USA TODAY/MMA Nation December 2011 Consensus Rankings: Welterweight

by Richard Wade on Dec 29, 2011 7:00 PM EST in MMA Rankings

Rank	Fighter	Points	Promotion	Last Rank
1	Georges St. Pierre	425	UFC	1
2	Jon Fitch	400	UFC	2
3	Nick Diaz	369	UFC	3
4	Carlos Condit	356	UFC	5
5	Jake Ellenberger	354	UFC	4
6	Josh Koscheck	350	UFC	6
7	Jake Shields	321	UFC	7
8	Martin Kampmann	244	UFC	9
9	B.J. Penn	236	UFC	8
10	Anthony Johnson	202	UFC	10
11	Diego Sanchez	188	UFC	11
12	Thiago Alves	175	UFC	12
13	Ben Askren	157	Bellator	14
14	Rory MacDonald	154	UFC	13
15	Rick Story	147	UFC	15
16	Charlie Brenneman	130	UFC	16
17	Tyron Woodley	118	Strikeforce	18
18	Johny Hendricks	115	UFC	17
19	Paulo Thiago	107	UFC	19
20	Jay Hieron	103	Bellator	20
21	Brian Ebersole	81	UFC	21
22	Paul Daley	78	Ring Side	22
23	John Hathaway	73	UFC	23
24	Siyar Bahadurzada	72	Ultimate Glory	24
25	Douglas Lima	71	Bellator	25

Upcoming Bouts:

#3 Nick Diaz vs. #4 Carlos Condit at UFC 143: Diaz vs. Condit

#5 Jake Ellenberger vs. #11 Diego Sanchez at UFC on Fuel TV 1

#2 Jon Fitch vs. #18 Johny Hendricks at UFC 141: Lesnar vs. Overeem

#7 Jake Shields vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama at UFC 144

#6 Josh Koscheck vs. Mike Pierce at UFC 143: Diaz vs. Condit

#10 Anthony Johnson vs. Vitor Belfort at UFC 142

#8 Martin Kampmann vs. #12 Thiago Alves at UFC on FX: Alves vs. Kampmann

#14 Rory MacDonald vs. Che Mills at UFC 145

Jordan Mein vs. #17 Tyron Woodley at Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine

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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Rory MacDonald should be up there in the #9 spot.

They need to take Penn and Johnson off the list-Penn retired and Johnson is at 185 now.

by kentmurr410 on Dec 30, 2011 12:19 AM EST reply actions

MMA retirements are always iffy. I'll believe Penn's gone when he stays gone.

As for Johnson, he hasn’t fought at 185 yet. Let’s wait and see what happens there.

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