BRADDAH SHANO's LTHEAVYWEIGHT RANKINGS for APRIL 2004
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LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHTS
186 - 205 pounds
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WORLD CHAMPION: Vitor Belfort
Pro Record: 12-3
Weight: 204
Affiliation: Brazil Fight Club
Home: Rio de Janeiro,Brazil
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UFC CHAMPION: Vitor Belfort
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PRIDE CHAMPION: Wanderlei Silva (PRIDE MW Champ)
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SHOOTO CHAMPION: vacant
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PANCRASE CHAMPION: Yoshiki Takahashi (PANCRASE HW Champ)
NOTE:fight weight is 195-205
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TOP TEN
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1. Wanderlei Silva
Pro Record: 25-3-1
Weight: 207(?)
Affiliation: Chute Boxe Academy
Home: Curitiba,Parana,Brazil
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2. Randy Couture
Pro Record: 12-6
Weight: 205
Weight Range: 205-226
Affiliation: Team Quest
Home: Everett,WA/Gresham,OR,USA
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3. Dan Henderson
Pro Record: 14-3
Weight: 195
Affiliation: Team Quest
Home: Huntington Beach,CA,USA
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4. Quinton Jackson
Pro Record: 17-4
Am Record: 1-0
Weight: 198
Weight Range: 198-215
Affiliation: Team Oyama
Home: Memphis,TN/Westminster,CA,USA
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5. Chuck Liddell
Pro Record: 14-3
Weight: 204
Weight Range: 195-225
Affiliation: Pitfight Team
Home: San Luis Obispo,CA,USA
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6. Jeremy Horn
Pro Record: 67-12-6
Am Record: 1-0
Weight: 200
Weight Range: 199-230
Affiliation: Miletich Martial Arts
Home: Omaha,NE/Cedar Rapids,IA,USA
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7. Renato Sobral
Pro Record: 21-5
Weight: 205
Affiliation: Ruas Vale Tudo
Home: Rio de Janeiro,Brazil
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8. Ricardo Arona
Pro Record: 8-1
Weight: 200
Affiliation: Brazilian Top Team
Home: Brazil
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9. Ryoto Machida
Pro Record: 4-0
Home: Japan
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10. Tito Ortiz
Pro Record: 11-4
Weight: 205
Weight Range: 199-220
Affiliation: Team Punishment
Home: Huntington Beach,CA,USA
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FRINGE CONTENDERS
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Paulao Filho
Pro Record: 5-0
Weight: 185
Weight Range: 185-200
Affiliation: Brazilian Top Team
Home: Rio de Janeiro,Brazil
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Yuki Kondo
Pro Record: 41-13-5
Weight: 195
Affiliation: Pancrase Tokyo
Home: Tokyo,Japan
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Kevin Randleman
Pro Record: 14-7
Weight: 204
Affiliation: Hammer House
Home: Sandusky,OH,USA
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Rich Franklin
Pro Record: 12-1
Am Record: 1-1
Weight: 205
Affiliation: Meat Truck Inc.
Home: Cinncinnati,OH,USA
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Mauricio Rua
Pro Record: 6-1
Weight: 200
Affiliation: Chute Boxe Academy
Home: Curitiba,Parana,Brazil
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Evan Tanner
Pro Record: 28-4
Weight: 205
Affiliation: Team Quest
Home: Amarillo,TX/Gresham,OR,USA
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Forrest Griffin
Pro Record: 9-2
Am Record: 6-0
Weight: 201 lbs/91 kg
Home: USA
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August Wallen
Pro Record: 4-1
Affiliation: Lupus Shootfighting
Home: Sweden
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Sanae Kikuta
Pro Record: 22-6-3
Weight: 205
Weight Range: 199-210
Affiliation: Pancrase Grabaka
Home: Narima,Japan
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Frank Shamrock
Pro Record: 22-7-2
Weight: 190
Weight Range: 185-210
Affiliation: The Alliance
Home: Santa Monica,CA,USA
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Rogerio Nogueira
Record: 7-1
Weight: 205 lbs/93 kg
Affiliation: Brazilian Top Team
Home: Brazil
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Dean Lister
Pro Record: 6-2
Weight: 195
Affiliation: Gracie United
Home: San Diego,CA,USA
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Bill Mahood
Pro Record: 12-3-1
Am Record: 0-1
Weight: 205
Affiliation: PG Fight Club
Home: Prince George,BC,Canada
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Sokun Koh
Pro Record: 4-1
Weight: 205
Affiliation: Wajyutsu Tokyo Hombu
Home: Japan
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Jason Macdonald
Pro Record: 7-1
Weight: 205
Home: Red Deer,ALB,Canada
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Yoshiki Takahashi
Pro Record: 26-17-3
Weight: 196
Weight Range: 195-205
Affiliation: Pancrase Tokyo
Home: Tokyo,Japan
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Jesper Hallberg
Pro Record: 17-2-2
Weight: 191
Affiliation: Lupus Shootfighting
Home: Gothenburg,Sweden
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Jason Flynn
Pro Record: 10-1
Weight: 200
