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 | Mike Brown | 100 | WEC | 1 |
| 2 | Urijah Faber | 90 | WEC | 2 |
| 3 | Jose Aldo | 84 | WEC | 3 |
| 4 | Bibiano Fernandes | 75 | DREAM | 5 |
| 5 | Hatsu Hioki | 73 | WVR | 4 |
| 6 | Leonard Garcia | 71 | WEC | 7 |
| 7 | Rafael Assuncao | 59 | WEC | 6 |
| 8 | Marlon Sandro | 55 | WVR | 11 |
| 9 | Michihiro Omigawa | 54 | WVR | 19 |
| 10 | Mackens Semerzier | 48 | WEC | 10 |
| 11 | Hiroyuki Takaya | 46 | DREAM | 12 |
| 12 | Wagnney Fabiano | 43 | WEC | 8 |
| 12 | Josh Grispi | 43 | WEC | 13 |
| 14 | Masanori Kanehara | 39 | WVR | 17 |
| 15 | Takeshi Inoue | 37 | Vale Tudo Japan | 9 |
| 16 | Joe Soto | 34 | Tachi Palace Fights | 15 |
| 17 | Yuji Hoshino | 31 | WVR | 14 |
| 18 | Norifumi Yamamoto | 26 | DREAM | 16 |
| 19 | Takafumi Otsuka | 25 | DEEP | 18 |
| 20 | Joe Warren | 20 | DREAM | 26 |
| 21 | Jameel Massouh | 19 | WEC | 19 |
| 22 | Deividas Taurosevicius | 17 | WEC | NR |
| 23 | Chan Sung Jung | 15 | WVR | 30 |
| 24 | Luis Palomino | 15 | G-Force Fights | NR |
| 25 | Masakazu Imanari | 14 | DEEP | 22 |
| 25 | Kazuyuki Miyata | 14 | DREAM | 25 |
Somebody's gotta live like this, indeed. American Top Team's #1 Mike Thomas Brown continues to be the top-ranked fighter in MMA's featherweight division. He is set to defend his title against #3 Jose Aldo at WEC 44 on November 18th in Las Vegas.
| Rank | Fighter | % | Promotion | Last Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Brown | 100 | WEC | 1 |
| 2 | Urijah Faber | 96 | WEC | 2 |
| 3 | Jose Aldo | 88 | WEC | 5 |
| 4 | Hatsu Hioki | 85 | WVR | 4 |
| 5 | Bibiano Fernandes | 81 | DREAM | 11 |
| 6 | Rafael Assuncao | 74 | WEC | 8 |
| 7 | Leonard Garcia | 71 | WEC | 6 |
| 8 | Wagnney Fabiano | 66 | WEC | 3 |
| 9 | Takeshi Inoue | 60 | Shooto | 7 |
| 10 | Mackens Semerzier | 51 | WEC | NR |
| 11 | Marlon Sandro | 40 | WVR | 13 |
| 12 | Hiroyuki Takaya | 35 | DREAM | 19 |
| 13 | Josh Grispi | 33 | WEC | 9 |
| 14 | Yuji Hoshino | 30 | GCM | 15 |
| 15 | Joe Soto | 29 | Bellator | 17 |
| 16 | Norifumi Yamamoto | 28 | DREAM | 13 |
| 17 | Masanori Kanehara | 26 | WVR | 12 |
| 18 | Takafumi Otsuka | 25 | DEEP | 21 |
| 19 | Jameel Massouh | 24 | WEC | 20 |
| 19 | Michihiro Omigawa | 24 | WVR | 18 |
| 21 | Gustavo Falciroli | 23 | Shooto | 24 |
| 22 | Masakazu Imanari | 22 | DEEP | 22 |
| 23 | Wilson Reis | 21 | Bellator | 29 |
| 24 | Cub Swanson | 20 | WEC | 27 |
| 25 | Kazuyuki Miyata | 20 | DREAM | N |
American Top Team's #1 Mike Thomas Brown continues to be the top-ranked fighter in MMA's featherweight division. He is set to defend his title against #3 Jose Aldo at WEC 44 on November 18th in Las Vegas. As many have suggested, no one has truly pushed the Novia Uniao black belt, so it's not clear what can really be expected of the talented prospect.
