May MMA (May, 2009)

Bellator V – May 1

HVY

Dave Herman [33] vs. Josh Barnes

• MMA Records: Herman (13-1); Barnes (3-1)
• Result: Herman winner by 1st round TKO. Herman stays at 33.
  

155

Eddie Alvarez [5] vs. Eric Reynolds

• MMA Records: Alvarez (15-2); Reynolds (10-1)
• Result: Alvarez winner by 3rd round submission (rear-naked choke). Alvarez debuts at 5.
  

Jorge Masvidal [33] vs. Toby Imada

• MMA Records: Masvidal (17-3); Imada (21-12)
• Result: Imada winner by 3rd round submission (inverted-triangle choke). Imada debuts at 42. Masvidal drops to 43.
  

Sengoku 8 – May 2

205

Keiichiro Yamamiya [NR] vs. Alexandre Ribeiro

• MMA Records: Yamamiya (34-23-9); Ribeiro (1-0)
• Result: Ribeiro winner by 3rd round KO.
  

155

Kazunori Yokota [50] vs. Leonardo Santos

• MMA Records: Yokota (8-2-3); Santos (6-2)
• Result: Yokota winner by Split Decision.
• Lay and Pray victory for Yokota. Yokota stays at 50.
  

145

Hatsu Hioki [10] vs. Ronnie Mann

• MMA Records: Hioki (18-3-2); Mann (16-1-1)
• Result: Hioki winner by 1st round TKO. Hioki rises to 8.
  
• Incredible jiu-jitsu by Hioki. His 2nd dominate victory in a row.
  

Nam Phan [13] vs. Michihiro Omigawa [18]

• MMA Records: Phan (15-5); Omigawa (5-7-1)
• Result: Omigawa winner by 1st round TKO. Omigawa rises to 13. Phan drops to 15.
• Oh my. Omigawa absolutley beasted Phan. Dominating win. If anyone thought his win over L.C. Davis was a fluke, they better recognize Omigawa is for real. Ignore his record. It’s very misleading.
  

Marlon Sandro [16] vs. Nick Denis

• MMA Records: Sandro (13-0); Denis (7-0)
• Result: Sandro winner by 1st round KO. Sandro rises to 9.
  
• Sandro erased any doubts I had concerning his striking ability.
  

Chan Sung Jung [17] vs. Masanori Kanehara

• MMA Records: Jung (3-0); Kanehara (12-5-5)
• Result: Kanehara winner by unanimous decision. Kanehara debuts at 18. Jung drops to 19.
  
• Great fight! I personally thought Jung won this fight but Kanehara’s wrestling is what won the judges. Jung has become one of my favorite fighters because of his rugged style.
  

UFC 98 – May 23

HVY

Patrick Barry [36] vs. Tim Hague

• MMA Records: Barry (4-0); Hague (9-1)
• UFC Records: Barry (1-0); Hague (0-0)
• Result: Hague winner by 1st round submission (guillotine). Hague debuts at 36. Barry drops to 37.
  
• Barry was overconfident with his strikes and paid for it. He needs to improve his overall game to succeed in MMA.
  

205

Rashad Evans [1] vs. Lyoto Machida [3]

• MMA Records: Evans (13-0-1); Machida (14-0)
• UFC Records: Evans (8-0-1); Machida (6-0)
• Result: Machida winner by 2nd round KO. Machida rises to 1. Evans drops to 2.
• The MMA paradigm has shifted with Machida leading the way. I can’t see anyone giving him a run for his money for a long, long time. Evans, as well as everyone else in the division, must go back to the drawing board.

Krzysztof Soszynski [34] vs. Andre Gusmao [42]

• MMA Records: Soszynski (17-8-1); Gusmao (5-1)
• UFC Records: Soszynski (2-0); Gusmao (0-1)
• Result: Soszynski winner by 1st round KO. Soszynski rises to 29.
  
• Krzysztof is slowly moving up the ladder with his 3rd stoppage in the UFC in as many fights.
  

