April MMA (April, 2009)

UFC Fight Night 18 – April 1

205

Ryan Bader [38] vs. Carmelo Marrero

• UFC Records: Bader (1-0); Marrero (1-2)
• MMA Records: Bader (8-0); Marrero (10-2)
• Result: Bader winner by Unanimous Decision. Bader rises to 35.
• Bader reminds me of Matt Hamill. That would be a great fight to see.

185

Ricardo Almeida [38] vs. Matt Horwich [67]

• UFC Records: Almeida (2-3); Horwich (0-1)
• MMA Records: Almeida (9-3); Horwich (22-11-1)
• Result: Almeida winner by unanimous decision. Almeida rises to 29. Horwich drops to 69.
• Improved conditioning for Almeida.

Jorge Rivera [46] vs. Nissen Osterneck [81]

• UFC Records: Rivera (4-5); Osterneck (0-0)
• MMA Records: Rivera (15-7); Osterneck (5-1)
• Result: Rivera winner by split decision.
• Sloppy fight. Rivera stays at 46. Osterneck stays at 81.

Ryan Jensen [62] vs. Steve Steinbeiss

• UFC Records: Jensen (0-3); Steinbeiss (0-0)
• MMA Records: Jensen (13-5); Steinbeiss (4-2)
• Fight was cancelled.

Tim Credeur [74] vs. Nick Catone [79]

• UFC Records: Credeur (2-0); Catone (1-0)
• MMA Records: Credeur (11-2); Catone (6-0)
• Result: Credeur winner by 2nd round submission (guillotine). Credeur rises to 61. Catone drops to 83.
• Dominant jiu-jitsu by Credeur.

Rob Kimmons [80] vs. Joe Vedepo

• UFC Records: Kimmons (1-1); Vedepo (0-1)
• MMA Records: Kimmons (21-4); Vedepo (7-2)
• Result: Kimmons winner by 1st round submission (guillotine). Kimmons rises to 65.
• Deep, deep guillotine.

Aaron Simpson vs. Tim McKenzie

• UFC Records: Simpson (0-0); McKenzie (0-0)
• MMA Records: Simpson (4-0); McKenzie (12-5)
• Result: Simpson winner by 1st round TKO. Simpson debuts at 66.
• Call me crazy but Simpson reminds me of Vitor Belfort [15].

170

Carlos Condit [12] vs. Martin Kampmann [54]

• UFC Records: Condit (0-0); Kampmann (5-1)
• MMA Records: Condit (23-4); Kampmann (14-2)
• Result: Kampmann winner by split decision. Kampmann rises to 11. Condit drops to 13.
• Condit has a huge heart. He is one of the most exciting fighters in the sport. I’d love to see him fight Mike Swick [10].

Brock Larson [23] vs. Jesse Sanders

• UFC Records: Larson (1-1); Sanders (0-0)
• MMA Records: Larson (24-2); Sanders (20-4)
• Result: Larson winner by 1st round submission (rear-naked choke). Larson rises to 21.
• Easy win for Larson. He was far too strong for Sanders.

155

Tyson Griffin [21] vs. Rafael dos Anjos

• UFC Records: Griffin (5-2); dos Anjos (0-1)
• MMA Records: Griffin (12-2); dos Anjos (11-3)
• Reult: Griffin winner by unanimous decision. Griffin rises to 18. dos Anjos debuts at 85.
• That was a sick, sick kneebar that dos Anjos applied to Griffin. Griffin is one of the toughest guys in a sport full of tough guys.

Gleison Tibau [35] vs. Jeremy Stephens [57]

• UFC Records: Tibau (4-3); Stephens (3-3)
• MMA Records: Tibau (16-6); Stephens (14-4)
• Result: Tibau winner by unanimous decision. Tibau stays at 35. Stephens drops to 58.
• Stephens has a warrior heart but needs to improve his ground game.

Cole Miller [60] vs. Junie Browning [84]

• UFC Records: Miller (3-1); Browning (1-0)
• MMA Records: Miller (14-3); Browning (3-0)
• Result: Miller winner by 1st round submission (guillotine) . Miller rises to 53. Browning drops to 93.
• Junie got blown out. Cole is on the rise.

Bellator I – April 4

155

Eddie Alvarez [5] vs. Greg Loughran

• MMA Records: Alvarez (15-2); Loughran (18-11)
• Result: Alvarez winner by 1st round submission (guillotine). Alvarez stays at 5.
  

Jorge Masvidal [33] vs. Nick Agallar

• MMA Records: Masvidal (16-3); Agallar (21-5)
• Result: Masvidal winner by 1st round TKO. Masvidal stays at 33.
  

DREAM 8 – April 5

HVY

Jeff Monson [14] vs. Sergei Kharitonov [15]

• MMA Records: Monson (28-8); Kharitonov (16-3)
• Result: Monson winner by 1st round submission (north-south choke). Monson rises to 12. Kharitonov stays at 15.
  
• Monson’s 3rd win in 3 weeks on 3 different continents…Amazing!
  

