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

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2006
The Ultimate Fighter
2013
Meet Dave
2008
Here Comes the Boom
2012
Grudge Match
2013
The Ultimate Fighter: Brasil
2014
Starrcast V: The Roast of Ric Flair
2022
Mojave Diamonds
2023
UFC Fight Night 26: Shogun vs. Sonnen
2013
UFC Fight Night 4: Bonnar vs Jardine
2006
Nature Boy
2017
UFC on Fox 2: Evans vs. Davis
2012

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
40
2025
Craig Jones Invitational 2: Day 2
2024
Spaten Fight Night: Silva vs. Sonnen
as Chael Sonnen
2024
UFC Hall of Fame 2024
as Inductee
2023
Mojave Diamonds
as Joe Mason
2022
Starrcast V: The Roast of Ric Flair
as Self
2021
AEW: Dynamite Awards
as Himself
2019
Bellator 222: MacDonald vs. Gracie
2018
Bellator 192: Rampage vs. Sonnen
as Self
2018
Bellator 208: Fedor vs. Sonnen
as Self
2017
Nature Boy
as Self
2017
Bellator 170: Ortiz vs. Sonnen
2017
Bellator 180: Sonnen vs. Silva
as Self
2014
The Ultimate Fighter: Brasil
as Head Coach
2013
UFC 159: Jones vs. Sonnen
as Self
2013
UFC Fight Night 26: Shogun vs. Sonnen
as Self
2013
Fighting for a Generation: 20 Years of the UFC
as Himself
2013
UFC 167: St-Pierre vs. Hendricks
as Self
2013
Grudge Match
as Himself
2013
The Ultimate Fighter
as Head Coach
2012
Here Comes the Boom
as Arguing Fighter
2012
UFC on Fox 2: Evans vs. Davis
as Self
2012
UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II
as Self
2011
UFC 136: Edgar vs. Maynard III
as Self
2011
Once I Was a Champion
as Himself
2010
UFC 109: Relentless
as Self
2010
UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen
as Self
2009
UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson
as Self
2009
UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida
as Self
2009
UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun
as Self
2008
WEC 33: Marshall vs. Stann
as Self
2008
Meet Dave
as (uncredited)
2008
WEC 36: Faber vs. Brown
as Self
2007
WEC 31: Faber vs. Curran
as Self
2007
World Extreme Cagefighting
2006
UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie
as Self
2006
UFC Fight Night 4: Bonnar vs Jardine
as Self
2006
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Jimbo Duncan
2005
UFC 55: Fury
as Self
2004
WEC 12: Halloween Fury 3
as Self
2003
Pancrase: Hybrid 2
as Himself