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// Roster Index›Light Heavyweight›Dossier · Chael Sonnen
// FIGHTER_DOSSIER · ENTITY_
// EXT_SOURCESSHERDOG
Chael Sonnen
// SUBJECT_-
UNI🇺🇸
// LIVE_FEED
REC_-
// CONFIDENCE! COLD
UFC · ACTIVE_ROSTERSTOCK 0LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

Chael
Sonnen

// CALLSIGN"N/A"·UNITED STATES
HEIGHT
6'1"
REACH
6'1"
AGE
49
STANCE
SOUTHPAW
WEIGHT
Light Heavyweight
// PRO_RECORD_
SAMPLE · 49 bouts
WIN
31
LOSS
17
DRAW
1
// WIN_RATE
63%
31/49 bouts
// FINISH_RATE
39%
AVERAGE
// L5 FORM2L STREAK · 2-3
LWWLL
Stock 0 over the last 90 days.
// FIGHTER_INTEL_
CONFIDENCE: COLD
// STYLE_ARCHETYPE
WELL ROUNDED

Well rounded fighter with no dominant single weapon — 61% of wins are by dec.

// HOW_WIN

Banks rounds on the scorecard — pace and positioning over splash damage.

// VULNERABILITY

Top-position grapplers who can chain transitions force submissions when scrambles open up.

// PERFORMANCE_METRICS · 02_

STRIKE / GRAPPLE
VITALS

Per-fight averages from UFC Stats, normalized over career sample. Bench bar = division median. Cyan = above median, amber = below.

SOURCE · UFCSTATS
// SLPM▲ ABOVE
3.08
Strikes Landed/Min
division median 2.75
// STR. ACC▼ BELOW
43%
Striking Accuracy
division median 49%
// SAPM▲ ABOVE
1.10
Strikes Absorbed/Min
division median 2.75
// STR. DEF▲ ABOVE
62%
Striking Defense
division median 53%
// TD AVG▲ ABOVE
3.81
Takedowns/15 min
division median 1.50
// TD ACC▲ ABOVE
59%
Takedown Accuracy
division median 40%
// TD DEF▲ ABOVE
66%
Takedown Defense
division median 59%
// SUB AVG▼ BELOW
0.40
Submissions/15 min
division median 0.50
// CAREER_BREAKDOWN · 03_

WIN CONDITION MAP

Where the wins come from, and where the losses came from. Method splits by knockout, submission, and decision.

// WINS (31)
n = 31
KO/TKO · 8
SUB · 4
DEC · 19
8
KO/TKO
26%
4
SUB
13%
19
DEC
61%
// LOSSES (17)
n = 17
KO/TKO · 7
SUB · 9
DEC · 1
7
KO/TKO
41%
9
SUB
53%
1
DEC
6%
// PATH_TO_VICTORY_
39% FINISH
KO/TKOEARLY ROUNDS · 8 fights
26%
SUBANY ROUND · 4 fights
13%
DECFULL FIGHT · 19 fights
61%
Top win condition: ko/tko · early rounds.
// DNA_PROFILE · 04_

ATTRIBUTE FINGERPRINT

Composite scores derived from per-fight performance, normalized across the division. 10 attributes scored 0-100.

// DNA_PROFILE_
10 ATTRIBUTES · 0-100
KO POWER37TD DEFENSE58GRAPPLING61CHIN80STRIKING39CARDIO78AGGRESSION49SUB THREAT22STR DEFENSE95RECOVERY63
// BANDS
90+ELITE
70-89STRONG
45-69AVERAGE
30-44BELOW
<30LOW
Strongest in Str Defense. Lowest reading in Sub Threat.
// CAREER_MOMENTUM · 05_

THE ARC SO FAR

Rolling momentum score (0-100) recomputed after every bout. Weighted blend of result, opponent context, and method-of-finish, designed to show the shape, not the destination.

