Analysis by Richard Wade
UFC on Fox's undercard offers one of the better clashes of highly ranked lightweights available in #4 Ben Henderson vs. #7 Clay Guida.
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 | Frankie Edgar | 100 | UFC | 1 |
| 2 | Gilbert Melendez | 94 | Strikeforce | 3 |
| 3 | Gray Maynard | 92 | UFC | 2 |
| 4 | Eddie Alvarez | 80 | Bellator | 5 |
| 4 | Ben Henderson | 80 | UFC | 6 |
| 6 | Shinya Aoki | 78 | 4 | |
| 7 | Clay Guida | 73 | UFC | 7 |
| 8 | Jim Miller | 69 | UFC | 8 |
| 9 | Anthony Pettis | 57 | UFC | 10 |
| 10 | Dennis Siver | 40 | UFC | 12 |
| 11 | Melvin Guillard | 37 | UFC | 9 |
| 12 | Nate Diaz | 32 | UFC | 14 |
| 13 | Donald Cerrone | 31 | UFC | 18 |
| 14 | B.J. Penn | 28 | UFC | 11 |
| 15 | Joe Lauzon | 27 | UFC | 32 |
| 16 | Sean Sherk | 25 | UFC | 13 |
| 17 | Evan Dunham | 24 | UFC | 17 |
| 18 | Rafael dos Anjos | 24 | UFC | 16 |
| 19 | Gleison Tibau | 22 | UFC | 19 |
| 20 | Matt Wiman | 19 | UFC | 24 |
| 21 | Jorge Masvidal | 18 | Strikeforce | 20 |
| 22 | Sam Stout | 17 | UFC | 21 |
| 23 | Josh Thomson | 16 | 22 | |
| 24 | Tatsuya Kawajiri | 16 | 15 | |
| 25 | Kenny Florian | 16 | UFC | 31 |
UFC on Fox's undercard offers one of the better clashes of highly ranked lightweights available in #4 Ben Henderson vs. #7 Clay Guida.
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 »