MMA Rankings (Mid-June Edition)

This is the fourth installment of my MMA Rankings.

It should be noted that there are several worthy fighters (Rich Franklin, Gegard Mousasi, Wanderlei Silva) that are not ranked due to switching weight classifications or not consistently fighting at one weight (Nick Diaz).

HEAVYWEIGHT RANKINGS

#1 Fedor Emelianenko (29-1-0)
WAMMA Heavyweight Champion
Last Three Fights:
W(KO)- Andrei Arlovski- R1- 1/24/09
W(SUB)- Tim Sylvia- R1- 7/19/08
W(SUB)- Hong Man Choi- R1- 12/31/07
Next Fight: 8/1/09 vs. Josh Barnett

#2 Frank Mir (12-3)
UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion
Last Three Fights:
W (TKO)- Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira- R2- 12/27/08
W (SUB)- Brock Lesnar- R1- 2/2/08
W (SUB)- Antoni Hardonk- R1- 8/25/07
Next Fight: 7/11/09 vs. Brock Lesnar

#3 Josh Barnett (24-5)
Last Three Fights:
W (SUB)- Gilbert Yvel- R3- 1/24/09
W (KO)- Pedro Rizzo- R2- 7/19/08
W (DEC)- Jeff Monson- R3- 5/18/08
Next Fight- 8/1/09 vs. Fedor Emelianenko

#4 Brock Lesnar (3-1)
UFC Heavyweight Champion
Last Three Fights:
W (TKO)- Randy Couture- R2- 11/15/08
W (DEC)- Heath Herring- R3- 8/9/08
L (SUB)- Frank Mir- R1- 2/2/08
Next Fight- 7/11/09 vs. Frank Mir

#5 Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (31-5-1)
Last Three Fights:
L (TKO)- Frank Mir- R2- 12/27/08
W (SUB)- Tim Sylvia- R3- 2/2/08
W (DEC)- Heath Herring- R3- 7/7/07
Next Fight: 8/29/09 vs. Randy Couture

#6 Randy Couture (16-9)
Last Three Fights:
L (TKO)- Brock Lesnar- R2- 11/15/08
W (TKO)- Gabriel Gonzaga- R3- 8/25/07
W (DEC)- Tim Sylvia- R5- 3/3/07
Next Fight: 8/29/09 vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

#7 Alistair Overeem (29-11)
Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion
Last Three Fights:
W (SUB)- Gary Goodridge- R1- 11/9/08
NC- Mirko Filipovic- R1- 9/23/08
W (SUB)- Mark Hunt- R1- 7/21/08
Next Fight- 8/15/09 vs. TBA

#8 Brett Rogers (10-0)
Last Three Fights:
W (TKO)- Andre Arlovski- R1- 6/6/09
W (TKO)- Ron Humphrey- R2- 4/11/09
W (KO)- Jon Murphy- R1- 5/31/08
Next Fight- TBD

#9 Junior dos Santos (8-1)
Last Three Fights:
W (TKO)- Stefan Struve- R1- 2/21/09
W (TKO)- Fabricio Werdum- R1- 10/25/08
W (TKO)- Geronimo dos Santos- R1- 5/24/08
Next Fight- 8/29/09 vs. Justin McCully

#10 Shane Carwin (11-0)
Last Three Fights:
W (TKO)- Gabriel Gonzaga- R1- 3/7/09
W (TKO)- Neil Wain- R1- 10/18/08
W (KO)- Christian Wellisch- R1- 5/24/08
Next Fight- 9/19/09 vs. Heath Herring

FOUR TO WATCH:
Cain Velazquez (Next Fight: 6/13/09 vs. Cheick Kongo)
Cheick Kongo (Next Fight: 6/13/09 vs. Cain Velazquez)
Fabricio Werdum
Ben Rothwell (Next Fight: 8/1/09 vs. Chase Gormley)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT RANKINGS

#1 Lyoto Machida (15-0)
UFC Light Heavyweight Champion
Last Three Fights:
W (KO)- Rashad Evans- R2- 5/23/09
W (KO)- Thiago Silva- R1- 1/31/09
W (DEC)- Tito Ortiz- R3- 5/24/08
Next Fight- 10/24/09 vs. Mauricio Rua

#2 Quinton Jackson (30-7)
Last Three Fights:
W (DEC)- Keith Jardine- R3- 3/7/09
W (KO)- Wanderlei Silva- R1- 12/27/08
L (DEC)- Forrest Griffin- R5- 7/5/08
Next Fight- TBD

