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.