MMA RANKINGS

[Agent Kev]

This is the fourth installment of my MMA Rankings.

It should be noted that there are several worthy fighters (Rich Franklin, Gegard Mousasi, Wanderlei Silva) that are not ranked due to switching weight classifications or not consistently fighting at one weight (Nick Diaz).

HEAVYWEIGHT RANKINGS

#1 Fedor Emelianenko (29-1-0)
WAMMA Heavyweight Champion
Last Three Fights:
W(KO)- Andrei Arlovski- R1- 1/24/09
W(SUB)- Tim Sylvia- R1- 7/19/08
W(SUB)- Hong Man Choi- R1- 12/31/07
Next Fight: 8/1/09 vs. Josh Barnett

#2 Frank Mir (12-3)
UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion
Last Three Fights:
W (TKO)- Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira- R2- 12/27/08
W (SUB)- Brock Lesnar- R1- 2/2/08
W (SUB)- Antoni Hardonk- R1- 8/25/07
Next Fight: 7/11/09 vs. Brock Lesnar

#3 Josh Barnett (24-5)
Last Three Fights:
W (SUB)- Gilbert Yvel- R3- 1/24/09
W (KO)- Pedro Rizzo- R2- 7/19/08
W (DEC)- Jeff Monson- R3- 5/18/08
Next Fight- 8/1/09 vs. Fedor Emelianenko

#4 Brock Lesnar (3-1)
UFC Heavyweight Champion
Last Three Fights:
W (TKO)- Randy Couture- R2- 11/15/08
W (DEC)- Heath Herring- R3- 8/9/08
L (SUB)- Frank Mir- R1- 2/2/08
Next Fight- 7/11/09 vs. Frank Mir

#5 Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (31-5-1)
Last Three Fights:
L (TKO)- Frank Mir- R2- 12/27/08
W (SUB)- Tim Sylvia- R3- 2/2/08
W (DEC)- Heath Herring- R3- 7/7/07
Next Fight: 8/29/09 vs. Randy Couture

#6 Randy Couture (16-9)
Last Three Fights:
L (TKO)- Brock Lesnar- R2- 11/15/08
W (TKO)- Gabriel Gonzaga- R3- 8/25/07
W (DEC)- Tim Sylvia- R5- 3/3/07
Next Fight: 8/29/09 vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

#7 Alistair Overeem (29-11)
Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion
Last Three Fights:
W (SUB)- Gary Goodridge- R1- 11/9/08
NC- Mirko Filipovic- R1- 9/23/08
W (SUB)- Mark Hunt- R1- 7/21/08
Next Fight- 8/15/09 vs. TBA

#8 Brett Rogers (10-0)
Last Three Fights:
W (TKO)- Andre Arlovski- R1- 6/6/09
W (TKO)- Ron Humphrey- R2- 4/11/09
W (KO)- Jon Murphy- R1- 5/31/08
Next Fight- TBD

#9 Junior dos Santos (8-1)
Last Three Fights:
W (TKO)- Stefan Struve- R1- 2/21/09
W (TKO)- Fabricio Werdum- R1- 10/25/08
W (TKO)- Geronimo dos Santos- R1- 5/24/08
Next Fight- 8/29/09 vs. Justin McCully

#10 Shane Carwin (11-0)
Last Three Fights:
W (TKO)- Gabriel Gonzaga- R1- 3/7/09
W (TKO)- Neil Wain- R1- 10/18/08
W (KO)- Christian Wellisch- R1- 5/24/08
Next Fight- 9/19/09 vs. Heath Herring

FOUR TO WATCH:
Cain Velazquez (Next Fight: 6/13/09 vs. Cheick Kongo)
Cheick Kongo (Next Fight: 6/13/09 vs. Cain Velazquez)
Fabricio Werdum
Ben Rothwell (Next Fight: 8/1/09 vs. Chase Gormley)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT RANKINGS

#1 Lyoto Machida (15-0)
UFC Light Heavyweight Champion
Last Three Fights:
W (KO)- Rashad Evans- R2- 5/23/09
W (KO)- Thiago Silva- R1- 1/31/09
W (DEC)- Tito Ortiz- R3- 5/24/08
Next Fight- 10/24/09 vs. Mauricio Rua

#2 Quinton Jackson (30-7)
Last Three Fights:
W (DEC)- Keith Jardine- R3- 3/7/09
W (KO)- Wanderlei Silva- R1- 12/27/08
L (DEC)- Forrest Griffin- R5- 7/5/08
Next Fight- TBD

#3 Rashad Evans (13-1-1)
Last Three Fights:
L (KO)- Lyoto Machida- R2- 5/23/09
W(TKO)- Forrest Griffin- R3- 12/27/08
W(KO)- Chuck Liddell- R2- 9/6/08
Next Fight: TBD

#4 Forrest Griffin (16-5)
Last Three Fights:
L (TKO)- Rashad Evans- R3- 12/27/08
W (DEC)- Quinton Jackson- R5- 7/5/08
W (SUB)- Mauricio Rua- R3- 9/22/07
Next Fight- 8/8/09 vs. Anderson Silva

#5 Maurício Rua (18-3)
Last Three Fights:
W (TKO)- Chuck Liddell- R1- 4/18/09
W (TKO)- Mark Coleman- R3- 1/17/09
L (SUB)- Forrest Griffin- R3- 9/22/07
Next Fight- 10/24/09 vs. Lyoto Machida

#6 Antonio Rogério Nogueira (17-3)
Last Three Fights:
W (SUB)- Dion Staring- R3- 5/9/09
W (KO)- Vladimir Matyushenko- R2- 1/24/09
W (DEC)- Moise Rimbon- R3- 11/1/08
Next Fight- TBD

#7 Renato Sobral (32-7)
Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion
Last Three Fights:
W (SUB)- Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou- R2- 1/24/09
W (TKO)- Bobby Southworth- R1- 11/21/08
W (DEC)- Mike Whitehead- R3- 7/19/08
Next Fight- 8/1/09 vs. Gegard Mousasi

#8 Keith Jardine (14-5-1)
L (DEC)- Quinton Jackson- R3- 3/7/09
W (DEC)- Brandon Vera- R3- 10/18/08
L (KO)- Wanderlei Silva- R1- 5/24/08
Next Fight- 8/29/09 vs. Thiago Silva

#9 Luis Cane (10-1)
Last Three Fights:
W (DEC)- Steve Cantwell- R3- 4/18/09
W (TKO)- Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou- R2- 10/18/08
W (TKO)- Jason Lambert- R1- 6/7/08
Next Fight: TBD

#10 Thiago Silva (13-1)
Last Three Fights:
L (KO)- Lyoto Machida- R1- 1/31/09
W (SUB)- Antonio Mendes- R1- 5/24/08
W (TKO)- Houston Alexander- R1- 11/17/07
Next Fight: 8/29/09 vs. Keith Jardine

FIVE TO WATCH:
Gegard Mousasi (Next Fight: 8/1/09 vs. Renato Sobral)
Jon Jones (Next Fight: 7/11/09 vs. Jake O'Brien)
Rich Franklin (Next Fight: 6/13/09 vs. Wanderlei Silva)
Mo Lawal
Brandon Vera (Next Fight: 8/29/09 vs. Matt Hamill)