// MOMENTUM_TIMELINE_
SCOREWINLOSS
0255075100MAY 1997WMAY 1997WMAR 2002WAPR 2002WAPR 2002WJUL 2002WAUG 2002LJAN 2003FEB 2003WMAY 2003LSEP 2003WNOV 2003WDEC 2003WDEC 2003WMAR 2004WAPR 2004LMAY 2004LJUL 2004LSEP 2004WOCT 2004LDEC 2004WFEB 2005WJUL 2005LOCT 2005WAPR 2006LMAY 2006WAUG 2006WDEC 2006WFEB 2007WJUL 2007WOCT 2007LDEC 2007WMAR 2008WNOV 2008LFEB 2009WMAY 2009WOCT 2009WFEB 2010LAUG 2010WOCT 2011WJAN 2012LJUL 2012LAPR 2013WAUG 2013LNOV 2013LJAN 2017WJUN 2017WJAN 2018LOCT 2018LJUN 2019// SCORE

Peaked at 100 (W vs Curnut), bottomed at 45 (Debut). Current reading: 73.

// KILL_SHOT_MATRIX · 06_

WHEN THE FINISHES COME

Cross-tab of fight outcome by method and round. Reads top-down for method, left-right for round. Cyan intensity scales with frequency.

// METHOD × ROUND_
48/49 fights mapped
METHOD ↓ / ROUND →R1R2R3R4R5FREQ
KO/TKO
10
21%
5
10%
-
-
-
15
total
SUB
6
13%
6
13%
-
-
1
2%
13
total
DEC
1
2%
3
6%
16
33%
-
-
20
total
// PRIMARY KILL ZONE
R1-R2 KO/TKO · 15 of 48 mapped
// LATE-FIGHT GAP
R5 finishes on record
// DECISION RATE
41%, fights often go the distance
// FIGHT_HISTORY · 08_

BOUT LOG
49 FIGHTS

Detailed bout records for the indexed tenure. Sorted most recent first.

LVS Lyoto Machida
KO/TKO
TKO (Flying Knee and Punches)
R2
0:22
EVENT · Bellator 222 - MacDonald vs. Gracie
DATE · Jun 14, 2019
LVS Fedor Emelianenko
KO/TKO
TKO (Punches)
R1
4:46
EVENT · Bellator 208 - Fedor vs. Sonnen
DATE · Oct 13, 2018
WVS Quinton Jackson
Decision
Decision (Unanimous)
R3
5:00
EVENT · Bellator 192 - Jackson vs. Sonnen
DATE · Jan 20, 2018
WVS Wanderlei Silva
Decision
Decision (Unanimous)
R3
5:00
EVENT · Bellator 180 - Sonnen vs. Silva
DATE · Jun 24, 2017
LVS Tito Ortiz
Submission
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
R1
2:03
EVENT · Bellator 170 - Sonnen vs. Ortiz
DATE · Jan 21, 2017
LVS Rashad Evans
KO/TKO
TKO (Punches)
R1
4:05
EVENT · UFC 167 - St. Pierre vs. Hendricks
DATE · Nov 16, 2013
WVS Mauricio Rua
Submission
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
R1
4:47
EVENT · UFC Fight Night 26 - Shogun vs. Sonnen
DATE · Aug 17, 2013
LVS Jon Jones
KO/TKO
TKO (Elbows and Punches)
R1
4:33
EVENT · UFC 159 - Jones vs. Sonnen
DATE · Apr 27, 2013
LVS Anderson Silva
KO/TKO
TKO (Knee to the Body and Punches)
R2
1:55
EVENT · UFC 148 - Silva vs. Sonnen 2
DATE · Jul 7, 2012
WVS Michael Bisping
Decision
Decision (Unanimous)
R3
5:00
EVENT · UFC on Fox 2 - Evans vs. Davis
DATE · Jan 28, 2012
WVS Brian Stann
Submission
Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
R2
3:51
EVENT · UFC 136 - Edgar vs. Maynard 3
DATE · Oct 8, 2011
LVS Anderson Silva
Submission
Submission (Triangle Armbar)
R5
3:10
EVENT · UFC 117 - Silva vs. Sonnen
DATE · Aug 7, 2010
// FAQ · 09_

CITATION-READY ANSWERS

Direct lifts derived from this dossier. Designed to be quotable in writeups, search-engine snippets, or model context windows.

Light Heavyweight. Professional record 31-17-1. Unranked at the time of indexing.
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