Analysis by Richard Wade
Vitor Belfort solidified his spot as a top 5 middleweight with his win over Anthony Johnson in the latter's middleweight debut.
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 | Anderson Silva | 400 | UFC | 1 |
| 2 | Chael Sonnen | 384 | UFC | 2 |
| 3 | Yushin Okami | 354 | UFC | 3 |
| 4 | Mark Munoz | 332 | UFC | 4 |
| 5 | Vitor Belfort | 310 | UFC | 5 |
| 6 | Demian Maia | 286 | UFC | 5 |
| 7 | Michael Bisping | 281 | UFC | 7 |
| 8 | Luke Rockhold | 263 | Strikeforce | 9 |
| 9 | Brian Stann | 253 | UFC | 8 |
| 10 | Nate Marquardt | 204 | BAMMA | 10 |
| 11 | Ronaldo Souza | 200 | Strikeforce | 11 |
| 12 | Hector Lombard | 191 | Bellator | 12 |
| 13 | Tim Kennedy | 158 | Strikeforce | 14 |
| 14 | Alan Belcher | 139 | UFC | 13 |
| 15 | Rousimar Palhares | 124 | UFC | 18 |
| 16 | Chris Leben | 118 | UFC | 16 |
| 17 | Wanderlei Silva | 116 | UFC | 15 |
| 18 | Mamed Khalidov | 102 | KSW | 17 |
| 19 | Robbie Lawler | 102 | Strikeforce | 21 |
| 20 | Jorge Santiago | 98 | UFC | 19 |
| 21 | Chris Weidman | 85 | UFC | 19 |
| 22 | Alexander Shlemenko | 69 | Bellator | 22 |
| 23 | Thales Leites | 63 | Superior Challenge | 24 |
| 23 | Yoshihiro Akiyama | 63 | UFC | 26 |
| 23 | Anthony Johnson | 63 | UFC | 30 |
Vitor Belfort solidified his spot as a top 5 middleweight with his win over Anthony Johnson in the latter's middleweight debut.
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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