MIDDLEWEIGHT RANKINGS

#1 Anderson Silva (24-4)
UFC Middleweight Champion
Last Three Fights:
W (DEC) Thales Leites- R5- 4/18/09
W (TKO) Patrick Cote- R3- 10/25/08
W (KO) James Irvin- R1- 7/19/08 @ Light Heavyweight
Next Fight: 8/8/09 vs. Forrest Griffin

#2 Yushin Okami (23-4)
Last Three Fights:
W (DEC) Dean Lister- R3- 12/27/08
W (KO) Evan Tanner- R2- 3/1/08
W (DEC) Jason MacDonald- R3- 10/20/07
Next Fight: 10/24/09 vs. Patrick Cote

#3 Dan Henderson (24-7)
Last Three Fights:
W (DEC) Rich Franklin- R3- 1/17/09 @ Light Heavyweight
W (DEC) Rousimar Palhares- R3- 9/6/08
L (SUB) Anderson Silva- R2- 3/1/08
Next Fight- 7/11/09 vs. Michael Bisping

#4 Jorge Santiago (21-7)
Sengoku Middleweight Champion
Last Three Fights:
W (SUB) Kazuo Misaki- R5- 1/4/09
W (TKO) Kazuhiro Nakamura- R3- 11/1/08
W (SUB) Siyar Bahadurzada- R1- 11/1/08
Next Fight: 8/1/09 vs. Vitor Belfort

#5 Nate Marquardt (28-8-2)
Last Three Fights:
W (KO) Wilson Gouveia- R3- 2/21/09
W (TKO) Martin Kampmann- R1- 9/6/08
L (DEC) Thales Leites- R3- 6/7/08
Next Fight: 8/29/09 vs. Demian Maia

#6 Demian Maia (10-0)
Last Three Fights:
W (SUB) Chael Sonnen- R1- 2/21/09
W (SUB) Nate Quarry- R1- 11/15/08
W (SUB) Jason MacDonald- R3- 8/9/08
Next Fight: 8/29/09 vs. Nate Marquardt

#7 Robbie Lawler (16-5)
Former Elite XC Middleweight Champion
Last Three Fights:
L (SUB) Jake Shields- R1- 6/6/09
W (TKO) Scott Smith- R2- 7/26/08
NC Scott Smith- R3- 5/31/08
Next Fight: TBD

#8 Yoshihiro Akiyama (12-1)
Last Three Fights:
W (SUB)- Masanori Tonooka- R1- 9/23/08
W (SUB)- Katsuyori Shibata- R1- 7/21/08
NC- Kazuo Misaki- R1- 12/31/07
Next Fight: 7/11/09 vs. Alan Belcher

#9 Ronaldo Souza (10-2)
NC Jason Miller- R1- 5/26/09
L (KO) Gegard Mousasi- R1- 9/23/08
W (SUB) Zelg Galesic- R1- 9/23/08
Next Fight: TBD

#10 Vitor Belfort (18-8)
W (KO) Matt Lindland- R1- 1/24/09
W (KO) Terry Martin- R2- 7/19/08
W (DEC) James Zikic- R3- 9/22/07
Next Fight: 8/1/09 vs. Jorge Santiago

FOUR TO WATCH:
Michael Bisping (Next Fight: 7/11/09 vs. Dan Henderson)
Kazuo Misaki
Wanderlei Silva (Next Fight: 6/13/09 vs. Rich Franklin)
Chael Sonnen

WELTERWEIGHT RANKINGS

#1 Georges St-Pierre (18-2)
UFC Welterweight Champion
W (TKO) B.J. Penn- R4- 1/31/09
W (DEC) Jon Fitch- R5- 8/9/08
W (TKO) Matt Serra- R2- 4/19/08
Next Fight: 7/11/09 vs. Thiago Alves

#2 Thiago Alves (16-3)
W (DEC) Josh Koscheck- R3- 10/25/08
W (TKO) Matt Hughes- R2- 6/7/08
W (TKO) Karo Parisyan- R2- 4/2/08
Next Fight: 7/11/09 vs. Georges St-Pierre

#3 Jon Fitch (18-3)
W (DEC) Akihiro Gono- R3- 1/31/09
L (DEC) Georges St-Pierre- R5- 8/9/08
W (DEC) Chris Wilson- R3- 3/1/08
Next Fight: 7/11/09 vs. Paulo Thiago

#4 Jake Shields (23-4-1)
Former Elite XC Welterweight Champion
W (SUB) Robbie Lawler- R1- 6/6/09
W (SUB) Paul Daley- R2- 10/4/08
W (SUB) Nick Thompson- R1- 7/26/08
Next Fight: TBD

#5 Martin Kampmann (15-2)
W (DEC) Carlos Condit- R3- 4/1/09
W (TKO) Alexandre Barros- R2- 1/17/09
L (TKO) Nate Marquardt- R1- 9/6/08
Next Fight: TBD

#6 Carlos Condit (22-4)
L (DEC) Martin Kampmann- R3- 4/1/09
W (TKO) Hiromitsu Miura- R4- 8/3/08
W (SUB) Carlo Prater- R1- 2/13/08
Next Fight: TBD

#7 Matt Hughes (43-7)
W (DEC) Matt Serra- R3- 5/23/09
L (TKO) Thiago Alves- R2- 6/7/08
L (SUB) Georges St-Pierre- R2- 12/29/07
W (DEC) Chris Lytle- R3- 3/3/07
Next Fight: TBD

#8 Mike Swick (13-2)
W (TKO) Jonathan Goulet- R1- 12/10/08
W (DEC) Marcus Davis- R3- 6/7/08
W (DEC) Josh Burkman- R3- 1/23/08
Next Fight: 6/13/09 vs. Ben Saunders

#9 Paulo Thiago (11-0)
W (TKO) Josh Koscheck- R1- 2/21/09
W (TKO) Luis Dutra Jr- R1- 9/13/08
W (DEC) Ferrid Kheder- R3- 7/12/08
Next Fight: 7/11/09 vs. Jon Fitch

#10 Josh Koscheck (12-4)
L (TKO) Paulo Thiago- R1- 2/21/09
W (KO) Yoshiyuki Yoshida- R1- 12/10/08
L (DEC) Thiago Alves- R3- 10/25/08
Next Fight: 9/19/09 vs. Frank Trigg

SIX TO WATCH:
Marcus Davis (Next Fight: 6/13/09 vs. Dan Hardy)
Dustin Hazelett
Anthony Johnson (Next Fight: 6/20/09 vs. Matt Brown)
Brock Larson
John Howard (Next Fight: 8/8/09 vs. Tamdan McCrory)
Dan Hardy (Next Fight: 6/13/09 vs. Marcus Davis)

LIGHTWEIGHT RANKINGS

#1 B.J. Penn (13-5-1)
UFC Lightweight Champion
Last Three Fights:
L (TKO) Georges St-Pierre- R4- 1/31/09 @ Welterweight
W (TKO) Sean Sherk- R3- 5/24/08
W (SUB) Joe Stevenson- R2- 1/19/08
Next Fight: 8/8/09 vs. Kenny Florian

#2 Shinya Aoki (20-4)
WAMMA Lightweight Champion
Last Three Fights:
L (TKO) Hayato Sakurai- R1- 4/5/09 @ Welterweight
W (SUB) David Gardner- R1- 3/8/09
W (SUB) Eddie Alvarez- R1- 12/31/08
Next Fight: 7/20/09 vs. Vitor Ribeiro

