TKO in the first round. His next fight took place on August 17, 2013. There he faced Mauricio Rua , whom he was able to defeat by giving up in the first round. Here for he received the Submission of the Night award.
In 2014, Sonnen was banned for two years because a doping test found him HGH and EPO .
successes
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Ultimate Fighting Championship
- 2 × Fight of the Night
- 1 × Submission of the Night
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Gladiator Challenge
- 1 × Gladiator Challenge Light Heavyweight Championship
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DangerZone
- 1 × DangerZone Light Heavyweight Championship
- 1 × DangerZone Light Heavyweight Tournament winner
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Hitman Fighting Productions
- 1 × Hitman Light Heavyweight Championship
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World MMA Awards
- Fight of the Year (2010) against Anderson Silva (martial artist) on August 17th
Combat Statistics
| Result | record | opponent | method | event | date | round | time | place | note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| victory | 31-15-1 | Quinton Jackson | Points | Bellator 192 | Jan. 20, 2018 | 3 | 5:00 | Inglewood, California , USA | "Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix Quarter Finals" |
| victory | 30-15-1 | Silva hiking trail | Points | Bellator 180 | June 24, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | New York City, New York , USA | |
| defeat | 29-15-1 | Tito Ortiz | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | Bellator 170 | Jan. 21, 2017 | 1 | 2:03 | Inglewood, California , USA | |
| defeat | 29-14-1 | Rashad Evans | TKO (punches) | UFC 167 | Nov 16, 2013 | 1 | 4:05 | Las Vegas, Nevada , USA | |
| victory | 29-13-1 | Mauricio Rua | Task (guillotine choke) | UFC Fight Night 26 | 17th Aug 2013 | 1 | 4:47 | Boston , USA | Submission of the Night |
| defeat | 28-13-1 | Jon Jones | TKO | UFC 159 | Apr. 27, 2013 | 1 | 4:33 | Newark , USA | Return to light heavyweight; for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship |
| defeat | 28-12-1 | Anderson Silva (martial artist) | TKO | UFC 148 | July 7, 2012 | 2 | 1:55 | Las Vegas , USA | for the UFC Middleweight Championship |
| victory | 28-11-1 | Michael Bisping | on points | UFC on Fox: Evans vs. Davis | Jan. 28, 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | Chicago , USA | |
| victory | 27-11-1 | Brian Stann | Task (arm triangle) | UFC 136 | Oct 8, 2012 | 2 | 3:51 | Houston , USA | |
| defeat | 26-11-1 | Anderson Silva (martial artist) | Task (triangle armbar) | UFC 117 | Aug 7, 2010 | 5 | 3:10 | Oakland , USA | for the UFC Middleweight Championship; Fight of the Night |
| victory | 26-10-1 | Nate Marquardt | on points | UFC 109 | Feb 6, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas , USA | Fight of the Night |
| victory | 25-10-1 | Yushin Okami | on points | UFC 104 | Oct 24, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Los Angeles , USA | |
| victory | 24-10-1 | Dan Miller | on points | UFC 98 | May 23, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas , USA | |
| defeat | 23-10-1 | Demian Maia | Task (triangle choke) | UFC 95 | Feb 21, 2009 | 1 | 2:37 | London , England | |
| victory | 23-9-1 | Paulo Filho | on points | WEC 36 | Nov 5, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Hollywood, USA | no title fight as Filho exceeded the weight limit |
| victory | 22-9-1 | Bryan Baker | on points | WEC 33 | 26th Mar 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas , USA | |
| defeat | 21-9-1 | Paulo Filho | Task (armbar) | WEC 31 | Dec 12, 2007 | 2 | 4:55 | Las Vegas , USA | for the WEC Middleweight Championship. |
| victory | 21-8-1 | Kyacey Uscola | TKO | SF 20: Homecoming | Oct 27, 2007 | 1 | N / A | Portland , USA | |
| victory | 20-8-1 | Amar Suloev | TKO (punches) | Bodog Fight: Alvarez vs. lee | July 14, 2007 | 2 | 3:33 | Trenton, USA | |
| victory | 19-8-1 | Tim McKenzie | Task (brabo choke) | Bodog Fight: Costa Rica Combat | Feb. 18, 2007 | 1 | 0:13 | Costa Rica | |
| victory | 18-8-1 | Alexey Oleinik | on points | Bodog Fight: USA vs. Russia | Dec 2, 2006 | 3 | 5:00 | Vancouver , Canada | |
| victory | 17-8-1 | Tim Credeur | TKO | Bodog Fight: To the Brink of War | 22 Aug 2006 | 1 | 2:18 | Costa Rica | |
| defeat | 16-8-1 | Jeremy Horn | Task (armbar) | UFC 60 | May 27, 2006 | 2 | 1:17 | Los Angeles , USA | |
| victory | 16-7-1 | Trevor Prangley | on points | UFC Ultimate Fight Night 4 | Apr 6, 2006 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas , USA | |
