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

Lightweight (150-162 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
351	2	Jun Hee Moon 5-2-0 31 Last Fight: 3/24/2012 [Road Fighting Championship] vs Unranked Opponent
352	2	Ricky Musgrave 6-2-0 31 Last Fight: 5/04/2012 [ThrowdownETC] vs  [#109 LW] David Castillo
353	2	Jesse Kueber 12-6-0 31 Last Fight: 12/09/2011 [Fitetime Entertainment] vs  [NR] Jeff Bailey
354	2	Eldar Kudaibergenov 1-0-0 31 Last Fight: 12/21/2011 [Bushido Lithuania] vs  [#173 LW] Danny van Bergen
355	2	Joe Condon 9-3-0 31 Last Fight: 3/16/2012 [BAMMA USA] vs  [NR] Ismael Gonzalez
356	2	Kellis Santos 11-11-0 31 Last Fight: 3/04/2012 [MMA Against Dengue] vs  [#134 MW] Flavio Luiz Moura
357	2	Steve Sharp 28-15-0 31 Last Fight: 5/04/2012 [ThrowdownETC] vs  [#132 LW] Derrick Burnsed
358	2	Christos Giagos 4-0-0 31 Last Fight: 11/19/2011 [Respect in the Cage] vs  [NR] Joe Camacho
359	2	Juri Ohara 8-4-1 31 Last Fight: 4/07/2012 [DEEP] vs  [#476 LW] Yasuhiro Kawasaki
360	2	Jake Murphy 3-2-0 31 Last Fight: 3/24/2012 [BAoMMA] vs  [NR] David Round
361	2	Elieni Silva 10-5-0 30 Last Fight: 10/22/2011 [Jungle Fight] vs  [#128 LW] Neilson Gomes
362	2	Jorge Rodrigues 25-7-0 30 Last Fight: 3/18/2012 [Coliseu Extreme Fight] vs  [NR] Emiliano Vatti
363	17	Mamour Fall 11-6-0 30 Last Fight: 2/25/2012 [On Top Promotions] vs  [#346 LW] Martin Delaney
364	3	Chase Hackett 4-1-0 30 Last Fight: 10/21/2011 [Fight To Win] vs  [NR] Ian Stonehouse
365	3	Andrey Almeida 7-1-0 30 Last Fight: 4/04/2012 [MMA Italy] vs  [NR] Paco Ibanez
366	3	Geraldo Ferro 4-0-0 30 Last Fight: 12/02/2011 [Shooto Americas] vs  [NR] Cesar Augusto Cunha Dias
367	1	Jonny Carson 10-5-0 30 Last Fight: 2/17/2012 [ExtremeFL] vs  [NR] Codale Ford
368		Saad Awad 11-4-0 30 Last Fight: 4/29/2012 [G. Challenge] vs Unranked Opponent
369		Vadim Khaitulov 7-3-0 30 Last Fight: 12/17/2011 [M-1 Mix-FC] vs  [NR] Sergey Adamchuk
370	3	Francis Heagney 9-5-0 30 Last Fight: 7/09/2011 [CageWarriors] vs  [#171 LW] Joseph Duffy
371	1	Kurt Holobaugh 6-0-0 30 Last Fight: 4/28/2012 [Fight Force International] vs  [NR] Will Cruthirds
372	1	Beau Baker 8-5-0 30 Last Fight: 7/08/2011 [M-1 Mix-FC] vs  [#50 LW] Daniel Weichel
373	1	Richard Schiller 10-6-1 30 Last Fight: 4/26/2012 [KOTC] vs  [NR] Chris Culley
374		Steve Magdaleno 8-3-0 30 Last Fight: 3/03/2012 [MEZ Sports] vs  [#373 LW] Richard Schiller
375		Frank Ramsey 4-1-0 30 Last Fight: 3/23/2012 [Intense Cage Fighting] vs Unranked Opponent
376		Jason Saggo 6-1-0 30 Last Fight: 10/21/2011 [Ring Side] vs  [#408 LW] Kevin Morin
377		Mauricio Reis 14-8-0 30 Last Fight: 5/04/2012 [Bitetti Combat Nordeste] vs  [#279 LW] Julio Cesar de Almeida
378		Junichi Ota 16-8-4 30 Last Fight: 4/01/2012 [Pancrase] vs  [#337 LW] Kota Okazawa
379		Keigo Hirayama 14-11-7 30 Last Fight: 4/28/2012 [Pancrase] vs  [NR] Keiji Sakuta
380	1	Brad Causey 10-2-0 30 Last Fight: 4/14/2012 [AM Ford Fight Night] vs  [#87 LW] Jesse Ronson
