| Rank | Fighter | Points | Promotion | Last Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georges St. Pierre | 400 | UFC | 1 |
| 2 | Nick Diaz | 368 | UFC | 3 |
| 3 | Jake Ellenberger | 344 | UFC | 5 |
| 4 | Carlos Condit | 342 | UFC | 4 |
| 5 | Johny Hendricks | 325 | UFC | 18 |
| 6 | Josh Koscheck | 324 | UFC | 6 |
| 7 | Jon Fitch | 301 | UFC | 2 |
| 7 | Jake Shields | 301 | UFC | 7 |
| 9 | B.J. Penn | 238 | UFC | 9 |
| 10 | Martin Kampmann | 202 | UFC | 8 |
| 11 | Thiago Alves | 171 | UFC | 12 |
| 12 | Diego Sanchez | 171 | UFC | 11 |
| 13 | Rory MacDonald | 154 | UFC | 14 |
| 14 | Rick Story | 131 | UFC | 15 |
| 15 | Ben Askren | 129 | Bellator | 13 |
| 16 | Tyron Woodley | 124 | Strikeforce | 17 |
| 17 | Charlie Brenneman | 121 | UFC | 16 |
| 18 | Jay Hieron | 93 | Bellator | 20 |
| 19 | Paulo Thiago | 92 | UFC | 19 |
| 20 | Brian Ebersole | 84 | UFC | 21 |
| 21 | Anthony Johnson | 80 | UFC | 10 |
| 22 | Paul Daley | 77 | Strikeforce | 22 |
| 23 | Mike Pyle | 71 | UFC | 27 |
| 24 | John Hathaway | 68 | UFC | 23 |
| 24 | Douglas Lima | 68 | Bellator | 25 |
#2 Nick Diaz vs. #4 Carlos Condit at UFC 143: Diaz vs. Condit
#3 Jake Ellenberger vs. #12 Diego Sanchez at UFC on Fuel TV 1
#7 Jake Shields vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama at UFC 144
#6 Josh Koscheck vs. Mike Pierce at UFC 143: Diaz vs. Condit
#10 Martin Kampmann vs. #11 Thiago Alves at UFC on FX: Alves vs. Kampmann
#13 Rory MacDonald vs. Che Mills at UFC 145
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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