185

Chael Sonnen [20] vs. Dan Miller [36]

• MMA Records: Sonnen (21-10-1); Miller (11-1)
• UFC Records: Sonnen (1-3); Miller (3-0)
• Result: Sonnen winner by unanimous decision. Sonnen stays at 20. Miller stays at 36.
  
• Miller blew the proverbial “wad” with that guillotine. Sonnen  then administerd a 3 round ground and pound courtesy Team Quest.
  

Drew McFedries [56] vs. Xavier Foupa Pokam

• MMA Records: McFedries (7-5); Foupa Pokam (20-10)
• UFC Recrds: McFedries (3-4); Foupa Pokam (0-1)
• Result: McFedries winner by 1st round TKO. McFedries rises to 51.
  
• “The Massacre” punches harder than anyone in the sport. He’s guaranteed excitement because of his “way of the sword” style.
  

170

Matt Hughes [5] vs. Matt Serra [7]

• MMA Records: Hughes (42-7); Serra (9-5)
• UFC Records: Hughes (15-5); Serra (6-5)
• Result: Hughes winner by unanimous decision. Hughes stays at 5. Serra drops to 10.
  
• Anticlimactic end to the blood-fued. Serra was amusing with his antics but Hughes sneaked by with his lay-and-pray.
  

Brock Larson [21] vs. Mike Pyle

• MMA Records: Larson (25-2); Pyle (17-5-1)
• UFC Records: Larson (2-1); Pyle (0-0)
• Result: Larson winner by 1st round submission (arm-triangle choke). Larson rises to 19.
  
• Another solid win for Larson.
  

Yoshiyuki Yoshida [22] vs. Brandon Wolff

• MMA Records: Yoshida (10-3); Wolff (7-3)
• UFC Records: Yoshida (1-1); Wolff (0-1)
• Result: Yoshida winner by 1st round submission (guillotine). Yoshida rises to 20.
  
• Easy submission win for Yoshida.
  

155

Sean Sherk [6] vs. Frank Edgar [14]

• MMA Records: Sherk (33-3-1); Edgar (9-1)
• UFC Records: Sherk (7-3); Edgar (4-1)
• Result: Edgar winner by unanimous decision. Edgar rises to 9. Sherk drops to 10.
  
• Frank joins the lightweight elite with a suprisingly dominant win. This was a case of 3-dimensional footword out-manuevering 2-dimensional footwork.
  

Kyle Bradley [82] vs. Phillipe Nover [84]

• MMA Records: Bradley (13-6); Nover (5-1-1)
• UFC Records: Bradley (0-2); Nover (0-1)
• Result: Bradley winner by 1st round TKO. Bradley rises to 74. Nover drops to 85.
  
• Tough stoppage by Yves Lavigne but Bradley did rock him with a brutal strike on the ground. A rematch is immanent.
  

George Roop vs. Dave Kaplan

• MMA Records: Roop (8-4); Kaplan (2-2)
• UFC Records: Roop (0-1); Kaplan (0-0)
• Result: Roop winner by split decision.
• Both fighters have a long, long way to go to become contenders.
  

DREAM 9 – May 26

HVY

Gegard Mousasi [NR] vs. Mark Hunt

• MMA Records: Mousasi (24-2-1); Hunt (5-5)
• Result: Mousasi winner by 1st round submission (straight armbar).
• Hunt looked like a fish out of water. Mousasi needs to beat a better opponent to become ranked at heavyweight.
  

Sokoudjou [NR] vs. Jan Nortje

• MMA Records: Sokoudjou (5-4); Nortje (2-5)
• Result: Sokoudjou winner by 1st round TKO.
• Pathetic. Sokoudjou must beat someone better to become ranked at heavyweight.
  

Bob Sapp vs. Ikuhisa Minowa

• MMA Records: Sapp (10-3-1); Minowa (41-30-8)
• Result: Minowa winner by 1st round submission (achilles lock)
• What a joke. Sapp is a giant baby.
  

Jose Canseco vs. Hong Man Choi

• MMA Records: Canseco (0-0); Choi (1-2)
• Result: Choi winner by 1st round submission (punches)
• Pathetic. What a joke. Canseco is a fraud in every sense of the word.
  

