Analysis by Kid Nate
The UFC continues to utterly dominate this weight class with 20 of the top 25 under contract to Zuffa.
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.
| 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 |
The UFC continues to utterly dominate this weight class with 20 of the top 25 under contract to Zuffa.
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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