Shooto Rankings

 

 

From X-Shooto Japan  -  As of February 11, 2005 the rankings are as follows:

 

 

World Rankings


Light heavyweight - 182.6 lbs. (-83 kg)

Champion - Masanori Suda (Club J) - Japan

# 1 Dustin Denes (American Top Team) - USA

# 2 Egan Inoue (Grappling Unlimited) - USA

# 3 Martijn de Jong (Tatsujin Dojo) - Holland

# 4 Scott Henze (Freelance) - USA

# 5 Curtis Stout (American Jiu-Jitsu Academy) - USA

# 6 Shiko Yamashita (Paraestra Sapporo) - Japan

# 7 Ryuta Sakurai (R-Gym) - Japan

# 8 Jon Fitch (Americn Kick Boxing Academy) - USA

# 9 David Bielkheden (Hilti BJJ Team Scandinavia) - Sweden

# 10 Ivan "Batman" Jorge (Carlson Team) - Brazil


Middleweight - 167.2 lbs. (-76 kg)

Champion - Akira Kikuchi (Shooto Gym K'z Factory) - Japan

# 1 Jake Shields (Cesar Gracie Academy) - USA

# 2 Ray Cooper (Jesus is Lord) - USA

# 3 Jutaro Nakao (Shooto Gym Osaka) - Japan

# 4 Ronald Jhun (808 Fight Factory) - USA

# 5 Sauli Heilimo (Team Scandinavia) - Finland

# 6 Kuniyoshi Hironaka (Academia Az) - Japan

# 7 Chris Lytle (Integrated Fighting Academy) - USA

# 8 Shinya Aoki (Paraestra Tokyo) - Japan

# 9 Shigetoshi Iwase (Team TOPS) - Japan

# 10 Keith Wisnewski (Duneland Vale Tudo) - USA


Welterweight - 154 lbs. (-70 kg)

Champion - Tatsuya Kawajiri (Team TOPS) - Japan

# 1 Vitor Ribeiro (Nova Uniao) - Brazil

# 2 Joachim Hansen (Team Scandinavia) - Norway

# 3 Kotetsu Boku (Killer Bee) - Japan

# 4 Mitsuhiro Ishida (Team TOPS) - Japan

# 5 Ryan Bow (Purebred Omiya) - USA

# 6 Kaoru Uno (Keishukai Tokyo) - Japan

# 7 Luis "Buscape" Firminho (Brazilian Top Team) - Brazil

# 8 Daisuke "Amazon" Sugie (Alive) - Japan

# 9 Gesias Cavalcanti (American Top Team) - Brazil

# 10 Justin Bruckman (Shah Franco) -Canada


Lightweight - 143 lbs. (-65 kg)

Champion - Alexandre Franca Nogueira (World Fight Center) - Brazil

# 1 Joao Roaque (Nova Uniao) - Brazil

# 2 Gilbert Melendez (Cesar Gracie Academy) - USA

# 3 Hiroyuki Takaya (Tanaka Juku) - Japan

# 4 Makoto Ishikawa (Purebred Omiya) - Japan

# 5 Stephen Paling (Jesus is Lord) - USA

# 6 Rumina Sato (Shooto Gym K'z Factory) - Japan

# 7 Hiroyuki Abe (AACC) - Japan

# 8 Naoya Uematsu (Shooto Gym K'z Factory) - Japan

# 9 Jens Pulver (Team Extreme) - USA

# 10 Katsuya Toida (Keishukai Toi-Katsu Dojo) - Japan
 


Featherweight - 132 lbs. (-60 kg)

Champion - Ryota Matsune (Paraestra Matsudo) - Japan

# 1 Marco Louro (Nova Uniao) - Brazil

# 2 Kentaro Imaizumi (SK Absolute) -  Japan

# 3 Akitoshi Hokazono (Cobra-Kai) - Japan

# 4 Daniel Lima (Five Rings Dojo) - Australia

# 5 Jin Akimoto (Akimoto Dojo Jungle Junction) - Japan

# 6 Masahiro Oishi (Shooto Gym K'z Factory) - Japan

# 7 Shuichiro Katsumura (Shooto Gym K'z Factory) - Japan

# 8 Ryan Ackerman (Grappling Works) - USA

# 9 Jose Aldo (Nova Uniao) - Brazil

# 10 Miguel Torres (Corral Martial Arts) - USA

 

