BRADDAH SHANO's LIGHTWEIGHT RANKINGS for APRIL 2004
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LIGHTWEIGHTS
146 - 155 pounds
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WORLD CHAMPION: Duane Ludwig
Pro Record: 10-2
Weight: 155
Weight Range: 155-170
Affiliation: 3rd Dimension
Home: Denver,CO
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UFC CHAMPION: vacant
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PRIDE CHAMPION: vacant
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SHOOTO CHAMPION: Vitor Ribeiro (SHOOTO WW Champ)
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PANCRASE CHAMPION: Kiuma Kunioku (PANCRASE WW Champ)
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TOP TEN
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1. BJ Penn
Pro Record: 8-1-1
Weight: 154
Weight Range: 145-169
Affiliation: BJ Penn's MMAA
Home: Wainaku,Hilo,HI
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2. Vitor Ribeiro
Pro Record: 9-0
Weight: 155
Affiliation: Nova Uniao
Home: Rio de Janeiro,Brazil
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3. Josh Thomson
Pro Record: 24-1
Am Record: 0-1
Weight: 155
Affiliation: American Kickboxing Academy
Home: San Jose,CA,USA
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4. Joachim Hansen
Pro Record: 7-2-1
Weight: 154
Affiliation: Scandinavian BJJ Academy
Home: Oslo,Norway
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5. Takanori Gomi
Pro Record: 15-2
Weight: 154
Affiliation: Kiguchi Dojo
Home: Tokyo,Japan
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6. Genki Sudo
Pro Record: 9-3-1
Weight: 155
Affiliation: Pancrase Grabaka
Home: Tokyo,Japan
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7. Caol Uno
Pro Record: 15-6-4
Weight: 154
Affiliation: Wajyutsu Tokyo Hombu
Home: Yokosuka pref,Japan
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8. Jens Pulver
Pro Record: 20-5-1
Weight: 155
Affiliation: Miletich Martial Arts
Home: Davenport,IA,USA
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9. Hermes Franca
Pro Record: 8-2
Weight: 155
Affiliation: American Top Team
Home: Fortaleza,Brazil/FT.Lauderdale,FL,USA
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10. Yves Edwards
Pro Record: 23-8-1
Am Record: 1-0
Weight: 153
Weight Range: 153-169
Affiliation: Third Column
Home: Nassau,Bahamas/Woodlands,TX,USA
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FRINGE CONTENDERS
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Din Thomas
Pro Record: 18-4
Weight: 155
Weight Range: 145-160
Affiliation: American Top Team
Home: Orlando,FL,USA
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Ralph Gracie
Pro Record: 6-0
Weight: 155
Affiliation: Ralph Gracie
Home: Rio de Janeiro,Brazil/Pleasant Hill,CA,USA
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Dokonjonosuke Mishima
Pro Record: 13-3-2
Weight: 154
Affiliation: Cobra Kai
Home: Japan
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Tatsuya Kawajiri
Pro Record: 10-2-2
Weight: 152
Affiliation: Tops
Home: Japan
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Matt Serra
Pro Record: 5-3
Weight: 155
Affiliation: Team Renzo Gracie
Home: Long Island,NY,USA
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Kultar Gill
Pro Record: 4-1
Am Record: 1-0
Weight: 154
Affiliation: Gibson Pankration
Home: Vancouver,B.C.,Canada
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Marcus Aurelio
Record 10-1
Weight: 155
DOB: 8/18/1973
Affiliation: American Top Team
Home: Boca Raton,FL,USA
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Alberto Crane
Pro Record: 5-0
Weight: 155
Affiliation: Santa Fe BJJ
Home: Santa Fe,NM,USA
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Javier Vazquez (Retired?)