#3 Rashad Evans (13-1-1)
Last Three Fights:
L (KO)- Lyoto Machida- R2- 5/23/09
W(TKO)- Forrest Griffin- R3- 12/27/08
W(KO)- Chuck Liddell- R2- 9/6/08
Next Fight: TBD

#4 Forrest Griffin (16-5)
Last Three Fights:
L (TKO)- Rashad Evans- R3- 12/27/08
W (DEC)- Quinton Jackson- R5- 7/5/08
W (SUB)- Mauricio Rua- R3- 9/22/07
Next Fight- 8/8/09 vs. Anderson Silva

#5 Maurício Rua (18-3)
Last Three Fights:
W (TKO)- Chuck Liddell- R1- 4/18/09
W (TKO)- Mark Coleman- R3- 1/17/09
L (SUB)- Forrest Griffin- R3- 9/22/07
Next Fight- 10/24/09 vs. Lyoto Machida

#6 Antonio Rogério Nogueira (17-3)
Last Three Fights:
W (SUB)- Dion Staring- R3- 5/9/09
W (KO)- Vladimir Matyushenko- R2- 1/24/09
W (DEC)- Moise Rimbon- R3- 11/1/08
Next Fight- TBD

#7 Renato Sobral (32-7)
Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion
Last Three Fights:
W (SUB)- Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou- R2- 1/24/09
W (TKO)- Bobby Southworth- R1- 11/21/08
W (DEC)- Mike Whitehead- R3- 7/19/08
Next Fight- 8/1/09 vs. Gegard Mousasi

#8 Keith Jardine (14-5-1)
L (DEC)- Quinton Jackson- R3- 3/7/09
W (DEC)- Brandon Vera- R3- 10/18/08
L (KO)- Wanderlei Silva- R1- 5/24/08
Next Fight- 8/29/09 vs. Thiago Silva

#9 Luis Cane (10-1)
Last Three Fights:
W (DEC)- Steve Cantwell- R3- 4/18/09
W (TKO)- Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou- R2- 10/18/08
W (TKO)- Jason Lambert- R1- 6/7/08
Next Fight: TBD

#10 Thiago Silva (13-1)
Last Three Fights:
L (KO)- Lyoto Machida- R1- 1/31/09
W (SUB)- Antonio Mendes- R1- 5/24/08
W (TKO)- Houston Alexander- R1- 11/17/07
Next Fight: 8/29/09 vs. Keith Jardine

FIVE TO WATCH:
Gegard Mousasi (Next Fight: 8/1/09 vs. Renato Sobral)
Jon Jones (Next Fight: 7/11/09 vs. Jake O'Brien)
Rich Franklin (Next Fight: 6/13/09 vs. Wanderlei Silva)
Mo Lawal
Brandon Vera (Next Fight: 8/29/09 vs. Matt Hamill)

MIDDLEWEIGHT RANKINGS

#1 Anderson Silva (24-4)
UFC Middleweight Champion
Last Three Fights:
W (DEC) Thales Leites- R5- 4/18/09
W (TKO) Patrick Cote- R3- 10/25/08
W (KO) James Irvin- R1- 7/19/08 @ Light Heavyweight
Next Fight: 8/8/09 vs. Forrest Griffin

#2 Yushin Okami (23-4)
Last Three Fights:
W (DEC) Dean Lister- R3- 12/27/08
W (KO) Evan Tanner- R2- 3/1/08
W (DEC) Jason MacDonald- R3- 10/20/07
Next Fight: 10/24/09 vs. Patrick Cote

#3 Dan Henderson (24-7)
Last Three Fights:
W (DEC) Rich Franklin- R3- 1/17/09 @ Light Heavyweight
W (DEC) Rousimar Palhares- R3- 9/6/08
L (SUB) Anderson Silva- R2- 3/1/08
Next Fight- 7/11/09 vs. Michael Bisping

#4 Jorge Santiago (21-7)
Sengoku Middleweight Champion
Last Three Fights:
W (SUB) Kazuo Misaki- R5- 1/4/09
W (TKO) Kazuhiro Nakamura- R3- 11/1/08
W (SUB) Siyar Bahadurzada- R1- 11/1/08
Next Fight: 8/1/09 vs. Vitor Belfort

