WORLD WELTERWEIGHT RANKINGS (as of: April 2009)
(155-170LBS)
WORLD CHAMPION (Linear):
Georges St. Pierre (Canada) 18-2
169lbs (BTT Canada)
UFC CHAMP: Georges St. Pierre
STRIKEFORCE CHAMP: -vacant-
WVR CHAMP: -vacant-
FEG CHAMP: -vacant-
KOP CHAMP: -vacant-
GCM CHAMP: Yoshiyuki Yoshida
WSC CHAMP (167lbs): Shinya Aoki
TOP TEN CONTENDERS
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1. Jon Fitch 17-3
170lbs (American Kickboxing Academy)
2. Thiago Alves (Brazil) 16-3
170lbs (American Top Team)
3. Jake Shields 21-4-1
170lbs (Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu)
4. Paulo Thiago (Brazil) 11-0
???lbs (Constrictor Team)
5. Josh Koscheck 12-4-0
170lbs (???)
6. Diego Sanchez 19-2
170lbs Jackson’s Submission Fighting
7. Nick Thompson 38-10-1
170lbs (Minnesota Martial Arts Academy)
8. Karo Parisyan (Armenia) 18-5 1 NC
170lbs (Legends MMA/10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu)
9. Carlos Condit 23-5
170lbs (Fit NHB)
10. Martin Kampmann (Denmark) 15-2
170lbs (Xtreme Couture)
TOP UNRANKED FIGHTERS AND PROSPECTS
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Matt Serra 9-5
170lbs (Serra Jiu-Jitsu)
Ricardo Funch 7-0
170lbs (Team Link)
Mike Swick 13-2
170lbs (American Kickboxing Academy)
John Howard 11-4
170lbs (Wai Kru MMA)
Brad Blackburn 13-9-1 1 NC
170lbs (Victory Athletics)
Chris Wilson 14-5 1 NC
170lbs (Team Quest)
Brian Foster 8-3
???lbs (???)
Paul Bradley 10-0
170lbs (LionHeart Fighters)
Nathan Coy 5-2
170lbs (Team Quest)
Mike Pierce 11-1
170lbs (Braveheart MMA)
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Yoshiyuki Yoshida (Japan) 10-3
167lbs (Tokyo Yellow Mans)
Matt Hughes 42-7
170lbs (HIT Squad)
Hayato Sakurai (Japan) 33-8-2
161-167lbs (Mach Dojo)
Shinya Aoki (Japan) 20-3 1 NC
160-167lbs (Paraestra Tokyo)
Nick Diaz 18-7 1 NC
160-170lbs (Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu)
Roger Bowling 5-0
170lbs (Team G-Force/MMA Big Show)
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Richard Villes 4-3
???lbs (???)
Ferrid Kheder (Tunisia) 12-4
170lbs (Fighting Klub Team)
Tyler Stinson 11-4
170lbs (Oklahoma City Storm)
Michael Guymon 9-2-1
170lbs (Jokers Wild Fighting Academy)
Nik Lentz 15-3-1
170lbs (Minnesota Martial Arts Academy)
Drew Fickett 36-11
168lbs (Southwest MMA)
Dustin Hazelett 12-4
170lbs (Team Jorge Gurgel)
Jonathan Goulet (Canada) 22-10 1 NC
170lbs (Team UCC)
Kuniyoshi Hironaka (Japan) 12-6
167lbs (Academia AZ)
Jay Hieron 17-4
170lbs (Xtreme Couture)
Marcus Davis 16-4
170lbs (Miletich Martial Arts)
Dong Hyun Kim (Korea) 11-0-1
170lbs (CMA Korea)
Gary Wright (Canada) 7-0
165lbs (Toshido Fighting Arts)
Bryan Travers 11-1
170lbs (Academy of Martial Arts and Fitness)
Antonio McKee 22-3-2
170lbs (Bodyshop Fitness Team)
Alex Cesna (Cisne?) 4-1
170lbs (No Limit/Solis Martial Arts/Katy BJJ)
Brett Cooper 8-4
170lbs (Bodyshop Fitness Team)
Patrick Speight 7-2
170lbs (San Diego Fight Club)
Jason High 6-1
170lbs (Bodyshop Fitness Team)
Lyle Beerbohm 9-0
170lbs (AMMA)
Takuya Wada (Japan) 18-8-9
167lbs (SK Absolute)
Brock Larson 25-2
170lbs (Minnesota Martial Arts Academy)
Dan Hardy (England) 21-6 1 NC
170lbs (Team Rough House)
Akihiro Gono (Japan) 29-14-7
170lbs (Grabaka)
Che Mills (England) 6-1
170lbs (???)
Paul Kelly (England) 8-1
170lbs (Wolfslair Academy)
Ronnys Torres (Brazil) 14-1
168lbs (Nova Uniao)
Ben Saunders 7-0-2
170lbs (American Top Team)
Anthony Johnson 6-2
170lbs (Cung Le)
Ryo Chonan (Japan) 15-10
170lbs (Team M.A.D.)
Johny Hendricks 5-0
170lbs (Xtreme Couture)
Jacob Volkmann 8-0
170lbs (Minnesota Martial Arts Academy)
Fernando Paulon (Brazil) 6-1
167lbs (BTT)
Amilcar Alves (Brazil) 8-1
167.5lbs (Nova Uniao)
Nathan Gerrard 10-0
169lbs (U.C.T.C.)
Brad Harris 5-0
???lbs (???)
INACTIVE 2 YEARS OR MORE
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Akira Kikuchi (Japan) 16-4
167lbs (Killer Bee)
Stephen Haigh 4-2
170lbs (Fight Factory)