Affiliation: Primal Tribe Fighting Club
Home: Twin Falls,ID,USA
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Anthonie Rethmeier
Pro Record: 17-4-2
Weight: 198
Home: Gothenburg,Sweden
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Guy Mezger
Pro Record: 30-13-2
Weight: 200
Affiliation: Lion's Den
Home: Dallas,TX,USA
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Marcelo Alfaia
Pro Record: 3-1
Affiliation: Brazilian Top Team
Home: Porto Alegre-IAPI,Rio Grande do Sul,Brazil
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Marvin Eastman
Pro Record: 6-3
Weight: 205
Affiliation: Nova Uniao
Home: Las Vegas,NV,USA
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Patrick Steibling
Pro Record: 17-5
Weight: 198
Affiliation: Integrated Fighting Academy
Home: Indianapolis,IN,USA
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Kestutis Smirnovas
Pro Record: 11-3
Weight: 198 lbs/90 kg
Affiliation: Audra Gym
Home: Lithuania
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Sam Nest
Pro Record: 15-0
Weight: 200 lb/90 kg
Affiliation: Rings Australia
Home: Brisbane,QLD,Australia
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Rodney Faverus
Pro Record: 22-8-3
Weight: 210
Affiliation: Mejiro Gym
Home: Amsterdam,Holland
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Patrick Cote
Pro Record: 4-0
Weight: 205
Affiliation: Team Union
Home: Quebec,Canada
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Bobby Rehman
Pro Record: 2-0
Weight: 194
Affiliation: MMA Alliance NHB Team
Home: Finland
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Shane Johnson
Pro Record: 4-1
Weight: 205
Weight Range: 205-209
Affiliation: Black Tiger Fighting Team
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Chael Sonnen
Pro Record: 9-2-1
Weight: 205
Affiliation: Team Quest
Home: Bend,OR,USA
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Arman Gambaryan
Pro Record: 24-4-1
Weight: 200
Affiliation: Red Devil Sport Club
Home: Russia
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Kassim Annan
Record: 6-1
Affiliation: Quoniam Gym
Weight: 200 lbs / 91 kg
Home: France
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Daniel Tabera
Pro Record: 3-0-2
Weight: 205 lbs / 93 kg
Home: Spain
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Daniel Bergman
Pro Record: 11-2-1
Weight: 198
Affiliation: Shootfighting Stockholm
Home: Umea,Sweden
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Mike Foland
Pro Record: 7-0
Weight: 201
Affiliation: J-Sect Jiu-Jitsu
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Joey Villasenor
Pro Record: 12-3
Weight: 195
Home: Farmington,NM,USA
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Brian Gassaway
Pro Record: 19-11-1
Weight: 190
Weight Range: 180-220
Affiliation: Chicago Fitness Center & Hackney's Reality Combat
Home: Chicago,IL,USA
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Jordanas Poskaitis
Pro Record: 9-0
Home: Lithuania
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Paulo Lima
Pro Record: 3-0
Weight: 185
Home: Brazil
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Cyrille Diabate
Record 7-2-1
Weight: 205 lbs / 93 kg
Affiliation: French Konnection
Home: France
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i'll post the heavyweights tomorrow
i guess no one disagrees with my list
I would dispute quite a few of those rankings. For one thing Sobral has a pretty recent win over Horn. Granted it was at the end of tourny but most people are of the opinion Renato had a more difficult path to the finals.
The top three are pick 'em spots so although I would change the order I wont bother to argue it. Henderson is a bit high. I would put Rampage and Chuck ahead of him. I also think it is kind of silly to A guy like Sobral ahead of tito. Yes he has lost two fights but to two of the top guys in the world. Renato has lost to Randleman and chuck.
I also think you naming a "world champion" is a bit silly. It is just the guy you think is the #1 guy so just have him ranked #1. Unlike the other championships you list it isn't real and fo from undisputed.
"I would dispute quite a few of those rankings. For one thing Sobral has a pretty recent win over Horn. Granted it was at the end of tourny but most people are of the opinion Renato had a more difficult path to the finals."
yes, this is true but, Horn's record since losing to Sobral is 3-0-1...Sobral's record since winning over Horn is 0-0-0. Staying busy keeps your ranking from dropping
"Henderson is a bit high. I would put Rampage and Chuck ahead of him."
good point...but, Rampage has lost to Silva by TKO...Hendo lost by close decision...Rampage beat Busta but he nearly lost...Hendo KO'd Busta...it's close but i think Hendo deserves to be higher
"I also think it is kind of silly to A guy like Sobral ahead of tito. Yes he has lost two fights but to two of the top guys in the world. Renato has lost to Randleman and chuck."
Tito just got his booty spanked twice in a row(no pun intended)...that alone will drop a fighter fast...and Chuck is good but Chuck lost to Horn and Horn lost to Sobral...again, it's close but i feel Sobral deserves to be higher...Chuck also lost big to Rampage.