#3 Eddie Alvarez (17-2)
Last Three Fights:
W (SUB) Eric Reynolds- R1- 5/1/09
W (SUB) Greg Loughran- R1- 4/3/09
L (SUB) Shinya Aoki- R1- 12/31/08
Next Fight: 6/19/09 vs. Toby Imada

#4 Joachim Hansen (19-7-1)
DREAM Lightweight Champion
Last Three Fights:
W (TKO) Shinya Aoki- R1- 7/21/08
W (SUB) Kultar Gill- R1- 7/21/08
L (DEC) Eddie Alvarez- R2- 5/11/08
Next Fight: TBD

#5 Kenny Florian (11-3)
Last Three Fights:
W (SUB) Joe Stevenson- R1- 11/15/08
W (DEC) Roger Huerta- R3- 8/9/08
W (TKO) Joe Lauzon- R2- 4/2/08
Next Fight: 8/8/09 vs. B.J. Penn

#6 Josh Thomson (16-2)
Strikeforce Lightweight Champion
Last Three Fights:
W (TKO) Ashe Bowman- R1- 9/20/08
W (DEC) Gilbert Melendez- R5- 6/27/08
W (TKO) Adam Lynn- R1- 9/29/07
Next Fight: 8/15/09 vs. Gilbert Melendez

#7 Diego Sanchez (20-2)
Last Three Fights:
W (DEC) Joe Stevenson- R3- 2/21/09
W (TKO) Luigi Fioravanti- R3- 6/21/08
W (SUB) David Bielkheden- R1- 3/1/08
Next Fight: 6/20/09 vs. Clay Guida

#8 Tatsuya Kawajiri (24-5-2)
Lats Three Fights:
W (DEC) Gesias Cavalcante- R2- 5/26/09
W (SUB) Ross Ebanez- R1- 3/8/09
L (TKO) Eddie Alvarez- R1- 7/21/08
Next Fight: TBD

#9 Gray Maynard (7-0)
Last Three Fights:
W (DEC) Jim Miller- R3- 3/7/09
W (DEC) Rich Clementi- R3- 10/25/08
W (DEC) Frankie Edgar- R3- 4/2/08
Next Fight: TBD

#10 Frank Edgar (10-1)
Last Three Fights:
W (DEC) Sean Sherk- R3- 5/23/09
W (DEC) Hermes France- R3- 7/19/08
L (DEC) Gray Maynard- R3- 4/2/08
Next Fight: TBD

FIVE TO WATCH:
Satoru Kitaoka (Next Fight: 8/2/09 vs. Mizuto Hirota)
Gilbert Melendez (Next Fight: 8/15/09 vs. Josh Thomson
Jamie Varner
Donald Cerrone
Caol Uno (Next Fight: 6/13/09 vs. Spencer Fisher)

[Agent Kev]

This is the fifth installment of my MMA rankings.

MMA has some very exciting shows coming up over the next month:
DREAM 10- 7/20/09
Affliction: Trilogy- 8/1/09
Sengoku IX- 8/2/09
UFC 101- 8/8/09
WEC 42- 8/9/09
Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg- 8/15/09
UFC 102- 8/29/09
WEC 43- 9/2/09

Also, Featherweight rankings have been added and with the upcoming Strikeforce Welterweight Title Fight between Nick Diaz and Joe Riggs...Nick Diaz finds himself in the rankings (previously had had been unranked due to taking part in different weight classes and catch weight fights recently).

HEAVYWEIGHT RANKINGS

#1 Fedor Emelianenko (29-1-0)
WAMMA Heavyweight Champion
Last Three Fights:
W(KO)- Andrei Arlovski- R1- 1/24/09
W(SUB)- Tim Sylvia- R1- 7/19/08
W(SUB)- Hong Man Choi- R1- 12/31/07
Next Fight: 8/1/09 vs. Josh Barnett

#2 Josh Barnett (24-5)
Last Three Fights:
W (SUB)- Gilbert Yvel- R3- 1/24/09
W (KO)- Pedro Rizzo- R2- 7/19/08
W (DEC)- Jeff Monson- R3- 5/18/08
Next Fight- 8/1/09 vs. Fedor Emelianenko

#3 Brock Lesnar (4-1)
UFC Heavyweight Champion
Last Three Fights:
W (TKO)- Frank Mir- R2- 7/11/09
W (TKO)- Randy Couture- R2- 11/15/08
W (DEC)- Heath Herring- R3- 8/9/08
Next Fight- TBD

#4 Frank Mir (12-4)
Last Three Fights:
L (TKO)- Brock Lesnar- R2- 7/11/09
W (TKO)- Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira- R2- 12/27/08
W (SUB)- Brock Lesnar- R1- 2/2/08
Next Fight: TBD

#5 Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (31-5-1)
Last Three Fights:
L (TKO)- Frank Mir- R2- 12/27/08
W (SUB)- Tim Sylvia- R3- 2/2/08
W (DEC)- Heath Herring- R3- 7/7/07
Next Fight: 8/29/09 vs. Randy Couture

#6 Randy Couture (16-9)
Last Three Fights:
L (TKO)- Brock Lesnar- R2- 11/15/08
W (TKO)- Gabriel Gonzaga- R3- 8/25/07
W (DEC)- Tim Sylvia- R5- 3/3/07
Next Fight: 8/29/09 vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

#7 Alistair Overeem (29-11)
Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion
Last Three Fights:
W (SUB)- Gary Goodridge- R1- 11/9/08
NC- Mirko Filipovic- R1- 9/23/08
W (SUB)- Mark Hunt- R1- 7/21/08
Next Fight- 8/15/09 vs. Fabrício Werdum

#8 Brett Rogers (10-0)
Last Three Fights:
W (TKO)- Andre Arlovski- R1- 6/6/09
W (TKO)- Ron Humphrey- R2- 4/11/09
W (KO)- Jon Murphy- R1- 5/31/08
Next Fight- TBD

#9 Junior dos Santos (8-1)
Last Three Fights:
W (TKO)- Stefan Struve- R1- 2/21/09
W (TKO)- Fabricio Werdum- R1- 10/25/08
W (TKO)- Geronimo dos Santos- R1- 5/24/08
Next Fight- 9/19/09 vs. Mirko Cro Cop

#10 Shane Carwin (11-0)
Last Three Fights:
W (TKO)- Gabriel Gonzaga- R1- 3/7/09
W (TKO)- Neil Wain- R1- 10/18/08
W (KO)- Christian Wellisch- R1- 5/24/08
Next Fight- 10/24/09 vs. Cain Velasquez

FIVE TO WATCH:
Cain Velazquez (Next Fight: 10/24/09 vs. Shane Carwin)
Fabricio Werdum (Next Fight: 8/15/09 vs. Alistair Overeem)
Ben Rothwell (Next Fight: 8/1/09 vs. Chase Gormley)
Aleksander Emelianenko
Gilbert Yvel (Next Fight: 8/1/09 vs. Paul Buentello)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT RANKINGS

#1 Lyoto Machida (15-0)
UFC Light Heavyweight Champion
Last Three Fights:
W (KO)- Rashad Evans- R2- 5/23/09
W (KO)- Thiago Silva- R1- 1/31/09
W (DEC)- Tito Ortiz- R3- 5/24/08
Next Fight- 10/24/09 vs. Mauricio Rua

#2 Quinton Jackson (30-7)
Last Three Fights:
W (DEC)- Keith Jardine- R3- 3/7/09
W (KO)- Wanderlei Silva- R1- 12/27/08
L (DEC)- Forrest Griffin- R5- 7/5/08
Next Fight- TBD

