Issue Date: 1/29/2012 (Official Release: #236)

Bantamweight (131-138 lbs) fighter ranks

The rankings presented are computerized and provided by the FightMatrix ranking system, which utilizes a comprehensive MMA fight database to provide objective rankings. Please note, that these rankings ONLY contain fighters who have had at least one professional fight some time in the 450 days prior to the ranking date.

Filter:	Last Fought In  - All - - Outside of UFC - UFCK-1 / DREAMBellatorFCDEEPPancraseShooto / Shooto AmericasKOTCWin FightRing SideZSTTachi Palace FightsScore Fighting SeriesCageFC (Aus)BAoMMAWECFight GameWreck MMAGlobal FCCage Fury FCLegend Fighting ChampionshipLegacy PromotionsXFOResurrection Fight AllianceGlobal Fight LeagueRingsFight Club OCRespect in the CageXPlode Fight SeriesRising OnFightWorld CupJungle FightBAMMA USAWVROn Top PromotionsHarrah Fight NightWorld War Fighting ChampionshipSuperior Chal.Fresquez ProductionsHEATPacificXCURCC808 BattlegroundOne Fighting ChampionshipPrestige FightsRumble on the RidgeChicago CagefightingBest MMAOlympian MMA Championships 1MMA Against DenguePain Pit Fight NightRoad Fighting ChampionshipUrban Combat ChampionshipsHoosier Fight ClubThe CagePacific Rim Organized FightingPinnacle Combat MMAXtreme WarfareAtlas FightsCCCWChaos Fighting ChampionshipsX-1 (Hawaii)Championship Fighting AllianceGringo Super FightJacksons MMA SeriesMidwest CageNAFCPunch Up PromotionsShock n AweCaged Combat CFDriller PromotionsSlay MarketingUndisputed MMACanadian Fighting ChampionshipsFreedom FightSteelFist Fight NightTrilogy Championship FightingApocalypse Fighting ChampionshipBattle of BotniaCage ContenderCageWarriorsDemo FightGoshin RyuReality FightingUltimate Chal. UK	Country  - All - United States Japan Brazil Canada United Kingdom Cuba Australia Sweden Spain Guam Philippines China South KoreaIreland Lithuania
Show Undefeated Fighters Only

Rank	↑ ↓	Fighter	Record	Points
51		Jeff Curran Last Fight: 10/29/2011 [UFC]	34-14-1	59
52		Shintaro Ishiwatari Last Fight: 12/03/2011 [Pancrase]	11-4-4	59
53		Tatsumitsu Wada Last Fight: 8/26/2011 [DEEP]	7-6-1	56
54		Koetsu Okazaki Last Fight: 4/29/2011 [Shooto]	8-1-1	56
55		John Lineker Last Fight: 9/10/2011 [Jungle Fight]	19-5-0	56
56		Chris Cariaso Last Fight: 11/05/2011 [UFC]  Next Fight: 2/26/2012 [UFC] vs [#15 BW] Takeya Mizugaki	12-4-0	55
57		Jared Papazian Last Fight: 1/20/2012 [UFC]	14-7-0	55
58		Reuben Duran Last Fight: 6/04/2011 [UFC]	8-3-1	55
59		Walel Watson Last Fight: 12/10/2011 [UFC]  Next Fight: 2/15/2012 [UFC] vs [NR] TJ Dillashaw	9-3-0	54
60		Erik Perez Last Fight: 12/10/2011 [BAoMMA]	10-5-0	52
61		Jesse Brock Last Fight: 8/25/2011 [Shooto Americas]	13-6-0	52
62		Motonobu Tezuka Last Fight: 11/27/2011 [Pancrase]	17-4-4	51
63		Ulysses Gomez Last Fight: 12/02/2011 [Tachi Palace Fights]	9-2-0	51
64		Nick Mamalis Last Fight: 10/28/2011 [Wreck MMA]	23-8-0	51
65		Manabu Inoue Last Fight: 12/03/2011 [Pancrase]	14-7-2	51
66		Taiyo Nakahara Last Fight: 12/30/2010 [WVR]  Next Fight: 2/11/2012 [Legend Fighting Championship] vs [#117 BW] Michael Mortimer	12-6-0	50
67		Edwin Figueroa Last Fight: 8/14/2011 [UFC]  Next Fight: 2/04/2012 [UFC] vs [#38 BW] Alex Caceres	8-1-0	49
68		Melvin Blumer Last Fight: 11/23/2011 [ZST]	6-1-0	48
69		Ken Stone Last Fight: 9/17/2011 [UFC]	10-3-0	48
70		John Dodson Last Fight: 12/03/2011 [UFC]  Next Fight: 5/05/2012 [UFC] vs [#41 BW] Darren Uyenoyama	12-5-0	48
71		Hiromasa Ogikubo Last Fight: 1/08/2012 [Shooto]	9-2-2	48
72		Frank Baca Last Fight: 11/19/2011 [KOTC]  Next Fight: 2/02/2012 [KOTC] vs [NR] Marvin Garcia	11-1-0	48
73		Seiya Kawahara Last Fight: 5/03/2011 [Pancrase]	10-3-0	47
74		Jose Vega Last Fight: 5/07/2011 [BellatorFC]	9-5-0	47
75		Josh Hill Last Fight: 8/13/2011 [Global FC]	7-0-0	46
76		Daiki Hata Last Fight: 8/26/2011 [DEEP]  Next Fight: 2/18/2012 [DEEP] vs [#145 BW] Yusaku Nakamura	11-9-4	46
77		Johnny Eduardo Last Fight: 8/27/2011 [UFC]	25-9-0	46
78		David Aranda Last Fight: 9/24/2011 [On Top Promotions]	7-0-0	46
79		Brad Floyd Last Fight: 7/09/2011 [World War Fighting Championship]	9-5-0	45
80		Shane Howell Last Fight: 10/22/2011 [Harrah Fight Night]	12-7-0	45
81		Kyoji Horiguchi Last Fight: 1/08/2012 [Shooto]	6-1-0	44
82		Sirwan Kakai Last Fight: 4/30/2011 [Superior Chal.]	6-1-0	43
83		Tashiro Nishiuchi Last Fight: 11/12/2011 [Pancrase]	16-7-13	43
84		Luis Alberto Nogueira Last Fight: 10/08/2011 [BellatorFC]	12-2-0	42
85		Travis Marx Last Fight: 9/09/2011 [Fresquez Productions]	18-3-0	42
86		Justin Cruz Last Fight: 10/29/2011 [PacificXC]	18-4-0	42
87	1	Aljamain Sterling Last Fight: 10/22/2011 [Cage Fury FC]	5-0-0	42
88	1	Charlie Valencia Last Fight: 4/30/2011 [UFC]	12-7-0	42
89		Steven Peterson Last Fight: 9/16/2011 [Legacy Promotions]	6-1-0	42
90		Makoto Kamaya Last Fight: 12/17/2011 [HEAT]  Next Fight: 2/18/2012 [DEEP] vs [NR] Katsuya Toida	20-10-1	42
91		Abel Cullum Last Fight: 9/24/2011 [DREAM]	18-6-0	41
92		Kevin Belingon Last Fight: 4/02/2011 [URCC]	9-0-0	41
93		Tetsu Suzuki Last Fight: 1/08/2012 [Shooto]	13-9-3	41
94		Russell Doane Last Fight: 7/22/2011 [808 Battleground]	6-0-0	40
95		Honggang Yao Last Fight: 7/16/2011 [Legend Fighting Championship]  Next Fight: 2/11/2012 [Legend Fighting Championship] vs [NR] Tuerxun Jumabieke	6-2-0	40
96		Paul McVeigh Last Fight: 12/10/2011 [BAoMMA]	18-7-0	40
97		Leandro Higo Last Fight: 12/16/2011 [Win Fight]	9-1-0	40
98		Gerald Lovato Last Fight: 9/10/2011 [KOTC]	16-9-0	39
99		Joshua Montoya Last Fight: 12/02/2011 [Fight Game]	9-7-0	39
100		Jeff Hatton Last Fight: 12/10/2011 [Rumble on the Ridge]	5-0-1	39

