Bantamweight (131-140 lbs) fighter ranks
Issue Date: 9/1/2008 (Official Release: #44)

Note: Throughout MMA history, male divisions smaller than Lightweight, and female fighting as a whole, have been sporadic and inconsistent in generating quality match-ups. This can cause a lack of separation between ranked fighters as it is necessary to match top fighters against one another on a consistent basis to generate a realistic view of the division.

Rank	↑ ↓	Fighter	Record	Points
1		Miguel Torres Last Fight: 6/1/2008 [WEC]	34-1-0	146
2		Norifumi Yamamoto Last Fight: 12/31/2007 [K-1]	17-1-0	110
3		Masakazu Imanari Last Fight: 8/17/2008 [DEEP]	15-6-1	88
4		Yoshiro Maeda Last Fight: 6/1/2008 [WEC]	23-5-4	72
5		Brian Bowles Last Fight: 8/3/2008 [WEC]	7-0-0	68
6		Bao Quach Last Fight: 8/2/2008 [Icon Sport]	15-8-1	62
7		Wilson Reis Last Fight: 7/26/2008 [EliteXC]	5-0-0	60
8		Rani Yahya Last Fight: 12/31/2007 [K-1]	11-4-0	56
9		Masakatsu Ueda Last Fight: 3/28/2008 [Shooto]	8-0-1	55
10		Eduardo Dantas Last Fight: 6/28/2008 [Shooto Americas]	5-1-0	54
11		Will Ribeiro Last Fight: 6/1/2008 [WEC]	9-1-0	54
12	1	Manny Tapia Last Fight: 2/13/2008 [WEC]	10-0-1	54
13	1	Abel Cullum Last Fight: 5/17/2008 [KOTC]	12-1-0	53
14		Chase Beebe Last Fight: 6/1/2008 [WEC]	12-3-0	53
15		Dominic Cruz Last Fight: 6/1/2008 [WEC]	11-1-0	49
16		Tetsu Suzuki Last Fight: 6/22/2008 [GCM]	8-5-3	48
17		Masahiro Oishi Last Fight: 4/5/2008 [GCM]	18-9-7	48
18		Eddie Wineland Last Fight: 2/9/2008 [TFC]	13-5-1	47
19		Antonio Banuelos Last Fight: 2/13/2008 [WEC]	14-6-0	46
20		So Tazawa Last Fight: 6/21/2008 [Shooto]	8-3-2	44
21		Takeya Mizugaki Last Fight: 6/22/2008 [GCM]	9-2-2	42
22		Bryan Caraway Last Fight: 7/26/2008 [EliteXC]	11-3-0	40
23		Joe Pearson Last Fight: 7/12/2008 [Iowa Challenge]	31-11-1	38
24		Daniel Lima Last Fight: 9/22/2007 [Shooto]	10-3-2	38
25	2	Joseph Benavidez Last Fight: 7/21/2008 [DREAM]	8-0-0	38
26	1	Clint Godfrey Last Fight: 8/6/2008 [IFC]	8-2-0	37
27	1	Buck Bisbey Last Fight: 2/16/2008 [Honour CF]	14-2-0	37
28		Charlie Valencia Last Fight: 6/1/2008 [WEC]	9-5-0	37
29		Marcos Galvao Last Fight: 12/12/2007 [WEC]	6-2-0	36
30		Naoya Uematsu Last Fight: 4/5/2008 [GCM]	15-7-2	35
31		Henrique Bilcalho Last Fight: 2/8/2008 [WCF]	9-2-0	35
32	NR	Jesse Brock Last Fight: 8/15/2008 [EliteXC]	8-3-0	35
33	1	Scott Jorgensen Last Fight: 8/3/2008 [WEC]	5-2-0	35
34	NR	Seiya Kawahara Last Fight: 8/27/2008 [Pancrase]	6-0-0	34
35	2	Nat McIntyre Last Fight: 2/23/2008 [XFO]	7-1-0	34
36	2	Zach Wolff Last Fight: 8/1/2008 [Brutaal Fight Night]	11-5-0	33
37	1	Katsuya Toida Last Fight: 6/22/2008 [GCM]	10-9-3	32
38	1	Adrian Wooley Last Fight: 6/7/2008 [TKO]	5-0-0	31
39	1	Taiyo Nakahara Last Fight: 4/5/2008 [GCM]	10-6-0	31
40	1	Dave Hisquierdo Last Fight: 12/15/2007 [Total Combat]	6-4-0	31
41	1	Ryan Diaz Last Fight: 5/17/2008 [KOTC]	13-11-0	30
42	1	Hiroshi Umemura Last Fight: 8/17/2008 [DEEP]	11-8-3	30
43	1	Chris David Last Fight: 3/15/2008 [G. Challenge]	10-7-2	30
44	1	Rob Menigoz Last Fight: 11/17/2007 [KOTC]	1-0-0	30
45	1	Koetsu Okazaki Last Fight: 3/28/2008 [Shooto]	5-1-1	30
46	NR	Rafael Rebello Last Fight: 11/17/2007 [PacificXC]	5-2-0	30
47	2	Coty Wheeler Last Fight: 7/18/2008 [Brawl at the Beach]	8-1-0	30
48	2	Kevin Dunsmor Last Fight: 7/25/2008 [Sparstar]	7-1-0	30
49	2	Atsushi Yamamoto Last Fight: 1/26/2008 [Shooto]	11-5-2	30
50	1	Shawn Klarcyk Last Fight: 5/8/2008 [PalaceFC]	8-2-0	29

Previous Official Release: 8/25/2008

Fighters who have dropped out: [#35] Takeaki Miyakawa^, [#48] Rolando Velasco!, [#50] Paul McVeigh!

Drop out symbols: * = Inactive (450d), ^ = Moved Divisions, ! = Results/Other