MMA Rankings- July Edition

This is the fifth installment of my MMA rankings.

MMA has some very exciting shows coming up over the next month:
DREAM 10- 7/20/09
Affliction: Trilogy- 8/1/09
Sengoku IX- 8/2/09
UFC 101- 8/8/09
WEC 42- 8/9/09
Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg- 8/15/09
UFC 102- 8/29/09
WEC 43- 9/2/09

Also, Featherweight rankings have been added and with the upcoming Strikeforce Welterweight Title Fight between Nick Diaz and Joe Riggs...Nick Diaz finds himself in the rankings (previously had had been unranked due to taking part in different weight classes and catch weight fights recently).

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 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

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

#4 Frank Mir (12-4)
Last Three Fights:
L (TKO)- Brock Lesnar- R2- 7/11/09
W (TKO)- Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira- R2- 12/27/08
W (SUB)- Brock Lesnar- R1- 2/2/08
Next Fight: TBD

#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. Fabrício Werdum

#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- 9/19/09 vs. Mirko Cro Cop

#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- 10/24/09 vs. Cain Velasquez

FIVE TO WATCH:
Cain Velazquez (Next Fight: 10/24/09 vs. Shane Carwin)
Fabricio Werdum (Next Fight: 8/15/09 vs. Alistair Overeem)
Ben Rothwell (Next Fight: 8/1/09 vs. Chase Gormley)
Aleksander Emelianenko
Gilbert Yvel (Next Fight: 8/1/09 vs. Paul Buentello)

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 Rich Franklin (25-4)
Last Three Fights:
W (DEC)- Wanderlei Silva- R3- 6/13/09
L (S/DEC)- Dan Henderson- R3- 1/17/09
W (TKO)- Matt Hamill- R3- 9/6/09
Next Fight: TBD

#7 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- 9/12/09 vs. Alex Stiebling

#8 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

#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 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

FIVE TO WATCH:
Gegard Mousasi (Next Fight: 8/1/09 vs. Renato Sobral)
Thiago Silva (Next Fight: 8/29/09 vs. Keith Jardine)
Jon Jones
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 Dan Henderson (25-7)
Last Three Fights:
W (KO) Michael Bisping- R2- 7/11/09
W (DEC) Rich Franklin- R3- 1/17/09 @ Light Heavyweight
W (DEC) Rousimar Palhares- R3- 9/6/08
Next Fight- TBD

#3 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: TBD

#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
W (TKO) Murilo Rua- R3- 9/15/07
Next Fight: TBD

#8 Yoshihiro Akiyama (13-1)
Last Three Fights:
W (DEC)- Alan Belcher- R3- 7/11/09
W (SUB)- Masanori Tonooka- R1- 9/23/08
W (SUB)- Katsuyori Shibata- R1- 7/21/08
Next Fight: TBD

#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: 9/25/09 vs. Jason Miller (DREAM Middleweight Championship)

#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

FIVE TO WATCH:
Kazuo Misaki
Wanderlei Silva
Chael Sonnen
Thales Leites (Next Fight: 8/8/09 vs. Alessio Sakara)
Patrick Cote

WELTERWEIGHT RANKINGS

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

#2 Jon Fitch (19-3)
W (DEC) Paulo Thiago- R3- 7/11/09
W (DEC) Akihiro Gono- R3- 1/31/09
L (DEC) Georges St-Pierre- R5- 8/9/08
Next Fight: TBD

#3 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

#4 Thiago Alves (16-4)
L (DEC) Georges St-Pierre-R5- 7/11/09
W (DEC) Josh Koscheck- R3- 10/25/08
W (TKO) Matt Hughes- R2- 6/7/08
Next Fight: TBD

#5 Nick Diaz (20-7)
W (SUB) Scott Smith- R3- 6/6/09
W (TKO) Frank Shamrock- R2- 4/11/09
W (TKO) Thomas Denny- R2- 7/26/08
Next Fight: 8/15/09 vs. Joe Riggs (Strikeforce Welterweight Title Fight)

#6 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: 9/19/09 vs. Mike Swick

#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: 9/16/09 vs. Chris Lytle

#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: 9/19/09 vs. Martin Kampmann

#9 Paulo Thiago (11-1)
L (DEC) Jon Fitch- R3- 7/11/09
W (TKO) Josh Koscheck- R1- 2/21/09
W (TKO) Luis Dutra Jr- R1- 9/13/08
Next Fight: TBD