| defeat | 15-7-1 | Renato Sobral | Task (triangle choke) | UFC 55 | Oct 7, 2005 | 2 | 1:20 | Uncasville, USA | |
| victory | 15-6-1 | Tim Williams | TKO | SF 11: Rumble at the Rose Garden | July 9, 2005 | 1 | 3:59 | Portland , USA | |
| victory | 14-6-1 | Adam Ryan | TKO | Euphoria: USA vs World | Feb 26, 2005 | 1 | 3:49 | Atlantic City , USA | |
| defeat | 13-6-1 | Terry Martin | TKO | XFO 4: International | Dec 3, 2004 | 2 | 5:00 | McHenry, USA | |
| victory | 13-5-1 | Alex Stiebling | on points | WEC 12 | Oct 21, 2004 | 3 | 5:00 | Lemoore, USA | |
| defeat | 12-5-1 | Jeremy Horn | Task (guillotine choke) | SF 6: Battleground in Reno | 23 Sep 2004 | 2 | 2:35 | Reno, USA | |
| defeat | 12-4-1 | Keiichiro Yamamiya | on points | Pancrase: 2004 Neo-Blood Tournament Final | July 25, 2004 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo , Japan | |
| defeat | 12-3-1 | Jeremy Horn | TKO | Extreme Challenge 57 | May 6, 2004 | 1 | 3:34 | Council Bluffs, USA | |
| victory | 12-2-1 | Justin Bailey | KO | Rage on the River | Apr 17, 2004 | 1 | 0:40 | Redding, USA | |
| victory | 11-2-1 | Arman Gambaryan | on points | Euphoria: Russia vs USA | 13 Mar 2004 | 3 | 5:00 | Atlantic City , USA | |
| victory | 10-2-1 | Homer Moore | on points | ROTR 4.5: Proving Grounds | Dec. 27, 2003 | 2 | 5:00 | Hilo , USA | |
| victory | 9-2-1 | Greg Curnut | Task (punches) | FCFF: Rumble at the Roseland 10 | Dec 13, 2003 | 1 | 1:07 | Portland , USA | |
| victory | 8-2-1 | Jason Lambert | on points | Gladiator Challenge 20th | Nov 13, 2003 | 3 | 5:00 | Colusa, USA | won the Gladiator Challenge Light Heavyweight Championship |
| defeat | 7-2-1 | Forrest Griffin | Task (triangle choke) | IFC: Global Domination | 6 Sep 2003 | 1 | 2:25 | Denver , USA | |
| victory | 7-1-1 | Renato Sobral | Points | Hitman Fighting 3 | May 2, 2003 | 3 | 5:00 | Santa Ana, California , USA | |
| draw | 6-1-1 | Akihiro Gono | Draw | Pancrase: Hybrid 2 | Feb 16, 2003 | 2 | 5:00 | Osaka , Japan | |
| defeat | 6-1 | Trevor Prangley | Technical task (armbar) | XFA 5: Redemption | Jan 25, 2003 | 1 | 2:49 | West Palm Beach, USA | |
| victory | 6-0 | Justin Hawes | TKO | UFCF: Rumble in Rochester | Aug 24, 2002 | 2 | 4:26 | Rochester, USA | |
| victory | 5–0 | Jesse Ault | on points | Real Fighting Championships 1: The Beginning | July 13, 2002 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas , USA | |
| victory | 4-0 | Scott Shipman | Task (forearm choke) | DangerZone 13: Caged Heat | Apr 13, 2002 | 2 | 2:08 | New Town, USA | Final of the DangerZone LHW tournament ; Won the DangerZone Light Heavyweight Championship |
| victory | 3–0 | Jesse Ault | on points | DangerZone 13: Caged Heat | Apr 13, 2002 | 2 | 5:00 | New Town, USA | Semi-finals of the DangerZone LHW tournament |
| victory | 2–0 | Jason Miller | on points | HFP 1: Rumble on The Reservation | 30th Mar 2002 | 2 | 5:00 | Anza, USA | Middleweight fight |
| victory | 1–0 | Ben Hailey | on points | Battle of Fort Vancouver | May 10, 1997 | 1 | N / A | Vancouver, USA |
Others
Chael Sonnen had a small guest role as a boxer in the film The Heavyweight . He played himself in the movie Two of the Old School .
Web links
- Profile of Chael Sonnen at the Institute for Applied Training Science
- Chael Sonnen in the database of Sherdog (English)
- Chael Sonnen in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ World University Championship. Institute for Applied Training Science , Leipzig , accessed on April 11, 2013 .
- ↑ a b c d Profile on ufc.com. Retrieved April 11, 2013 .
- ↑ Controversy follows Filho's title defense. Retrieved April 11, 2013 .
- ↑ WEC Champ Paulo Filho withdraws from march 26 event. Retrieved April 11, 2013 .
- ^ Filho To Give Up WEC Belt. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on August 10, 2011 ; Retrieved April 11, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Chael Sonnen fills in for Yushin Okami against Dan Miller at UFC 98. Retrieved April 11, 2013 .
- ↑ CSAC releases statement on sun suspension. Retrieved April 11, 2013 .
- ↑ Sonnen's suspension reduced to six months. Retrieved April 11, 2013 .
- ↑ Jon Jones and Chael Sonnen to coach The Ultimate Fighter 17, Fight on April 27. Retrieved April 11, 2013 .
- ↑ Chael Sonnen fails second drug test, tests positive for HGH and EPO www.mmafighting.com June 28, 2014
- ↑ Chael Sonnen receives two-year suspension from NSAC for doping www.rappler.com July 25, 2014
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Suns, Chael |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American mixed martial arts fighter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 3, 1977 |