185

Murilo Rua [31] vs. Riki Fukuda

• MMA Records: Rua (16-9-1);Fukuda (13-4)
• Result: Fikuda winner by unanimous decision. Fukuda debuts at 43. Rua drops to 44.
  
• What is happening with the Rua brothers?
  

Andrews Nakahara [72] vs. Shungo Oyama

• MMA Records: Nakahara (1-1); Oyama (7-11)
• Result: Nakahara winner by 1st round TKO. Nakahara rises to 70.
  

170

Shinya Aoki [NR] vs. Hayato Sakurai [35]

• MMA Records: Aoki (20-3); Sakurai (34-8-2)
• Result: Sakurai winner by 1st round TKO. Sakurai rises to 29.
  
• It looked so easy for Sakurai. He is the heavy favorite to win the tournament.
  

John Alessio [47] vs. Andre Galvao

• MMA Records: Alessio (24-12); Galvao (2-0)
• Result: Galvao winner by 1st round submission (armbar). Galvao debuts at 52. Alessio drops to 54.
  

Jason High vs. Yuya Shirai

• MMA Records: High (6-1); Shirai (15-7)
• Result: High winner by 1st round submission (rear-naked choke). High debuts at 67.
  
• High is a fighter to keep an eye on.
  

Seichi Ikemoto vs. Marius Zaromskis

• MMA Records: Ikemoto (18-14-5); Zaromskis (8-2)
• Result: Zaromskis winner by unanimous decision. Zaraomskis debuts at 77.
  

155

Vitor Ribeiro [16] vs. Katsuhiko Nagata

• MMA Records: Ribeiro (19-2); Nagata (4-4-1)
• Result: Ribeiro winner by 1st round TKO. Ribeiro stays at 16.
  
• “Shaolin” is back.
  

135

Daiki Hata vs. Hideo Tokoro

• MMA Records: Hata (10-5-3); Tokoro (21-15-1)
• Result: Hata winner by unanimous decision. Hata debuts at 29.
  

WEC 40 – April 5

155

Bart Palaszewski [69] vs. Anthony Njokuani

• MMA Records: Palaszewski (30-12); Njokuani (9-2)
• Result: Njokuani winner by 2nd round TKO. Njokuani debuts at 81. Palaszewski drops to 82.
• Great striking from Njokuani
  

Ben Henderson vs. Shane Roller

• MMA Records: Henderson (8-1); Roller (5-1)
• Result: Henderson winner by 2nd round TKO. Henderson debuts at 67.
  

145

Wagnney Fabiano [5] vs. Fredson Paixao [NR]

• MMA Records: Fabiano (11-1); Paixao (8-2)
• Result: Fabiano winner by unanimous decision. Fabiano stays at 5.
  

Rafael Assuncao [12] vs. Jameel Massouh

• MMA Records: Assuncao (12-1); Massouh (21-4)
• Result: Assuncao winner by unanimous decision. Assuncao rises to 11.
• Assuncao is the real deal. He has all the tools necessary to win a title.
  

Mike Budnik vs. Rafael Dias

• MMA Records: Budnik (7-2); Dias (11-5-1)
• Result: Dias winner by unanimous decision
  

135

Miguel Torres [1] vs. Takeya Mizugaki [5]

• MMA Records: Torres (36-1); Mizugaki (11-2-2)
• Result: Torres winner by unanimous decision. Torres stays at 1. Mizugaki stays at 5.
  
• Fight of the Year candidate.
  

Jeff Curran [NR] vs. Joseph Benavidez [22]

• MMA Records: Curran (29-10-1); Benavidez (9-0)
• Result: Benavidez winner by unanimous decision. Benavidez rises to 9. Curran debuts at 25.
  
• Great Fight.
  

Rani Yahya [12] vs. Eddie Wineland [16]

• MMA Records: Yahya (12-4); Wineland (14-5-1)
• Result: Yahya winner by 1st round submission (rear-naked choke). Yahya rises to 10. Wineland drops to 21.
  

Manny Tapia [17] vs. Akitoshi Tamura [NR]

• MMA Records: Tapia (10-1-1); Tamura (12-7-2)
• Result: Tamura winner by unanimous decision. Tamura debuts at 16. Tapia drops to 19.

Dominic Cruz [20] vs. Ivan Lopez

• MMA Records: Cruz (12-1); Lopez (8-0)
• Result: Cruz winner by unanimous decision. Cruz rises to 17.

Bellator II – April 10

145

Wilson Reis [31] vs. Henry Martinez

• MMA Records: Reis (6-0); Martinez (0-1)
• Result: Reis winner by unanimous decision. Reis rises to 28.

Strikeforce – April 11

HVY

Brett Rogers [31] vs. Ronald Humphrey

• MMA Records: Rogers (8-0); Humphrey (5-0)
• Result: Rogers winner by 2nd round TKO. Rogers rises to 29.
  

185

Benji Radach [24] vs. Scott Smith [26]

• MMA Records: Radach (19-4); Smith (14-5)
• Result: Smith winner by 3rd round KO. Smith rises to 19. Radach drops to 29.
  
• Fight of the Year Candidate…Incredible. Smith has an iron chin.
  