#5 Nate Marquardt (28-8-2)
Last Three Fights:
W (KO) Wilson Gouveia- R3- 2/21/09
W (TKO) Martin Kampmann- R1- 9/6/08
L (DEC) Thales Leites- R3- 6/7/08
Next Fight: 8/29/09 vs. Demian Maia

#6 Demian Maia (10-0)
Last Three Fights:
W (SUB) Chael Sonnen- R1- 2/21/09
W (SUB) Nate Quarry- R1- 11/15/08
W (SUB) Jason MacDonald- R3- 8/9/08
Next Fight: 8/29/09 vs. Nate Marquardt

#7 Robbie Lawler (16-5)
Former Elite XC Middleweight Champion
Last Three Fights:
L (SUB) Jake Shields- R1- 6/6/09
W (TKO) Scott Smith- R2- 7/26/08
NC Scott Smith- R3- 5/31/08
Next Fight: TBD

#8 Yoshihiro Akiyama (12-1)
Last Three Fights:
W (SUB)- Masanori Tonooka- R1- 9/23/08
W (SUB)- Katsuyori Shibata- R1- 7/21/08
NC- Kazuo Misaki- R1- 12/31/07
Next Fight: 7/11/09 vs. Alan Belcher

#9 Ronaldo Souza (10-2)
NC Jason Miller- R1- 5/26/09
L (KO) Gegard Mousasi- R1- 9/23/08
W (SUB) Zelg Galesic- R1- 9/23/08
Next Fight: TBD

#10 Vitor Belfort (18-8)
W (KO) Matt Lindland- R1- 1/24/09
W (KO) Terry Martin- R2- 7/19/08
W (DEC) James Zikic- R3- 9/22/07
Next Fight: 8/1/09 vs. Jorge Santiago

FOUR TO WATCH:
Michael Bisping (Next Fight: 7/11/09 vs. Dan Henderson)
Kazuo Misaki
Wanderlei Silva (Next Fight: 6/13/09 vs. Rich Franklin)
Chael Sonnen

WELTERWEIGHT RANKINGS

#1 Georges St-Pierre (18-2)
UFC Welterweight Champion
W (TKO) B.J. Penn- R4- 1/31/09
W (DEC) Jon Fitch- R5- 8/9/08
W (TKO) Matt Serra- R2- 4/19/08
Next Fight: 7/11/09 vs. Thiago Alves

#2 Thiago Alves (16-3)
W (DEC) Josh Koscheck- R3- 10/25/08
W (TKO) Matt Hughes- R2- 6/7/08
W (TKO) Karo Parisyan- R2- 4/2/08
Next Fight: 7/11/09 vs. Georges St-Pierre

#3 Jon Fitch (18-3)
W (DEC) Akihiro Gono- R3- 1/31/09
L (DEC) Georges St-Pierre- R5- 8/9/08
W (DEC) Chris Wilson- R3- 3/1/08
Next Fight: 7/11/09 vs. Paulo Thiago

#4 Jake Shields (23-4-1)
Former Elite XC Welterweight Champion
W (SUB) Robbie Lawler- R1- 6/6/09
W (SUB) Paul Daley- R2- 10/4/08
W (SUB) Nick Thompson- R1- 7/26/08
Next Fight: TBD

#5 Martin Kampmann (15-2)
W (DEC) Carlos Condit- R3- 4/1/09
W (TKO) Alexandre Barros- R2- 1/17/09
L (TKO) Nate Marquardt- R1- 9/6/08
Next Fight: TBD

#6 Carlos Condit (22-4)
L (DEC) Martin Kampmann- R3- 4/1/09
W (TKO) Hiromitsu Miura- R4- 8/3/08
W (SUB) Carlo Prater- R1- 2/13/08
Next Fight: TBD

#7 Matt Hughes (43-7)
W (DEC) Matt Serra- R3- 5/23/09
L (TKO) Thiago Alves- R2- 6/7/08
L (SUB) Georges St-Pierre- R2- 12/29/07
W (DEC) Chris Lytle- R3- 3/3/07
Next Fight: TBD

#8 Mike Swick (13-2)
W (TKO) Jonathan Goulet- R1- 12/10/08
W (DEC) Marcus Davis- R3- 6/7/08
W (DEC) Josh Burkman- R3- 1/23/08
Next Fight: 6/13/09 vs. Ben Saunders

#9 Paulo Thiago (11-0)
W (TKO) Josh Koscheck- R1- 2/21/09
W (TKO) Luis Dutra Jr- R1- 9/13/08
W (DEC) Ferrid Kheder- R3- 7/12/08
Next Fight: 7/11/09 vs. Jon Fitch