185

Ronaldo Souza [12] vs. Jason Miller [17]

• MMA Records: Souza (10-2); Miller (22-6)
• Result: No Contest (illegal kick by Miller caused a cut)
  

155

Gesias Cavalcante [7] vs. Tatsuya Kawajiri [11]

• MMA Records: Cavalcante (14-2-1); Kawajiri (23-5-2)
• Result: Kawajiri winner by unanimous decision. Kawajiri rises to 6. Cavalcante drops to 12.
  
• Great fight. Kawajiri continues to look like a top fighter.
  

135

Kid Yamamoto [NR] vs. Joe Warren [13]

• MMA Records: Yamamoto (17-1); Warren (1-0)
• Result: Warren winner by split decision. Warren rises to 4.
  
• Huge upset! Warren has beaten 2 former champions in his 1st two fights. Unreal.
  

Masakazu Imanari [7] vs. Bibiano Fernandes [24]

• MMA Records: Imanari (16-6-1); Fernandes (4-2)
• 3Result: Fernandes winner by unanimous decision. Fernandes rises to 7. Imanari drops to 13.
  
• Imanari can be unbearable to watch at times. Terrible fight.
  

Yoshiro Maeda [14] vs. Hiroyuki Takaya [25]

• MMA Records: Maeda (24-6-2); Takaya (10-6-1)
• Result: Takaya winner by 1st roudn TKO. Takaya rises to 12. Maeda drops to 16.
  
• Great fight. Takaya’s power was the tipping factor.
  

Abel Cullum [15] vs. Hideo Tokoro

• MMA Records: Cullum (14-2); Tokoro (21-16-1)
• Result: Tokoro winner by 2nd round submission (rear-naked choke). Tokoro debuts at 21. Cullum drops to 22.
  
• Fight of the Year candidate. Cullum’s heart is one of the biggest in the game. Tokoro was just relentless with his submissions.
  

HVY Rankings (May, 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	13~4~1	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	Ricco Rodriguez	34~10	Phoenix, AZ
28	Brett Rogers	9~0	Minneapolis, MN
29	Antoni Hardonk	8~5	Weesp, Holland
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 (May, 2009)

1	Lyoto Machida	15-0	Belem, Brazil	UFC Champion
2	Rashad Evans	13-1-1	Albuquerque, NM
3	Quinton Jackson	30-7	Irvine, CA
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	17-3	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	Vladimir Matyushenko	22-4	Retchisa, Belarus
22	Brandon Vera	10~3	San Diego, CA
23	James Irvin	14-5	Sacramento, CA
24	Sokoudjou	5~4	Temecula, CA
25	Steve Cantwell	7~2	Las Vegas, NV
26	Jason Lambert	23-10	Long Beach, CA
27	Mike Whitehead	20-6	Salt Lake City, UT
28	Houston Alexander	8~4	Omaha, NE
29	Jason Brilz	17-1-1	Omaha, NE
30	Rafael Cavalcante	7~1	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
31	Tim Boetsch	8~3	Sunbury, PA
32	Muhammad Lawal	4~0
33	Ryan Bader	9~0	Tempe, AZ
34	Krzysztof Soszynski	17-8-1	Temecula, CA
35	Trevor Prangley	20-5	Coeur d’Alene, ID	Maximum FC Champion
36	Emanuel Newton	11~3~1	Torrance, CA
37	Brian Stann	6~2	Scranton, PA
38	Glover TeixeIra	6~2	Arroyo Grande, CA
39	Mark Coleman	15-9	Columbus, OH
40	Bobby Southworth	9~6
41	Reese Andy	7~3	Renton, WA
42	Andre Gusmao	5~1	Goiania, Brazil
43	Tomasz Drwal	15-2	San Diego, CA
44	Jake O’Brien	11~2	Indianapolis, IN
45	Jamal Patterson	5~2	Hoboken, NJ
46	Antwain Britt	7~2