Frank Shamrock [37] vs. Nick Diaz [NR]

• MMA Records: Shamrock (24-9-1); Diaz (18-7)
• Diaz winner by 2nd round TKO. Diaz debuts at 30. Shamrock drops to 55.
  
• Shamrock got real old, real quick.
  

155

Gilbert Melendez [17] vs. Rodrigo Damm [48]

• MMA Records: Melendez (14-2); Damm (8-2)
• Result: Melendez winner by 2nd round KO. Melendez rises to 16. Damm drops to 54.
• Great all-around game from Melendez.

Bellator III – April 17

185

Hector Lombard [37] vs. Virgil Lozano

• Lombard (17-2-1); Lozano (6-1-1)
  

UFC 97 – April 18

HVY

Cheick Kongo [6] vs. Antoni Hardonk [27]

• UFC Records: Kongo (6-2); Hardonk (4-2)
• MMA Records: Kongo (12-4-1); Hardonk (8-4)
• Result: Kongo winner by 2nd round TKO. Kongo stays at 6. Hardonk drops to 29.
  

205

Chuck Liddell [6] vs. Mauricio Rua [11]

• UFC Records: Liddell (16-5); Rua (1-1)
• MMA Records: Liddell (21-6); Rua (17-3)
• Result: Rua winner by 1st round TKO. Rua rises to 5. Liddell drops to 8.
• Once you suffer your 1st knockout, its easier to get knocked out again. Liddell had a great career and is a legend. He should retire.
  

Luis Cane [7] vs. Steve Cantwell [28]

• UFC Records: Cane (2-1); Cantwell (1-0)
• MMA Records: Cane (9-1); Cantwell (7-1)
• Result: Cane winner by unanimous decision. Cane stays at 7. Cantwell rises to 26.
• Great display of striking. Impressed by both guys.
  

Brian Stann [32] vs. Krzysztof Soszynski

• UFC Records: Stann (0-0); Soszynski (1-0)
• MMA Records: Stann (6-1); Soszynski (16-8-1)
• Result: Soszynski winner by 1st round submission (kimura). Soszynski debuts at 35. Stann drops to 36.
  

Vinny Magalhaes vs. Eliot Marshall

• UFC Records: Magalhaes (0-1); Marshall (1-0)
• MMA Records: Magalhaes (2-3); Marshall (6-1)
• Result: Marshall winner by unanimous decision.
• Striking was nowhere near UFC-caliber.
  

185

Anderson Silva [1] vs. Thales Leites [8]

• UFC Records: Silva (8-0); Leites (5-1)
• MMA Records: Silva (23-4); Leites (14-1)
• Result: Silva winner by unanimous decision. Silva stays at 1. Leites drops to 15.
  
• Silva could have thrown Leites under the bus for the bad performance but didn’t. It was an admirable post fight interview in the face of an angry crowd. As far as the fighting goes, Silva is literally untouchable at 185.
  

Jason MacDonald [27] vs. Nate Quarry [52]

• UFC Records: MacDonald (5-4); Quarry (5-2)
• MMA Records: MacDonald (21-11); Quarry (10-3)
• Result: Quarry winner by 1st round TKO. Quarry rises to 24. MacDonald drops to 28.
• Effective use of the elbows for a vicious ground and pound.
  

Denis Kang [32] vs. Xavier Foupa-Pokam

• UFC Records: Kang (0-1); Foupa-Pokam (0-0)
• MMA Records: Kang (31-11-1); Foupa-Pokam (20-9)
• Result: Kang winner by unanimous decision. Kang rises to 30.
  
• Foupa-Pokam had no answer on the mat.
  

Ed Herman [45] vs. David Loiseau [49]

• UFC Records: Herman (3-4); Loiseau (4-3)
• MMA Records: Herman (14-7); Loiseau (18-8]
• Result: Herman winner by unanimous decision. Herman rises to 40. Loiseau drops to 52.
  
• Grappling prevails in classic striker vs. grappler matchup.
  

170

Ryo Chonan [30] vs. TJ Grant [49]

• UFC Records: Chonan (1-2); Grant (0-0)
• MMA Records: Chonan (15-9); Grant (13-2)
• Result: Grant winner by split decision. Grant rises to 31. Chonan drops to 38.
  
• Great fight.
  

155

Matt Wiman [43] vs. Sam Stout [44]

• UFC Records: Wiman (4-2); Stout (2-4)
• MMA Records: Wiman (10-4); Stout (13-5-1)
• Result: Stout winner by unanimous decision. Stout rises to 42. Wiman drops to 44.
• Great fight by both guys.
  

Mark Bocek [61] vs. David Bielkheden [80]

• UFC Records: Bocek (2-2); Bielkheden (1-1)
• MMA Records: Bocek (6-2); Bielkheden (13-6)
• Result: Bocek winner by 1st round submission (rear-naked choke). Bocek rises to 53. Bielkheden drops to 94.
  

