Analysis by Richard Wade
Wait. Where's Georges St. Pierre? It has been over 450 days since GSP last competed and he's now ineligible to be ranked thanks to that inactivity.
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 | Carlos Condit | 347 | UFC | 1 |
| 2 | Johny Hendricks | 316 | UFC | 2 |
| 3 | Martin Kampmann | 314 | UFC | 2 |
| 4 | Nick Diaz | 303 | UFC | 5 |
| 5 | Jake Ellenberger | 285 | UFC | 8 |
| 6 | Josh Koscheck | 267 | UFC | 6 |
| 7 | Jon Fitch | 266 | UFC | 6 |
| 8 | Jake Shields | 251 | UFC | 9 |
| 9 | Rory MacDonald | 188 | UFC | 10 |
| 10 | Nate Marquardt | 168 | Strikeforce | NR |
| 11 | B.J. Penn | 161 | UFC | 11 |
| 12 | Ben Askren | 156 | Bellator | 13 |
| 13 | Diego Sanchez | 143 | UFC | 12 |
| 14 | Mike Pyle | 100 | UFC | 15 |
| 15 | Thiago Alves | 96 | UFC | 16 |
| 16 | Rick Story | 96 | UFC | 18 |
| 17 | Demian Maia | 95 | UFC | NR |
| 18 | Siyar Bahadurzada | 95 | UFC | 17 |
| 19 | Erick Silva | 88 | UFC | 20 |
| 20 | Tyron Woodley | 87 | Strikeforce | 14 |
| 21 | Jay Hieron | 82 | Bellator | 21 |
| 22 | Mike Pierce | 77 | UFC | 22 |
| 23 | Charlie Brenneman | 74 | UFC | 23 |
| 24 | James Head | 70 | UFC | NR |
| 25 | Brian Ebersole | 66 | UFC | 19 |
Wait. Where's Georges St. Pierre? It has been over 450 days since GSP last competed and he's now ineligible to be ranked thanks to that inactivity.
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 »