Chael Sonnen

Chael Sonnen

Known for
Acting
Born
April 3, 1977 (age 49)
Birthplace
West Linn, Oregon, USA

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 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.

Known For

Photos

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Filmography

2025
Craig Jones Invitational 2: Day 2 poster

Craig Jones Invitational 2: Day 2

Movie

2024
Spaten Fight Night: Silva vs. Sonnen poster

Spaten Fight Night: Silva vs. Sonnen

Movie · as Chael Sonnen

2024
UFC Hall of Fame 2024

UFC Hall of Fame 2024

Movie · as Inductee

2023
Mojave Diamonds poster

Mojave Diamonds

Movie · as Joe Mason

2022
Starrcast V: The Roast of Ric Flair poster

Starrcast V: The Roast of Ric Flair

Movie · as Self

2021
AEW: Dynamite Awards poster

AEW: Dynamite Awards

Movie · as Himself

2019
Bellator 222: MacDonald vs. Gracie poster

Bellator 222: MacDonald vs. Gracie

Movie

2018
Bellator 192: Rampage vs. Sonnen poster

Bellator 192: Rampage vs. Sonnen

Movie · as Self

2018
Bellator 208: Fedor vs. Sonnen poster

Bellator 208: Fedor vs. Sonnen

Movie · as Self

2017
Nature Boy poster

Nature Boy

Movie · as Self

2017
Bellator 170: Ortiz vs. Sonnen poster

Bellator 170: Ortiz vs. Sonnen

Movie

2017
Bellator 180: Sonnen vs. Silva poster

Bellator 180: Sonnen vs. Silva

Movie · as Self

2013
UFC 159: Jones vs. Sonnen poster

UFC 159: Jones vs. Sonnen

Movie · as Self

2013
UFC Fight Night 26: Shogun vs. Sonnen poster

UFC Fight Night 26: Shogun vs. Sonnen

Movie · as Self

2013
Fighting for a Generation: 20 Years of the UFC poster

Fighting for a Generation: 20 Years of the UFC

Movie · as Himself

2013
UFC 167: St-Pierre vs. Hendricks poster

UFC 167: St-Pierre vs. Hendricks

Movie · as Self

2013
Grudge Match poster

Grudge Match

Movie · as Himself

2012
Here Comes the Boom poster

Here Comes the Boom

Movie · as Arguing Fighter

2012
UFC on Fox 2: Evans vs. Davis poster

UFC on Fox 2: Evans vs. Davis

Movie · as Self

2012
UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II poster

UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II

Movie · as Self

2012
The Ultimate Fighter: Brasil poster

The Ultimate Fighter: Brasil

TV · as Head Coach · 12 eps

2011
UFC 136: Edgar vs. Maynard III poster

UFC 136: Edgar vs. Maynard III

Movie · as Self

2011
Once I Was a Champion poster

Once I Was a Champion

Movie · as Himself

2010
UFC 109: Relentless poster

UFC 109: Relentless

Movie · as Self

2010
UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen poster

UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen

Movie · as Self

2009
UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson poster

UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson

Movie · as Self

2009
UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida poster

UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida

Movie · as Self

2009
UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun poster

UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun

Movie · as Self

2008
WEC 33: Marshall vs. Stann poster

WEC 33: Marshall vs. Stann

Movie · as Self

2008
Meet Dave poster

Meet Dave

Movie · as (uncredited)

2008
WEC 36: Faber vs. Brown poster

WEC 36: Faber vs. Brown

Movie · as Self

2007
WEC 31: Faber vs. Curran poster

WEC 31: Faber vs. Curran

Movie · as Self

2007
World Extreme Cagefighting

World Extreme Cagefighting

TV · 1 ep

2006
UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie poster

UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie

Movie · as Self

2006
UFC Fight Night 4: Bonnar vs Jardine poster

UFC Fight Night 4: Bonnar vs Jardine

Movie · as Self

2005
UFC 55: Fury poster

UFC 55: Fury

Movie · as Self

2005
The Ultimate Fighter poster

The Ultimate Fighter

TV · as Head Coach · 13 eps

2004
WEC 12: Halloween Fury 3 poster

WEC 12: Halloween Fury 3

Movie · as Self

2003
Pancrase: Hybrid 2

Pancrase: Hybrid 2

Movie · as Himself

2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent poster

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

TV · as Jimbo Duncan · 1 ep