WORLD LIGHTWEIGHT RANKINGS

WORLD LIGHTWEIGHT RANKINGS (as of 5/15/04)

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LIGHTWEIGHTS
146 - 155 pounds

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WORLD CHAMPION: Duane Ludwig

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

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

Record: 9-0

Weight: 155
Affiliation: Nova Uniao
Home: Rio de Janeiro,Brazil

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3. Josh Thomson

Record: 24-2

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

Record: 7-2-1

Weight: 154
Affiliation: Scandinavian BJJ Academy
Home: Oslo,Norway

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5. Takanori Gomi

Record: 15-2

Weight: 154
Affiliation: Kiguchi Dojo
Home: Tokyo,Japan

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6. Genki Sudo

Record: 9-3-1

Weight: 155
Affiliation: Pancrase Grabaka
Home: Tokyo,Japan

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7. Caol Uno

Record: 15-6-4

Weight: 154
Affiliation: Wajyutsu Tokyo Hombu
Home: Yokosuka pref,Japan

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8. Hermes Franca

Record: 8-2

Weight: 155
Affiliation: American Top Team
Home: Fortaleza,Brazil/FT.Lauderdale,FL,USA

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9. Tatsuya Kawajiri

Record: 10-2-2

Weight: 152
Affiliation: Tops
Home: Japan

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10. Yves Edwards

Record: 24-8-1

Pro Record: 23-8-1
Am Record: 1-0
Weight: 153
Weight Range: 153-169
Affiliation: Third Column
Birthplace: Nassau,Bahamas
Home: Woodlands,TX,USA

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FRINGE CONTENDERS

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Marcus Aurelio

Record 11-1

Weight: 155
Affiliation: American Top Team
Home: Boca Raton,FL,USA

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Ralph Gracie

Record: 6-0

Weight: 155
Affiliation: Ralph Gracie
Home: Rio de Janeiro,Brazil/Pleasant Hill,CA,USA

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Din Thomas

Record: 18-4

Weight: 155
Weight Range: 145-160
Affiliation: American Top Team
Home: Orlando,FL,USA

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Dokonjonosuke Mishima

Record: 14-3-2

Weight: 154
Affiliation: Cobra Kai
Home: Japan

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Matt Serra

Record: 5-3

Weight: 155
Affiliation: Team Renzo Gracie
Home: Long Island,NY,USA

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Kultar Gill

Record: 5-1

Pro Record: 4-1
Am Record: 1-0
Weight: 154
Affiliation: Gibson Pankration
Home: Vancouver,B.C.,Canada

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Alberto Crane

Record: 5-0

Weight: 155
Affiliation: Santa Fe BJJ
Home: Santa Fe,NM,USA

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Javier Vazquez (Retired?)

Record: 10-2

Weight: 155
Affiliation: Millennia Jiu Jitsu
Birthplace: Santiago,Cuba
Home: Pomona,CA,USA

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Nick Agallar

Record: 15-3

Affiliation: Freestyle Fighting Academy
Home: Racine,WI,USA

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Edson Diniz

Record: 8-1

Weight: 154
Affiliation: American Top Team
Home: Boca Raton,FL,USA

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Richard Crunkilton

Record: 11-1

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

Record: 9-2-4

Weight: 155
Affiliation: Pancrase Tokyo
Home: Tokyo,Japan

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Rumina Sato

Record: 20-8-2

Weight: 154
Weight Range: 150-160
Affiliation: K'z Factory
Home: Odawara,Japan/Tokyo,Japan

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Phil Johns

Record: 28-11

Weight: 154
Affiliation: Silverback Valetudo
Home: Canton,IL,USA

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Naoyuki Kotani

Record: 12-3-2

Weight: 154 lbs/70 kg
Affiliation: Rodeo Style
Home: Kanagawa,Japan

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David Gardner

Record: 8-3

Pro Record: 7-2
Am Record: 1-1
Weight: 155

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Rich Clementi

Record: 18-9-1

Pro Record: 17-9-1
Am Record: 1-0
Weight: 155
Affiliation: Team Voo Doo
Birthplace: Edison,NJ,USA
Home: Slidell,LA,USA