 

Bantamweight - 123.2 lbs. (-56 kg)

Champion - Mamoru (Shooto Gym Yokohama) - Japan

# 1 Robson Moura (Nova Uniao) - Brazil

# 2 Yasuhiro Urushitani (RJW Central) - Japan

# 3 BJ (AACC) - Japan

# 4 Junji Ikoma (Chokushinkai) - Japan

# 5 Homare Kuboyama (Shooto Gym K'z Factory) - Japan

# 6 Daiji Takahashi (Akimoto Dojo Jungle Junction) - Japan

# 7 Masatoshi Abe (AACC) - Japan

# 8 Hiroaki Yoshioka (Paraestra Tokyo) - Japan

# 9 Takeyasu Hirono (Keishukai Gods) - Japan

# 10 Ichaku Murata (New Ground) - Japan
 

 

 

Pacific Rim Rankings


Middleweight - 167.2 lbs. (-76 kg)

Champion - vacant

# 1 Jake Shields (Cesar Gracie Academy) - USA

# 2 Ray Cooper (Jesus is Lord) - USA

# 3 Jutaro Nakao (Shooto Gym Osaka) - Japan

# 4 Ronald Jhun (808 Fight Factory) - USA

# 5 Kuniyoshi Hironaka (Academia Az) - Japan

# 6 Shinya Aoki (Paraestra Tokyo) - Japan

# 7 Shigetoshi Iwase (Team TOPS) - Japan

# 8 Mark Moreno (Bulls Pen) - USA

# 9 Deshaun Johnson (HMC) - USA

# 10 Cris Brown (Extreme) - Australia

 

Welterweight - 154 lbs. (-70 kg)

Champion Kotetsu Boku (Killer Bee) - Japan

# 1 Mitsuhiro Ishida (Team TOPS) - Japan

# 2 Ryan Bow (Purebred Omiya) - USA

# 3 Kaoru Uno (Keishukai) - Japan

# 4 Takaharu Murahama (Gracie Barra VT Team) - Japan

# 5 Ganjo Tentsuku (Purebred Omiya) - Japan

# 6 Yoichi Fukumoto (Keishukai Chiba) - Japan

# 7 Daisuke "Amazon" Sugie (Alive) - Japan

# 8 Takumi (Paraestra Osaka) - Japan

# 9 Takashi Nakakura (Shooto Gym Osaka) - Japan

# 10 Kenichiro Togashi (Paraestra Hiroshima) - Japan

 

Lightweight - 143 lbs. (-65 kg)

Champion - vacant

# 1 Gilbert Melendez (Cesar Gracie Academy) - USA

# 2 Hiroyuki Takaya (Tanaka Juku) - Japan

# 3 Makoto Ishikawa (Purebred Omiya) - Japan

# 4 Rumina Sato (Shooto Gym K'z Factory) - Japan

# 5 Stephen Paling (Jesus is Lord) - USA

# 6 Naoya Uematsu (Shooto Gym K'z Factory) - Japan

# 7 Hiroyuki Abe (AACC) - Japan

# 8 Katsuya Toida (Keishukai Toi-Katsu Dojo) - Japan

# 9 Hideki Kadowaki (WKSS) - Japan

# 10 Taiyo Nakahara (Keishukai Tokyo) - Japan

 

Featherweight - 132 lbs. (-60 kg)

Champion - vacant

# 1 Kentaro Imaizumi (SK Absolute) - Japan

# 2 Akitoshi Hokazono (Cobra-Kai) - Japan

# 3 Daniel Lima (Five Rings Dojo) - Australia

# 4 Jin Akimoto (Akimoto Dojo Jungle Junction) - Japan

# 5 Masahiro Oishi (Shooto Gym K'z Factory) - Japan

# 6 Kimihito Nonaka (Purebred Omiya) - Japan

# 7 Shuichiro Katsumura (Shooto Gym K'z Factory) - Japan

# 8 Hisao Ikeda (Purebred Omiya) - Japan

 

 

 

(3/19/05)