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Compiling the rankings of twenty top mixed martial arts web sites, the USA TODAY / SB 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, WEC, Affliction and DREAM are viewed by the experts who cover the sport.

Welterweight MMA April 29, 2009

Consensus Rankings posted April 29, 2009

Rank Fighter % Promotion Last Rank
1 Georges St. Pierre 100 UFC 1
2 Thiago Alves 94 UFC 2
3 Jon Fitch 93 UFC 3
4 Jake Shields 87 Strikeforce 4
5 Matt Hughes 72 UFC 6
6 Josh Koscheck 72 UFC 7
7 Carlos Condit 65 UFC 5
8 Martin Kampmann 62 UFC 38
9 Mike Swick 50 UFC 9
10 Karo Parisyan 41 UFC 8
11 Matt Serra 36 UFC 10
12 Paulo Thiago 36 UFC 12
13 Nick Thompson 36 Strikeforce 11
14 Hayato Sakurai 31 DREAM 21
15 Marcus Davis 26 UFC 15
16 Jay Hieron 25 Affliction 16
17 Dustin Hazelett 25 UFC 13
18 Brock Larson 24 UFC 17
19 Dan Hardy 22 UFC 18
20 Nick Diaz 21 Strikeforce 23
21 Diego Sanchez 19 UFC 14
22 Anthony Johnson 16 UFC 19
23 Chris Lytle 16 UFC 20
24 Brad Blackburn 15 UFC 22
25 Dong Hyun Kim 14 UFC 26
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Analysis by Kid Nate

The UFC continues to utterly dominate this weight class with 20 of the top 25 under contract to Zuffa.

Disagree? Read more & discuss at Bloody Elbow »

About the Rankings

compiled by Kid Nate and Richard Wade of Bloody Elbow

Bloody ElbowBased 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 »