| Rank | Fighter | Points | Promotion | Last Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georges St. Pierre | 350 | UFC | 1 |
| 2 | Jon Fitch | 335 | UFC | 2 |
| 3 | Jake Shields | 309 | UFC | 5 |
| 4 | Josh Koscheck | 305 | UFC | 3 |
| 5 | Thiago Alves | 299 | UFC | 4 |
| 6 | Carlos Condit | 258 | UFC | 8 |
| 7 | Martin Kampmann | 251 | UFC | 6 |
| 8 | Nick Diaz | 242 | Strikeforce | 7 |
| 9 | B.J. Penn | 230 | UFC | NR |
| 10 | Paul Daley | 175 | Strikeforce | 11 |
| 11 | Dan Hardy | 171 | UFC | 10 |
| 12 | Matt Hughes | 164 | UFC | 9 |
| 13 | Diego Sanchez | 123 | UFC | 13 |
| 14 | Chris Lytle | 114 | UFC | 14 |
| 15 | Paulo Thiago | 99 | UFC | 12 |
| 16 | Mike Pyle | 96 | UFC | 18 |
| 17 | Jay Hieron | 94 | Bellator | 15 |
| 18 | Ben Askren | 89 | Bellator | 17 |
| 19 | Mike Swick | 74 | UFC | 16 |
| 20 | John Hathaway | 69 | UFC | 20 |
| 21 | Matt Serra | 63 | UFC | 19 |
| 22 | Jake Ellenberger | 56 | UFC | 22 |
| 23 | Anthony Johnson | 49 | UFC | 21 |
| 24 | Ricardo Almeida | 47 | UFC | 25 |
| 25 | Dong Hyun Kim | 46 | UFC | 27 |
Rankings compiled by Richard Wade.
We're ten days away from the long awaited rematch between #1 Georges St. Pierre and #4 Josh Koscheck at UFC 124. That fight should determine the fate of the division for 2011 and beyond.
#2 Jon Fitch will face #9 B.J. Penn at UFC 127. Penn is hot off the heels of his demolition of #12 Matt Hughes at UFC 123.
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.
We are now moving to what JCS of Fight Matrix has described as assumed rankings in an attempt to rank fighters who move between weight classes. This has been the biggest problem with the consensus rankings and we believe this new methodology will rectify that.
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