WORLD LIGHTWEIGHT RANKINGS

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WORLD LIGHTWEIGHT RANKINGS (as of 8/6/04)

LIGHTWEIGHTS
146 - 155 pounds

WORLD CHAMPION: Duane Ludwig

Record: 10-3

Weight: 155
Weight Range: 155-170
Affiliation: 3rd Dimension

Home: Denver,CO

UFC CHAMPION: vacant

PRIDE CHAMPION:

SHOOTO CHAMPION: Vitor Ribeiro (SHOOTO WW Champ)

PANCRASE CHAMPION: Kiuma Kunioku (PANCRASE WW Champ)

        TOP TEN
  1. BJ Penn

Record: 9-1-1

Weight: 154
Weight Range: 145-169
Affiliation: BJ Penn's MMAA

Home: Wainaku,Hilo,HI

  1. Vitor Ribeiro

Record: 10-0

Weight: 155
Affiliation: Nova Uniao

Home: Rio de Janeiro,Brazil

  1. Takanori Gomi

Record: 17-2

Weight: 154
Affiliation: Kiguchi Dojo

Home: Tokyo,Japan

  1. Joachim Hansen

Record: 8-2-1

Weight: 154
Affiliation: Scandinavian BJJ Academy

Home: Oslo,Norway

  1. Genki Sudo

Record: 10-3-1

Weight: 155
Affiliation: Beverly Hills Jiu-Jitsu Club
Home: Tokyo,Japan

  1. Caol Uno

Record: 15-6-4

Weight: 154
Affiliation: Wajyutsu Tokyo Hombu

Home: Yokosuka pref,Japan

  1. Josh Thomson

Record: 24-2

Pro Record: 24-1
Am Record: 0-1

Weight: 155
Affiliation: American Kickboxing Academy

Home: San Jose,CA,USA

  1. Hermes Franca

Record: 8-2

Weight: 155
Affiliation: American Top Team

Home: Fortaleza,Brazil/FT.Lauderdale,FL,USA

  1. Tatsuya Kawajiri

Record: 10-2-2

Weight: 152
Affiliation: Tops

Home: Japan

  1. Yves Edwards

Record: 26-8-1

Weight: 153
Weight Range: 153-169
Affiliation: Third Column

Birthplace: Nassau,Bahamas
Home: Woodlands,TX,USA

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    FRINGE CONTENDERS

Marcus Aurelio

Record 11-2

Weight: 155
Affiliation: American Top Team

Home: Boca Raton,FL,USA

Dokonjonosuke Mishima

Record: 15-3-2

Weight: 154
Affiliation: Cobra Kai

Home: Japan

Ralph Gracie

Record: 6-1

Weight: 155
Affiliation: Ralph Gracie

Home: Rio de Janeiro,Brazil/Pleasant Hill,CA,USA

Din Thomas

Record: 18-4

Weight: 155
Weight Range: 145-160
Affiliation: American Top Team

Home: Orlando,FL,USA

Matt Serra

Record: 6-3

Weight: 155
Affiliation: Team Renzo Gracie

Home: Long Island,NY,USA

Kultar Gill

Record: 6-1

Pro Record: 5-1
Am Record: 1-0
Weight: 154
Affiliation: Gibson Pankration

Home: Vancouver,B.C.,Canada

Alberto Crane

Record: 7-0

Weight: 155
Affiliation: Santa Fe BJJ

Home: Santa Fe,NM,USA

Javier Vazquez

Record: 10-2

Weight: 155
Affiliation: Millennia Jiu Jitsu

Birthplace: Santiago,Cuba
Home: Pomona,CA,USA

Nick Agallar

Record: 15-3

Affiliation: Freestyle Fighting Academy

Home: Racine,WI,USA

Edson Diniz

Record: 9-1

Weight: 154
Affiliation: American Top Team

Home: Boca Raton,FL,USA

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

Koji Oishi

Record: 10-2-4

Weight: 155
Weight Range: 155-166
Affiliation: Pancrase Tokyo

Home: Tokyo,Japan

Rumina Sato

Record: 21-8-2

Weight: 154
Weight Range: 150-160
Affiliation: K'z Factory

Home: Odawara,Japan/Tokyo,Japan

Phil Johns

Record: 28-11

Weight: 154
Affiliation: Silverback Valetudo

Home: Canton,IL,USA

Naoyuki Kotani

Record: 13-3-2

Weight: 154 lbs/70 kg
Affiliation: Rodeo Style

Home: Kanagawa,Japan

David Gardner

Record: 8-3

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

Weight: 155

Rich Clementi

Record: 20-9-1

Pro Record: 19-9-1
Am Record: 1-0

Weight: 155
Affiliation: Team Voo Doo

Birthplace: Edison,NJ,USA
Home: Slidell,LA,USA

Tomomi Iwama

Record: 6-2

Pro Record: 5-2
Am Record: 1-0
Weight: 155
Home: Japan

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Takumi Nakayama

Record: 10-6-3

Weight: 154
Affiliation: Paraestra Tokyo

Home: Tokyo,Japan

Ryan Bow

Record: 12-6

Weight: 154
Affiliation: Freelance

Birthplace: USA
Home: Japan

Takashi Nakakura

Record: 4-1

Weight: 154
Affiliation: Shooting Gym Osaka

Home: Japan

Victor Cruz

Record: 4-0

Weight: 152
Affiliation: Brausa Academy

Home: USA

Brian Mitchell

Record: 8-1

Weight: 154
Weight Range: 152-162
Affiliation: Arizona Combat Sports

Home: AZ,USA

Rick Davis

Record: 3-0-1

Weight 155
Affiliation: Las Vegas Combat Club

Home: Las Vegas,NV,USA

Jason Ireland

Record: 13-3-1

Weight: 155
Weight Range: 155-180
Affiliation: Team Tap or Snap

Home: Romeo,MI,USA

Jean Silva

Record: 11-2-1

Home: Paraiba,Brazil

Brendon Bell

Record: 13-1

Pro Record: 12-1
Am Record: 1-0
Weight: 155 lb/70 kg
Affiliation: Renshinkan
Home: Crestmead,QLD,Australia