HVY Rankings (April, 2009)

1	Fedor Emelianenko	29~1	Stary Oskol, Russia
2	Frank Mir	12~3	Las Vegas, NV	UFC Interim Champion
3	Josh Barnett	24~5	Seattle, WA
4	Brock Lesnar	3~1	Minneapolis, MN	UFC Champion
5	Andrei Arlovski	14~6	Minsk, Belarus
6	Cheick Kongo	12~4~1	Paris, France
7	Rodrigo Nogueira	31~5~1	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
8	Randy Couture	16~9	Las Vegas, NV
9	Tim Sylvia	24~5	Davenport, IA
10	Alistair Overeem	29~11	Utrecht, Netherlands	Strikeforce Champion
11	Shane Carwin	11~0	Denver, CO
12	Jeff Monson	30~8	Olympia, WA
13	Aleksander Emelianenko	14~3	St. Petersburg, Russia
14	Gabriel Gonzaga	10~3	Ludlow, MA
15	Sergei Kharitonov	16~4	Moscow, Russia
16	Antonio Silva	12~1	Brasilia, Brazil
17	Mirko Filipovic	23~6~2	Zagreb, Croatia
18	Fabricio Werdum	11~4~1	Porto Alegre, Brazil	ADCC Champion
19	Heath Herring	28~14	Las Vegas, NV
20	Paul Buentello	27~10	Amarillo, TX
21	Cain Velasquez	5~0	San Jose, CA
22	Pedro Rizzo	16~8	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
23	Ben Rothwell	30~6	Davenport, IA
24	Roy Nelson	13~4	Las Vegas, NV
25	Junior dos Santos	8~1	Bahia, Brazil
26	Justin McCully	9~4~2	Maui, HI
27	Antoni Hardonk	8~4	Weesp, Holland
28	Ricco Rodriguez	34~10	Phoenix, AZ
29	Brett Rogers	9~0	Minneapolis, MN
30	Marcio Cruz	4~2	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
31	Michael Russow	11~1	Chicago, IL
32	Mu Bae Choi	8~3	Seoul, South Korea
33	Dave Herman	13~1	Bloomington, IN
34	Travis Wiuff	54~12	Rochester, MN
35	Eddie Sanchez	8~3	Temecula, CA
36	Patrick Barry	4~0	Milwaukee, WI
37	Semmy Schilt	26~14~1	Zuidlaren, Holland
38	Gilbert Yvel	35~13~1	Amsterdam, Holland
39	Roger Gracie	2~0	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
40	Ron Waterman	16~6~2	Greeley, CO
41	Mario Rinaldi	9~3	Port St. Lucie, FL
42	Chris Tuchscherer	16-1	Fargo, ND
43	Alexey Oleinik	24-4	Moscow, Russia
44	Yoshihiro Nakao	7~2	Japan
45	Todd Duffee	4~0	Coconut Creek, FL
46	Assuerio Silva	14~7	Parana, Brazil

205 Rankings (April, 2009)

1	Rashad Evans	13~0~1	Albuquerque, NM	UFC Champion
2	Quinton Jackson	30~7	Irvine, CA
3	Lyoto Machida	14~0	Belem, Brazil
4	Forrest Griffin	16~5	Athens, GA
5	Mauricio Rua	18~3	Curitiba, Brazil
6	Dan Henderson	23~7	Temecula, CA
7	Luis Cane	10~1	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
8	Chuck Liddell	21~7	San Luis Obispo, CA
9	Rogerio Nogueira	16~3	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
10	Renato Sobral	32~7	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Strikeforce Champion
11	Wanderlei Silva	32~9~1	Las Vegas, NV
12	Keith Jardine	14~5~1	Albuquerque, NM
13	Jon Jones	8~0	Endicott, NY
14	Anderson Silva	22~4	Curitiba, Brazil
15	Tito Ortiz	15~6~1	Huntington Beach, CA
16	Rich Franklin	24~4	Cincinnatti, OH
17	Thiago Silva	13~1	Sao Paulo, Brazil
18	Stephan Bonnar	11~5	Chicago, IL
19	Eric Schafer	11~3~2	Milwaukee, WI
20	Matt Hamill	6~2	Utica, NY
21	Brandon Vera	10~3	San Diego, CA
22	Goran Reljic	8~0	Zadar, Croatia
23	James Irvin	14~5	Sacramento, CA
24	Sokoudjou	5~4	Temecula, CA
25	Vladimir Matyushenko	21~4	Retchisa, Belarus
26	Steve Cantwell	7~2	Las Vegas, NV
27	Jason Lambert	23~9	Long Beach, CA
28	Mike Whitehead	20~6	Salt Lake City, UT
29	Houston Alexander	8~4	Omaha, NE
30	Jason Brilz	17~1~1	Omaha, NE
31	Rafael Cavalcante	7~1	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
32	Tim Boetsch	8~3	Sunbury, PA
33	Muhammad Lawal	4~0
34	Ryan Bader	9~0	Tempe, AZ
35	Krzysztof Soszynski	17~8~1	Temecula, CA
36	Brian Stann	6~2	Scranton, PA
37	Doug Marshall	9~3	Visalia, CA
38	Glover TeixeIra	6~2	Arroyo Grande, CA
39	Emanuel Newton	11~3~1		Maximum FC Champion
40	Mark Coleman	15~9	Columbus, OH
41	Bobby Southworth	9~6
42	Reese Andy	7~3	Renton, WA
43	Andre Gusmao	5~1	Goiania, Brazil
44	Tomasz Drwal	15~2	San Diego, CA
45	Jake O’Brien	11~2	Indianapolis, IN
46	David Heath	8~4	Tulsa, OK
47	Jamal Patterson	5~2	Hoboken, NJ

