WORLD LIGHTWEIGHT RANKINGS (as of 1April 2009)
(145-155lbs)
WORLD CHAMPION (Linear):
Eiji Mitsuoka (Japan) 15-6-2
154lbs (Wajyutsu Keisyukai RJW)
UFC CHAMP: BJ Penn
FEG CHAMP (154lbs): Joachim Hansen
WVR CHAMP: Satoru Kitaoka
ISC CHAMP (154lbs): Takashi Nakakura
WEC CHAMP: Jamie Varner
STRIKEFORCE CHAMP: Josh Thomson
KOP CHAMP: Shoji Maruyama
GCM CHAMP (155lbs): Mizuto Hirota
DEEP CHAMP (154.3lbs): Kazunori Yokota
TOP TEN CONTENDERS
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1. Shinya Aoki (Japan) 20-3 (1 NC)
155-167lbs (Paraestra Tokyo)
2. Joachim Hansen (Norway) 19-7-1
155lbs (Team Wodan Norway)
3. Eddie Alvarez 15-2
154lbs (Fight Factory)
4. Gesias Cavalcante (Brazil) 14-2-1 (1 NC)
155lbs (American Top Team)
5. Satoru Kitaoka (Japan) 24-8-9
155lbs (PANCRASEism)
6. Sergey Golyaev (Russia) 12-7
155lbs (Red Devil Sport Club)
7. BJ Penn (Hawaii) 13-4-1
155lbs (BJ Penn’s MMA)
8. Takanori Gomi (Japan) 29-5 (1 NC)
???lbs (Kiguchi Dojo)
9. Caol Uno (Japan) 25-11-4
154lbs (Wajyutsu Keisyukai Tokyo)
10. Josh Thomson 16-2 1 NC
155lbs (American Kickboxing Academy)
TOP UNRANKED FIGHTERS AND PROSPECTS
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Katsuya Inoue (Japan) 18-6-4
154lbs (Wajyutsu Keisyukai RJW)
Mitsuhiro Ishida (Japan) 18-4-1
154lbs (T-Blood)
Gilbert Melendez 14-2
155lbs (Cesar Gracie/Fairtex GYM)
Tatsuya Kawajiri (Japan) 23-5-2
154lbs (T-Blood)
Gray Maynard 7-0 1 NC
155lbs (Xtreme Couture)
Vitor Ribeiro (Brazil) 19-2
155lbs (Nova Uniao)
Koutetsu Boku (Japan) 13-5-2
154lbs (Killer Bee)
Sean Sherk 33-3-1
155lbs (Minnesota Martial Arts Academy)
Kenny Florian 11-3
155lbs (Gracie Barra Boston)
Frank Edgar 9-1
155lbs (Rhino Fight Team)
Diego Sanchez 20-2
155lbs Jackson’s Submission Fighting
Joe Stevenson 29-10
155lbs (Cobra Kai Laimons School)
Roger Huerta 20-2-1 1 NC
155lbs (Team Extreme)
Andre Amade (Brazil) 6-3-1
154lbs (Chute Boxe)
Hermes Franca (Brazil) 19-7
154lbs (The Armory)
Tyson Griffin 13-2
155lbs (Xtreme Couture)
Clay Guida 25-9
154lbs (Midwest Training Center)
Nathan Diaz 10-3
155lbs (Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu)
Takashi Nakakura (Japan) 11-2-1
154lbs (Shooting Gym Osaka)
Yusuke Endo (Japan) 12-2-2
154lbs (Gokita Gym)
Seung Hwan Bang (Korea) 5-3
155lbs (CMA Korea)
Kazunori Yokota (Japan) 8-2-3
1??lbs (Team Grabaka)
Luiz Firmino (Brazil) 12-4
154lbs (Brazilian Top Team)
Nobuhiro Obiya (Japan) 10-3-1
154lbs (Gustman Shooto Dojo)
Rodrigo Damm (Brazil) 8-2
154lbs (Alliance Jiu-Jitsu)
Jorge Masvidal 16-3
155lbs (American Top Team)
KJ Noons (Hawaii) 7-2
155lbs (City Boxing)
Joe Lauzon 19-4
145-155lbs (Reality Self Defense)
Duane Ludwig 18-8
155-170lbs (High Altitude)
Yves Edwards (Bahamas) 34-15-1
155lbs (Thugjitsu)
Marcus Aurelio (Brazil) 17-7
155lbs (American Top Team)
Jamie Varner 16-2 2 NC
155lbs (Arizona Combat Sports)
Donald Cerrone 9-1 1 NC
155lbs (Jackson’s Mixed Martial Arts)
Rob McCullough 17-5
155lbs (Team Oyama)
Rich Crunkilton 16-2
155lbs (American Kickboxing Academy)
Hacran Dias (Brazil) 10-0-1
155lbs (Nova Uniao)
Patricio Freire (Brazil) 8-0
??lbs (Kioto RN)
Willamy Chiquerim (Brazil) 12-1
155lbs (Nocaute Fight)
Patricky Freire (Brazil) 4-1
??lbs (Kioto RN)
Fernando Vieira (Brazil) 3-1
???lbs (Universidade da Luta)
Luciano Azevedo (Brazil) 15-7
155lbs (Renovacao Fight Team)
Din Thomas 24-8
155lbs (American Top Team)
Spencer Fisher 22-4
155lbs (Miletich Martial Arts)
Jim Miller 13-2
155lbs (AMA Fight Club)
Matt Wiman 10-4
155lbs (???)