185 Rankings (May, 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
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	Hector Lombard	19-2-1	Miami, FL
34	Dean Lister	11~6	San Diego, CA
35	Jeremy Horn	80-19-5	Salt Lake City, UT
36	Dan Miller	11~1	Whippany, NJ
37	Kendall Grove	10~5	Maui, HI
38	Trevor Prangley	20-5	Coeur d’Alene, ID
39	Ed Herman	15-7	Portland, OR
40	Chris Leben	18-5	Oahu, HI
41	Melvin Manhoef	23-5-1	Amsterdam, Netherlands
42	Travis Lutter	9~5	Fort Worth, TX
43	Riki Fukuda	14-4	Japan
44	Murilo Rua	16-10-1	Curitiba, Brazil
45	Marvin Eastman	15-9-1	Las Vegas, NV
46	Jorge Rivera	16-7	Milford, MA
47	Jason Day	17-8	Lethbridge, Canada
48	Joe Doerksen	41-12	Winnipeg, Canada
49	CB Dolloway	8~1	Tempe, AZ
50	Zak Cummings	10~0	Springfield, MO
51	David Loiseau	18-9	Montreal, Canada
52	Terry Martin	18-7	Chicago, IL
53	Mike Massenzio	11~3	Paterson, NJ
54	Ryo Kawamura	9~3~2	Japan	Pancrase Champion
55	Kazuhiro Nakamura	13-9	Tokyo, Japan
56	Drew McFedries	7~5	Bettendorf, IA
57	Cory DeVela	9~2	Bonney Lake, WA
58	Yuki Sasaki	22-15-1	Japan
59	Tim Credeur	12~2	Breaux Bridge, LA
60	Ryan Jensen	13-5	Omaha, NE
61	Rob Kimmons	22-4	Liberty, MO
62	Aaron Simpson	5~0	Phoenix, AZ
63	Ryan McGivern	13-6	Bettendorf, IA
64	Matt Horwich	22-12-1	Gresham, OR
65	Andrews Nakahara	2~1	Brazil
66	Zelg Galesic	9~4	Pula, Croatia
67	Taiei Kin	3~3	Amagasaki, Japan
68	Dong Sik Yoon	4~6	Seoul, South Korea
69	Fabio Nascimento	8~4	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
70	Alessio Sakara	13-7	Miami, FL
71	Jake Rosholt	5~1	Las Vegas, NV
72	Mamed Khalidov	17-3-1	Olsztyn, Poland
73	Kala Hose	7~3	Waianae, Hawaii	Icon Sport Champion
74	Nissen Osterneck	5~2	Myrtle Beach, SC
75	Bryan Baker	8~1	Victorville, CA
76	Nick Catone	6~1	Brick, NJ
77	Kalib Starnes	9~3~1	Surrey, Canada

170 Rankings (May, 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	43-7	Hillsboro, IL
6	Paulo Thiago	11~0	Brasilia, Brazil
7	Josh Koscheck	12~4	Fresno, CA
8	Mike Swick	13-2	San Jose, CA
9	Martin Kampmann	15-2	Las Vegas, NV
10	Matt Serra	9~6	Long Island, NY
11	Marcus Davis	16-4	Bangor, ME
12	Carlos Condit	23-5	Alburqurque, NM
13	Dustin Hazelett	12~4	Cincinnati, OH
14	Karo Parisyan	18-5	North Hollywood, CA
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	9~1
34	Tamdan McCrory	10~2	Cortland, NY
35	Jonathan Goulet	22-10	Victoriaville, Canada
36	Paul Kelly	8~1	Liverpool, England
37	Paul Bradley	10~1
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	10~3
44	Nathan Coy	5~2		Sportfight Champion
45	Delson Heleno	14~5	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	Edgar Garcia	7~0	Yuma, AZ
51	Andre Galvao	3~0	Brazil
52	Victor O’Donnell	3~0
53	John Alessio	25-13	Las Vegas, NV
54	Kuniyoshi Hironaka	12~6	Tokyo, Japan
55	Forrest Petz	14-7	Cleveland, OH
56	Danillo Villefort	9~2	Coconut Creek, FL
57	Johny Hendricks	5~0	Las Vegas, NV
58	Eduardo Pamplona	11~2	Sao Paulo, Brazil
59	Rory Markham	16-5	Bettendorf, IA
60	Ryan Ford	8~2	Edmonton, Canada
61	Alex Serdyukov	8~5	Moscow, Russia
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	Jason High	7~1	Lakewood, CA
67	Richard Villes	4~3
68	Dennis Hallman	40-12-2	Yelm, WA
69	Luke Cummo	6~6	Long Island, NY
70	John Hathaway	10~0	Brighton, England
71	Brett Cooper	9~4	Lakewood, CA
72	Jesse Lennox	10~1	Bettendorf, IA
73	Beau Baker	7~2
74	Tom Speer	11~4	Elgin, MN
75	Steve Bruno	12~5	Coconut Creek, FL
76	Marius Zaromskis	9~2	Lithuania

