Below are the SHOOTO World Rankings as of October 2, 2008.
Bantamweight / -56kg
Champion BJ (Since Oct 14, 2006)
1. Yuki Shojo
2. Yasuhiro Urushitani
3. Mamoru
4. Masatoshi Abe
5. Ryuichi Miki
6. Junji Ikoma
7. Yusei Shimokawa
8. Yasuhiro Akagi
9. Homare Kuboyama
10. Jin Akimoto
Featherweight / -60kg
Champion Masakatsu Ueda (Since March 28, 2008)
1. Marco Louro Galvao
2. Eduardo Dantas
3. Daniel Lima
4. Ketsu Okazaki
5. So Tazawa
6. Atsushi Yamamoto
7. Kenji Osawa
8. Hiromasa Ogikubo
9. Tetsuhadairo (Tetsu Suzuki)
10. Takeya Mizugaki
Lightweight / -65kg
Champion Hideki Kdowaki (Since Mar 28, 2008)
1. Akitoshi Tamura
2. Antonio Carvalho
3. Savant Young
4. Takeshi Lion
5. Hatsu Hioki
6. Rumina Sato
7. Bao Quach
8. Hiroshi Nakamur
9. Katsuya Toida
10. David Lejenas
Welterweight / -70kg
Champion: Takashi Nakakura
1. Yusuke Endo
2. Ganjo Tentsuku
3. Bendy Casimir
4. Grzegorz Tredowski
5. Willian Chiqueirinho
6. Jani Lax
7. Brian Cobb
8. Mizuto Hirota
9. Eiji Mitsuoka
10. Giovani Diniz
Middleweight / -76kg
Champion: Shinya Aoki
1. David Baron
2. Wim Deputter
3. Niek Tromp
4. Zelim Felican
5. Roemer Trumpert
6. Hernani Perpetuo
7. Tommy Depret
8. Scott Henze
9. Ronald Jhun
10. Brent Weedman
Light Heavyweight/-83.0kg
Champion: Siyar Bahadurzada
1. Leandro Silva
2. Akihiro Murayama
3. Shiko Yamashita
4. Grazvidas Smailis
5. Masashi Yozen
6. Nathan Schouteren
7. Petras Morkevicius
8. Rolandas Agrba
9. Edward O'Daniel
10. Dustin Denes