| Rank | Fighter | % | Promotion | Last Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderson Silva | 100 | UFC | 1 |
| 2 | Yushin Okami | 90 | UFC | 2 |
| 3 | Chael Sonnen | 88 | UFC | 3 |
| 4 | Mark Munoz | 79 | UFC | 5 |
| 5 | Vitor Belfort | 77 | UFC | 6 |
| 6 | Brian Stann | 71 | UFC | 7 |
| 7 | Demian Maia | 67 | UFC | 9 |
| 8 | Michael Bisping | 66 | UFC | 8 |
| 9 | Nate Marquardt | 59 | BAMMA | 10 |
| 10 | Luke Rockhold | 53 | Strikeforce | 28 |
| 11 | Ronaldo Souza | 53 | Strikeforce | 4 |
| 12 | Chris Leben | 44 | UFC | 11 |
| 13 | Hector Lombard | 40 | Bellator | 12 |
| 14 | Alan Belcher | 36 | UFC | 16 |
| 15 | Tim Kennedy | 34 | Strikeforce | 14 |
| 16 | Rousimar Palhares | 27 | UFC | 19 |
| 17 | Jorge Santiago | 27 | UFC | 13 |
| 18 | Wanderlei Silva | 24 | UFC | 17 |
| 19 | Mamed Khalidov | 23 | KSW | 15 |
| 20 | Robbie Lawler | 19 | Strikeforce | 18 |
| 21 | Chris Weidman | 17 | UFC | 24 |
| 22 | Yoshihiro Akiyama | 16 | UFC | 20 |
| 23 | Dan Miller | 16 | UFC | 23 |
| 24 | Tim Boetsch | 15 | UFC | 36 |
| 25 | Jason Miller | 15 | UFC | 21 |
UFC 136 on October 8 will give us the return of #3 Chael Sonnen to the Octagon as he takes on #6 Brian Stann in what ought to be the toughest test of Stann's career. That same night will also feature #7 Demian Maia and #17 Jorge Santiago as they attempt to get back to contender status.
That's all for the middleweight division in the UFC this month and Strikeforce has no event at all. Bellator 54 will feature once-ranked Alexander Shlemenko and Bryan Baker as they face no doubt credible opposition whose names ring no bells for me.
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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