| 1 |
Miguel Torres |
37-1 |
East Chicago, IN |
WEC Champion |
| 2 |
Masakatsu Ueda |
8-0-2 |
Tokyo, Japan |
Shooto Champion |
| 3 |
Brian Bowles |
7~0 |
Athens, GA |
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Joe Warren |
2~0 |
Ann Arbor, MI |
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Koetsu Okazaki |
5~1~1 |
Japan |
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| 6 |
Takeya Mizugaki |
11~3~2 |
Kanagawa, Japan |
GCM Champion |
| 7 |
Bibiano Fernandes |
5~2 |
Manaus, Brazil |
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| 8 |
Damacio Page |
11~4 |
Albuquerque, NM |
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| 9 |
Atsushi Yamamoto |
12~6~1 |
Shiga, Japan |
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| 10 |
Joseph Benavidez |
9~0 |
Sacramento, CA |
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| 11 |
Rani Yahya |
13-4 |
San Diego, CA |
ADCC Champion |
| 12 |
Hiroyuki Takaya |
11~6~1 |
Chiba, Japan |
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| 13 |
Masakazu Imanari |
16-7-1 |
Kanagawa, Japan |
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| 14 |
Marcos Galvao |
6~3~1 |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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| 15 |
Will Ribeiro |
10~2 |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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| 16 |
Yoshiro Maeda |
24-7-2 |
Osaka, Japan |
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| 17 |
Akitsohi Tamura |
13-7-1 |
Osaka, Japan |
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| 18 |
Dominic Cruz |
13-1 |
Tucson, AZ |
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| 19 |
Chase Beebe |
11~3 |
Chicago, IL |
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| 20 |
Daiki Hata |
11~5~3 |
Chiba, Japan |
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| 21 |
Hideo Tokoro |
22-16-1 |
Japan |
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| 22 |
Abel Cullum |
14-3 |
Tucumcari, NM |
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| 23 |
Manny Tapia |
10~2~1 |
Chino, CA |
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| 24 |
Eddie Wineland |
14-6-1 |
Portage, IN |
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| 25 |
Jeff Curran |
29-11-1 |
Island Lake, IL |
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| 26 |
Antonio Banuelos |
16-5 |
Arroyo Grande, CA |
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| 27 |
Scott Jorgensen |
6~3 |
Boise, ID |
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| 28 |
Kenji Osawa |
15-8-2 |
Tokyo, Japan |
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| 29 |
Chris Manuel |
6~1~2 |
Coconut Creek, FL |
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| 30 |
Masahiro Oishi |
19-11-7 |
Tokyo, Japan |
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| 31 |
Akiyo Nishiura |
10~4~1 |
Yokohama, Japan |
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| 32 |
Charlie Valencia |
10-5 |
Los Angeles, CA |
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Jeff Bedard |
11-2 |
Duluth, GA |
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May 29, 2009 -
Posted by
Kevin |
MMA Rankings |
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5 Comments
Good ranking’s as alway’s!!
Curran ranked 28th? Damn man that’s harsh. He was easily top 15 at fw, imo he should be easily top 10-15 at bw. Shit, I mean you’ve got Chris Manuel ranked ahead of him jeez.
Okazaki is a darn good fighter, however he should be at 15 or so. Second thought, I wouldn’t have him ranked as he has not fought within the past year. Whatever the case, Okazaki at 4 is questionable.
Ueda is universally ranked pretty high at 2 or 3, however I feel is a lil overrated. I’d put him at 9. He had a draw against Galvao, and should have finish a 35-40 bw Tazawa.
Nice to see you have Bibiano ranked so high, he is finally getting the worldwide respect he deserves as a consummate bw.
Where is Kid on your list sheesh?
My top 20, in case you wanna constructively criticize it as I have your’s. If you do not want me to post ranking’s again that’s fine, just say so and I won’t. I just figured this would enlighten our dialogue on ranking’s further.
1 Miguel Torres
2 Brian Bowles
3 Takeya Mizugaki
4 Joseph Benavidez
5 Jeff Curran
6 Bibiano Fernandes
7 Rani Yahya
8 Joe Warren
9 Masakatsu Ueda
10 Kid Yamamoto
11 Masakazu Imanari
12 Atsushi Yamamoto
13 Will Ribeiro
14 Chase Beebe
15 Daiki Hata
16 Demacio Page
17 Hiroyuki Takaya
18 Yoshiro Maeda
19 Akitoshi Tamura
20 Hideo Tokoro
21 Abel Cullum
22 Dominick Cruz
23 Eddie Wineland
24 Takafumi Otsuka
25 Manny Tapia
26 Marcos Galvao
27 Eduardo Dantas
28 Scott Jorgenson
29 So Tazawa
30 Antonio Banuelos
31 Kenji Osawa
32 Naoyo Uematsu
33 Mark Oshiro
34 Darren Uyenoyama
35 Charlie Valencia
36 Hiromasa Ogikubo
37 Masahiro Oishi
38 Tetsu Suzuki
Matt,
135 is admittedly my weakest rankings. I appreciate your input as I have only been following the bantamweights for a year or so. I will take your thoughts into deep consideration.
- I’ll keep an eye on Okazaki and Ueda. Perhaps they are too high and if Okazaki remains inactive, he will drop.
- The reason Curran is so low is because he hasn’t won a fight at 135 yet. I’m still debating with myself how relevant “wins outside of the weightclass” should be considered. What are your thoughts on that?
- Kid falls in the same category as Curran. His big wins have come at 145 or 155. I’m not sure what to do with him to be honest.
- Your lists are certainly welcome. It’s enjoyable to compare them and it creates a healthy debate. If I find any criticisms, i will bring them up.
Fair point as Curran has yet to win a fight at 135. However I sincerely feel he and Kid without a shadow of a doubt belong in the top 15 at bw. Btw, you have Kid ranked no. 5 at fw, however not ranked at bw in the weight class he recently just competed in.
I share your take that 138.6 (Dream’s odd bw/fw wc) should be considered bw.
I think win’s outside of a fighter’s weight class he is currently fighting in should be considered heavily. I fundamentally disagree with fan’s who asvocate figher’s like Mousasi(at lhw), or Gamburyan (at fw) should not be fairly ranked in accordance to their fighting ability at a new weight class.
jarrod card is a featherweight…he beat my friend bruce connors for the vacant xfc featherweight belt….
Phil,
Thanks for the info. I know he beat Jeff Bedard who is a bantamweight but i looked around and you’re right, Card fight mostly at featherweight. Thanks!
p.s. Connors is a tough guy so i look forward to watching him in the future.