155 Rankings (May, 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	16-2	Philadelphia, PA
6	Tatsuya Kawajiri	24-5-2	Ibaraki, Japan
7	Josh Thomson	16-2	San Jose, CA	Strikeforce Champion
8	Gray Maynard	7~0	Las Vegas, NV
9	Frank Edgar	10~1	Tom Rivers, NJ
10	Sean Sherk	33-3-1	Oak Grove, MN
11	Satoru Kitaoka	24-8-9	Nari, Japan	Sengoku Champion
12	Gesias Calvancanti	14-3-1	Coconut Creek, FL
13	Caol Uno	25-11-4	Kanagawa, Japan
14	Diego Sanchez	20-2	San Diego, CA
15	Gilbert Melendez	15-2	San Francisco, CA
16	Vitor Ribeiro	20-2	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
17	Tyson Griffin	13-2	Las Vegas, NV
18	KJ Noons	7~2	San Diego, CA
19	Hermes Franca	19-7	Jupiter, FL
20	Eiji Mitsuoka	15-6-2	Saitama, Japan
21	Clay Guida	25-9	Johnsburg, IL
22	Josh Neer	25-7-1	Bettendorf, IA
23	Sergey Golyaev	12~7	Russia
24	Joe Stevenson	29-10	Victoriaville, CA
25	Takanori Gomi	30-5	Tokyo, Japan
26	Mizuto Hirota	11~3~1	Japan
27	Mitsuhiro Ishida	18-5-1	Ibaraki, Japan
28	Roger Huerta	20-2-1	Minneapolis, MN
29	Spencer Fisher	22-4	Bettendorf, IA
30	Nate Diaz	10~3	Stockton, CA
31	Jamie Varner	16-2	Mesa, AZ	WEC Champion
32	Takashi Nakakura	11~3~1	Osaka, Japan	Shooto Champion
33	Gleison Tibau	17-6	Coconut Creek, FL
34	Joe Lauzon	18-4	Bridgewater, MA
35	Kurt Pellegrino	13-4	Point Pleasant, NJ
36	Jim Miller	13-2	Whippany, NJ
37	Marcus Aurelio	17-7	Coconut Creek, FL
38	Rich Clementi	32-14-1	Sidell, LA
39	Terry Etim	12~2	Liverpool, England
40	Sam Stout	14-5-1	London, Canada
41	Toby Imada	22-12	Los Angeles, CA
42	Jorge Masvidal	17-4	Miami, FL
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	Willamy Chiquerim	13-1	Brazil
48	Yusuke Endo	12~3~2	Japan
49	Koutetsu Boku	14-5-2	Japan
50	Andre Amade	6~3~1	Brazil
51	Donald Cerrone	9~1	Albuquerque, NM
52	Kazunori Yokota	9~2~3	Japan
53	Cole Miller	15-3	Coconut Creek, FL
54	Mark Bocek	6~2	Woodbridge, Canada
55	Rodrigo Damm	8~3	Sao Paulo, Brazil
56	Ronnys Torres	14-1	Brazil
57	Kenichiro Togashi	9~6~5	Japan
58	Chris Horodecki	10~1	London, Canada
59	Rob McCullough	17-5	Huntington Beach, CA
60	Jeremy Stephens	14-5	Des Moines, IA
61	Rob Emerson	8~7	Irvine, CA
62	Ryan Schultz	20-11-1	Gresham, OR
63	Efrain Escudero	11~0	Tempe, AZ
64	Matt Veach	11~0	Granite City, IL
65	Yoshihiro Koyama	12~2~1	Japan
66	Ricardo Lamas	6~0	Chicago, IL
67	Alberto Crane	12~3	Glendale, CA
68	Ben Henderson	9~1	Glendale, AZ
69	Luiz Azeredo	12~8	Curitiba, Brazil
70	Ganjo Tentsuku	9~4~2	Japan
71	Luiz Firmino	12~4	Brazil
72	Melvin Guillard	21-7-2	New Orleans, LA
73	Matt Grice	9~2	Harrah, OK
74	Kyle Bradley	14-6	Baton Rouge, LA
75	Deividas Taurosevicius	10~3	Lithuania
76	Rich Crunkilton	16-2	New Smyrna Beach, FL
77	Seung Hwan Bang	6~5	South Korea
78	Antonio McKee	22-3-2	Lakewood, CA	Maximum FC Champion
79	Anthony Njokuani	10~2	Las Vegas, NV
80	Katsunori Kikuno	11~1~1	Japan	DEEP Champion
81	Bart Palaszewski	30-13	Wonder Lake, IL
82	Conor Heun	8~2	Boulder, CO
83	Evan Dunham	8~0	Las Vegas, NV
84	Rafael dos Anjos	11~4	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
85	Phillipe Nover	5~2~1	Brooklyn, NY
86	Hacran Dias	11~0~1
87	Brian Cobb	15~5	Bakersfield, CA
88	Marcus Hicks	8~2	Dallas, TX
89	Muhsin Corbbrey	8~3~0	Hilton Head, SC
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	Edson Berto	15-6-1	Orlando, FL
99	Jess Liaudin	12~11	London, England
100	Dan Lauzon	12~2	East Bridgewater, MA
101	Dennis Siver	13-6	Mannheim, Germany