| Rank | Fighter | % | Promotion | Last Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Brown | 100 | 1 | |
| 2 | Urijah Faber | 96 | 2 | |
| 3 | Wagnney Fabiano | 91 | 3 | |
| 4 | Hatsu Hioki | 84 | 4 | |
| 5 | Jose Aldo | 83 | 5 | |
| 6 | Leonard Garcia | 77 | 6 | |
| 7 | Takeshi Inoue | 71 | 8 | |
| 8 | Rafael Assuncao | 65 | 7 | |
| 9 | Josh Grispi | 41 | 10 | |
| 10 | Joe Warren | 41 | 11 | |
| 11 | Bibiano Fernandes | 36 | 13 | |
| 12 | Masanori Kanehara | 33 | 15 | |
| 13 | Marlon Sandro | 30 | 14 | |
| 13 | Norifumi Yamamoto | 30 | 18 | |
| 15 | Yuji Hoshino | 26 | 12 | |
| 16 | Dokonjonosuke Mishima | 26 | 9 | |
| 17 | Joe Soto | 25 | 16 | |
| 18 | Michihiro Omigawa | 22 | 17 | |
| 19 | Hiroyuki Takaya | 20 | 19 | |
| 20 | Jameel Massouh | 19 | 20 | |
| 21 | Takafumi Otsuka | 19 | 30 | |
| 22 | Masakazu Imanari | 18 | 30 | |
| 22 | Akitoshi Tamura | 18 | 38 | |
| 24 | Gustavo Falciroli | 17 | 24 | |
| 24 | Diego Nunes | 17 | 23 | |
| 24 | Mark Hominick | 17 | 22 |
American Top Team's "simple man" is still sitting pretty as #1 Mike Thomas Brown remains the top-ranked fighter in MMA's featherweight division. Whether he'll be able to hold onto the belt when he faces #5 Jose Aldo at WEC 44 is another matter.
| Rank | Fighter | % | Promotion | Last Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Brown | 100 | WEC | 1 |
| 2 | Urijah Faber | 96 | WEC | 2 |
| 3 | Wagnney Fabiano | 90 | WEC | 3 |
| 4 | Hatsu Hioki | 85 | WVR | 4 |
| 5 | Jose Aldo | 85 | WEC | 5 |
| 6 | Leonard Garcia | 76 | WEC | 6 |
| 7 | Rafael Assuncao | 70 | WEC | 9 |
| 8 | Takeshi Inoue | 64 | Shooto | 7 |
| 9 | Dokonjonosuke Mishima | 49 | DEEP | 8 |
| 10 | Josh Grispi | 43 | WEC | 12 |
| 11 | Joe Warren | 42 | DREAM | 15 |
| 12 | Yuji Hoshino | 33 | GCM | 14 |
| 13 | Bibiano Fernandes | 32 | DREAM | 11 |
| 14 | Marlon Sandro | 30 | WVR | 10 |
| 15 | Masanori Kanehara | 29 | WVR | 22 |
| 16 | Joe Soto | 26 | Bellator | 19 |
| 17 | Michihiro Omigawa | 22 | WVR | 17 |
| 18 | Norifumi Yamamoto | 21 | DREAM | 13 |
| 19 | Hiroyuki Takaya | 21 | DREAM | 18 |
| 20 | Jameel Massouh | 19 | WEC | NR |
| 21 | Hideo Tokoro | 18 | DREAM | 30 |
| 22 | Mark Hominick | 18 | Affliction* | 20 |
| 23 | Diego Nunes | 17 | WEC | 30 |
| 24 | Gustavo Falciroli | 17 | Shooto Oceania | NR |
| 25 | Cub Swanson | 16 | WEC | 23 |
| 25 | Manny Gamburyan | 16 | WEC | 25 |
American Top Team's "simple man" is still sitting pretty as #1 Mike Thomas Brown remains the top-ranked fighter in MMA's featherweight division. Whether he'll be able to hold onto the belt when he faces #5 Jose Aldo at WEC 44 is another matter.
