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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.

Welterweight MMA

Consensus Rankings posted August 28, 2009

Rank Fighter % Promotion Last Rank
1 Georges St. Pierre 100 UFC 1
2 Jon Fitch 94 UFC 2
3 Thiago Alves 93 UFC 3
4 Matt Hughes 78 UFC 4
5 Jake Shields 78 Strikeforce 5
6 Martin Kampmann 75 UFC 7
7 Josh Koscheck 73 UFC 8
8 Mike Swick 67 UFC 6
9 Carlos Condit 64 UFC 9
10 Paulo Thiago 45 UFC 10
11 Dan Hardy 37 UFC 11
12 Karo Parisyan 28 UFC 12
13 Marius Zaromskis 27 Bellator/DREAM 17
14 Brock Larson 26 UFC 14
15 Jay Hieron 25 Strikeforce 16
16 Nick Diaz 22 Strikeforce 15
17 Dustin Hazelett 22 UFC 18
18 Hayato Sakurai 21 DREAM 12
19 Nick Thompson 21 Free Agent 21
20 Marcus Davis 21 UFC 19
21 Chris Lytle 20 UFC 20
22 Matt Serra 19 UFC 22
23 Dong Hyun Kim 18 UFC 26
24 Brad Blackburn 18 UFC 24
25 John Howard 16 UFC 30
25 Frank Trigg 16 UFC 27
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Analysis by Kid Nate

With UFC Champion #1 Georges St Pierre out of action until next year, the biggest welterweight match on the horizon is #6 Martin Kampmann vs #8 Mike Swick in a number one contender's match at UFC 103. As good as both fighters are, neither is expected to pose much of a threat to the mighty GSP.

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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 »

Sources

Jeremy Botter, Heavy MMA
Fight Matrix
Jordan Breen, Sherdog
Jim Genia, Full Contact Fighter
Jesse Holland, MMA Mania
Kevin Iole, Yahoo!
Eric Kamander, MMA Ratings
MMA Playground
MMA Weekly
Leland Roling, Bloody Elbow
Matthew Roth, Head Kick Legend
Wojslaw Rysiewski, MMA Rocks
Michael David Smith, MMA Fighting
Derek Suboticki, Fightlinker
Luke Thomas, SB Nation