185 Rankings (April, 2009)

1	Anderson Silva	24~4	Curitiba, Brazil	UFC Champion
2	Rich Franklin	24~4	Cincinnatti, OH
3	Nathan Marquardt	28~8~2	Denver, CO
4	Jorge Santiago	21~7	Coconut Creek, FL	Sengoku Champion
5	Dan Henderson	23~7	Tecmecula, CA
6	Demian Maia	10~0	Sao Paulo, Brazil	ADCC Champion
7	Robbie Lawler	18~4	Granite City, IL
8	Gegard Mousasi	24~2~1	Armenia	DREAM GP Champion
9	Yushin Okami	23~4	Kanagawa, Japan
10	Yoshihiro Akiyama	12~1	Osaka, Japan
11	Frank Trigg	19~6	Rochester, NY
12	Ronaldo Souza	10~2	Manaus, Brazil
13	Michael Bisping	17~1	Manchester, England
14	Vitor Belfort	18~8	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
15	Thales Leites	14~2	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
16	Kazuo Misaki	21~9~2	Chiba, Japan
17	Jason Miller	22~6	Las Vegas, NV
18	Patrick Cote	13~5	Quebec City, Canada
19	Scott Smith	15~5	Elk Grove, CA
20	Chael Sonnen	21~10~1	West Linn, OR
21	Paulo Filho	16~1	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
22	Joey Villasenor	26~6	Albuqurque, NM
23	Wilson Gouveia	12~6	Coconut Creek, FL
24	Nate Quarry	11~3	Gresham, OR
25	Cung Le	6~0	San Jose, CA	Strikeforce Champion
26	Rousimar Palhares	19~5	Castlerock, WA
27	Alan Belcher	14~5	Biloxi, MS
28	Jason MacDonald	21~12	Edmonton, Canada
29	Ricardo Almeida	10~3	Hamilton, NJ
30	Denis Kang	32~11~1	Vancouver, Canada
31	Benji Radach	9~2	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
32	Nick Diaz	19~7	Stockton, CA
33	Matt Lindland	21~6	Eagle Creek, OR
34	Hector Lombard	19~2~1	Sydney, Australia
35	Dean Lister	11~6	San Diego, CA
36	Jeremy Horn	80~19~5	Salt Lake City, UT
37	Dan Miller	11~1	Whippany, NJ
38	Kendall Grove	10~5	Maui, HI
39	Trevor Prangley	19~5	Cape Town, South Africa
40	Ed Herman	15~7	Portland, OR
41	Chris Leben	18~5	Oahu, HI
42	Melvin Manhoef	23~5~1	Amsterdam, Netherlands
43	Travis Lutter	9~5	Fort Worth, TX
44	Riki Fukuda	14~4
45	Murilo Rua	16~10~1	Curitiba, Brazil
46	Marvin Eastman	15~9~1	Las Vegas, NV
47	Jorge Rivera	16~7	Milford, MA
48	Jason Day	17~8	Lethbridge, Canada
49	Joe Doerksen	41~12	Winnipeg, Canada
50	CB Dolloway	8~1	Tempe, AZ
51	Zak Cummings	9~0	Springfield, MO
52	David Loiseau	18~9	Montreal, Canada
53	Falaniko Vitale	26~9	Honolulu, HI
54	Frank Shamrock	23~10~2	Santa Monica, CA
55	Terry Martin	18~7	Chicago, IL
56	Mike Massenzio	11~3	Paterson, NJ
57	Ryo Kawamura	9~3~2	Japan	Pancrase Champion
58	Kazuhiro Nakamura	13~9	Tokyo, Japan
59	Drew McFedries	7~5	Bettendorf, IA
60	Cory DeVela	9~2	Bonney Lake, WA
61	Yuki Sasaki	22~15~1	Japan
62	Tim Credeur	12~2	Breaux Bridge, LA
63	Joe Riggs	29~10	Phoenix, AZ
64	Ryan Jensen	13~5	Omaha, NE
65	Keiichiro Yamamiya	34~23~9	Kanagawa, Japan
66	Rob Kimmons	22~4	Liberty, MO
67	Aaron Simpson	5~0	Phoenix, AZ
68	Ryan McGivern	13~6	Bettendorf, IA
69	Matt Horwich	22~12~1	Gresham, OR
70	Andrews Nakahara	2~1	Brazil
71	Zelg Galesic	9~4	Pula, Croatia
72	Taiei Kin	3~3	Amagasaki, Japan
73	Dong Sik Yoon	4~6	Seoul, South Korea
74	Fabio Nascimento	8~4	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
75	Alessio Sakara	13~7	Miami, FL
76	Jake Rosholt	5~1	Las Vegas, NV
77	Kala Hose	7~3	Waianae, Hawaii	Icon Sport Champion
78	Nissen Osterneck	5~2	Myrtle Beach, SC
79	Bryan Baker	8~1	Victorville, CA
80	Nick Catone	6~1	Brick, NJ
81	Kalib Starnes	9~3~1	Surrey, Canada