#3 Rashad Evans (13-1-1)
Last Three Fights:
L (KO)- Lyoto Machida- R2- 5/23/09
W(TKO)- Forrest Griffin- R3- 12/27/08
W(KO)- Chuck Liddell- R2- 9/6/08
Next Fight: TBD

#4 Forrest Griffin (16-5)
Last Three Fights:
L (TKO)- Rashad Evans- R3- 12/27/08
W (DEC)- Quinton Jackson- R5- 7/5/08
W (SUB)- Mauricio Rua- R3- 9/22/07
Next Fight- 8/8/09 vs. Anderson Silva

#5 Maurício Rua (18-3)
Last Three Fights:
W (TKO)- Chuck Liddell- R1- 4/18/09
W (TKO)- Mark Coleman- R3- 1/17/09
L (SUB)- Forrest Griffin- R3- 9/22/07
Next Fight- 10/24/09 vs. Lyoto Machida

#6 Rich Franklin (25-4)
Last Three Fights:
W (DEC)- Wanderlei Silva- R3- 6/13/09
L (S/DEC)- Dan Henderson- R3- 1/17/09
W (TKO)- Matt Hamill- R3- 9/6/09
Next Fight: TBD

#7 Antonio Rogério Nogueira (17-3)
Last Three Fights:
W (SUB)- Dion Staring- R3- 5/9/09
W (KO)- Vladimir Matyushenko- R2- 1/24/09
W (DEC)- Moise Rimbon- R3- 11/1/08
Next Fight- 9/12/09 vs. Alex Stiebling

#8 Renato Sobral (32-7)
Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion
Last Three Fights:
W (SUB)- Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou- R2- 1/24/09
W (TKO)- Bobby Southworth- R1- 11/21/08
W (DEC)- Mike Whitehead- R3- 7/19/08
Next Fight- 8/1/09 vs. Gegard Mousasi

#9 Luis Cane (10-1)
Last Three Fights:
W (DEC)- Steve Cantwell- R3- 4/18/09
W (TKO)- Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou- R2- 10/18/08
W (TKO)- Jason Lambert- R1- 6/7/08
Next Fight: TBD

#10 Keith Jardine (14-5-1)
L (DEC)- Quinton Jackson- R3- 3/7/09
W (DEC)- Brandon Vera- R3- 10/18/08
L (KO)- Wanderlei Silva- R1- 5/24/08
Next Fight- 8/29/09 vs. Thiago Silva

FIVE TO WATCH:
Gegard Mousasi (Next Fight: 8/1/09 vs. Renato Sobral)
Thiago Silva (Next Fight: 8/29/09 vs. Keith Jardine)
Jon Jones
Mo Lawal
Brandon Vera (Next Fight: 8/29/09 vs. Matt Hamill)

MIDDLEWEIGHT RANKINGS

#1 Anderson Silva (24-4)
UFC Middleweight Champion
Last Three Fights:
W (DEC) Thales Leites- R5- 4/18/09
W (TKO) Patrick Cote- R3- 10/25/08
W (KO) James Irvin- R1- 7/19/08 @ Light Heavyweight
Next Fight: 8/8/09 vs. Forrest Griffin

#2 Dan Henderson (25-7)
Last Three Fights:
W (KO) Michael Bisping- R2- 7/11/09
W (DEC) Rich Franklin- R3- 1/17/09 @ Light Heavyweight
W (DEC) Rousimar Palhares- R3- 9/6/08
Next Fight- TBD

#3 Yushin Okami (23-4)
Last Three Fights:
W (DEC) Dean Lister- R3- 12/27/08
W (KO) Evan Tanner- R2- 3/1/08
W (DEC) Jason MacDonald- R3- 10/20/07
Next Fight: TBD

#4 Jorge Santiago (21-7)
Sengoku Middleweight Champion
Last Three Fights:
W (SUB) Kazuo Misaki- R5- 1/4/09
W (TKO) Kazuhiro Nakamura- R3- 11/1/08
W (SUB) Siyar Bahadurzada- R1- 11/1/08
Next Fight: 8/1/09 vs. Vitor Belfort

#5 Nate Marquardt (28-8-2)
Last Three Fights:
W (KO) Wilson Gouveia- R3- 2/21/09
W (TKO) Martin Kampmann- R1- 9/6/08
L (DEC) Thales Leites- R3- 6/7/08
Next Fight: 8/29/09 vs. Demian Maia

#6 Demian Maia (10-0)
Last Three Fights:
W (SUB) Chael Sonnen- R1- 2/21/09
W (SUB) Nate Quarry- R1- 11/15/08
W (SUB) Jason MacDonald- R3- 8/9/08
Next Fight: 8/29/09 vs. Nate Marquardt

#7 Robbie Lawler (16-5)
Former Elite XC Middleweight Champion
Last Three Fights:
L (SUB) Jake Shields- R1- 6/6/09
W (TKO) Scott Smith- R2- 7/26/08
NC Scott Smith- R3- 5/31/08
W (TKO) Murilo Rua- R3- 9/15/07
Next Fight: TBD

#8 Yoshihiro Akiyama (13-1)
Last Three Fights:
W (DEC)- Alan Belcher- R3- 7/11/09
W (SUB)- Masanori Tonooka- R1- 9/23/08
W (SUB)- Katsuyori Shibata- R1- 7/21/08
Next Fight: TBD

#9 Ronaldo Souza (10-2)
NC Jason Miller- R1- 5/26/09
L (KO) Gegard Mousasi- R1- 9/23/08
W (SUB) Zelg Galesic- R1- 9/23/08
Next Fight: 9/25/09 vs. Jason Miller (DREAM Middleweight Championship)

#10 Vitor Belfort (18-8)
W (KO) Matt Lindland- R1- 1/24/09
W (KO) Terry Martin- R2- 7/19/08
W (DEC) James Zikic- R3- 9/22/07
Next Fight: 8/1/09 vs. Jorge Santiago

FIVE TO WATCH:
Kazuo Misaki
Wanderlei Silva
Chael Sonnen
Thales Leites (Next Fight: 8/8/09 vs. Alessio Sakara)
Patrick Cote

WELTERWEIGHT RANKINGS

#1 Georges St-Pierre (19-2)
UFC Welterweight Champion
W (DEC) Thiago Alves- R5- 7/11/09
W (TKO) B.J. Penn- R4- 1/31/09
W (DEC) Jon Fitch- R5- 8/9/08
Next Fight: TBD

#2 Jon Fitch (19-3)
W (DEC) Paulo Thiago- R3- 7/11/09
W (DEC) Akihiro Gono- R3- 1/31/09
L (DEC) Georges St-Pierre- R5- 8/9/08
Next Fight: TBD

#3 Jake Shields (23-4-1)
Former Elite XC Welterweight Champion
W (SUB) Robbie Lawler- R1- 6/6/09
W (SUB) Paul Daley- R2- 10/4/08
W (SUB) Nick Thompson- R1- 7/26/08
Next Fight: TBD

#4 Thiago Alves (16-4)
L (DEC) Georges St-Pierre-R5- 7/11/09
W (DEC) Josh Koscheck- R3- 10/25/08
W (TKO) Matt Hughes- R2- 6/7/08
Next Fight: TBD