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Tomomi Iwama

Record: 6-1

Pro Record: 5-1
Am Record: 1-0
Weight: 155
Home: Japan

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Takumi Nakayama

Record: 10-5-3

Weight: 154
Affiliation: Paraestra Tokyo
Home: Tokyo,Japan

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Takashi Nakakura

Record: 4-1

Weight: 154
Affiliation: Shooting Gym Osaka
Home: Japan

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Victor Cruz

Record: 4-0

Weight: 152
Affiliation: Brausa Academy
Home: USA

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Brian Mitchell

Record: 8-1

Weight: 154
Weight Range: 152-162
Affiliation: Arizona Combat Sports
Home: AZ,USA

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Rick Davis

Record: 3-0

Weight 155
Affiliation: Las Vegas Combat Club
Home: Las Vegas,NV,USA

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Jason Ireland

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 (Retired?)

Record: 5-0

Pro Record: 4-0
Am Record: 1-0
Weight: 155
Affiliation: Team Oyama
Home: CA,USA

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Jean Silva

Record: 10-2

Home: Paraiba,Brazil

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Thomas Hytten

Record: 18-5-2

Weight: 150
Affiliation: Ookami Shootfighting
Home: Oslo,Norway

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Brendon Bell

Record: 13-1

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

Record: 5-0

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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Kaynan Kaku

Record: 5-0

Weight: 155
Affiliation: BJ Penn's MMAA
Home: Hilo,HI,USA

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Carlos Condit

Record: 4-0

Weight: 155
Affiliation: FIT NHB Team
Home: NM,USA

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Andry Fachruriadi

Record: 5-0

Home: Indonesia

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Joe Ahlert

Record: 1-0

Am Record: 1-0
Weight: 155
Affiliation: Team Renzo Gracie
Home: Middletown,NJ,USA

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Kurt Pellegrino

Record: 6-0

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

Record: 6-1-1

Weight: 154
Affiliation: Tops
Home: Japan

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Mattias Awad

Record: 7-3

Pro Record: 1-0
Am Record: 6-3
Home: Örebro,Sweden

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Daniel Weichel

Record: 7-1

Pro Record: 4-1
Am Record: 3-0
Weight: 154 lbs/70 kg
Affiliation: Power Academy
Home: Germany

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Mike Brown

Record: 9-2

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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Kenichirou Togashi

Record: 4-1-3

Weight: 154
Affiliation: Paraestra Hiroshima
Home: Japan

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Eduardo Guimaraes

Record: 1-1-1

Weight: 154/70 kg
Affiliation: World Fight Center
Home: Brazil

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Nam Phan

Record: 3-0

Weight: 155

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Yves Jabouin

Record: 7-2

Weight: 149
Home: Montreal,Quebec,Canada

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Jake Hattan

Record: 10-1

Weight: 155
Affiliation: Team Akumu
Home: Fort Collins,CO,USA

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David Baron

Record: 4-0

Weight: 155
Affiliation: Team France

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Jorge Gurgel

Record: 8-1

Weight:
Affiliation: Meat Truck Inc.
Home: Dayton,OH,USA

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Rudi Santoso

Record: 4-0

Home: Indonesia

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Yujiro Kushida

Record: 4-0

Weight: 154lbs/70kg
Affiliation: Takada Dojo
Home: Japan

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Nobuhiro Obiya

Record: 2-0-1

Weight: 154
Affiliation: Gustman Shooto Dojo
Home: Japan

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i'll be updating all the rankings on a regular basis...as needed

Kawajiri should be above Edwards

"Kawajiri should be above Edwards"

your absolutely right...and i really dont know why i had him so low...

trying to keep up with so many fighters is not easy and sometimes i do unintentionally overlook a few

thanks for pointing that out!

sometimes i mean to move a certain fighter and then get sidetracked and forget...

i take a lot flak from UG members for my rankings but i do try my best to keep them fair and updated accordingly

That list is looking better and better. It's good to see Kawajiri above Edwards. My only problem is that Sudo is too high since he has yet to beat a top 20 LW.

Peter P

i have Sudo that high cuz his loss to Bang was controversial...many say he won

what's Royler's weight for this weekend's fight?

Why is Ludwig considered champion?(honest question)

Also, I would put Ryan Bow and Kadowaki in there too

Pulver is fighting at 145 and Ludwig is champ cuz he beat Pulver when i had Pulver as the champ.