Shooto ranking December 2004

http://blog.livedoor.jp/shimauo/archives/12314988.html
(in English)

http://www.x-shooto.jp/ranking/2004/0412rank.html
(in Japanese)

January 14, 2005
World Ranking on December, 2004

Bantamweight ?-56.0kg?
C(C) Mamoru (Japan / STG Yokohama)
1(2) Robson Moura (Brazil / Nova Uniao)
2(1) Yasuhiro Urushitani (Japan / RJW Central)
3(3) Junji Ikoma (Japan / Chokushin Kai)
4(4) Daiji Takahashi (Japan / Akimoto Dojo JUNGLE JUNCTION)
5(5) Homare Kuboyama (Japan / SHOOTO GYM K'z FACTORY)
6(6) Masatoshi Abe(Japan / AACC)
7(7) Hiroaki Yoshioka (Japan / PARAESTRA Tokyo)
8(8) Takeyasu Hirono (Japan / Keisyu Kai GODS)
9(9) Itchaku Murata (Japan / NEW GROUND)

Featherweight ?-60.0kg?
C(C) Ryota Matsune (Japan / PARAESTRA Matsudo)
1(1) Marco Louro (Brazil / Nova Uniao)
2(2) Kentaro Imaizumi (Japan / SK Absolute)
3(3) Akitoshi Hokazono (Japan / Cobra Kai)
4(4) Daniel Lima (Australia / Five Rings Dojo)
5(5) Jin Akimoto (Japan / Akimoto Dojo JUNGLE JUNCTION)
6(6) Masahiro Oishi (Japan / SHOOTO GYM K'z FACTORY)
7(7) Shuichiro Katsumura (Japan / SHOOTO GYM K'z FACTORY)
8(8) Ryan Ackerman (USA / Grappling Works)
9(9) Jose Aldo (Brazil / Nove Uniao)
10(10) Miguel Torres (USA / Coral Martial Arts)

Lightweight ?-65.0kg?
C(C) Alexandre Franca Nogueira (Brazil / World Fight Center)
1(2) Joao Roque (Brazil / Nova Uniao)
2(-) Girbert Melendez (USA / Cesar Gracie Academy)
3(1) Hiroyuki Takaya (Japan / Tanaka Juku)
4(6) Makoto Ishikawa (Japan / PUREBRED Omiya)
5(3) Stephen Paling (USA / Jesus Is Lord)
6(9) Rumina Sato (Japan / SHOOTO GYM K'z FACTORY)
7(4) Hiroyuki Abe (Japan / AACC)
8(5) Naoya Uematsu (Japan / SHOOTO GYM K'z FACTORY)
9(7) Jens Pulver (USA / Team Extreme)
10(8) Katsuya Toida (Japan / Keisyu Kai Toikatsu Dojo)

Welterweight ?-70.0kg?
C(1) Tatsuya Kawajiri (Japan / TEAM TOPS)
1(C) Vitor 'Shaolin' Ribeiro (Brazil / Nova Uniao)
2(2) Joachim Hansen (Norway / Team Schandinavia)
3(3) Ryan Bow (USA / PUREBRED Omiya)
4(4) Mitsuhiro Ishida (Japan / TEAM TOPS)
5(7) Kaoru Uno (Japan / Keisyu Kai)
6(5) Luiz 'Buscape' Junior (Brazil / Brazilian Top Team)
7(6) Koutetsu Boku (Japan / KILLER BEE)
8(8) Daisuke 'Amazon' Sugie (Japan / ALIVE)
9(9) Gesias Calvancanti (Brazil / American Top Team)
10(10) Justin Bruckman (Canada / Shah Franco)

Middleweight ?-76.0kg?
C(1) Akira Kikuchi (Japan / SHOOTO GYM K'z FACTORY)
1(C) Jake Shields (USA / Cesar Gracie Academy)
2(2) Ray Cooper(USA / Jesus Is Lord)
3(3) Jutaro Nakao (Japan / STG Osaka)
4(4) Sauli Heirimo (Finland / Team Scandinavia)
5(5) Kuniyoshi Hironaka (Japan / Academia Az)
6(6) Ronald Jhun (USA / 808 Fight Factory)
7(7) Chris Lytle (USA / Integrated Fighting Academy)
8(8) Shigetoshi Iwase (Japan / TEAM TOPS)
9(9) Keith Wisniewski (USA / Duneland Vale Tudo)
10(10) Luiz Besouro Junior (Brazil / Renovacao Fight Team)

Lightheavyweight ?-83.0kg?
C(C) Masanori Suda (Japan / Club J)
1(1) Dustin Dennis (USA / American Top Team)
2(2) Egan Inoue (USA / Grappling Unlimited)
3(3) Martijn de Jong (Holland / Tatsujin Dojo)
4(4) Scott Henze (USA / Freelance)
5(5) Curtis Stout (USA / American Jiu-Jitsu Academy)
6(6) Shiko Yamashita (Japan / PARAESTRA Sapporo)
7(7) Ryuta Sakurai(Japan / R-GYM)
8(8) John Fitch (USA / American Kickboxing Academy)
9(9) David Bielkheden (Sweden / Team Scandinavia)
10(10) Ivan 'Batman' Jorge(Brazil / Carlson Gracie Team)