WORLD FLYWEIGHT RANKINGS (as of: March 2009)
(115-125lbs)
WORLD CHAMPION (Linear):
Shinichi Kojima (Japan) 9-3-5
123lbs (Abe Ani Combat Club)
WSC CHAMP (123lbs): Shinichi Kojima
KOP CHAMP (127.9lbs): -vacant-
GCM CHAMP: -vacant-
DEEP CHAMP: n/a
TOP TEN CONTENDERS
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1. Yuki Shoujou (Japan) 8-4-2
123lbs (X-One Gym Shonan)
2. Yasuhiro Urushitani (Japan) 15-4-6
123lbs (RJW Central)
3. Mamoru Yamaguchi (Japan) 20-5-3
123lbs (Shooting Gym Yokohama)
4. Rambaa Somdet (Thailand) 6-2
123lbs (M16 Gym)
5. Masaaki Sugawara (Japan) 7-3
123lbs (Wajyutsu Keisyukai Duro)
6. Junji Ikoma (Japan) 11-9-4
123lbs (Chokushin Kai)
7. Yusei Shimokawa (Japan) 5-4
123lbs (K’z Factory)
8. Ryuichi Miki (Japan) 8-2-3
123lbs (Gutsman Shooto Dojo)
9. Daniel Otero (Brazil) 8-1-1
125lbs (Fabricio JJ)
10. Hiroyuki Tanaka (Japan) 7-5-1
125-132lbs (Chokushin Kai)
TOP UNRANKED FIGHTERS AND PROSPECTS
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Jesse Taitano (Guam) 4-2-2
125lbs (Ground Fu/Spike22Yona)
Homare Kuboyama (Japan) 7-7-1
123lbs (K’z Factory)
Daiji Takahashi (Japan) 6-10-3
123lbs (Akimoto Dojo Jungle Junction)
Atsushi Takeuchi (Japan) 5-4-2
114-123lbs (Paraestra Hakodate)
Darren Uyenoyama 5-2
121lbs (Ralph Gracie)
Takehiro Harusaki (Japan) 5-4
114-123lbs (Chokushin Kai)
Kenichi Takeda (Japan) 3-2-1
114-123lbs (Paraestra Sapporo)
Takuya Mori (Japan) 5-3
123lbs (Paraestra Sapporo)
Fumihiro Kitahara (Japan) 4-0
123lbs (Paraestra Sapporo)
Yasuhiro Akagi (Japan) 6-4
123lbs (Alive)
Takeshi Sato (Japan) 8-6-1
123lbs (Wajyutsu Keisyukai Chiba)
Tatsuro Kamei (Japan) 4-2
123lbs (Paraestra Hiroshima)
John Dodson 7-4
125lbs (Jackson’s Submission Fighing)
Sam Thao 6-1
125lbs (Rising Sun MMA)
Omar Choudhury 10-7
125-135lbs (Matamoros Jiu-Jitsu/Roufus Sport)
Pat Runez 5-0
125lbs (Gustavo Dantas BJJ)
Seiji Otsuka (Japan) 8-9-5
123lbs (Combat Sports Circle Oz)
Jucie Formiga (Brazil) 2-0
123lbs (Kimura/ Nova Uniao)
Ulysses Gomez 3-1
125lbs (Cobra Kai)
Kentaro Watanabe (Japan) 2-1
123lbs (???)
INACTIVE
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Masatoshi Abe (Japan) 8-2-1
123lbs (Abe Ani Combat Club)
Toshimichi Akagi (Japan) 5-4-2
123lbs (Cobra Kai)
Shawn Ramage 9-1-1
125lbs (Williams Combat Grappling)
Mitsuhisa Sunabe (Japan) 8-6-3
122lbs (P’s REAL)
Hideru Inoue (Japan) 3-1-1
123lbs (Paraestra Hakata)
Yutaka Tetsuka (Japan) 2-1-2
123lbs (Tiger Place)
Robson Moura (Brazil) 2-1-1
125lbs (Nova Uniao)
Junichi Sase (Japan) 2-0
123lbs (Paraestra Chiba)
Edward Sanchez 3-0
125lbs (Back Alley Camp)
Bancho Sakura (Japan) 2-1
123lbs (Purebred Kyoto)
Takehiko Hata (Japan) 1-0-1
(Tiger Place)
RETIRED
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Setsu Iguchi (Japan) 8-2-1
123lbs (Team BADASS13)
