| Rank | Fighter | Points | Promotion | Last Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frankie Edgar | 425 | UFC | 1 |
| 2 | Gilbert Melendez | 399 | Strikeforce | 2 |
| 3 | Gray Maynard | 391 | UFC | 3 |
| 4 | Ben Henderson | 378 | UFC | 4 |
| 5 | Shinya Aoki | 341 | DREAM | 5 |
| 6 | Clay Guida | 314 | UFC | 6 |
| 7 | Jim Miller | 301 | UFC | 7 |
| 8 | Donald Cerrone | 267 | UFC | 8 |
| 9 | Michael Chandler | 262 | Bellator | 10 |
| 10 | Anthony Pettis | 251 | UFC | 9 |
| 11 | Eddie Alvarez | 201 | Bellator | 11 |
| 12 | Joe Lauzon | 134 | UFC | 12 |
| 13 | Nate Diaz | 131 | UFC | 13 |
| 14 | Gleison Tibau | 126 | UFC | 14 |
| 15 | Melvin Guillard | 120 | UFC | 15 |
| 16 | Dennis Siver | 102 | UFC | 16 |
| 17 | Sean Sherk | 92 | UFC | 18 |
| 18 | Evan Dunham | 85 | UFC | 19 |
| 19 | Rafael dos Anjos | 84 | UFC | 20 |
| 20 | Sam Stout | 77 | UFC | 21 |
| 21 | Matt Wiman | 76 | UFC | 21 |
| 22 | George Sotiropoulos | 71 | UFC | 26 |
| 23 | Josh Thomson | 69 | K-1 | 23 |
| 24 | Jorge Masvidal | 68 | Strikeforce | 24 |
| 25 | Mizuto Hirota | 58 | DEEP | 27 |
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#1 Frankie Edgar vs. #4 Ben Henderson at UFC 144
#5 Shinya Aoki vs. Satoru Kitaoka at DREAM NYE
#7 Jim Miller vs. #15 Melvin Guillard at UFC on FX: Miller vs. Guillard
#8 Donald Cerrone vs. #13 Nate Diaz at UFC 141: Lesnar vs. Overeem
#12 Joe Lauzon vs. #10 Anthony Pettis at UFC 144
#18 Evan Dunham vs. Paul Sass at UFC on Fox: Evans vs. Davis
#20 Sam Stout vs. Thiago Tavares at UFC 142
#22 George Sotiropoulos vs. Takanori Gomi at UFC 144
Based on the premise that all MMA rankings are subjective but that it’s still useful and informative to know who the online MMA community as a whole ranks as the best fighters in MMA, we collect and average the rankings of the top MMA websites to produce our consensus rankings. We compile the top MMA rankings from each of our sources and award 25 points for a first place ranking, 16 for a 10th place ranking, 1 for a 25th place ranking. A formula is used to “normalize” the data so all fighters are awarded points from those lists that do not include a full 25 fighters. This formula ensures that each ranking site awards the same number of total points regardless of how many fighters they choose to rank. Each fighter’s total is divided by the number of possible points to determine their standing in the Consensus Rankings.
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