Analysis by Richard Wade
Following his win over Joe Warren, Pat Curran has made a strong case as the best featherweight outside of the UFC.
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 | Points | Promotion | Last Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jose Aldo | 350 | UFC | 1 |
| 2 | Hatsu Hioki | 328 | UFC | 2 |
| 3 | Chad Mendes | 310 | UFC | 3 |
| 4 | Pat Curran | 289 | Bellator | 4 |
| 5 | Marlon Sandro | 254 | Bellator | 6 |
| 6 | Diego Nunes | 252 | UFC | 5 |
| 7 | Dustin Poirier | 223 | UFC | 7 |
| 8 | Kenny Florian | 216 | UFC | 9 |
| 9 | Erik Koch | 187 | UFC | 8 |
| 10 | Chan Sung Jung | 152 | UFC | 11 |
| 11 | Bart Palaszewski | 150 | UFC | 10 |
| 12 | Tatsuya Kawajiri | 144 | DREAM | 12 |
| 13 | Mark Hominick | 135 | UFC | 13 |
| 14 | Hiroyuki Takaya | 133 | DREAM | 14 |
| 15 | Manny Gamburyan | 124 | UFC | 15 |
| 16 | Patricio Freire | 114 | Bellator | 16 |
| 17 | Yuri Alcantara | 99 | UFC | 17 |
| 18 | Robert Peralta | 98 | UFC | 17 |
| 19 | Tyson Griffin | 93 | UFC | 19 |
| 20 | Ricardo Lamas | 79 | UFC | 20 |
| 21 | Darren Elkins | 66 | UFC | 21 |
| 22 | Michihiro Omigawa | 65 | UFC | 22 |
| 23 | Joe Warren | 64 | Bellator | NR |
| 24 | Takeshi Inoue | 62 | DREAM | 25 |
| 25 | Ross Pearson | 60 | UFC | 23 |
Following his win over Joe Warren, Pat Curran has made a strong case as the best featherweight outside of the UFC.
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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