Analysis by Richard Wade
Jose Aldo continues to look unbeatable following his dominant victory over Chad Mendes.
Compiling the rankings of twenty top mixed martial arts web sites, the USA TODAY / 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 | Points | Promotion | Last Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jose Aldo | 400 | UFC | 1 |
| 2 | Hatsu Hioki | 366 | UFC | 3 |
| 3 | Chad Mendes | 362 | UFC | 2 |
| 4 | Pat Curran | 320 | Bellator | 4 |
| 5 | Marlon Sandro | 275 | Bellator | 5 |
| 6 | Diego Nunes | 271 | UFC | 6 |
| 7 | Dustin Poirier | 247 | UFC | 7 |
| 8 | Erik Koch | 227 | UFC | 9 |
| 9 | Chan Sung Jung | 200 | UFC | 12 |
| 10 | Kenny Florian | 199 | UFC | 8 |
| 11 | Mark Hominick | 193 | UFC | 11 |
| 12 | Bart Palaszewski | 191 | UFC | 10 |
| 13 | Manny Gamburyan | 144 | UFC | 13 |
| 14 | Tatsuya Kawajiri | 142 | DREAM | 16 |
| 15 | Hiroyuki Takaya | 137 | DREAM | 14 |
| 16 | Patricio Freire | 124 | Bellator | 15 |
| 17 | Tyson Griffin | 116 | UFC | 17 |
| 18 | Robert Peralta | 96 | UFC | 22 |
| 19 | Yuri Alcantara | 93 | UFC | 28 |
| 20 | Rani Yahya | 78 | UFC | 23 |
| 21 | Darren Elkins | 78 | UFC | 19 |
| 22 | Ricardo Lamas | 77 | UFC | 24 |
| 23 | George Roop | 72 | UFC | 30 |
| 24 | Michihiro Omigawa | 72 | UFC | 20 |
| 25 | Ross Pearson | 71 | UFC | NR |
Jose Aldo continues to look unbeatable following his dominant victory over Chad Mendes.
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 »