#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:
Dan Hardy
Brock Larson
Marcus Davis
Dustin Hazelett
Anthony Johnson (Next Fight: 10/24/09 vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshuda)
John Howard (Next Fight: 8/8/09 vs. Tamdan McCrory)

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 (18-2)
Bellator Fighting Championships Lightweight Champion
Last Three Fights:
W ISUB) Toby Imada- R2- 6/19/09
W (SUB) Eric Reynolds- R3- 5/1/09
W (SUB) Greg Loughran- R1- 4/3/09
L (SUB) Shinya Aoki- R1- 12/31/08
Next Fight: TBD

#4 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

#5 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

#6 Diego Sanchez (21-2)
Last Three Fights:
W (DEC) Clay Guida- R3- 6/20/09
W (DEC) Joe Stevenson- R3- 2/21/09
W (TKO) Luigi Fioravanti- R3- 6/21/08
Next Fight: TBD

#7 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

#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: 9/16/09 vs. Roger Huerta

#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

SIX 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 (Next Fight: 9/2/09 vs. Ben Henderson- WEC Interim Lightweight Championship)
Gesias Cavalcante (Next Fight: 9/25/09 vs. TBD)
Sean Sherk (Next Fight: 9/19/09 vs. Gleison Tibau)

FEATHERWEIGHT RANKINGS

#1 Mike Thomas Brown (22-4)
WEC Featherweight Champion
Last Three Fights:
W (DEC) Urijah Faber- R5- 6/7/09
W (SUB) Leonard Garcia- R1- 3/1/09
W (TKO) Urijah Faber- R1- 11/5/08
Next Fight: 11/11/09 vs. Jose Aldo

#2 Hatsu Hioki (19-3-2)
Last Three Fights:
W (SUB) Ronnie Mann- R1- 5/2/09
W (SUB) Chris Manual- R1- 3/21/09
W (TKO) Rumina Sato- R1- 11/29/08
Next Fight: 8/2/09 vs. Masanori Kanehara

#3 Jose Aldo (15-1)
W (TKO) Cub Swanson- R1- 6/7/09
W (TKO) Chris Mickle- R1- 3/1/09
W (KO) Rolando Perez- R1- 1/25/09
Next Fight: 11/11/09 vs. Mike Brown

#4 Urijah Faber (22-3)
Last Three Fights:
L (DEC) Mike Thomas Brown- R5- 6/7/09
W (SUB) Jens Pulver- R1- 1/25/00
L (TKO) Mike Thomas Brown- R1- 11/5/08
Next Fight: TBD

#5 Wagnney Fabiano (12-1)
Last Three Fights:
W (DEC) Fredson Paixao- R3- 4/5/09
W (SUB) Akitoshi Tamura- R3- 12/3/08
W (KO) Shad Lierley- R1- 4/4/08
Next Fight: 9/2/09 vs. Erik Koch

#6 Marlon Sandro (14-0)
W (KO) Nick Denis- R1- 5/2/09
W (SUB) Matt Jaggers- R2- 3/20/09
W (DEC) Masaya Takita- R3- 10/26/08
Next Fight: 8/2/09 vs. Michihiro Omigawa

#7 Josh Grispi (13-1)
W (SUB) Jens Pulver- R1- 6/7/09
W (TKO) Micah Miller- R1- 8/3/08
W (SUB) Mark Hominick- R1- 2/13/08
Next Fight: TBD

#8 Rafael Assuncao (13-1)
W (DEC) Jameel Massouh- R3- 4/5/09
W (KO) Joe Pearson- R1- 11/8/08
W (SUB) Aaron Williams- R1- 3/7/08
Next Fight: 9/2/09 vs. Yves Jabouin

#9 Leonard Garcia (12-4)
Last Three Fights:
L (SUB) Mike Thomas Brown- R1- 3/1/09
W (TKO) Jens Pulver- R1- 11/5/08
W (KO) Hiroyuki Takaya- R1- 2/13/08
Next Fight: 8/9/09 vs. Jameel Massouh

#10 Takeshi Inoue (16-3)
Shooto Lightweight (143 lbs) Champion
Last Three Fights:
W (TKO) Rumina Sato- R1- 5/10/09
W (DEC) Hideki Kadowaki- R3- 11/29/08
L (DEC) Savant Young- R2- 5/3/08
Next Fight: TBD

FIVE TO WATCH:
Joe Warren (9/25/09 vs. Bibiano Fernandes)
Dokonjonosuke Mishima
Akitoshi Tamura
Bibiano Fernandes (9/25/09 vs. Joe Warren)
Yuji Hoshino