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
401	2	Eddie Ng 5-1-0 28 Last Fight: 3/31/2012 [One Fighting Championship] vs Unranked Opponent
402	2	Rafael Nunes 6-1-0 28 Last Fight: 3/17/2012 [Maxfight] vs Unranked Opponent
403	2	Jose Rodriguez 7-2-0 28 Last Fight: 10/01/2011 [EvolutionFC] vs  [NR] Nick Heynen
404	3	Samy Ben Amor 5-0-0 28 Last Fight: 4/02/2011 [Pancrase Fighting Championship] vs  [NR] Julien Denis
405	1	Shigenobu Takahashi 8-5-2 28 Last Fight: 7/23/2011 [Pancrase] vs  [NR] Koichiro Takekawa
406	1	Thomas Schulte 20-9-0 28 Last Fight: 12/17/2011 [KOTC] vs  [#156 LW] Johnny Cottrell
407	1	Billy Christianson 6-1-0 28 Last Fight: 2/11/2012 [Driller Promotions] vs  [NR] Ben Neumann
408	1	Kevin Morin 6-4-0 28 Last Fight: 3/17/2012 [Ring Side] vs  [NR] Stephane Lamarche
409	2	Bryant Craven 12-8-0 28 Last Fight: 8/13/2011 [Medieval Fight Productions] vs Unranked Opponent
410		Kalvin Hackney 11-2-0 28 Last Fight: 5/21/2011 [BellatorFC] vs  [#186 LW] Rene Nazare Next Fight: 5/18/2012 [BellatorFC] vs [#117 LW] EJ Brooks
411	1	Yoshiaki Takahashi 7-2-2 28 Last Fight: 1/28/2012 [G1 Fights] vs  [#243 LW] Adam Schindler
412	1	Reynaldo Trujillo 11-7-0 28 Last Fight: 5/04/2012 [Ultimate Warrior Fighting] vs  [NR] Chris Pecero
413	1	Magomed Alhasov 7-0-0 28 Last Fight: 9/26/2011 [ProFC] vs Unranked Opponent
414	1	Haotian Wu 6-1-1 28 Last Fight: 3/30/2012 [Legend Fighting Championship] vs  [#499 LW] Daniel Hooker
415	1	Neliton Jose Serrao Furtado 4-4-0 28 Last Fight: 4/12/2012 [Amazon Fight] vs  [NR] Daziel da Silva Jr
416	1	Mario Espinoza 15-7-0 28 Last Fight: 2/24/2012 [ThrowdownETC] vs  [#357 LW] Steve Sharp
417	1	Thomas Leisman 2-0-0 28 Last Fight: 10/22/2011 [SportFight] vs Unranked Opponent
418	1	Jae Sun Lee 6-6-0 28 Last Fight: 12/03/2011 [Road Fighting Championship] vs  [NR] Akihiko Mori
419	1	Darren Crisp Jr 8-6-0 28 Last Fight: 10/01/2011 [Fight for Wrestling] vs  [NR] Cruz Gomez
420	1	Araik Margarian 11-6-0 28 Last Fight: 2/25/2012 [Star Night] vs  [NR] Moktar Benkaci
421	1	Edson Pereira 9-1-0 27 Last Fight: 4/13/2012 [Maxfight] vs  [NR] Marlon Medeiros
422	2	Jeremy Larsen 8-2-0 27 Last Fight: 11/05/2011 [Trilogy Championship Fighting] vs  [NR] Jeff Fletcher
423	2	Andrew Fisher 7-4-1 27 Last Fight: 2/26/2012 [Supremacy Fight Challenge] vs  [#460 LW] Daniel Thomas
424	2	Scott Cleve 7-3-0 27 Last Fight: 5/04/2012 [Ultimate Warrior Fighting] vs  [#311 LW] Gilbert Jimenez
425	2	Scott Thometz 5-1-0 27 Last Fight: 3/12/2011 [Caged Warrior Combat] vs  [#269 WW] Sterling Ford