#5 Nick Diaz (20-7)
W (SUB) Scott Smith- R3- 6/6/09
W (TKO) Frank Shamrock- R2- 4/11/09
W (TKO) Thomas Denny- R2- 7/26/08
Next Fight: 8/15/09 vs. Joe Riggs (Strikeforce Welterweight Title Fight)

#6 Martin Kampmann (15-2)
W (DEC) Carlos Condit- R3- 4/1/09
W (TKO) Alexandre Barros- R2- 1/17/09
L (TKO) Nate Marquardt- R1- 9/6/08
Next Fight: 9/19/09 vs. Mike Swick

#6 Carlos Condit (22-4)
L (DEC) Martin Kampmann- R3- 4/1/09
W (TKO) Hiromitsu Miura- R4- 8/3/08
W (SUB) Carlo Prater- R1- 2/13/08
Next Fight: 9/16/09 vs. Chris Lytle

#7 Matt Hughes (43-7)
W (DEC) Matt Serra- R3- 5/23/09
L (TKO) Thiago Alves- R2- 6/7/08
L (SUB) Georges St-Pierre- R2- 12/29/07
W (DEC) Chris Lytle- R3- 3/3/07
Next Fight: TBD

#8 Mike Swick (13-2)
W (TKO) Jonathan Goulet- R1- 12/10/08
W (DEC) Marcus Davis- R3- 6/7/08
W (DEC) Josh Burkman- R3- 1/23/08
Next Fight: 9/19/09 vs. Martin Kampmann

#9 Paulo Thiago (11-1)
L (DEC) Jon Fitch- R3- 7/11/09
W (TKO) Josh Koscheck- R1- 2/21/09
W (TKO) Luis Dutra Jr- R1- 9/13/08
Next Fight: TBD

#10 Josh Koscheck (12-4)
L (TKO) Paulo Thiago- R1- 2/21/09
W (KO) Yoshiyuki Yoshida- R1- 12/10/08
L (DEC) Thiago Alves- R3- 10/25/08
Next Fight: 9/19/09 vs. Frank Trigg

SIX TO WATCH:
Dan Hardy
Brock Larson
Marcus Davis
Dustin Hazelett
Anthony Johnson (Next Fight: 10/24/09 vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshuda)
John Howard (Next Fight: 8/8/09 vs. Tamdan McCrory)

LIGHTWEIGHT RANKINGS

#1 B.J. Penn (13-5-1)
UFC Lightweight Champion
Last Three Fights:
L (TKO) Georges St-Pierre- R4- 1/31/09 @ Welterweight
W (TKO) Sean Sherk- R3- 5/24/08
W (SUB) Joe Stevenson- R2- 1/19/08
Next Fight: 8/8/09 vs. Kenny Florian

#2 Shinya Aoki (20-4)
WAMMA Lightweight Champion
Last Three Fights:
L (TKO) Hayato Sakurai- R1- 4/5/09 @ Welterweight
W (SUB) David Gardner- R1- 3/8/09
W (SUB) Eddie Alvarez- R1- 12/31/08
Next Fight: 7/20/09 vs. Vitor Ribeiro

#3 Eddie Alvarez (18-2)
Bellator Fighting Championships Lightweight Champion
Last Three Fights:
W ISUB) Toby Imada- R2- 6/19/09
W (SUB) Eric Reynolds- R3- 5/1/09
W (SUB) Greg Loughran- R1- 4/3/09
L (SUB) Shinya Aoki- R1- 12/31/08
Next Fight: TBD

#4 Kenny Florian (11-3)
Last Three Fights:
W (SUB) Joe Stevenson- R1- 11/15/08
W (DEC) Roger Huerta- R3- 8/9/08
W (TKO) Joe Lauzon- R2- 4/2/08
Next Fight: 8/8/09 vs. B.J. Penn

#5 Josh Thomson (16-2)
Strikeforce Lightweight Champion
Last Three Fights:
W (TKO) Ashe Bowman- R1- 9/20/08
W (DEC) Gilbert Melendez- R5- 6/27/08
W (TKO) Adam Lynn- R1- 9/29/07
Next Fight: 8/15/09 vs. Gilbert Melendez

#6 Diego Sanchez (21-2)
Last Three Fights:
W (DEC) Clay Guida- R3- 6/20/09
W (DEC) Joe Stevenson- R3- 2/21/09
W (TKO) Luigi Fioravanti- R3- 6/21/08
Next Fight: TBD

#7 Joachim Hansen (19-7-1)
DREAM Lightweight Champion
Last Three Fights:
W (TKO) Shinya Aoki- R1- 7/21/08
W (SUB) Kultar Gill- R1- 7/21/08
L (DEC) Eddie Alvarez- R2- 5/11/08
Next Fight: TBD

#8 Tatsuya Kawajiri (24-5-2)
Lats Three Fights:
W (DEC) Gesias Cavalcante- R2- 5/26/09
W (SUB) Ross Ebanez- R1- 3/8/09
L (TKO) Eddie Alvarez- R1- 7/21/08
Next Fight: TBD

#9 Gray Maynard (7-0)
Last Three Fights:
W (DEC) Jim Miller- R3- 3/7/09
W (DEC) Rich Clementi- R3- 10/25/08
W (DEC) Frankie Edgar- R3- 4/2/08
Next Fight: 9/16/09 vs. Roger Huerta

#10 Frank Edgar (10-1)
Last Three Fights:
W (DEC) Sean Sherk- R3- 5/23/09
W (DEC) Hermes France- R3- 7/19/08
L (DEC) Gray Maynard- R3- 4/2/08
Next Fight: TBD

SIX TO WATCH:
Satoru Kitaoka (Next Fight: 8/2/09 vs. Mizuto Hirota)
Gilbert Melendez (Next Fight: 8/15/09 vs. Josh Thomson
Jamie Varner
Donald Cerrone (Next Fight: 9/2/09 vs. Ben Henderson- WEC Interim Lightweight Championship)
Gesias Cavalcante (Next Fight: 9/25/09 vs. TBD)
Sean Sherk (Next Fight: 9/19/09 vs. Gleison Tibau)

FEATHERWEIGHT RANKINGS

#1 Mike Thomas Brown (22-4)
WEC Featherweight Champion
Last Three Fights:
W (DEC) Urijah Faber- R5- 6/7/09
W (SUB) Leonard Garcia- R1- 3/1/09
W (TKO) Urijah Faber- R1- 11/5/08
Next Fight: 11/11/09 vs. Jose Aldo

#2 Hatsu Hioki (19-3-2)
Last Three Fights:
W (SUB) Ronnie Mann- R1- 5/2/09
W (SUB) Chris Manual- R1- 3/21/09
W (TKO) Rumina Sato- R1- 11/29/08
Next Fight: 8/2/09 vs. Masanori Kanehara

#3 Jose Aldo (15-1)
W (TKO) Cub Swanson- R1- 6/7/09
W (TKO) Chris Mickle- R1- 3/1/09
W (KO) Rolando Perez- R1- 1/25/09
Next Fight: 11/11/09 vs. Mike Brown

#4 Urijah Faber (22-3)
Last Three Fights:
L (DEC) Mike Thomas Brown- R5- 6/7/09
W (SUB) Jens Pulver- R1- 1/25/00
L (TKO) Mike Thomas Brown- R1- 11/5/08
Next Fight: TBD

