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Despite relative inactivity there has been some reshuffling of the top five beneath Jon Jones.
Our sources are cited at the bottom of this post
Upcoming Bouts:
#1 Jon Jones vs. Chael Sonnen on April 27, 2013
#2 Rashad Evans vs. #10 Antonio Rogerio Nogueira on Feburary 2, 2013
#3 Lyoto Machida vs. #5 Dan Henderson on February 23, 2013
#4 Mauricio Rua vs. #6 Alexander Gustafsson on December 8, 2012
#7 Phil Davis vs. #12 Forrest Griffin on December 29, 2012
#9 Quinton Jackson vs. #11 Glover Teixeira on January 26, 2013
#13 Gegard Mousasi vs. #26 Mike Kyle on January 12, 2013
#20 Attila Veigh vs. Christian Mpumbu on December 14, 2012
| Rank | Fighter | Points | Promotion | Last Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jon Jones | 175 | UFC | 1 |
| 2 | Rashad Evans | 159 | UFC | 3 |
| 3 | Lyoto Machida | 155 | UFC | 4 |
| 4 | Mauricio Rua | 152 | UFC | 5 |
| 5 | Dan Henderson | 150 | UFC | 2 |
| 6 | Alexander Gustafsson | 133 | UFC | 6 |
| 7 | Phil Davis | 132 | UFC | 6 |
| 8 | Ryan Bader | 127 | UFC | 8 |
| 9 | Quinton Jackson | 100 | UFC | 9 |
| 10 | Antonio Rogerio Nogueira | 83 | UFC | 10 |
| 11 | Glover Teixeira | 78 | UFC | 12 |
| 12 | Forrest Griffin | 77 | UFC | 13 |
| 13 | Gegard Mousasi | 72 | Strikeforce | 11 |
| 14 | Muhammed Lawal | 61 | Bellator | 14 |
| 15 | Anthony Johnson | 56 | WSOF | 18 |
| 16 | Rafael Cavalcante | 55 | Strikeforce | 16 |
| 17 | Ryan Jimmo | 52 | UFC | 15 |
| 18 | Renato Sobral | 49 | One FC | 17 |
| 19 | James Te Huna | 49 | UFC | 20 |
| 20 | Attila Vegh | 46 | Bellator | 21 |
| 21 | Matt Hamill | 45 | UFC | 22 |
| 22 | Thiago Silva | 43 | UFC | 24 |
| 23 | Thales Leites | 40 | Amazon FC | 23 |
| 24 | Jan Blachowicz | 39 | KSW | 25 |
| 25 | Brandon Vera | 38 | UFC | 25 |
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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