| Rank | Fighter | Points | Promotion | Last Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dominick Cruz | 300 | UFC | 1 |
| 2 | Renan Barao | 288 | UFC | 2 |
| 3 | Urijah Faber | 274 | UFC | 3 |
| 4 | Brian Bowles | 250 | UFC | 4 |
| 5 | Michael McDonald | 249 | UFC | 5 |
| 6 | Eddie Wineland | 219 | UFC | 6 |
| 7 | Brad Pickett | 197 | UFC | 8 |
| 8 | Eduardo Dantas | 168 | Shooto | 7 |
| 9 | Bibiano Fernandes | 163 | One FC | 11 |
| 10 | Scott Jorgensen | 149 | UFC | 10 |
| 11 | Miguel Torres | 139 | UFC | 9 |
| 12 | Antonio Banuelos | 90 | DREAM | 13 |
| 13 | Marcos Galvao | 85 | Bellator | 15 |
| 14 | Mike Easton | 78 | UFC | 14 |
| 15 | Luis Alberto Nogueira | 76 | Bellator | 12 |
| 16 | Takeya Mizugaki | 74 | UFC | 17 |
| 17 | Raphael Assuncao | 73 | UFC | 19 |
| 18 | Alexis Vila | 67 | Bellator | 18 |
| 19 | Travis Marx | 64 | Bellator | 20 |
| 20 | Masakatsu Ueda | 63 | Bellator | 23 |
| 20 | Yves Jabouin | 63 | UFC | 22 |
| 22 | Zach Makovsky | 59 | Bellator | 21 |
| 23 | Joseph Benavidez | 58 | UFC | 16 |
| 23 | Tyson Nam | 58 | Shooto | NR |
| 25 | Ivan Menjivar | 54 | UFC | 24 |
Upcoming Bouts:
Bibiano Fernandes vs. Gustavo Falciroli on August 31, 2012.
Yves Jabouin vs. Brad Pickett on September 29, 2012.
Takeya Mizugaki vs. Jeff Hougland on November 10, 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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