170 Rankings (April, 2009)

1	Georges St-Pierre	18~2	Montreal, Canada	UFC Champion
2	Thiago Alves	16~3	Coconut Creek, FL
3	Jon Fitch	18~3	San Jose, CA
4	Jake Shields	22~4~1	San Jose, CA
5	Matt Hughes	42~7	Hillsboro, IL
6	Karo Parisyan	18~5	North Hollywood, CA
7	Matt Serra	9~5	Long Island, NY
8	Paulo Thiago	11~0	Brasilia, Brazil
9	Josh Koscheck	12~4	Fresno, CA
10	Mike Swick	13~2	San Jose, CA
11	Martin Kampmann	15~2	Las Vegas, NV
12	Marcus Davis	16~4	Bangor, ME
13	Carlos Condit	23~5	Alburqurque, NM
14	Dustin Hazelett	12~4	Cincinnati, OH
15	Anthony Johnson	7~2	Los Angeles, CA
16	Nick Thompson	38~10~1	Minneapolis, MN
17	Chris Lytle	26~17~5	Indianapolis, IN
18	Brad Blackburn	14~9~1	Olympia, WA
19	Jay Hieron	17~4	Long Island, NY
20	Dan Hardy	21~6	Nottingham, England
21	Brock Larson	25~2	Brainerd, MN
22	Yoshiyuki Yoshida	10~3	Tokyo, Japan
23	John Howard	11~4	Boston, MA
24	Paul Daley	19~10~2	Nottingham, England
25	Akihiro Gono	29~14~7	Tokyo, Japan
26	Chris Wilson	14~5	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
27	Dong Hyun Kim	11~0~1	Busan, South Korea
28	Matt Brown	9~7	Cincinnati, OH
29	Hayato Sakurai	34~8~2	Tokyo, Japan
30	Kevin Burns	7~2	Des Moines, IA
31	T.J. Grant	14~2	Cole Harbour, Canada
32	Luigi Fioravanti	14~5	Orlando, FL
33	Mike Pierce	7~1
34	Tamdan McCrory	10~2	Cortland, NY
35	Jonathan Goulet	22~10	Victoriaville, Canada
36	Paul Kelly	8~1	Liverpool, England
37	Paul Bradley	10~0
38	Ryo Chonan	15~10	Yamagata, Japan
39	Pete Sell	8~5	Westbury, NY
40	Josh Burkman	18~8	Salt Lake City, UT
41	Roan Carneiro	12~8	Atlanta, GA
42	Mark Miller	8~4	Chicago, IL
43	Brian Foster	9~3
44	Nathan Coy	5~2		Sportfight Champion
45	Delson Heleno	13~5	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
46	Tony DeSouza	10~4	Lima, Peru
47	Paul Taylor	9~4~1	Walsall, England
48	Pat Healy	20~13	St. Louis, MS	Maximum FC Champion
49	Ben Saunders	7~0~2	Orlando, FL
50	Forrest Petz	14~6	Cleveland, OH
51	Edgar Garcia	7~0	Yuma, AZ
52	Andre Galvao	3~0	Brazil
53	Kuniyoshi Hironaka	12~6	Tokyo, Japan
54	John Alessio	24~13	Vancouver, Canada
55	Danillo Villefort	9~2	Coconut Creek, FL
56	Johny Hendricks	5~0	Las Vegas, NV
57	Eduardo Pamplona	10~2	Sao Paulo, Brazil
58	Rory Markham	16~5	Bettendorf, IA
59	Ryan Ford	8~2	Edmonton, Canada
60	Alex Serdyukov	8~5	Moscow, Russia
61	Daniel Acacio	16~6	Brazil
62	Daniel Trindade	9~2
63	Luis Santos	32~4	Belem, Brazil
64	Hiromitsu Miura	9~6	Tokyo, Japan
65	Matt Riddle	2~0	Las Vegas, NV
66	Beau Baker	5~1
67	Jason High	7~1	Lakewood, CA
68	Richard Villes	4~3
69	Renato Verissimo	7~5	Hilo, HI
70	Dennis Hallman	40~12~2	Yelm, WA
71	Luke Cummo	6~6	Long Island, NY
72	John Hathaway	10~0	Brighton, England
73	Brett Cooper	8~4	Lakewood, CA
74	Jesse Lennox	10~1	Bettendorf, IA
75	Tom Speer	11~4	Elgin, MN
76	Steve Bruno	12~5	Coconut Creek, FL
77	Marius Zaromskis	9~2	Lithuania