145 Rankings (May, 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	Hatsu Hioki	18-3-2	Nagoya, Japan
9	Marlon Sandro	14-0	Brazil	Pancrase Champion
10	Takeshi Inoue	16-3	Japan	Shooto Champion
11	Yuji Hoshino	16-7-7	Tokyo, Japan	GCM Champion
12	Rafael Assuncao	13-1	Atlanta, GA
13	Michihiro Omigawa	6~7~1	Japan
14	Masakazu Imanari	16-6-1	Kanagawa, Japan
15	Nam Phan	15-6	Westminster, CA
16	Hideki Kadowaki	13-9-2	Chiba, Japan
17	Jens Pulver	22-11-1	Bettendorf, IA
18	Masanori Kanehara	13-5-5	Japan
19	Chan Sung Jung	6~1	South Korea
20	L.C. Davis	13-2	Bettendorf, IA
21	Bao Quach	15-9-1	Irvine, CA
22	Akiyo Nishiura	10~4~1	Yokohama, Japan
23	Josh Grispi	12~1	Boston, MA
24	Cub Swanson	13-2	Palm Springs, CA
25	Joe Soto	6~0	Porterville, CA
26	Antonio Carvalho	10~4	Toronto, Canada
27	Hiroyuki Takaya	10~6~1	Chiba, Japan
28	Mark Hominick	16-8	London, Canada
29	Savant Young	9~8	Los Angeles, CA
30	Wilson Reis	7~1	Philadelphia, PA
31	Pequeno Nogueira	13-5-2	Brazil
32	Hiroshi Nakamura	6~3~4	Japan
33	Rumina Sato	24-14-2	Tokyo, Japan
34	Shintaro Ishiwatari	6~2~3	Japan
35	Tenkei Fujimiya	7~4~2	Japan
36	Micah Miller	10~4	Athens, GA

135 Rankings (May, 2009)

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