#5 Wagnney Fabiano (12-1)
Last Three Fights:
W (DEC) Fredson Paixao- R3- 4/5/09
W (SUB) Akitoshi Tamura- R3- 12/3/08
W (KO) Shad Lierley- R1- 4/4/08
Next Fight: 9/2/09 vs. Erik Koch

#6 Marlon Sandro (14-0)
W (KO) Nick Denis- R1- 5/2/09
W (SUB) Matt Jaggers- R2- 3/20/09
W (DEC) Masaya Takita- R3- 10/26/08
Next Fight: 8/2/09 vs. Michihiro Omigawa

#7 Josh Grispi (13-1)
W (SUB) Jens Pulver- R1- 6/7/09
W (TKO) Micah Miller- R1- 8/3/08
W (SUB) Mark Hominick- R1- 2/13/08
Next Fight: TBD

#8 Rafael Assuncao (13-1)
W (DEC) Jameel Massouh- R3- 4/5/09
W (KO) Joe Pearson- R1- 11/8/08
W (SUB) Aaron Williams- R1- 3/7/08
Next Fight: 9/2/09 vs. Yves Jabouin

#9 Leonard Garcia (12-4)
Last Three Fights:
L (SUB) Mike Thomas Brown- R1- 3/1/09
W (TKO) Jens Pulver- R1- 11/5/08
W (KO) Hiroyuki Takaya- R1- 2/13/08
Next Fight: 8/9/09 vs. Jameel Massouh

#10 Takeshi Inoue (16-3)
Shooto Lightweight (143 lbs) Champion
Last Three Fights:
W (TKO) Rumina Sato- R1- 5/10/09
W (DEC) Hideki Kadowaki- R3- 11/29/08
L (DEC) Savant Young- R2- 5/3/08
Next Fight: TBD

FIVE TO WATCH:
Joe Warren (9/25/09 vs. Bibiano Fernandes)
Dokonjonosuke Mishima
Akitoshi Tamura
Bibiano Fernandes (9/25/09 vs. Joe Warren)
Yuji Hoshino

[Agent Kev]

This is the sixth installment of my MMA rankings.


HEAVYWEIGHT RANKINGS

#1 Fedor Emelianenko (29-1-0)
WAMMA Heavyweight Champion
Last Three Fights:
W(KO)- Andrei Arlovski- R1- 1/24/09
W(SUB)- Tim Sylvia- R1- 7/19/08
W(SUB)- Hong Man Choi- R1- 12/31/07
Next Fight: TBD

#2 Brock Lesnar (4-1)
UFC Heavyweight Champion
Last Three Fights:
W (TKO)- Frank Mir- R2- 7/11/09
W (TKO)- Randy Couture- R2- 11/15/08
W (DEC)- Heath Herring- R3- 8/9/08
Next Fight- 11/21/09 vs. Shane Carwin

#3 Frank Mir (12-4)
Last Three Fights:
L (TKO)- Brock Lesnar- R2- 7/11/09
W (TKO)- Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira- R2- 12/27/08
W (SUB)- Brock Lesnar- R1- 2/2/08
Next Fight: TBD

#4 Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (32-5-1)
Last Three Fights:
W (DEC)- Randy Couture- R3- 8/29/09
L (TKO)- Frank Mir- R2- 12/27/08
W (SUB)- Tim Sylvia- R3- 2/2/08
W (DEC)- Heath Herring- R3- 7/7/07
Next Fight: TBD

#5 Josh Barnett (24-5)
Last Three Fights:
W (SUB) Gilbert Yvel- R3- 1/24/09
W (KO) Pedro Rizzo- R2- 7/19/08
W (DEC) Jeff Monson- R3- 5/18/08
Next Fight: TBD

#6 Randy Couture (16-10)
Last Three Fights:
L (DEC)- Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira- R3- 8/29/09
L (TKO)- Brock Lesnar- R2- 11/15/08
W (TKO)- Gabriel Gonzaga- R3- 8/25/07
W (DEC)- Tim Sylvia- R5- 3/3/07
Next Fight: TBD

#7 Brett Rogers (10-0)
Last Three Fights:
W (TKO)- Andre Arlovski- R1- 6/6/09
W (TKO)- Ron Humphrey- R2- 4/11/09
W (KO)- Jon Murphy- R1- 5/31/08
Next Fight- TBD

#8 Alistair Overeem (29-11)
Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion
Last Three Fights:
W (SUB)- Gary Goodridge- R1- 11/9/08
NC- Mirko Filipovic- R1- 9/23/08
W (SUB)- Mark Hunt- R1- 7/21/08
Next Fight- TBD

#9 Junior dos Santos (8-1)
Last Three Fights:
W (TKO)- Stefan Struve- R1- 2/21/09
W (TKO)- Fabricio Werdum- R1- 10/25/08
W (TKO)- Geronimo dos Santos- R1- 5/24/08
Next Fight- 9/19/09 vs. Mirko Cro Cop

#10 Shane Carwin (11-0)
Last Three Fights:
W (TKO)- Gabriel Gonzaga- R1- 3/7/09
W (TKO)- Neil Wain- R1- 10/18/08
W (KO)- Christian Wellisch- R1- 5/24/08
Next Fight- 11/21/09 vs. Brock Lesnar

FIVE TO WATCH:
Cain Velazquez (Next Fight: 10/24/09 vs. Ben Rothwell)
Fabricio Werdum
Ben Rothwell (Next Fight: 10/24/09 vs. Cain Velazquez)
Aleksander Emelianenko
Todd Duffee


LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT RANKINGS

#1 Lyoto Machida (15-0)
UFC Light Heavyweight Champion
Last Three Fights:
W (KO)- Rashad Evans- R2- 5/23/09
W (KO)- Thiago Silva- R1- 1/31/09
W (DEC)- Tito Ortiz- R3- 5/24/08
Next Fight- 10/24/09 vs. Mauricio Rua

#2 Quinton Jackson (30-7)
Last Three Fights:
W (DEC)- Keith Jardine- R3- 3/7/09
W (KO)- Wanderlei Silva- R1- 12/27/08
L (DEC)- Forrest Griffin- R5- 7/5/08
Next Fight- TBD

#3 Anderson Silva (25-4)
UFC Middleweight Champion
Last Three Fights:
W (TKO) Forrest Griffin- R1- 8/8/09
W (DEC) Thales Leites- R5- 4/18/09
W (TKO) Patrick Cote- R3- 10/25/08
Next Fight: TBD

#4 Rashad Evans (13-1-1)
Last Three Fights:
L (KO)- Lyoto Machida- R2- 5/23/09
W(TKO)- Forrest Griffin- R3- 12/27/08
W(KO)- Chuck Liddell- R2- 9/6/08
Next Fight: TBD

#5 Maurício Rua (18-3)
Last Three Fights:
W (TKO)- Chuck Liddell- R1- 4/18/09
W (TKO)- Mark Coleman- R3- 1/17/09
L (SUB)- Forrest Griffin- R3- 9/22/07
Next Fight- 10/24/09 vs. Lyoto Machida

#6 Rich Franklin (25-4)
Last Three Fights:
W (DEC)- Wanderlei Silva- R3- 6/13/09
L (S/DEC)- Dan Henderson- R3- 1/17/09
W (TKO)- Matt Hamill- R3- 9/6/09
Next Fight: 9/19/09 vs. Vitor Belfort