Issue Date: 1/29/2012 (Official Release: #236)

Previous Official Release: 1/22/2012

Fighters who have dropped out: [#164] Giovanni Moljo+, [#170] Warren Stewart!, [#200] Jacob Hebeisen!

Drop out symbols: * = Inactive (450d), + = Moved Divisions (Up), - = Moved Divisions (Down), % = Forced, ! = Results/Other

Comments (107)

107 Comments

• Fight Matrix | FightMatrix Program: UFC 143 (02-04-2012) says:

  February 1, 2012 at 10:41 am

  [...] No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition. . Bantamweight (135) [#38] Alex Caceres (6-4-0) vs. [#67] Edwin Figueroa [...]

  Reply
• Fight Matrix | FightMatrix Program: UFC on FX (01-20-2011) says:

  January 20, 2012 at 11:48 am

  [...] (135) [#45] Nick Denis (10-2-0, 135.5lb) vs. [#177] Joseph Sandoval (6-1-0, [...]

  Reply
• Fight Matrix | FightMatrix Program: DREAM (12-31-2011) says:

  December 30, 2011 at 2:54 pm

  [...] (135) [#4] Bibiano Fernandes (9-3-0) vs. [#32] Rodolfo Marques Diniz [...]

  Reply
• Fight Matrix | FightMatrix Program: TUF 14 Finale (12-03-2011) says:

  December 1, 2011 at 5:45 pm

  [...] match-ups. Wins Against Common Opposition: Yves Edwards leads 2-1 . Bantamweight (135) [#54] Johnny Bedford (17-9-1) vs. [#20FLY] Louis Gaudinot [...]

  Reply
• Fight Matrix | FightMatrix Program: Tachi Fights 11 (12-02-2011) says:

  December 1, 2011 at 12:44 pm

  [...] match-ups. Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition. . Bantamweight (135) [#81] Cody Gibson (5-1-0) vs. [#124] Ulysses Gomez [...]

  Reply
• Mackles says:

  November 30, 2011 at 7:17 pm

  why jonathan Mackles want to 135 he a top 125 fight

  Reply

Have a Comment?

Please use the box below to submit a comment. Before clicking the "submit" button, review the information above the button, or else your comment is subject to deletion.

Name (required)

Mail (will not be published) (required)

Website

Before asking where a specific fighter is ranked or why they aren't ranked: - Fighters who have not fought in 450 days or more ARE NOT RANKED UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. - Use the "Fighter Search" option in the upper-right of the page. The fighter may be ranked in a different division. - Most of the divisions have multiple pages beyond this one. See the clickable ranges above and below the ranking table. Furthermore, we do not maintain the "next fight" data. This is gathered from Sherdog. Any issues regarding this data should be forwarded to them.