Kurt Pellegrino 13-4
155lbs (The Armory)
Thiago Tavares (Brazil) 17-3
155lbs (Ataque Duplo-Murilo Rupp)
Rich Clementi 40-14-1
155lbs (Team Voodoo)
Terry Etim (England) 12-2
155lbs (Renevacao Fight Team)
Sam Stout (Canada) 13-5-1
155lbs (Team Tompkins)
Rory MacDonald (Canada) 7-0
155lbs (Toshido Fighting Arts)
Clay French 16-4
155lbs (HIT Squad)
Josh Neer 25-7-1
155-169lbs (Miletich Martial Arts)
Mac Danzig 18-6-1
155lbs (Millennia Jiu Jitsu)
Lee Hyung Sak (Korea) 1-0
(???)
Vladimir Zenin (Russia) 10-3
154lbs (Action-Force Fight Team)
Danilo Cherman (Brazil) 8-3
154lbs (Nova Uniao)
Tristan Yunker 14-9
155lbs (C-4 MMA)
Melvin Guillard 21-7-2 1 NC
155lbs (Team Anaconda)
Mizuto Hirota (Japan) 10-3-1
154lbs (Gutsman Shooto Dojo)
Ryan Schultz 20-11-1
155lbs (Team Quest)
Chris Horodecki (Canada) 12-1
155lbs (Team Tompkins)
Deividas Taurosevicius (Lithuania) 10-3
155lbs (???)
Artur Oumakhanov (Russia) 8-4
154lbs (SK Absolute Russia)
Josh Souder 7-2
155lbs (Team Jorge Gurgel)
Zac George 14-3 1 NC
155lbs (Team Quest)
Ricardo Lamas 6-0
155lbs (Top Notch)
Bart Palaszewski 30-12
155lbs (Team Curran)
Koichiro Matsumoto (Japan) 7-1
152lbs (Imada Dojo)
Yoshihiro Koyama (Japan) 12-2-1
154lbs (Paraestra Matsudo)
Tomonari Kanomata (Japan) 13-4-3
154lbs (Paraestra Hachioji)
Ryan Bow 17-9-2
154lbs (Kaminari Dojo)
Gleison Tibau (Brazil) 27-6
155lbs (American Top Team)
Jeremy Stephens 16-5
155lbs (Des Moines Mixed Martial Arts Academy)
Rafael dos Anjos (Brazil) 11-4
155-170lbs (Gracie Fusion)
Matt Veach 11-0
155lbs (HIT Squad)
Diego Brandao (Brazil) 4-1
155lbs (Asle)
Paul Sass (England) 7-0
154lbs (Next Generation-UK)
Matt Grice 12-2
149lbs (???)
Billy Evangelista 9-1
155lbs (Team Buhawe)
Bendy Casimir (France) 18-5-2
152lbs (Haute Tension)
Evan Dunham 8-0
155lbs (Xtreme Couture)
Per Eklund (Sweden) 14-4-1
155lbs (Hilti NHB)
David Baron (France) 16-3
155lbs (Haute Tension)
Jerry Kvarnstrom (Finland) 7-0
154lbs (NHB Gym Turku)
Victor Valenzuela 8-3-2
155lbs (???)
Charles Bennett 21-14-2
155lbs (???)
Jeff Lawson (England) 12-2
155lbs (Bulldog Gym)
Karen Grigoryan (Russia) 7-1
155lbs (Action-Force Fight Team)
Jarkko Latomaki (Finland) 15-5
155lbs (Shootfighting Lappeenranta)
Joe Mabin 7-1-2
155lbs (American Jiu-Jitsu Academy)
Ryan Machan (Canada) 8-2
155lbs (Team Caution)
Simon Marini (Canada) 6-2
155lbs (Cutting Edge Martial Arts)
Alberto Crane 12-3
155lbs (Santa Fe BJJ)
Javier Vazquez 12-2
155lbs (Millenia Jiu-Jitsu)
Yutaka Ueda (Japan) 6-1-1
154lbs (Purebred Kyoto)
Dean Jones (England) 4-0-1
155lbs (Pancrase London)
Zhang Tie Quan (China) 8-0
154.3lbs (???)
Dave Jansen 9-0
155lbs (Team Quest)
Wang Guan (China) 4-0-1
154lbs (???)
Dai Shuang Hai (China) 10-0-1
154lbs (???)
Conor Heun 8-2
155lbs (Legends Gym)
Shane Roller 5-1
155lbs (Lions Den)
Liu Guo Quan (China) ?-?
158lbs (Beijing MMA Academy)
Do Hyung Kim (Korea) 11-7
1??lbs (Ansan Jiu-Jitsu Club)
Mikhail Malyutin (Russia) 9-7
154lbs (Red Devil Sport Club)
Ui Cheol Nam (Korea) 8-1
154lbs (MD MMA
John Eric Marriott 7-0
155lbs (Henning American Jiu-Jitsu)
Efrain Escudero 11-0
155lbs (Southwest MMA)
Darren Elkins 7-0
155lbs (Duneland Vale Tudo)
Katsunori Kikuno (Japan) 10-1-1
155lbs (Alliance-Square)
Phillipe Nover 5-1-1
155lbs (Renzo/UDS)
INACTIVE TWO YEARS OR MORE
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Genki Sudo (Japan) 15-5-1
155lbs (Beverly Hills Jiu-Jitsu Club)
Darius Skliaudys (Lithuania) 7-1-3
155lbs (???)
Ayumu Kobayashi (Japan) 4-0
(Killer Bee)
Edson Diniz 10-2
154lbs (American Top Team)
Roy Luxton (Australia) 5-0
154lbs (Five Rings Dojo)
Amir Shankhalov (Russia) 5-1-1
155lbs (Red Devil Sport Club)
Jesse Moreng 8-1
155lbs (Arizona Combat Sports)
Dino Aguilar 2-0
1??lbs (Samurai Fight Team)