| Rank | Fighter | % | Promotion | Last Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Brown | 100 | WEC | 1 |
| 2 | Urijah Faber | 96 | WEC | 2 |
| 3 | Wagnney Fabiano | 91 | WEC | 3 |
| 4 | Hatsu Hioki | 83 | WVR | 5 |
| 5 | Jose Aldo | 82 | WEC | 4 |
| 6 | Leonard Garcia | 73 | WEC | 7 |
| 7 | Takeshi Inoue | 73 | Shooto | 6 |
| 8 | Dokonjonosuke Mishima | 62 | DEEP | 8 |
| 9 | Rafael Assuncao | 56 | WEC | 9 |
| 10 | Marlon Sandro | 49 | WVR | 10 |
| 11 | Bibiano Fernandes | 30 | DREAM | 11 |
| 12 | Josh Grispi | 30 | WEC | 12 |
| 13 | Norifumi Yamamoto | 28 | DREAM | 13 |
| 14 | Yuji Hoshino | 26 | GCM | 14 |
| 15 | Joe Warren | 24 | DREAM | 15 |
| 16 | Masakazu Imanari | 23 | DREAM | 18 |
| 17 | Michihiro Omigawa | 22 | WVR | 16 |
| 18 | Hiroyuki Takaya | 20 | DREAM | 17 |
| 19 | Joe Soto | 19 | Bellator | 18 |
| 20 | Mark Hominick | 17 | WEC | 20 |
| 21 | Akitoshi Tamura | 17 | WEC | NR |
| 22 | Masanori Kanehara | 17 | WVR | 21 |
| 23 | Cub Swanson | 16 | WEC | 23 |
| 24 | Takafumi Otsuka | 15 | DREAM | 24 |
| 25 | Daiki Hata | 15 | DREAM | 26 |
| 25 | Akiyo Nishiura | 15 | Shooto | 24 |
| 25 | Manny Gamburyan | 15 | WEC | 26 |
World Extreme Cagefighting Featherweight champion and American Top Team's featherweight simple man, Mike Brown, still reigns supreme.
| Rank | Fighter | % | Promotion | Last Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Brown | 100 | WEC | 1 |
| 2 | Urijah Faber | 96 | WEC | 2 |
| 3 | Wagnney Fabiano | 90 | WEC | 3 |
| 4 | Jose Aldo | 85 | WEC | 6 |
| 5 | Hatsu Hioki | 83 | WVR | 4 |
| 6 | Takeshi Inoue | 70 | Shooto | 7 |
| 7 | Leonard Garcia | 66 | WEC | 5 |
| 8 | Marlon Sandro | 52 | WVR | 10 |
| 9 | Dokonjonosuke Mishima | 51 | DEEP | 8 |
| 10 | Rafael Assuncao | 46 | WEC | 9 |
| 11 | Norifumi Yamamoto | 34 | DREAM | 25 |
| 12 | Bibiano Fernandes | 29 | DREAM | 13 |
| 13 | Josh Grispi | 28 | WEC | 17 |
| 14 | Yuji Hoshino | 24 | GCM | 11 |
| 15 | Joe Warren | 22 | DREAM | 15 |
| 16 | Michihiro Omigawa | 20 | WVR | 16 |
| 17 | Mark Hominick | 19 | Affliction | 23 |
| 18 | Masakazu Imanari | 19 | DREAM | 12 |
| 19 | Cub Swanson | 18 | WEC | 14 |
| 20 | Hiroyuki Takaya | 17 | DREAM | 18 |
| 21 | Joe Soto | 15 | Bellator | 44 |
| 22 | Dominic Cruz | 14 | WEC | 26 |
| 23 | Joseph Benavidez | 14 | WEC | 28 |
| 24 | Antonio Carvalho | 13 | GCM | 19 |
| 25 | Masanori Kanehara | 13 | WVR | 27 |
#1 ranked Mike Brown holds steady at the top of the heap after his epic rematch with #2 Urijah Faber. Faber's out for the foreseeable future with the broken hand injury, but its being rumored than #4 Jose Aldo could be next in line for a title shot.
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