WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT RANKINGS (as of August 2010)
WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT RANKINGS (August 2010)
(205-265lbs)
WORLD CHAMPION (Linear):
Fabricio Werdum (Brazil) 14-4-1
242lbs 6'4" (Werdum Combat Team)
UFC CHAMP: Brock Lesnar
STRIKEFORCE CHAMP: Alistair Overeem
SRC CHAMP: -vacant-
FEG CHAMP: -vacant-
KOP CHAMP: -vacant-
GCM CHAMP: n/a
DEEP CHAMP: n/a
BFC Champ: -vacant-
TOP TEN CONTENDERS
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1. Brock Lesnar 5-1
265lbs 6'3" (Minnesota Martial Arts Academy)
2. Shane Carwin 12-1
265lbs 6'1" (Hama Dojo/Team Impact/Jackson's Submission Fighting)
3. Cain Velasquez 8-0
245lbs 6'2" (American Kickboxing Academy)
4. Frank Mir 13-5
240lbs 6'1" (Las Vegas Combat Club)
5. Junior dos Santos (Brazil) 11-1
238lbs 6'4" (Team Nogueira)
6. Fedor Emelianenko (Russia) 31-2 1 NC
233lbs 6'0" (Red Devil Sport Club)
7. Rodrigo Nogueira (Brazil) 32-6-1 1 NC
231lbs 6'3" (Brazilian Top Team)
8. Alistair Overeem (Holland) 33-11 1 NC
260lbs 6'5" (Golden Glory)
9. Brett Rogers 10-2
265lbs 6'5" (Team Bison)
10. Antonio Silva (Brazil) 14-2
265lbs 6'4" (ATT)
TOP UNRANKED FIGHTERS AND PROSPECTS
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Andrei Arlovski (Belarus) 15-8
240lbs 6'4" (???)
Josh Barnett 26-5
250lbs 6'3" (Team CSW)
Randy Couture 18-10
205-225lbs 6'1" (Xtreme Couture)
Aleksander Emelianenko (Russia) 17-3
253lbs 6'6" (Red Devil Sport Club)
Hae Joon Yang (Korea) 4-0
242lbs 5'10" (Team Tackle)
Gabriel Gonzaga (Brazil) 11-5
252lbs 6'2" (Team Link)
Ben Rothwell 31-7
265lbs 6'5" (MFS)
Pedro Rizzo (Brazil) 18-9
228lbs 6'1" (Ruas Vale Tudo)
Roy Nelson 15-4
264lbs 6'0" (Lion's Den)
Heath Herring 28-14 1 NC
250lbs 6'4" (Las Vegas Combat Club)
Cheick Kongo (France) 15-6-1
230lbs 6'4" (Wolfslair MMA)
Mirko Filipovic (Croatia) 27-7-2 1 NC
220lbs 6'2" (Cro Cop Squad Gym)
Stefan Struve (Holland) 19-4
220lbs 6'11" (Team Schrijber)
Rogent Lloret Arredondo (Spain) 9-1-1 1 NC
232lbs (Gracie Barcelona)
Neil Bragg 3-0
2??lbs (???)
Damian Grabowski (Poland) 12-0
235lbs 6'1" (Lutadores Opole/Alliance Europe)
Michal Kita (Poland) 10-4
230lbs 6'1" (Sportcentrum KOPS/Masakra Team)
Alexey Oleinik (Russia) 27-5-1
230lbs 6'1" (RusFighters Sport Club)
Thiago Santos (Brazil) 7-1
260lbs 6'3" (Top Brother)
Shamil Abdurahimov (Tajikistan) 10-1
2??lbs (???)
Travis Wiuff 16-14
253lbs 6'3" (Elite Performance)
Jeff Monson 34-11
240lbs 5'9" (ATT-Olympia)
Sergei Kharitonov (Russia) 16-4
220lbs 6'4" (Golden Glory/Ryazan Desantnik)
Marcio Cruz (Brazil) 7-2
232lbs 6'4" (Gracie Fusion)
Michael Russow 13-1 1 NC
265lbs 6'2" (Team Pitbull)
Todd Duffee 6-1
260lbs 6'3" (Xtreme Couture)
Paul Buentello 28-12
245lbs 6'2" (American Kickboxing Academy)
Koji Kanechika (Japan) 6-2
243lbs 6'1" (Team Tackler)
Kazuhisa Tazawa (Japan) 6-1-1
249lbs (Thug Life Kawa)
Cristiano Kaminishi (Brazil) 7-1 2 NC
216lbs 6'1" (AXIS BJJ Academy)
Ronold "Abongo" Humphrey 12-1
240lbs 5'11" (Top of the Line Fitness)
Shane del Rosario 9-0
240lbs 6'4" (No Limits MMA/Team Oyama)
Fabio Maldonado (Brazil) 15-3
220lbs (Team Nogueira)
Isaac Newman-Gomez 3-0
265lbs 6'8" (Cobra Kai/Evolved Martial Arts)
Chad Corvin 6-0
260lbs 6'5" (Submit MMA/Etown Beatdown)
Neil Cooke 5-0
268lbs (Pinnacle Jiu-jitsu/CQuence Jiu-Jitsu)
Jon Madsen 6-0
245lbs 6'5" (HIT Squad)
Bret Kohan 4-0
240lbs 6'0" (Rhino Fight Team)
Bobby Jones 3-0/3-1?
250lbs 6'5" (Evolve MMA)
Chris Barnett 5-0
265-275lbs 5'9" (TNEB-RCP Fight Club/XFC)
Nick Penner (Canada) 9-1
256lbs 6'0" (???)
Chad Griggs 9-1
234lbs 6'3" (Boxing Inc.)
Bobby Lashley 5-1
265lbs 6'3" (American Top Team)
Travis Browne 10-0
251lbs 6'7" (NCFC Fight Team)
Lorenz Larkin 4-0
230lbs 6'0" (Louisville MMA)
Marko Zschorner (Germany) 7-1
242lbs 6'5" (Europe Top Team)
Emil Poljak (Croatia) 5-0
232lbs 6'1" (UFK Tresnjevka)
Karlos Vemola (Czech Republic) 7-1
243lbs 6'0" (London Shootfighters)
Daniel Cormier 5-0
249lbs 5'11" (American Kickboxing Academy)
Edinaldo "Lula" Molusco (Brazil) 7-0-1
235lbs 6'7" (Champion Team)
Daryl Wise 11-0
263lbs 6'3" (Higher Power Fighting)
Christian Morecraft 6-0
260lbs 6'8" (Cape Cod Fighting Alliance)
INACTIVE 3 YEARS OR MORE
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Josh Curran 3-0
260lbs 6'3" (Lions Den Idaho)
Antoine Jaoude (Brazil) 8-3
225lbs 6'3" (Ruas Vale Tudo)
Michael Ettl (Austria) 7-0
230lbs (Kihaku Dojo)
Predrag Krsikapa (Austria) 5-0
220lbs (Kihaku Dojo)
Orvil Palmer 4-0
246lbs (Mad Squabbles)
Kellan Flukiger 3-0
260lbs 6'3" (Arizona Combat Sports)
Ramon Pisciotta (Italy) 5-0
235lbs 6'4" (Hic Sunt Leones)
Roy Doepker (Canada) 3-0
240lbs (Capponi Fight Team)