#7 Gegard Mousasi (26-2-1)
Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion
Last Three Fights:
W (TKO)- Babalu Sobral- R1- 8/15/09
W (SUB)- Mark Hunt- R1- 5/26/09
W (KO)- Renaldo Souza- R1- 9/23/08
Next Fight: 10/6/09 vs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou

#8 Antonio Rogério Nogueira (17-3)
Last Three Fights:
W (SUB)- Dion Staring- R3- 5/9/09
W (KO)- Vladimir Matyushenko- R2- 1/24/09
W (DEC)- Moise Rimbon- R3- 11/1/08
Next Fight- TBD

#9 Thiago Silva (14-1)
Last Three Fights:
W (TKO) Keith Jardine- R1- 8/29/09
L (KO) Lyoto Machida- R1- 1/31/09
W (SUB) Antonio Mendes- R1- 5/24/08
Next Fight: TBD

#10 Forrest Griffin (16-6)
Last Three Fights:
L (TKO)- Anderson Silva- R1- 8/8/09
L (TKO)- Rashad Evans- R3- 12/27/08
W (DEC)- Quinton Jackson- R5- 7/5/08
Next Fight- TBD

FIVE TO WATCH:
Luis Cane
Keith Jardine
Jon Jones
Mo Lawal
Brandon Vera

MIDDLEWEIGHT RANKINGS

#1 Anderson Silva (25-4)
UFC Middleweight Champion
Last Three Fights:
W (TKO) Forrest Griffin- R1- 8/8/09
W (DEC) Thales Leites- R5- 4/18/09
W (TKO) Patrick Cote- R3- 10/25/08
Next Fight: TBD

#2 Dan Henderson (25-7)
Last Three Fights:
W (KO) Michael Bisping- R2- 7/11/09
W (DEC) Rich Franklin- R3- 1/17/09 @ Light Heavyweight
W (DEC) Rousimar Palhares- R3- 9/6/08
Next Fight- TBD

#3 Nate Marquardt (29-8-2)
Last Three Fights:
W (KO) Demian Maia- R1- 8/29/09
W (KO) Wilson Gouveia- R3- 2/21/09
W (TKO) Martin Kampmann- R1- 9/6/08
Next Fight: TBD

#4 Yushin Okami (23-4)
Last Three Fights:
W (DEC) Dean Lister- R3- 12/27/08
W (KO) Evan Tanner- R2- 3/1/08
W (DEC) Jason MacDonald- R3- 10/20/07
Next Fight: 10/24/09 vs. Chael Sonnen

#5 Jorge Santiago (21-7)
Sengoku Middleweight Champion
Last Three Fights:
W (SUB) Kazuo Misaki- R5- 1/4/09
W (TKO) Kazuhiro Nakamura- R3- 11/1/08
W (SUB) Siyar Bahadurzada- R1- 11/1/08
Next Fight: TBD

#6 Jake Shields (23-4-1)
W (SUB) Robbie Lawler- R1- 6/6/09
W (SUB) Paul Daley- R2- 10/4/08
W (SUB) Nick Thompson- R1- 7/26/08
Next Fight: TBD

#7 Demian Maia (10-1)
Last Three Fights:
L (KO) Nate Marquardt- R1- 8/29/09
W (SUB) Chael Sonnen- R1- 2/21/09
W (SUB) Nate Quarry- R1- 11/15/08
W (SUB) Jason MacDonald- R3- 8/9/08
Next Fight: TBD

#8 Yoshihiro Akiyama (13-1)
Last Three Fights:
W (DEC)- Alan Belcher- R3- 7/11/09
W (SUB)- Masanori Tonooka- R1- 9/23/08
W (SUB)- Katsuyori Shibata- R1- 7/21/08
Next Fight: TBD

#9 Vitor Belfort (18-8)
W (KO) Matt Lindland- R1- 1/24/09
W (KO) Terry Martin- R2- 7/19/08
W (DEC) James Zikic- R3- 9/22/07
Next Fight: 9/19/09 vs. Rich Franklin

#10 Robbie Lawler (16-5)
Former Elite XC Middleweight Champion
Last Three Fights:
L (SUB) Jake Shields- R1- 6/6/09
W (TKO) Scott Smith- R2- 7/26/08
NC Scott Smith- R3- 5/31/08
Next Fight: TBD

FIVE TO WATCH:
Ronaldo Souza
Kazuo Misaki
Wanderlei Silva
Chael Sonnen (10/24/09 vs. Yushin Okami)
Paulo Filho (9/12/09 vs. Alex Schoenauer)

WELTERWEIGHT RANKINGS

#1 Georges St-Pierre (19-2)
UFC Welterweight Champion
W (DEC) Thiago Alves- R5- 7/11/09
W (TKO) B.J. Penn- R4- 1/31/09
W (DEC) Jon Fitch- R5- 8/9/08
Next Fight: TBD

#2 Jon Fitch (19-3)
W (DEC) Paulo Thiago- R3- 7/11/09
W (DEC) Akihiro Gono- R3- 1/31/09
L (DEC) Georges St-Pierre- R5- 8/9/08
Next Fight: 11/21/09 vs. Ricardo Almeida

#3 Thiago Alves (16-4)
L (DEC) Georges St-Pierre-R5- 7/11/09
W (DEC) Josh Koscheck- R3- 10/25/08
W (TKO) Matt Hughes- R2- 6/7/08
Next Fight: TBD

#4 Martin Kampmann (15-2)
W (DEC) Carlos Condit- R3- 4/1/09
W (TKO) Alexandre Barros- R2- 1/17/09
L (TKO) Nate Marquardt- R1- 9/6/08
Next Fight: 9/19/09 vs. TBD (Mike Swick injury)

#5 Carlos Condit (22-4)
L (DEC) Martin Kampmann- R3- 4/1/09
W (TKO) Hiromitsu Miura- R4- 8/3/08
W (SUB) Carlo Prater- R1- 2/13/08
Next Fight: 9/16/09 vs. Jake Ellenberger

#6 Matt Hughes (43-7)
W (DEC) Matt Serra- R3- 5/23/09
L (TKO) Thiago Alves- R2- 6/7/08
L (SUB) Georges St-Pierre- R2- 12/29/07
W (DEC) Chris Lytle- R3- 3/3/07
Next Fight: TBD

#7 Mike Swick (13-2)
W (TKO) Jonathan Goulet- R1- 12/10/08
W (DEC) Marcus Davis- R3- 6/7/08
W (DEC) Josh Burkman- R3- 1/23/08
Next Fight: TBD

#8 Nick Diaz (20-7)
W (SUB) Scott Smith- R3- 6/6/09
W (TKO) Frank Shamrock- R2- 4/11/09
W (TKO) Thomas Denny- R2- 7/26/08
Next Fight: 10/25/09 vs. Hayato Sakurai

#9 Paulo Thiago (11-1)
L (DEC) Jon Fitch- R3- 7/11/09
W (TKO) Josh Koscheck- R1- 2/21/09
W (TKO) Luis Dutra Jr- R1- 9/13/08
Next Fight: TBD

#10 Josh Koscheck (12-4)
L (TKO) Paulo Thiago- R1- 2/21/09
W (KO) Yoshiyuki Yoshida- R1- 12/10/08
L (DEC) Thiago Alves- R3- 10/25/08
Next Fight: 9/19/09 vs. Frank Trigg