Pro Record: 10-2
Weight: 155
Affiliation: Millennia Jiu Jitsu
Birthplace: Santiago,Cuba
Home: Pomona,CA,USA
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Nick Agallar
Pro Record: 15-3
Affiliation: Freestyle Fighting Academy
Home: Racine,WI,USA
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Edson Diniz
Pro Record: 7-1
Weight: 154
Affiliation: American Top Team
Home: Boca Raton,FL,USA
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Richard Crunkilton
Pro Record: 9-1
Am Record: 2-0
Weight: 155
Affiliation: American Kickboxing Academy
Home: New Smyrna Beach,FL,USA
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Koji Oishi
Pro Record: 9-2-3
Weight: 155
Affiliation: Pancrase Tokyo
Home: Tokyo,Japan
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Rumina Sato
Pro Record: 19-8-2
Weight: 154
Weight Range: 150-160
Affiliation: K'z Factory
Home: Odawara,Japan/Tokyo,Japan
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Phil Johns
Pro Record: 28-11
Weight: 154
Affiliation: Silverback Valetudo
Home: Canton,IL,USA
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Naoyuki Kotani
Pro Record: 12-2-2
Weight: 154 lbs/70 kg
Affiliation: Rodeo Style
Home: Kanagawa,Japan
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David Gardner
Pro Record: 7-2
Am Record: 1-1
Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 155
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Rich Clementi
Pro Record: 17-9-1
Am Record: 1-0
Weight: 155
Affiliation: Team Extreme
Birthplace: Edison,NJ,USA
Home: Slidell,LA,USA
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Mike Brown
Pro Record: 6-2
Am Record: 3-0
Weight: 155
Weight Range: 145-150
Affiliation: Team Elite
Home: Portland,MA,USA
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Nam Phan
Pro Record: 3-0
Weight: 155
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Yves Jabouin
Pro Record: 7-2
Weight: 149
Home City: Montreal,Quebec,Canada
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Jake Hattan
Pro Record: 10-1
Weight: 155
Affiliation: Team Akumu
Home City: Fort Collins,CO,USA
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Takashi Nakakura
Pro Record: 4-0
Weight: 154
Affiliation: Shooting Gym Osaka
Home: Japan
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Victor Cruz
Pro Record: 4-0
Weight: 152
Affiliation: Brausa Academy
Home: USA
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Brian Mitchell
Pro Record: 8-1
Weight: 154
Weight Range: 152-162
Affiliation: Arizona Combat Sports
Home: AZ,USA
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Rick Davis
Pro Record: 3-0
Weight 155
Affiliation: Las Vegas Combat Club
Home: Las Vegas,NV,USA
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Jason Ireland
Pro Record: 13-3-1
Weight: 155
Weight Range: 155-180
Affiliation: Team Tap or Snap
Home: Romeo,MI,USA
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Jimmy Terrel
Pro Record: 4-0
Am Record: 1-0
Weight: 155
Affiliation: Team Oyama
Home: CA,USA
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Jean Silva
Pro Record: 10-2
Home: Paraiba,Brazil
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Thomas Hytten
Pro Record: 18-5-2
Weight: 150
Affiliation: Ookami Shootfighting
Home: Oslo,Norway
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Brendon Bell
Pro Record: 12-1
Am Record: 1-0
Weight: 155 lb/70 kg
Affiliation: Renshinkan
Home: Crestmead,QLD,Australia
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Jorge Masvidal
Pro Record: 4-0
Weight: 155
Affiliation: Freestyle Fighting Academy
Home: Miami,FL,USA
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James Attwood
Record: 4-1
Weight: 150 lbs/68 kg
Affiliation: Brausa Academy
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Santino Defranco
Pro Record: 11-4
Weight: 155
Weight Range: 155-164
Affiliation: Arizona Combat Sports
Home: Phoenix,AZ,USA
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Carlos Condit
Pro Record: 4-0
Weight: 155
Affiliation: FIT NHB Team
Home: NM,USA
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Andry Fachruriadi
Pro Record: 5-0
Home: Indonesia
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Joe Ahlert
Am Record: 1-0
Weight: 155
Affiliation: Team Renzo Gracie
Home: Middletown,NJ,USA
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Kurt Pellegrino
Pro Record: 1-0
Am Record: 5-0
Weight: 155
Affiliation: Team Renzo Gracie
Home: Point Pleasant, NJ,USA
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Mitsuhiro Ishida
Pro Record: 6-1-1
Weight: 154
Affiliation: Tops
Home Country: Japan
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Daniel Weichel
Pro Record: 4-1
Am Record: 3-0
Weight: 154 lbs/70 kg
Affiliation: Power Academy
Home: Germany
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lol@yves being a "fringe" contender.
"You do realize he did beat Franca right?"
yeah, he really spanked him didnt he
damn your retarded
Jimmy Terrell dont even fight MMA anymore.
BJ Penn is now the welterweight champ... which sorta leaves his LW career behind.
And if you're looking for credible ratings (rather than just who you personally feel is the strongest in the division), you should consider wins as wins and losses as losses. Regardless of what you felt about the fight.
Although I feel that putting Franca over Yves is a good idea... not because of the popular opinion that he truely won the fight... just because Franca has fought, and beaten better opponents.
i've made a few additions to the fringe contenders list
i havent had much time on the pc lately and my floppy drive is broken so i had to go to the library to post these
How come Ivan Menjivar isn't even mentioned?
"Jimmy Terrell dont even fight MMA anymore"
thanks, i'll make a note of it...i wasnt aware of that
"your retarded"
Ahhh the irony.
BJ's success has been at 170, not 155. If you're going to include success at other weights, throw in Jens Pulver's recent success at 145, add in the fact that he BEAT your boy, and his rating should be higher.
"BJ Penn is now the welterweight champ... which sorta leaves his LW career behind.
And if you're looking for credible ratings (rather than just who you personally feel is the strongest in the division), you should consider wins as wins and losses as losses. Regardless of what you felt about the fight.
Although I feel that putting Franca over Yves is a good idea... not because of the popular opinion that he truely won the fight... just because Franca has fought, and beaten better opponents."
Penn never said he was gonna fight at LW anymore...as a matter of fact, he is going to fight Genki Sudo(a LW), at the next K-1
Well, although i do appreciate your comments, these are my rankings and i dont always rank one fighter above another if he wins by split, majority or controversial DEC. I guess that's my perogative.
Your last comment explains one reason why i do.
Good to see Jean Silva in the fringe contenders, I'm predicting seeing a few more Europeans in there within a couple of months
DROC
Bang should be ranked higher.
how can you get any higher than world champ!???
Why is Din Thomas so high?
thanks for pointing that out to me...i was supposed to bring Din down...then Yves can go up to the top ten
i hope that makes everyone happy