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BJ Penn

Streak: 3 wins
Record: 13-4-1
Previous Ranking: N/A
Big Wins: Serra, Gomi, Hughes, Sherk, Serra, Stevenson

Baby Jay is so good that there's no one left for him to fight at 155. After making Sean Sherk look terrible, he has planned a move to 170, which is the only place he'll truly be challenged. He's beaten everyone the UFC has to offer and a fight against Huerta or Florian would just force the GSP fight to happen later in his career. Bad move.


Takanori Gomi

Streak: 1 win
Record: 28-3
Previous Ranking: N/A
Big Wins: Kawajiri, Sakurai, Ishida

Unfortunately, most Americans only know Gomi as the guy on which Nick Diaz pulled the gogoplata. Other than that, Gomi has been unstoppable, holding wins over Ishida and Kawajiri (both on this list). Gomi's only other noticeable blemish? A submission loss to BJ Penn.


Eddie Alvarez

Streak: 5 wins
Record: 15-1
Previous Ranking: N/A
Big Wins: Kawajiri, Hansen

This Philadelphia Fight Factory stand out was relatively unheard of until he soundly defeated Joachim Hansen and Tatsuya Kawajiri in the DREAM lightweight tournament. An injury was the only thing that stopped him from from finishing his run by keeping him out of the finals. The eventual winner, ironically, was the man who Alvarez had beaten in the second round.


Joachim Hansen

Streak: 2 wins
Record: 19-7-1
Previous Ranking: N/A
Big Wins: Aoki, Uno, Calvancante, Gomi

Recent losses, poor competition, and an early exit in the DREAM tournament had all but pushed Hansen off the lightweight rankings radar. Then, in a magical MMA moment, a win against Kultar Gill granted Hansen the opportunity to avenge a loss to Shinya Aoki in the finals. But not just any loss: it was the first gogoplata ever successfully performed in MMA competition. The rest is history: Hansen avenged the loss, took the title belt, and propelled himself back into the middle of the pack.


Shinya Aoki

Streak: 1 loss
Record: 17-3
Previous Ranking: N/A
Big Wins: Uno, Hansen, Calvancante, French

Aoki made a splash when he defeated top contender JZ Calvancante, but he's been solid long before that. Winning for nearly three years straight, Aoki holds quality wins over Joachim Hansen and Clay French. A recent loss to Hansen, however, caused Aoki's slip to #5.


Tatsuya Kawajiri

Streak: 1 loss
Record: 22-5-2
Previous Ranking: N/A
Big Wins: Hansen, Ribeiro

Here's another little- known Japanese fighter. Despite losses to Melendez and Gomi, Kawajiri had been white hot lately, winning three straight until he hit the freight train known as Eddie Alvarez in the DREAM tournament semifinals.


Mitsuhiro Ishida

Streak: 1 loss
Record: 16-4-1
Previous Ranking: N/A
Big Wins: Aurelio, Melendez

Ishida seemed to be primed for a climb up the rankings with his huge win over Gilbert Melendez. Unfortunately for him, a loss against Caol Uno in his last fight keeps him down near the bottom.


Josh Thomson

Streak: 7 wins
Record: 18-2
Previous Ranking: N/A
Big Wins: Melendez

The Punk was a much undervalued fighter until he defeated training partner Gilbert Melendez midway through 2008. The AKA standout has now won 7 straight.


Gilbert Melendez

Streak: 1 loss
Record: 14-2
Previous Ranking: N/A
Big Wins: Kawajiri, Guida

Before surprising losses to Ishida and Thomson, the young Melendez was expected to be the new thing at 155. Similar to Mauricio Rua, he'll get more than enough chances and will be atop this list soon.


JZ Calvancante

Streak: 1 loss
Record: 18-2-1
Previous Ranking: N/A
Big Wins: Uno, Ribeiro

JZ appeared on many P4P lists until Aoki dethroned him early this year. Other than that hiccup (albeit against one of the world's premier fighters), JZ has been unbeatable, taking down top names such as Vitor Ribeiro and Caol Uno. The best part? He's just 24 years old.

11. Kenny Florian Streak: 5 wins
12. Sean Sherk Streak: 1 loss
13. Tyson Griffin Streak: 4 wins
14. Caol Uno Streak: 1 loss
15. Joe Stevenson Streak: 1 win
16. Roger Huerta Streak: 1 loss
17. Jamie Varner
18. Vitor Ribeiro
19. Frank Edgar
20. KJ Noons
21. Clay Guida
22. Spencer Fisher
23. Rich Clementi
24. Nate Diaz
25. Rob Emerson
26. Gray Maynard
27. Manny Gamburyan
28. Chris Horodecki
29. Melvin Guillard
30. Matt Wiman
31. Joe Lauzon
32. Mac Danzig
33. Josh Neer
34. Hermes Franca
35. Marcus Aurelio
36. Satoru Kitaoka
37. Clay French
38. Rob McCullough
39. Donald Cerrone
40. Kurt Pellegrino









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3.) A fighter shall not be ranked at two weights
* He is ranked at the old weight until one of the two examples under #2 occurs

4.) Rankings will not rely on transitive properties
* ex: Alves beat Hughes, Hughes beat GSP, thus Alves beat GSP is not acceptable logic

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* ex: Michael Bisping has just two wins at MW, but his resume includes a win on The Ultimate Fighter and a win over Matt Hamill (full body)
* ex: Matt Hughes has lost two of three (as of 6/08), however, that slump would not drop him as far as a younger fighter who lost two of three (full body)
* ex: Additionally, Hughes' losses have been to top competitors, so losses to GSP and Alves don't hurt as much as another fighters loss to Mike Swick (strength of schedule)





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