Compiling the rankings of twenty top mixed martial arts web sites, the USA TODAY / SB 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, WEC, Affliction and DREAM are viewed by the experts who cover the sport.
| Rank | Fighter | % | Promotion | Last Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Bowles | 100 | 1 | |
| 2 | Miguel Torres | 96 | 2 | |
| 3 | Masakatsu Ueda | 89 | 3 | |
| 4 | Takeya Mizugaki | 87 | 4 | |
| 5 | Dominick Cruz | 84 | 5 | |
| 6 | Akitoshi Tamura | 74 | 6 | |
| 7 | Joseph Benavidez | 73 | 7 | |
| 8 | Rani Yahya | 63 | 8 | |
| 9 | Damacio Page | 57 | 9 | |
| 10 | Manny Tapia | 44 | 11 | |
| 11 | Will Ribeiro | 43 | 10 | |
| 12 | Jeff Curran | 33 | 12 | |
| 12 | Masakazu Imanari | 33 | 14 | |
| 14 | Eduardo Dantas | 26 | 13 | |
| 15 | Antonio Banuelos | 24 | 15 | |
| 15 | Charlie Valencia | 24 | 16 | |
| 17 | Koetsu Okazaki | 23 | 18 | |
| 18 | Abel Cullum | 23 | 19 | |
| 18 | Daiki Hata | 23 | 19 | |
| 20 | Chase Beebe | 22 | 21 | |
| 21 | Yoshiro Maeda | 21 | 22 | |
| 22 | Travis Marx | 20 | 31 | |
| 23 | Masahiro Oishi | 20 | 26 | |
| 24 | Mike Easton | 20 | 25 | |
| 25 | Atsushi Yamamoto | 19 | 16 | |
| 25 | Brandon Garner | 19 | 27 | |
| 25 | Jeff Bedard | 19 | 22 |
There hasn't been a title defense, but the HardCore Gym's Brian Bowles is still MMA's top bantamweight dog. His sudden, thudding stoppage win over former WEC bantamweight king # 2 Miguel Torres at WEC 42 has firmly entrenched him atop the world's 135lbs division.
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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