426	1	Richie Downes 7-1-0 27 Last Fight: 3/03/2012 [Olympian MMA Championships 1] vs  [NR] Bobby McVittie
427	1	Olaf Hommel 2-0-1 27 Last Fight: 4/07/2012 [Greifswalder Fight Night] vs  [NR] Ali Hassan
428	1	Ryuki Ueyama 11-14-5 27 Last Fight: 3/09/2012 [Rings] vs  [#70 LW] Naoyuki Kotani
429	1	Will Chope 10-5-0 27 Last Fight: 4/28/2012 [URCC] vs  [NR] Angelito Manguray
430	1	Brian Geraghty 25-17-1 27 Last Fight: 1/27/2012 [Pinnacle Combat MMA] vs  [NR] Beau Laughridge
431	2	Sean Powers 6-2-0 27 Last Fight: 1/27/2012 [SteelFist Fight Night] vs  [#290 LW] Scott Casey
432		Ashkan Morvari 12-5-0 27 Last Fight: 11/12/2011 [BellatorFC] vs  [#73 LW] Dave Jansen
433	1	James Edson Berto 16-10-1 27 Last Fight: 4/13/2012 [Championship Fighting Alliance] vs  [#185 LW] Abel Trujillo
434	3	Jani Lax 10-8-0 27 Last Fight: 5/05/2012 [Vision Fighting Championship] vs  [NR] Bobby McVittie
435	3	Jordan Johnson 5-2-0 27 Last Fight: 3/30/2012 [Resurrection Fight Alliance] vs  [#104 LW] Aaron Derrow
436	1	Joe Jordan 49-13-2 27 Last Fight: 4/08/2011 [Gruesome MMA] vs  [#343 FW] Billy Vaughan
437	2	Felipe Enomoto 6-4-0 27 Last Fight: 3/31/2012 [One Fighting Championship] vs  [#144 LW] Zorobabel Moreira
438	2	Dragan Bakula 5-1-0 27 Last Fight: 5/02/2011 [UltraFC] vs  [NR] Maros Nagy
439	1	Lee Morrison 6-3-0 27 Last Fight: 8/27/2011 [Rumble on the Ridge] vs  [NR] Alex Zuniga
440	1	Nicky Covyn 4-2-0 27 Last Fight: 11/26/2011 [Belgium Beatdown] vs  [NR] Christophe Chapuis
441	1	Sotaro Yamada 8-5-2 27 Last Fight: 3/17/2012 [ZST] vs  [NR] Shinichi Taira Next Fight: 5/27/2012 [Rings] vs [NR] Atsushi Ueda
442	1	Chad Dietmeyer 8-2-0 27 Last Fight: 3/30/2012 [EFWC] vs  [#18 LW] Antonio McKee
443	2	Rodrigo Almeida 8-2-0 27 Last Fight: 9/16/2011 [American Fighting Organization] vs  [NR] Lee Metcalf
444		Nick Rhoads 7-4-0 27 Last Fight: 7/30/2011 [Trilogy Championship Fighting] vs  [#86 LW] Estevan Payan
445	1	Jason Ireland 18-8-1 27 Last Fight: 9/24/2011 [KOTC] vs Unranked Opponent
446	1	Sebastien Garguier 9-9-1 27 Last Fight: 3/03/2012 [PacificXC] vs  [#241 LW] Koshi Matsumoto
447	NR	Clay Hantz 7-4-0 27 Last Fight: 5/11/2012 [Legacy Promotions] vs  [#81 LW] Jorge Patino
448		Hisato Izawa 7-3-1 27 Last Fight: 3/09/2012 [Rings] vs  [#220 LW] Vitali Krat Next Fight: 5/27/2012 [Rings] vs [NR] Konstantin Kireev
449		Andres Jeudi 4-0-0 26 Last Fight: 2/03/2012 [CES] vs  [NR] Tim OConnell
450	1	Julian Lane 4-0-0 26 Last Fight: 4/20/2012 [BellatorFC] vs  [NR] Joe Heiland

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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