155 Rankings (April, 2009)

1	B.J. Penn	13~5~1	Hilo, HI	UFC Champion
2	Joachim Hansen	19~7~1	Oslo, Norway	DREAM GP Champion
3	Shinya Aoki	20~3	Tokyo, Japan
4	Kenny Florian	11~3	Boston, MA
5	Eddie Alvarez	15~2	Philadelphia, PA
6	Sean Sherk	33~3~1	Oak Grove, MN
7	Gesias Calvancanti	14~2~1	Coconut Creek, FL
8	Josh Thomson	16~2	San Jose, CA	Strikeforce Champion
9	Gray Maynard	7~0	Las Vegas, NV
10	Satoru Kitaoka	24~8~9	Nari, Japan	Sengoku Champion
11	Tatsuya Kawajiri	23~5~2	Ibaraki, Japan
12	Caol Uno	25~11~4	Kanagawa, Japan
13	Diego Sanchez	20~2	San Diego, CA
14	Frank Edgar	9~1	Tom Rivers, NJ
15	Mitsuhiro Ishida	18~4~1	Ibaraki, Japan
16	Gilbert Melendez	15~2	San Francisco, CA
17	Vitor Ribeiro	20~2	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
18	Tyson Griffin	13~2	Las Vegas, NV
19	KJ Noons	7~2	San Diego, CA
20	Hermes Franca	19~7	Jupiter, FL
21	Eiji Mitsuoka	15~6~2	Japan
22	Clay Guida	25~9	Johnsburg, IL
23	Nick Diaz	19~7	Stockton, CA
24	Josh Neer	25~7~1	Bettendorf, IA
25	Sergey Golyaev	12~7	Russia
26	Joe Stevenson	29~10	Victoriaville, CA
27	Takanori Gomi	29~5	Tokyo, Japan
28	Roger Huerta	20~2~1	Minneapolis, MN
29	Spencer Fisher	22~4	Bettendorf, IA
30	Nate Diaz	10~3	Stockton, CA
31	Takashi Nakakura	10~2~1	Japan	Shooto Champion
32	Yusuke Endo	12~2~2	Japan
33	Jorge Masvidal	17~3	Miami, FL
34	Jamie Varner	16~2	Mesa, AZ	WEC Champion
35	Gleison Tibau	17~6	Coconut Creek, FL
36	Joe Lauzon	18~4	Bridgewater, MA
37	Kurt Pellegrino	13~4	Point Pleasant, NJ
38	Jim Miller	13~2	Whippany, NJ
39	Marcus Aurelio	17~7	Coconut Creek, FL
40	Rich Clementi	32~14~1	Sidell, LA
41	Terry Etim	12~2	Liverpool, England
42	Sam Stout	14~5~1	London, Canada
43	Yves Edwards	34~15~1	Woodlands, TX
44	Matt Wiman	10~5	Dallas, TX
45	Thiago Tavares	14~3	Florianopolis, Brazil
46	Mac Danzig	18~5~1	Los Angeles, CA
47	Andre Amade	6~3~1	Brazil
48	Koutetsu Boku	13~5~2	Japan
49	Donald Cerrone	9~1	Albuquerque, NM
50	Kazunori Yokota	8~2~3	Japan
51	Mizuto Hirota	10~3~1	Japan
52	Cole Miller	15~3	Coconut Creek, FL
53	Mark Bocek	6~2	Woodbridge, Canada
54	Rodrigo Damm	8~3	Brazil
55	Chris Horodecki	10~1	London, Canada
56	Ronnys Torres	14~1	Brazil
57	Kenichiro Togashi	8~6~5	Japan
58	Rob McCullough	17~5	Huntington Beach, CA
59	Jeremy Stephens	14~5	Des Moines, IA
60	Rob Emerson	8~7	Irvine, CA
61	Ryan Schultz	20~11~1	Gresham, OR
62	Efrain Escudero	11~0	Tempe, AZ
63	Matt Veach	11~0	Granite City, IL
64	Yoshihiro Koyama	12~2~1	Japan
65	Ricardo Lamas	6~0	Chicago, IL
66	Alberto Crane	12~3	Glendale, CA
67	Ben Henderson	9~1	Glendale, AZ
68	Luiz Azeredo	12~8	Brazil
69	Deividas Taurosevicius	9~3	Lithuania
70	Ganjo Tentsuku	9~4~2	Japan
71	Luiz Firmino	12~4	Brazil
72	Manny Gamburyan	8~4	Hollywood, CA
73	Melvin Guillard	21~7~2	New Orleans, LA
74	Matt Grice	9~2	Harrah, OK
75	Jason Black	23~4~1	Bettendorf, IA
76	Rich Crunkilton	16~2	New Smyrna Beach, FL
77	John Gunderson	18~6	Medford, OR
78	Seung Hwan Bang	6~5	South Korea
79	Antonio McKee	22~3~2	Lakewood, CA	Maximum FC Champion
80	Anthony Njokuani	10~2	Las Vegas, NV
81	Katsunori Kikuno	11~1~1	Japan	DEEP Champion
82	Bart Palaszewski	30~13	Wonder Lake, IL
83	Kyle Bradley	13~6	Baton Rouge, LA
84	Conor Heun	8~2
85	Phillipe Nover	5~1~1	Brooklyn, NY
86	Evan Dunham	8~0	Las Vegas, NV
87	Rafael dos Anjos	11~4	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
88	Marcus Hicks	8~2	Dallas, TX
89	Muhsin Corbbrey	8~3~0
90	Sergio Gomez	8~2	Racine, WI
91	Nick Janowitz	3~0
92	Ryan Machan	8~2	Sylvan Lake, Canada
93	Simon Marini	6~2	Hamilton, Canada
94	David Bielkheden	13~7	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
95	Per Eklund	14~4~1	Stockholm, Sweden
96	Junie Browning	3~1	Las Vegas, NV
97	Daisuke Nakamura	19~10	Tokyo, Japan
98	Jess Liaudin	12~11	London, England
99	Dan Lauzon	12~2	East Bridgewater, MA
100	Dennis Siver	13~6	Mannheim, Germany
101	Edson Berto	14~6~1	Orlando, FL

