| Rank | Fighter | Points | Promotion | Last Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Condit | 297 | UFC | 1 |
| 2 | Johny Hendricks | 271 | UFC | 2 |
| 3 | Martin Kampmann | 270 | UFC | 3 |
| 4 | Nick Diaz | 258 | UFC | 4 |
| 5 | Jake Ellenberger | 245 | UFC | 5 |
| 6 | Josh Koscheck | 232 | UFC | 6 |
| 7 | Jon Fitch | 231 | UFC | 7 |
| 8 | Nate Marquardt | 192 | Strikeforce | 10 |
| 9 | Rory MacDonald | 171 | UFC | 9 |
| 10 | B.J. Penn | 139 | UFC | 11 |
| 11 | Ben Askren | 139 | Bellator | 12 |
| 12 | Diego Sanchez | 138 | UFC | 13 |
| 13 | Siyar Bahadurzada | 97 | UFC | 18 |
| 14 | Jake Shields | 87 | UFC | 8 |
| 15 | Rick Story | 87 | UFC | 16 |
| 16 | Thiago Alves | 86 | UFC | 15 |
| 17 | Demian Maia | 86 | UFC | 17 |
| 18 | Mike Pyle | 80 | UFC | 14 |
| 19 | Tyron Woodley | 78 | Strikeforce | 20 |
| 20 | Erick Silva | 75 | UFC | 19 |
| 21 | Jay Hieron | 74 | UFC | 21 |
| 22 | Mike Pierce | 69 | UFC | 22 |
| 23 | James Head | 61 | UFC | 24 |
| 24 | Charlie Brenneman | 60 | UFC | 23 |
| 25 | Brian Ebersole | 56 | UFC | 25 |
Upcoming Bouts:
Martin Kampmann vs. Johny Hendricks on November 17, 2012.
Carlos Condit vs. Georges St. Pierre on November 17, 2012.
Jake Ellenberger vs. Jay Hieron on October 5, 2012.
Demian Maia vs. Rick Story on October 13, 2012.
B.J. Penn vs. Rory MacDonald on December 8, 2012.
Jon Fitch vs. Erick Silva on October 13, 2012.
Mike Pierce vs. Aaron Simpson on October 5,2 012.
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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