Analysis by Richard Wade
The addition of #4 Lightweight Frankie Edgar should add life to a less than thrilling crop of contenders for #1 Jose Aldo.
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 | 300 | UFC | 1 |
| 2 | Chad Mendes | 273 | UFC | 2 |
| 3 | Pat Curran | 256 | Bellator | 3 |
| 4 | Ricardo Lamas | 242 | UFC | 4 |
| 5 | Chan Sung Jung | 219 | UFC | 6 |
| 6 | Hatsu Hioki | 215 | UFC | 5 |
| 7 | Erik Koch | 201 | UFC | 8 |
| 8 | Dennis Siver | 198 | UFC | 7 |
| 9 | Dustin Poirier | 168 | UFC | 10 |
| 10 | Diego Nunes | 159 | UFC | 9 |
| 11 | Daniel Straus | 140 | Bellator | 11 |
| 12 | Tatsuya Kawajiri | 129 | One FC | 12 |
| 13 | Marlon Sandro | 110 | Bellator | 14 |
| 14 | Hiroyuki Takaya | 102 | DREAM | 15 |
| 15 | Manny Gamburyan | 92 | UFC | 17 |
| 16 | Robert Peralta | 85 | UFC | 18 |
| 17 | Patricio Freire | 84 | Bellator | 13 |
| 18 | Bart Palaszewski | 83 | UFC | 16 |
| 19 | Cub Swanson | 76 | UFC | 19 |
| 20 | Tyson Griffin | 63 | Resurrection Fight Alliance |
21 |
| 21 | Darren Elkins | 60 | UFC | 23 |
| 22 | Takeshi Inoue | 59 | DREAM | 22 |
| 23 | Hacran Dias | 59 | UFC | 20 |
| 24 | Charles Oliveira | 55 | UFC | 25 |
| 25 | Michihiro Omigawa | 49 | UFC | 26 |
The addition of #4 Lightweight Frankie Edgar should add life to a less than thrilling crop of contenders for #1 Jose Aldo.
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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