SIX TO WATCH:
Dan Hardy (11/14/09 vs. Dong-Hyun Kim)
Brock Larson (9/16/09 vs. Mike Pierce)
Marcus Davis (11/14/09 vs. TBD)
Dustin Hazelett (11/21/09 vs. Karo Parisyan)
Anthony Johnson (Next Fight: 10/24/09 vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshuda)
John Howard (Next Fight: 8/8/09 vs. Tamdan McCrory)

LIGHTWEIGHT RANKINGS

#1 B.J. Penn (14-5-1)
UFC Lightweight Champion
Last Three Fights:
W (SUB) Kenny Florian- R4- 8/8/09
L (TKO) Georges St-Pierre- R4- 1/31/09 @ Welterweight
W (TKO) Sean Sherk- R3- 5/24/08
Next Fight: 11/14/09 vs. Diego Sanchez

#2 Shinya Aoki (21-4)
WAMMA Lightweight Champion
Last Three Fights:
W (DEC) Vitor Ribeiro- R2- 7/20/09
L (TKO) Hayato Sakurai- R1- 4/5/09 @ Welterweight
W (SUB) David Gardner- R1- 3/8/09
Next Fight: 10/6/09 vs. Joachim Hansen

#3 Eddie Alvarez (18-2)
Bellator Fighting Championships Lightweight Champion
Last Three Fights:
W ISUB) Toby Imada- R2- 6/19/09
W (SUB) Eric Reynolds- R3- 5/1/09
W (SUB) Greg Loughran- R1- 4/3/09
L (SUB) Shinya Aoki- R1- 12/31/08
Next Fight: 10/25/09 vs. Katsunori Kikuno

#4 Diego Sanchez (21-2)
Last Three Fights:
W (DEC) Clay Guida- R3- 6/20/09
W (DEC) Joe Stevenson- R3- 2/21/09
W (TKO) Luigi Fioravanti- R3- 6/21/08
Next Fight: 11/14/09 vs. B.J. Penn

#5 Kenny Florian (11-3)
Last Three Fights:
W (SUB) Joe Stevenson- R1- 11/15/08
W (DEC) Roger Huerta- R3- 8/9/08
W (TKO) Joe Lauzon- R2- 4/2/08
Next Fight: 11/21/09 vs. Clay Guida

#6 Tatsuya Kawajiri (24-5-2)
Lats Three Fights:
W (DEC) Gesias Cavalcante- R2- 5/26/09
W (SUB) Ross Ebanez- R1- 3/8/09
L (TKO) Eddie Alvarez- R1- 7/21/08
Next Fight: 10/6/09 vs. TBD

#7 Gray Maynard (7-0)
Last Three Fights:
W (DEC) Jim Miller- R3- 3/7/09
W (DEC) Rich Clementi- R3- 10/25/08
W (DEC) Frankie Edgar- R3- 4/2/08
Next Fight: 9/16/09 vs. Roger Huerta

#8 Gilbert Melendez (16-2)
Strikeforce Interim Lightweight Champion
W (TKO) Mitsuhiro Ishida- R3- 8/15/09
W (KO) Rodrigo Damm- R2- 4/11/09
L (DEC) Josh Thomson- R5- 6/27/08
Next Fight: TBD

#9 Frank Edgar (10-1)
Last Three Fights:
W (DEC) Sean Sherk- R3- 5/23/09
W (DEC) Hermes France- R3- 7/19/08
L (DEC) Gray Maynard- R3- 4/2/08
Next Fight: TBD

#10 Sean Sherk (33-4-1)
Last Three Fights:
L (DEC) Frank Edgar- R3- 5/23/09
W (DEC) Tyson Griffin- R3- 10/25/08
L (TKO) B.J. Penn- R3- 5/24/08
Next Fight: TBD

SIX TO WATCH:
Josh Thomson (Strikeforce Lightweight Champion)
Joachim Hansen (DREAM Lightweight Champion; 10/6/09 vs. Shinya Aoki)
Mizuto Hirota (Sengoku Lightweight Champion)
Jamie Varner
Donald Cerrone (Next Fight: 10/10/09 vs. Ben Henderson- WEC Interim Lightweight Championship)
Gesias Cavalcante (Next Fight: 9/25/09 vs. TBD)


FEATHERWEIGHT RANKINGS

#1 Mike Thomas Brown (22-4)
WEC Featherweight Champion
Last Three Fights:
W (DEC) Urijah Faber- R5- 6/7/09
W (SUB) Leonard Garcia- R1- 3/1/09
W (TKO) Urijah Faber- R1- 11/5/08
Next Fight: 11/11/09 vs. Jose Aldo

#2 Hatsu Hioki (20-3-2)
Last Three Fights:
W (DEC) Masanori Kanehara- R3- 8/2/09
W (SUB) Ronnie Mann- R1- 5/2/09
W (SUB) Chris Manual- R1- 3/21/09
Next Fight: TBD

#3 Jose Aldo (15-1)
W (TKO) Cub Swanson- R1- 6/7/09
W (TKO) Chris Mickle- R1- 3/1/09
W (KO) Rolando Perez- R1- 1/25/09
Next Fight: 11/11/09 vs.. Mike Brown

#4 Urijah Faber (22-3)
Last Three Fights:
L (DEC) Mike Thomas Brown- R5- 6/7/09
W (SUB) Jens Pulver- R1- 1/25/00
L (TKO) Mike Thomas Brown- R1- 11/5/08
Next Fight: TBD

#5 Wagnney Fabiano (12-1)
Last Three Fights:
W (DEC) Fredson Paixao- R3- 4/5/09
W (SUB) Akitoshi Tamura- R3- 12/3/08
W (KO) Shad Lierley- R1- 4/4/08
Next Fight: 10/10/09 vs. Erik Koch

#6 Josh Grispi (13-1)
W (SUB) Jens Pulver- R1- 6/7/09
W (TKO) Micah Miller- R1- 8/3/08
W (SUB) Mark Hominick- R1- 2/13/08
Next Fight: TBD

#7 Raphael Assuncao (13-1)
W (DEC) Jameel Massouh- R3- 4/5/09
W (KO) Joe Pearson- R1- 11/8/08
W (SUB) Aaron Williams- R1- 3/7/08
Next Fight: 10/10/09 vs. Yves Jabouin

#8 Leonard Garcia (13-4)
Last Three Fights:
W (DEC/S) Jameel Massouh- R3- 8/9/09
L (SUB) Mike Thomas Brown- R1- 3/1/09
W (TKO) Jens Pulver- R1- 11/5/08
W (KO) Hiroyuki Takaya- R1- 2/13/08
Next Fight: TBD

#9 Takeshi Inoue (16-3)
Shooto Lightweight (143 lbs) Champion
Last Three Fights:
W (TKO) Rumina Sato- R1- 5/10/09
W (DEC) Hideki Kadowaki- R3- 11/29/08
L (DEC) Savant Young- R2- 5/3/08
Next Fight: TBD

#10 Masanori Kanahara (14-6-5)
Sengoku Featherweight Champion
Last Three Fights:
W (DEC/S) Michihiro Omigawa- R3- 8/2/09
L (DEC) Hatsu Hioki- R3- 8/2/09
W (DEC) Chan Sung Jung- R3- 5/2/09
Next Fight: TBD

SIX TO WATCH:
Marlon Sandro
Joe Warren (10/6/09 vs. Bibiano Fernandes)
Akitoshi Tamura
Bibiano Fernandes (10/6/09 vs. Joe Warren)
Yuji Hoshino
Takafumi Otsuka