Analysis by Kid Nate
It was just announced that #1 Fedor Emelianenko will face #9 Brett Rogers this fall for Strikeforce. Not the dream Fedor vs Lesnar match we were all hoping for, but probably as good as we're going to get.
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 | % | Promotion | Last Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fedor Emelianenko | 100 | M-1 Global/Strikeforce | 1 |
| 2 | Brock Lesnar | 95 | UFC | 2 |
| 3 | Frank Mir | 87 | UFC | 4 |
| 4 | Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira | 85 | UFC | 5 |
| 5 | Randy Couture | 80 | UFC | 6 |
| 6 | Josh Barnett | 79 | Affliction* | 3 |
| 7 | Shane Carwin | 66 | UFC | 7 |
| 8 | Andrei Arlovski | 62 | Strikeforce | 9 |
| 9 | Brett Rogers | 62 | Strikeforce | 8 |
| 10 | Alistair Overeem | 59 | Strikeforce/DREAM | 10 |
| 11 | Cain Velasquez | 41 | UFC | 11 |
| 12 | Fabricio Werdum | 34 | Strikeforce | 14 |
| 13 | Jeff Monson | 34 | Free Agent | 12 |
| 14 | Junior dos Santos | 31 | UFC | 13 |
| 15 | Mirko Filipovic | 27 | UFC | 15 |
| 16 | Tim Sylvia | 23 | Adrenaline | 16 |
| 17 | Cheick Kongo | 23 | UFC | 17 |
| 18 | Gabriel Gonzaga | 21 | UFC | 21 |
| 19 | Ben Rothwell | 20 | UFC | 18 |
| 20 | Roy Nelson | 19 | UFC | 19 |
| 21 | Antonio Silva | 18 | WVR | 22 |
| 21 | Aleksander Emelianenko | 18 | ProFC | 22 |
| 23 | Heath Herring | 17 | UFC | 24 |
| 24 | Paul Buentello | 17 | UFC | 24 |
| 25 | Marcio Cruz | 17 | Art of Fighting | 26 |
It was just announced that #1 Fedor Emelianenko will face #9 Brett Rogers this fall for Strikeforce. Not the dream Fedor vs Lesnar match we were all hoping for, but probably as good as we're going to get.
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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