381	8	James Pettus 13-1-0 30 Last Fight: 3/19/2011 [Mayhem Promotions] vs Unranked Opponent
382		Justin Haskins 7-6-0 30 Last Fight: 6/04/2011 [AMMAFL] vs  [#236 LW] George Sheppard
383	1	Katsuyoshi Beppu 5-2-1 30 Last Fight: 3/25/2012 [DEEP] vs  [NR] Kenichi Hattori
384	1	Mervyn Mulholland 9-4-0 30 Last Fight: 9/08/2011 [CageWarriors] vs  [NR] Amir Gerandokov
385	1	Kota Shimoishi 8-1-0 30 Last Fight: 10/02/2011 [Shooto] vs  [#454 LW] Takahiro Kajita
386	1	Wesley Murch 11-6-0 29 Last Fight: 3/17/2012 [Tear Up Promotions] vs Unranked Opponent
387	1	Adam Stevenson 5-3-0 29 Last Fight: 4/28/2012 [Vision Fighting Championship] vs  [NR] Alan McCauley
388	1	Thawa Ril 3-4-0 29 Last Fight: 12/15/2011 [Recife Fighting Championship] vs  [#356 LW] Kellis Santos
389	1	Esteban Bonaveri 4-1-0 29 Last Fight: 8/06/2011 [Conviction MMA] vs  [NR] Johnny Iwasaki
390	1	Michal Elsner 10-10-0 29 Last Fight: 4/07/2012 [Gladiator Championship Fighting] vs  [NR] Vaclav Pribyl
391	1	Kevin Knabjian 12-7-1 29 Last Fight: 3/31/2012 [Worldwide Mixed Martial Arts] vs  [#80 LW] Drew Fickett
392	2	Katsuya Inoue 19-9-4 29 Last Fight: 9/04/2011 [Pancrase] vs  [#70 LW] Naoyuki Kotani
393	3	Aaron Wetherspoon 8-4-0 29 Last Fight: 8/19/2011 [Shark Fight] vs  [#161 LW] Shane Nelson
394	1	Patrick Prescott 4-0-0 29 Last Fight: 5/07/2011 [World Championship Full Contact] vs Unranked Opponent
395		Takashi Nakakura 11-4-1 29 Last Fight: 4/29/2011 [Shooto] vs  [#74 LW] Kuniyoshi Hironaka
396	1	Jim Alers 7-1-0 29 Last Fight: 2/25/2012 [Complete Devastation MMA] vs  [NR] Noe Quintanilla Next Fight: 5/24/2012 [CageWarriors] vs [#126 FW] Matteus Lahdesmaki
397	1	Brendan Weafer 6-3-0 29 Last Fight: 7/29/2011 [Xtreme Fight Events] vs  [NR] Mike Santiago
398	2	Vaso Bakocevic 11-1-1 29 Last Fight: 4/22/2012 [World Free Fight] vs Unranked Opponent
399		Jason Meaders 12-9-0 29 Last Fight: 8/19/2011 [MEZ Sports] vs  [#101 LW] Adam Lynn
400	2	Robert Lisita 8-4-0 28 Last Fight: 4/14/2012 [FightWorld Cup] vs  [NR] Chris Bridgewater Next Fight: 5/18/2012 [CageFC (Aus)] vs [NR] Rory OConnell

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

Previous Official Release: 5/12/2012

Fighters who have dropped out: [#272] Bryan Travers*, [#295] Cristiano Marcello*, [#332] Tim Tamaki!, [#364] Mike Byrnes!, [#498] Cengiz Dana!, [#499] Felipe Froes!, [#500] Akhad Mamedov!

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

Comments (192)

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• Fight Matrix | FightMatrix Program: UFC on Fuel TV 3 (05-15-2012) says:

  May 14, 2012 at 6:47 pm

  [...] No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition. . Lightweight (155) [#23] TJ Grant (17-5-0, 155.0lb) vs. [#42WW] Carlo Prater (30-10-1, [...]

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

  May 2, 2012 at 2:28 pm

  [...] (155) [#7] Nate Diaz (15-7-0) vs. [#8] Jim Miller (21-3-0) Jim Miller is the All-Time #22 ranked Lightweight [...]

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