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Chael Sonnen
3W · 4L
Southpaw
Light Heavyweight
Middleweight
67% finish rate100% as favorite20% as underdog
1490
ELO Rating
Fighter overview
ELO RatingHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →
1490.2Developing→
Recency-weighted skill · finish-adjusted · streak-amplified
Division ELOHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →
No recent fights — out of active rankings
Age
49
Apr 3, 1977
Height
6'1" (185.42 cm)
Reach
185.42 cm
Win Rate
42.9%
Output & Defense
Rate-normalized career statistics (per 15 minutes, except strike rates which are per-minute)
Strikes landed / min
3.08
SLpM
Strikes absorbed / min
1.10
SApM (lower is better)
Net striking
+1.98
SLpM − SApM
Strike defense
62%
Opponent strikes evaded
Takedowns / 15 min
3.81
TD_Avg
Takedown defense
66%
Opponent TDs stuffed
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.40
Sub_Avg
Active wrestlerElusive striker
Head-to-Head Comparison
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Career statistics
Career Averages (per fight)
34.9
Sig. Strikes
3.2
Takedowns
0.2
Sub Attempts
How They Win
KO/TKO0 (0%)
Submission2 (67%)
Decision0 (0%)
Loss Vulnerability
KO/TKO3 (75%)
Submission1 (25%)
Decision0 (0%)
Betting Profile
Win rate when fighting as favorite vs underdog
As Favorite
100%
2W – 0L in 2 fights
As Underdog
20%
1W – 4L in 5 fights
ELO analysis
ELO Trajectory
Skill rating evolution — hover dots for fight details
Elo Changes
Rating gained or lost in each fight
lost to Rashad Evans
0.01500
def. Mauricio Rua
0.01500
lost to Jon Jones
0.01500
lost to Anderson Silva
0.01500
def. Michael Bisping
0.01500
def. Brian Stann
0.01500
lost to Anderson Silva
0.01500
Division ELO Rankings
Light Heavyweight · Active fighters ranked by recency-weighted skill
Navajo Stirling
1600
Carlos Ulberg
1573
Iwo Baraniewski
1564
Billy Elekana
1544
Magomed Ankalaev
1538
Muhammad Saidov
1531
Alonzo Menifield
1525
Bogdan Guskov
1522
Professional fight history
Fight History (7 fights)
vs Rashad Evans
UFC 167: St-Pierre vs Hendricks · Nov 16, 2013
Loss
View Analysis →vs Mauricio Rua
UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen · Aug 17, 2013
vs Jon Jones
UFC 159: Jones vs Sonnen · Apr 27, 2013
Loss
View Analysis →UFC 148: Silva vs Sonnen 2 · Jul 7, 2012
Loss
View Analysis →UFC on FOX: Evans vs Davis · Jan 28, 2012
vs Brian Stann
UFC 136: Edgar vs Maynard 3 · Oct 8, 2011
UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen · Aug 7, 2010
Loss
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