| Rank | Fighter | % | Promotion | Last Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georges St. Pierre | 100 | UFC | 1 |
| 2 | Jon Fitch | 95 | UFC | 2 |
| 3 | Jake Shields | 91 | UFC | 3 |
| 4 | Nick Diaz | 83 | UFC | 4 |
| 5 | Carlos Condit | 79 | UFC | 7 |
| 6 | B.J. Penn | 77 | UFC | 6 |
| 7 | Josh Koscheck | 77 | UFC | 5 |
| 8 | Rick Story | 58 | UFC | 8 |
| 9 | Thiago Alves | 51 | UFC | 9 |
| 10 | Charlie Brenneman | 50 | UFC | 11 |
| 11 | Diego Sanchez | 50 | UFC | 10 |
| 12 | Martin Kampmann | 41 | UFC | 12 |
| 13 | Matt Hughes | 35 | UFC | 14 |
| 14 | Rory MacDonald | 35 | UFC | 23 |
| 15 | Anthony Johnson | 34 | UFC | 15 |
| 16 | Jake Ellenberger | 30 | UFC | 16 |
| 17 | Ben Askren | 26 | Bellator | 18 |
| 18 | Paulo Thiago | 26 | UFC | 20 |
| 19 | Jay Hieron | 25 | Bellator | 19 |
| 20 | Johny Hendricks | 24 | UFC | 32 |
| 21 | Tyron Woodley | 24 | Strikeforce | 36 |
| 22 | Paul Daley | 23 | Strikeforce | 12 |
| 23 | John Hathaway | 21 | UFC | 22 |
| 24 | Brian Ebersole | 21 | UFC | 25 |
| 25 | Dong Hyun Kim | 20 | UFC | 21 |
This weekend at UFC 134, #18 Paulo Thiago will take on David Mitchell in a fight that was clearly booked to get the Brazilian a win in Rio.
The biggest fight in the welterweight division next month is the headliner of UFC Fight Night: Shields vs. Ellenberger. #3 Jake Shields will try to rebuild his case as a title contender against #16 Jake Ellenberger who is climbing the rankings quickly.
The biggest names fighting in the welterweight division, though, are #11 Diego Sanchez and #13 Matt Hughes at UFC 135.
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. We compile the top MMA rankings from each of our sources and award 25 points for a first place ranking, 16 for a 10th place ranking, 1 for a 25th place ranking. A formula is used to "normalize" the data so all fighters are awarded points from those lists that do not include a full 25 fighters. This formula ensures that each ranking site awards the same number of total points regardless of how many fighters they choose to rank. Each fighter’s total is divided by the number of possible points to determine their standing in the Consensus Rankings.
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