Jorge Masvidal

Record: 5-0

Weight: 155
Affiliation: Freestyle Fighting Academy

Home: Miami,FL,USA

James Attwood

Record: 4-1

Weight: 150 lbs/68 kg
Affiliation: Brausa Academy

Kaynan Kaku

Record: 5-0

Weight: 155
Affiliation: BJ Penn's MMAA

Home: Hilo,HI,USA

Carlos Condit

Record: 5-0

Weight: 155
Affiliation: FIT NHB Team

Home: NM,USA

Andry Fachruriadi

Record: 5-0

Home: Indonesia

Kurt Pellegrino

Record: 6-1

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

Affiliation: Team Renzo Gracie

Home: Point Pleasant, NJ,USA

Mitsuhiro Ishida

Record: 6-2-1

Weight: 154
Affiliation: Tops

Home: Japan

Mattias Awad

Record: 7-3

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

Daniel Weichel

Record: 8-1

Pro Record: 5-1
Am Record: 3-0
Weight: 154 lbs/70 kg
Affiliation: Power Academy

Home: Germany

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

Kazeka Muniz

Record: 5-1

Weight: 155
Affiliation: Golden Glory Team
Birthplace: Brazil

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Kenichirou Togashi

Record: 4-1-3

Weight: 154
Affiliation: Paraestra Hiroshima

Home: Japan

Eduardo Guimaraes

Record: 1-1-1

Weight: 154/70 kg
Affiliation: World Fight Center

Home: Brazil

Nam Phan

Record: 3-0

Weight: 155

Jay Estrada

Record: 7-1

Pro Record: 6-1
Am Record: 1-0
Affiliation: Combat-Do

Home: Cicero,IL,USA

Sam Stout

Record: 2-1-1

Yves Jabouin

Record: 7-3

Weight: 149
Home: Montreal,Quebec,Canada

Jake Hattan

Record: 10-1

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

David Baron

Record: 4-0

Weight: 155
Affiliation: Team France

Jorge Gurgel

Record: 8-1

Weight:
Affiliation: Meat Truck Inc.

Home: Dayton,OH,USA

Franco De Leonardis

Record: 8-0

Weight: 154
Weight Range: 154-172
Affiliation: German Top Team

Birthplace: Hanau,Hessen,Germany
Home: Frankfurt,Hessen,Germany

Rudi Santoso

Record: 4-0

Home: Indonesia

Yujiro Kushida

Record: 5-0

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

Nobuhiro Obiya

Record: 2-0-1

Weight: 154
Affiliation: Gustman Shooto Dojo

Home: Japan

Gilbert Melendez

Record: 6-0

Pro Record: 4-0
Am Record: 2-0
Weight: 155/70
Weight: Range: 145-155
Affiliation: Cesar Gracie

Home: Concord,CA,USA

Matt Lininger

Record: 7-1

Pro Record: 5-1
Am Record: 2-0
Affiliation: Victory Athletics

Home: Yelm,WA,USA

Dennis Davis

Record: 4-1

Pro Record: 3-1
Am Record: 1-0
Weight: 155
Home: USA

Thomas Hytten

Record: 18-6-2

Pro Record: 3-3-1
Am Record: 15-3-1
Weight: 155
Weight Range: 154-159
Affiliation: Ookami Shootfighting

Home: Oslo,Norway

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Wouldn't BJ Penn beating Ludwig make Penn the World Champ ?

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No, they fought at 170lbs., not 155

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Reno... This is in terms of being the linear champ... Jens was the widely accepted World Champ because of his reign in the UFC. Then he lost to Ludwig... (regardless of the fact that it was not a UFC bout).

Like Fedor - beat Nogueira, who beat Coleman, who beat Fujita, who beat Kerr, who beat Enson, who beat Couture, who beat Mo Smith, who beat Coleman, who beat Severn to establish the recognized world champ

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You're on drugs...

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bang being world champ is ridiculous

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mma rankings Having Yves Edwards at #2 is rediculous

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I don't think it matters if they fought at 170, they can both make 155 and Penn killed him. I agree about edwards rank though.

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145lbs-155lbs Mike Brown should be in the top 10

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Shouldnt Shaolin be considered the world champ,since the Shooto belt was around way before the UFC belt?

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Don't forget Takumi after him beating Krazy Horse tonite!!!

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"I don't think it matters if they fought at 170, they can both make 155 and Penn killed him. I agree about edwards rank though."

"Shouldnt Shaolin be considered the world champ,since the Shooto belt was around way before the UFC belt?"

There could be an arguement for who deserves to be champ...Bang is not really 'THE' champ but, he did KO Pulver when i had Pulver as the linear champ(when he beat Uno). Pulver also beat Penn, who had 'destroyed' Gomi, who had become the Legit SHOOTO champ.

I wish Penn/Bang had been at 155lbs. but, it wasnt...therefore, until Bang loses at 155 then he'll remain the linear champ.

Shaolin might be deserving but until he beats Bang he will not be the linear champ.