| Rank | Fighter | Points | Promotion | Last Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dominick Cruz | 350 | UFC | 1 |
| 2 | Renan Barao | 335 | UFC | 3 |
| 3 | Urijah Faber | 320 | UFC | 2 |
| 4 | Brian Bowles | 292 | UFC | 4 |
| 5 | Michael McDonald | 291 | UFC | 5 |
| 6 | Eddie Wineland | 252 | UFC | 6 |
| 7 | Eduardo Dantas | 231 | Bellator | 8 |
| 8 | Brad Pickett | 230 | UFC | 7 |
| 9 | Miguel Torres | 181 | UFC | 9 |
| 10 | Scott Jorgensen | 179 | UFC | 11 |
| 11 | Bibiano Fernandes | 178 | One Fighting Championship | 10 |
| 12 | Luis Alberto Nogueira | 102 | Bellator | 12 |
| 13 | Antonio Banuelos | 96 | DREAM | 13 |
| 14 | Mike Easton | 95 | UFC | 26 |
| 15 | Marcos Galvao | 86 | Bellator | 15 |
| 16 | Joseph Benavidez | 84 | UFC | 16 |
| 17 | Takeya Mizugaki | 83 | UFC | 18 |
| 18 | Alexis Vila | 78 | Bellator | 19 |
| 18 | Raphael Assuncao | 78 | UFC | 25 |
| 20 | Travis Marx | 71 | Bellator | 22 |
| 21 | Zach Makovsky | 70 | Bellator | 17 |
| 21 | Yves Jabouin | 70 | UFC | 20 |
| 23 | Masakatsu Ueda | 70 | Bellator | 23 |
| 24 | Ivan Menjivar | 67 | UFC | 21 |
| 25 | Demetrious Johnson | 65 | UFC | 24 |
Upcoming Bouts:
#11 Bibiano Fernandes vs. Gustavo Falciroli on August 31, 2012.
#7 Eduardo Dantas vs. Tyson Nam on August 25, 2012.
#12 Luis Albert Nogueira vs. #15 Marcos Galvao on August 24, 2012.
#21 Yves Jabouin vs. #8 Brad Pickett on September 29, 2012.
#17 Takeya Mizugaki vs. Jeff Hougland on September 1, 2012.
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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