Issue Date: 5/16/2012 (Official Release: #253)

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.

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Rank	↑ ↓	Fighter	Record	Points
151	1	Norifumi Yamamoto 18-6-0 31 Last Fight: 2/26/2012 [UFC] vs  [#73 BW] Vaughan Lee
152	2	Daichi Fujiwara 11-3-1 31 Last Fight: 12/18/2011 [Rising On] vs  [NR] Takuya Kodama
153		Trevor Mellen 10-2-0 31 Last Fight: 9/03/2011 [Xtreme Warfare] vs Unranked Opponent
154	NR	Nelson Salas 4-0-0 31 Last Fight: 5/11/2012 [Legacy Promotions] vs  [NR] Angel Huerta
155		Leandro Higo 9-2-0 31 Last Fight: 4/28/2012 [Jungle Fight] vs  [#53 BW] Iliarde Santos
156		Juan Rivas 5-6-0 31 Last Fight: 5/06/2012 [Long Beach Fight Night] vs  [NR] Kana Hyatt
157		Pedro Silveira 4-0-0 31 Last Fight: 3/03/2012 [Watch Out] vs Unranked Opponent
158		Jens Pulver 26-16-1 31 Last Fight: 4/14/2012 [Caged Warrior Combat] vs Unranked Opponent
159		Andrew Whitney 7-1-0 31 Last Fight: 2/11/2012 [Slay Marketing] vs Unranked Opponent Next Fight: 5/25/2012 [Titan Fighting] vs [#90 BW] Jose Vega
160		Erinaldo dos Santos Rodrigues 7-6-0 31 Last Fight: 12/16/2011 [Win Fight] vs  [#155 BW] Leandro Higo
161		Jeremy Stetz 11-3-0 30 Last Fight: 3/31/2012 [Max Fights] vs  [NR] Floyd Hodges
162	1	Cory Tait 4-2-0 30 Last Fight: 2/04/2012 [Ultimate Chal. UK] vs  [#93 BW] Spencer Hewitt
163	1	Alexander Crispim 7-4-0 30 Last Fight: 5/10/2012 [Tachi Palace Fights] vs  [#21 BW] Ian Loveland
164	2	Matt Leyva 8-2-0 30 Last Fight: 10/22/2011 [Jacksons MMA Series] vs  [NR] Federico Lopez
165	2	Chino Duran 6-5-0 30 Last Fight: 7/23/2011 [Championship Fighting Alliance] vs  [NR] Pablo Alfonso
166	1	Damacio Page 15-7-0 30 Last Fight: 4/14/2012 [UFC] vs  [#39 BW] Brad Pickett
167	2	Mauricio Santos Jr 6-7-0 30 Last Fight: 4/26/2012 [Shooto Americas] vs  [#103 BW] Zeilton Rodrigues
168	2	Aaron Ely 3-1-0 30 Last Fight: 3/30/2012 [Resurrection Fight Alliance] vs  [#118 BW] Laramie Shaffer
169	1	Bill Kamery 10-2-0 30 Last Fight: 4/09/2011 [Midwest Cage] vs  [NR] Will Shutt Next Fight: 5/25/2012 [Titan Fighting] vs [#117 FW] LC Davis
170	1	Tatsuya So 11-6-3 30 Last Fight: 3/11/2012 [Pancrase] vs  [#26 BW] Motonobu Tezuka Next Fight: 5/20/2012 [Pancrase] vs [#117 BW] Yuki Kosaka
171	1	Rodrigo Lima 10-1-0 29 Last Fight: 4/06/2012 [BellatorFC] vs  [#22 BW] Hiroshi Nakamura
172	2	James Doolan 16-8-2 29 Last Fight: 4/28/2012 [Vision Fighting Championship] vs  [#116 BW] David Haggstrom
173		Dustin Pague 10-5-0 29 Last Fight: 12/03/2011 [UFC] vs  [#148 BW] John Albert Next Fight: 6/08/2012 [UFC] vs [#56 BW] Jared Papazian
174	1	Syd Barnier 4-3-0 29 Last Fight: 9/10/2011 [Freedom Fight] vs  [NR] Chuck Mady
175	1	Steve Garcia 9-5-0 29 Last Fight: 12/16/2011 [Legacy Promotions] vs  [NR] Cody Williams
176	1	Michinori Tanaka 5-0-0 29 Last Fight: 3/10/2012 [Shooto] vs Unranked Opponent
177	1	Yoshiki Harada 5-2-1 29 Last Fight: 12/16/2011 [DEEP] vs  [#285 FW] Yusaku Nakamura
178	1	Chris Beal 5-0-0 28 Last Fight: 3/16/2012 [BAMMA USA] vs  [NR] Jose Morales
179	2	Tom McKenna 5-1-0 28 Last Fight: 4/13/2012 [LoF] vs Unranked Opponent
180		Van Oscar Penovaroff 5-1-0 28 Last Fight: 3/12/2011 [X-1 (Hawaii)] vs Unranked Opponent
181	2	David Grant 6-1-0 28 Last Fight: 3/10/2012 [Goshin Ryu] vs  [NR] Rob Bunford
182	2	Cornelius Godfrey 5-0-0 28 Last Fight: 4/06/2012 [Spartan Fighting Championship] vs Unranked Opponent
183	2	Dae Hwan Kim 7-0-1 28 Last Fight: 2/05/2012 [Road Fighting Championship] vs Unranked Opponent
184	2	Randy Turner 6-2-0 27 Last Fight: 4/20/2012 [Wreck MMA] vs  [NR] Eric Perez
185	2	Cody Gibson 6-3-0 27 Last Fight: 3/30/2012 [EFWC] vs Unranked Opponent
186	2	Shigeyuki Uchiyama 11-5-1 27 Last Fight: 4/01/2012 [Pancrase] vs  [#86 BW] Masato Sannai
187	3	Pedro Gonzalez 7-5-0 27 Last Fight: 2/04/2012 [Cage Fury FC] vs  [#138 BW] Claudio Ledesma
188	1	Shuichiro Katsumura 11-9-3 27 Last Fight: 4/29/2011 [Shooto] vs  [#59 BW] Koetsu Okazaki
189	2	Bronson Casarez 3-0-0 27 Last Fight: 1/21/2012 [XPlode Fight Series] vs Unranked Opponent
190	2	Antonio Duarte 15-4-0 27 Last Fight: 3/09/2012 [Tachi Palace Fights] vs  [#63 BW] Francisco Rivera
191	2	Brady Harrison 9-7-0 27 Last Fight: 3/24/2012 [UWC (Mexico)] vs  [NR] Ismael Leon
192	10	John Moraga 9-1-0 27 Last Fight: 2/25/2012 [Coalition of Combat] vs Unranked Opponent
193	45	Alex Soto 6-2-1 27 Last Fight: 5/15/2012 [UFC] vs  [#63 BW] Francisco Rivera
194		Dustin Dell 5-0-0 27 Last Fight: 1/28/2012 [Crown Fighting Championships] vs  [NR] Jud Marshall
195		Tye Brown 4-0-0 27 Last Fight: 8/06/2011 [FightWorld Cup] vs  [#207 BW] Chris Morris
196		Matt Brown 6-2-0 26 Last Fight: 5/06/2011 [NAFC] vs  [#247 BW] John Hosman
197		Yuki Baba 7-2-0 26 Last Fight: 3/11/2012 [Pancrase] vs  [NR] Kenta Nakamura
198		Adam Edwards 4-2-0 26 Last Fight: 7/09/2011 [CageWarriors] vs  [NR] Ben Crook
199		Masahiro Oishi 21-16-9 26 Last Fight: 1/28/2012 [Pancrase] vs  [#115 BW] Yuta Numakura
200		Diego Wilson 6-1-0 26 Last Fight: 4/14/2012 [Aggression Fighting Championship] vs  [NR] Corey Gower

