Analysis by Richard Wade
#6 Urijah Faber will face #13 Eddie Wineland at UFC 128. The winner will likely get a title shot against #1 Dominick Cruz assuming the winner is Urijah Faber
Compiling the rankings of twenty top mixed martial arts web sites, the MMA Nation Consensus MMA Rankings present the top 25 fighters in MMA for the seven major weight classes. These world MMA rankings are the most accurate reflection of how the top fighters in MMA across all promotions like UFC, Strikeforce and ProElite are viewed by the experts who cover the sport.
| Rank | Fighter | % | Promotion | Last Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dominick Cruz | 100 | UFC | 1 |
| 2 | Joseph Benavidez | 93 | UFC | 2 |
| 3 | Brian Bowles | 91 | UFC | 2 |
| 4 | Urijah Faber | 86 | UFC | 6 |
| 5 | Miguel Torres | 84 | UFC | 5 |
| 6 | Scott Jorgensen | 83 | UFC | 4 |
| 7 | Takeya Mizugaki | 64 | UFC | 7 |
| 8 | Brad Pickett | 61 | UFC | 9 |
| 9 | Demetrious Johnson | 55 | UFC | 13 |
| 10 | Masakatsu Ueda | 51 | Shooto | 10 |
| 11 | Wagnney Fabiano | 48 | UFC | 8 |
| 12 | Masakazu Imanari | 37 | DEEP | 11 |
| 13 | Eddie Wineland | 36 | UFC | 12 |
| 14 | Damacio Page | 33 | UFC | 14 |
| 15 | Charlie Valencia | 28 | UFC | 16 |
| 15 | Michael McDonald | 28 | UFC | 17 |
| 17 | Renan Barao | 24 | UFC | 22 |
| 18 | Antonio Banuelos | 23 | UFC | 15 |
| 19 | Shuichiro Katsumura | 23 | Shooto | 19 |
| 20 | Zach Makovsky | 21 | Bellator | 21 |
| 21 | Akitoshi Tamura | 17 | WVR | 20 |
| 22 | Takafumi Otsuka | 17 | DEEP | 25 |
| 23 | Jimmie Rivera | 16 | KOTC | 26 |
| 24 | Darren Uyenoyama | 15 | Shooto | 23 |
| 25 | Rani Yahya | 13 | UFC | 18 |
| 25 | Abel Cullum | 13 | KOTC | 24 |
#6 Urijah Faber will face #13 Eddie Wineland at UFC 128. The winner will likely get a title shot against #1 Dominick Cruz assuming the winner is Urijah Faber
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. Show more »
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