Our sources are cited at the bottom of this post.
| Rank | Fighter | Points | Promotion | Last Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jon Jones | 250 | UFC | 1 |
| 2 | Lyoto Machida | 240 | UFC | 2 |
| 3 | Dan Henderson | 227 | UFC | 3 |
| 4 | Alexander Gustafsson | 219 | UFC | 4 |
| 5 | Rashad Evans | 203 | UFC | 5 |
| 6 | Antonio Rogerio Nogueira | 195 | UFC | 6 |
| 7 | Glover Teixeira | 185 | UFC | 8 |
| 8 | Mauricio Rua | 183 | UFC | 7 |
| 9 | Phil Davis | 178 | UFC | 9 |
| 10 | Ryan Bader | 143 | UFC | 10 |
| 11 | Gegard Mousasi | 115 | UFC | 11 |
| 12 | Quinton Jackson | 86 | UFC | 13 |
| 13 | James Te Huna | 74 | UFC | 18 |
| 14 | Chael Sonnen | 68 | UFC | 15 |
| 15 | Wanderlei Silva | 64 | UFC | 16 |
| 16 | Emanuel Newton | 61 | Bellator | 17 |
| 16 | Attila Vegh | 61 | Bellator | 18 |
| 18 | Rafael Cavalcante | 58 | UFC | 21 |
| 19 | Muhammed Lawal | 57 | Bellator | 20 |
| 20 | Anthony Johnson | 55 | WSOF | 14 |
| 21 | Matt Hamill | 52 | UFC | 22 |
| 22 | Thiago Silva | 51 | UFC | NR |
| 23 | Ryan Jimmo | 48 | UFC | 23 |
| 24 | Jimi Manuwa | 46 | UFC | 24 |
| 25 | Forrest Griffin | 42 | UFC | 12 |
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 Meta-Rankings.
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