#10 Josh Koscheck (12-4)
L (TKO) Paulo Thiago- R1- 2/21/09
W (KO) Yoshiyuki Yoshida- R1- 12/10/08
L (DEC) Thiago Alves- R3- 10/25/08
Next Fight: 9/19/09 vs. Frank Trigg

SIX TO WATCH:
Marcus Davis (Next Fight: 6/13/09 vs. Dan Hardy)
Dustin Hazelett
Anthony Johnson (Next Fight: 6/20/09 vs. Matt Brown)
Brock Larson
John Howard (Next Fight: 8/8/09 vs. Tamdan McCrory)
Dan Hardy (Next Fight: 6/13/09 vs. Marcus Davis)

LIGHTWEIGHT RANKINGS

#1 B.J. Penn (13-5-1)
UFC Lightweight Champion
Last Three Fights:
L (TKO) Georges St-Pierre- R4- 1/31/09 @ Welterweight
W (TKO) Sean Sherk- R3- 5/24/08
W (SUB) Joe Stevenson- R2- 1/19/08
Next Fight: 8/8/09 vs. Kenny Florian

#2 Shinya Aoki (20-4)
WAMMA Lightweight Champion
Last Three Fights:
L (TKO) Hayato Sakurai- R1- 4/5/09 @ Welterweight
W (SUB) David Gardner- R1- 3/8/09
W (SUB) Eddie Alvarez- R1- 12/31/08
Next Fight: 7/20/09 vs. Vitor Ribeiro

#3 Eddie Alvarez (17-2)
Last Three Fights:
W (SUB) Eric Reynolds- R1- 5/1/09
W (SUB) Greg Loughran- R1- 4/3/09
L (SUB) Shinya Aoki- R1- 12/31/08
Next Fight: 6/19/09 vs. Toby Imada

#4 Joachim Hansen (19-7-1)
DREAM Lightweight Champion
Last Three Fights:
W (TKO) Shinya Aoki- R1- 7/21/08
W (SUB) Kultar Gill- R1- 7/21/08
L (DEC) Eddie Alvarez- R2- 5/11/08
Next Fight: TBD

#5 Kenny Florian (11-3)
Last Three Fights:
W (SUB) Joe Stevenson- R1- 11/15/08
W (DEC) Roger Huerta- R3- 8/9/08
W (TKO) Joe Lauzon- R2- 4/2/08
Next Fight: 8/8/09 vs. B.J. Penn

#6 Josh Thomson (16-2)
Strikeforce Lightweight Champion
Last Three Fights:
W (TKO) Ashe Bowman- R1- 9/20/08
W (DEC) Gilbert Melendez- R5- 6/27/08
W (TKO) Adam Lynn- R1- 9/29/07
Next Fight: 8/15/09 vs. Gilbert Melendez

#7 Diego Sanchez (20-2)
Last Three Fights:
W (DEC) Joe Stevenson- R3- 2/21/09
W (TKO) Luigi Fioravanti- R3- 6/21/08
W (SUB) David Bielkheden- R1- 3/1/08
Next Fight: 6/20/09 vs. Clay Guida

#8 Tatsuya Kawajiri (24-5-2)
Lats Three Fights:
W (DEC) Gesias Cavalcante- R2- 5/26/09
W (SUB) Ross Ebanez- R1- 3/8/09
L (TKO) Eddie Alvarez- R1- 7/21/08
Next Fight: TBD

#9 Gray Maynard (7-0)
Last Three Fights:
W (DEC) Jim Miller- R3- 3/7/09
W (DEC) Rich Clementi- R3- 10/25/08
W (DEC) Frankie Edgar- R3- 4/2/08
Next Fight: TBD

#10 Frank Edgar (10-1)
Last Three Fights:
W (DEC) Sean Sherk- R3- 5/23/09
W (DEC) Hermes France- R3- 7/19/08
L (DEC) Gray Maynard- R3- 4/2/08
Next Fight: TBD

FIVE TO WATCH:
Satoru Kitaoka (Next Fight: 8/2/09 vs. Mizuto Hirota)
Gilbert Melendez (Next Fight: 8/15/09 vs. Josh Thomson
Jamie Varner
Donald Cerrone
Caol Uno (Next Fight: 6/13/09 vs. Spencer Fisher)