Analysis by Richard Wade
UFC 136 will be co-headlined by #1 Jose Aldo as he defends his title against former top lightweight contender #4 Kenny Florian.
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 | Jose Aldo | 100 | UFC | 1 |
| 2 | Hatsu Hioki | 91 | UFC | 3 |
| 3 | Chad Mendes | 91 | UFC | 2 |
| 4 | Kenny Florian | 80 | UFC | 4 |
| 5 | Pat Curran | 64 | Bellator | 12 |
| 6 | Marlon Sandro | 63 | Bellator | 6 |
| 7 | Mark Hominick | 62 | UFC | 5 |
| 8 | Diego Nunes | 59 | UFC | 7 |
| 9 | Tyson Griffin | 53 | UFC | 8 |
| 10 | Manny Gamburyan | 49 | UFC | 9 |
| 11 | Erik Koch | 44 | UFC | 13 |
| 12 | Dustin Poirier | 43 | UFC | 10 |
| 13 | Joe Warren | 40 | Bellator | 11 |
| 14 | Hiroyuki Takaya | 35 | DREAM | 14 |
| 15 | Michihiro Omigawa | 30 | UFC | 17 |
| 16 | Bibiano Fernandes | 28 | DREAM | 15 |
| 17 | Patricio Freire | 27 | Bellator | 16 |
| 18 | Rani Yahya | 26 | UFC | 19 |
| 19 | Tatsuya Kawajiri | 25 | DREAM | 27 |
| 20 | Darren Elkins | 22 | UFC | 18 |
| 21 | Robert Peralta | 19 | UFC | 21 |
| 22 | Takeshi Inoue | 18 | DREAM | 24 |
| 23 | Mike Brown | 17 | UFC | 20 |
| 24 | Masanori Kanehara | 16 | Battle of Moscow | 22 |
| 25 | Kazuyuki Miyata | 15 | DREAM | 23 |
UFC 136 will be co-headlined by #1 Jose Aldo as he defends his title against former top lightweight contender #4 Kenny Florian.
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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