145 Rankings (April, 2009)

1	Mike Brown	21~4	Coconut Creek, FL	WEC Champion
2	Urijah Faber	22~2	Sacramento, CA
3	Dokonjonsuke Mishima	19~6~2	Osaka, Japan	DEEP Champion
4	Kid Yamamoto	17~1	Tokyo, Japan
5	Wagnney Fabiano	12~1	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
6	Leonard Garcia	12~4	Lubbock, TX
7	Jose Aldo	14~1	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
8	Takeshi Inoue	15~3	Japan	Shooto Champion
9	Yuji Hoshino	16~7~7	Tokyo, Japan	GCM Champion
10	Hatsu Hioki	18~3~2	Nagoya, Japan
11	Rafael Assuncao	13~1	Atlanta, GA
12	Masakazu Imanari	16~6~1	Kanagawa, Japan
13	Nam Phan	15~5
14	Hideki Kadowaki	13~9~2	Chiba, Japan
15	Jens Pulver	22~11~1	Bettendorf, IA
16	Marlon Sandro	13~0	Brazil	Pancrase Champion
17	Chan Sung Jung	3~0	South Korea
18	Michihiro Omigawa	5~7~1	Japan
19	L.C. Davis	13~2	Bettendorf, IA
20	Bao Quach	15~9~1	Irvine, CA
21	Akiyo Nishiura	9~4~1	Yokohama, Japan
22	Josh Grispi	12~1	Boston, MA
23	Cub Swanson	13~2	Palm Springs, CA
24	Antonio Carvalho	10~4	Toronto, Canada
25	Hiroyuki Takaya	10~6~1	Chiba, Japan
26	Mark Hominick	16~8	London, Canada
27	Savant Young	9~8	Los Angeles, CA
28	Wilson Reis	7~0	Philadelphia, PA
29	Pequeno Nogueira	13~5~2	Brazil
30	Hiroshi Nakamura	6~3~4	Japan
31	Rumina Sato	24~13~2	Tokyo, Japan
32	Shintaro Ishiwatari	6~2~3	Japan
33	Tenkei Fujimiya	7~4~2	Japan
34	Micah Miller	10~4	Athens, GA

135 Rankings (April, 2009)

1	Miguel Torres	37~1	East Chicago, IN	WEC Champion
2	Masakatsu Ueda	8~0~2	Japan	Shooto Champion
3	Brian Bowles	7~0	Athens, GA
4	Koetsu Okazaki	5~1~1	Japan
5	Takeya Mizugaki	11~3~2	Kanagawa, Japan	GCM Champion
6	Damacio Page	11~4	Albuquerque, NM
7	Masakazu Imanari	16~6~1	Kanagawa, Japan
8	Atsushi Yamamoto	12~6~1	Shiga, Japan
9	Joseph Benavidez	9~0	Sacramento, CA
10	Rani Yahya	13~4	San Diego, CA	ADCC Champion
11	Marcos Galvao	6~3~1	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
12	Will Ribeiro	10~2	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
13	Joe Warren	1~0	Ann Arbor, MI
14	Yoshiro Maeda	24~6~2	Osaka, Japan
15	Abel Cullum	14~2	Tucumcari, NM
16	Akitsohi Tamura	13~7~1	Osaka, Japan
17	Dominic Cruz	13~1	Tucson, AZ
18	Chase Beebe	11~3	Chicago, IL
19	Manny Tapia	10~2~1	Chino, CA
20	Scott Jorgensen	6~2	Boise, ID
21	Eddie Wineland	14~6~1	Portage, IN
22	Kenji Osawa	15~8~2	Tokyo, Japan
23	Chris Manuel	6~1~2	Coconut Creek, FL
24	Bibiano Fernandes	4~2	Manaus, Brazil
25	Hiroyuki Takaya	10~6~1	Chiba, Japan
26	Jeff Curran	29~11~1	Island Lake, IL
27	Masahiro Oishi	19~11~7	Tokyo, Japan
28	Akiyo Nishiura	9~4~1	Yokohama, Japan
29	Daiki Hata	11~5~3
30	Daniel Lima	8~3~2	Queensland, Austraila
31	Charlie Valencia	10~5	Los Angeles, CA
32	Jarrod Card	7~3~1
33	Jeff Bedard	10~2	Duluth, GA