Issue Date: 5/16/2012 (Official Release: #253)

Previous Official Release: 5/12/2012

Fighters who have dropped out: [#149] Warren Stewart+, [#203] Angel Huerta!, [#219] Joseph Sandoval-

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

Comments (121)

121 Comments

• Fight Matrix | FightMatrix Program: UFC on FOX 3 (2012-05-02) says:

  May 3, 2012 at 11:42 am

  [...] (125) [#56BW] John Lineker (19-5-0) vs. [#227BW] Louis Gaudinot [...]

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• ThonolansGhost says:

  April 17, 2012 at 6:22 pm

  Nice to see that you’ve expanded the rankings for flyweight and bantamweight- keep up the good work.

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• jcs says:

  March 27, 2012 at 4:05 pm

  Sunday most likely.

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• shane howell says:

  March 27, 2012 at 3:18 pm

  That’s cool.when is the next update?

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• jcs says:

  March 27, 2012 at 3:09 pm

  Because good info is hard to find. We’ll shift you back on next update.

  Reply
• shane howell says:

  March 27, 2012 at 1:41 pm

  How Come I’m ranked at 14 5lbs now?I weighed in at 137 and Jimmy van horn weighed in at 138.we fought at a catch weight at 138.

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• Fight Matrix | FightMatrix Program: Bellator 60 (03-10-2012) says:

  March 8, 2012 at 2:46 pm

  [...] (145) [#4] Pat Curran (16-4-0) vs. [#9BW] Joe Warren (7-2-0) Pat Curran is the All-Time #23 ranked Featherweight [...]

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• Fight Matrix | Fightmatrix Program – UFC on FX: Alves vs. Kampmann (2012-03-03) says:

  February 28, 2012 at 9:27 am

  [...] (125) [#3BW] Joseph Benavidez (15-2-0) vs. [#3] Yasuhiro Urushitani (19-4-6) Yasuhiro Urushitani is the All-Time #2 ranked [...]

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• Norman says:

  February 26, 2012 at 2:33 pm

  That Mizugaki decision was such BS

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• Fight Matrix | FightMatrix Program: UFC 144 (02-25-2012) says:

  February 22, 2012 at 12:32 pm

  [...] (135) [#14] Takeya Mizugaki (15-6-2) vs. [#57] Chris Cariaso (12-4-0) Takeya Mizugaki is the All-Time #15 ranked Bantamweight [...]

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