"I also think you naming a "world champion" is a bit silly. It is just the guy you think is the #1 guy so just have him ranked #1. Unlike the other championships you list it isn't real and fo from undisputed."
your obviously making an assumption here...my "world champions" are based on a linear title...it is not the guy i think is #1...below(next post), is the linear title history...
WORLD TITLE HISTORY (Linear)
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SUPER-HEAVYWEIGHT
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(NO HISTORY)
HEAVYWEIGHT
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Mark Coleman defeated Dan Severn by Submission(Side Choke), at UFC 12,
FEB 7th, 1997 to become the first World Heavyweight Champion.
Maurice Smith defeated Mark Coleman by Unanimous Decision, at UFC 14,
JUL 27th, 1997 to become the new World Heavyweight Champion.
Randy Couture defeated Maurice Smith by Majority Decision, at UFC Japan
1, DEC 21st, 1997 to become the new World Heavyweight Champion.
Enson Inoue defeated Randy Couture by Submission(Arm Bar), at Vale Tudo
Japan 98, OCT 28th 1998 to become the new World Heavyweight Champion.
Mark Kerr defeated Enson Inoue by Decision, at Pride: Grand Prix 2000,
JAN 30th, 2000 to become the new World Heavyweight Champion.
Kazuyuki Fujita defeated Mark Kerr by Unanimous Decision, at Pride:
Grand Prix 2000, MAY 1st, 2000 to become the new World Heavyweight
Champion.
Mark Coleman defeated Kazuyuki Fujita by TKO (Corner Threw in the Towel
due to a Knee Injury), at Pride: Grand Prix 2000, MAY 1st, 2000 to
become the first TWO-TIME World Heavyweight Champion.
Antonio Nogueira defeated Mark Coleman by Submission(Triangle-Arm Bar),
at Pride 16, SEP 24th, 2001 to become the new World Heavyweight
Champion.
Fedor Emelianenko defeated Antonio Nogueira by Unanimous Decision, at
Pride 25, MAR 16th, 2003 to become the new World Heavyweight Champion.
LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT
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Tito Ortiz defeated Wanderlei Silva by Unanimous Decision, at UFC 25,
APR 14th, 2000 to become the first World Light Heavyweight Champion.
Randy Couture defeated Tito Ortiz by Unaimous Decision, at UFC 44,
SEP 26th, 2003 to become the new World Light Heavyweight Champion.
Vitor Belfort defeated Randy Couture by TKO(Doctor Stoppage from an
Eye Abrasion), at UFC 46, JAN 31st, 2004 to become the new World Light
Heavyweight Champion.
MIDDLEWEIGHT
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(NO HISTORY)
WELTERWEIGHT
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Matt Hughes defeated Hayato Sakurai by TKO (Referee Stoppage), at
UFC 36, MAR 22nd, 2002 to become the first World Welterweight Champion.
BJ Penn defeated Matt Hughes by Submission(Rear Naked Choke), at
UFC 46, JAN 31st, 2003 to become the new World Welterweight Champion.
LIGHTWEIGHT
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Jens Pulver defeated Caol Uno by Majority Decision, at UFC 30,
FEB 23rd, 2001 to become the first World Lightweight Champion.
Duane Ludwig defeated Jens Pulver by KO(Punch), at UCC 12, JAN 25th,
2003 to become the new World Lightweight Champion.
FEATHERWEIGHT
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Alexandre Nogueira is the recognized World Champion.
BANTAMWEIGHT
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Ryota Matsune is the recognized World Champion.
FLYWEIGHT
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Mamoru Yamaguchi is the recognized World Champion.
(from latest issue of GRAPPLING by Todd Hester)
Q: Who was your toughest fight ever?
V: Without a doubt, Dan Henderson. He is one tough guy. Just ask Bustamante how tough Henderson is. Anyone who fights him better bring their lunch and a couple of snacks. He'll stay right in front of you, come right at you, and not back down an inch.
Kondo should definitely be there. He's coming off of KO's over Kikuta and Sperry. No way Machida should be there. Franklin's wins in the UFC were against non top 10 LHW's in Tanner and Dewees. Franklin did also be Eastman in WFA. Henderson shouldn't be ahead of Jackson and Liddell. Liddell beat more top opponents than any other fighter in the LHW top 10. Jackson of course made the GP Final and beat Liddell in the semis. Before the GP Jackson stopped Vovchanchyn and Randleman.
Peter P
Pretty solid rankings and for the most part I agree, but the couple places I disagree are pretty big.
First of all, calling Vitor #1 is silly. If you're gonna designate a world champ at this point it has to be Vanderlei. Doing rankings is not a math problem.
2nd, Tito is way too low. A couple big losses and I can understand, people are jumping off the bandwagon..but this is a guy who DOMINATED everyone he fought for a few years, and his only recent losses have come to top 5 fighters...Randy who is just an all around badass, and Chuck, who was simply a bad matchup for Tito. I actually think Tito is a better fighter overall than Chuck, but Chuck has his #.
Move Vitor down a couple spots, move Tito up ahead of Horn, and put Kondo in at #10 instead of Machida and then you're right on.
lol