| Rank | Fighter | Points | Promotion | Last Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Henderson | 375 | UFC | 1 |
| 2 | Frankie Edgar | 360 | UFC | 2 |
| 3 | Gilbert Melendez | 338 | Strikeforce | 3 |
| 4 | Gray Maynard | 332 | UFC | 4 |
| 5 | Nate Diaz | 307 | UFC | 7 |
| 6 | Anthony Pettis | 266 | UFC | 8 |
| 7 | Michael Chandler | 264 | Bellator | 9 |
| 7 | Clay Guida | 264 | UFC | 6 |
| 9 | Jim Miller | 252 | UFC | 5 |
| 10 | Eddie Alvarez | 207 | Bellator | 11 |
| 11 | Donald Cerrone | 193 | UFC | 12 |
| 12 | Shinya Aoki | 140 | Bellator | 10 |
| 13 | Josh Thomson | 125 | Strikeforce | 17 |
| 14 | Joe Lauzon | 110 | UFC | 13 |
| 15 | Gleison Tibau | 109 | UFC | 14 |
| 16 | Melvin Guillard | 96 | UFC | 15 |
| 17 | Evan Dunham | 82 | UFC | 16 |
| 18 | Rick Hawn | 78 | Bellator | 23 |
| 19 | Rafael dos Anjos | 77 | UFC | 21 |
| 20 | Mark Bocek | 75 | UFC | 18 |
| 21 | Pat Healy | 71 | Strikeforce | 19 |
| 22 | T.J. Grant | 68 | Strikeforce | 31 |
| 23 | Matt Wiman | 65 | UFC | 22 |
| 24 | Jacob Volkmann | 57 | UFC | 20 |
| 25 | Jadamba Narantungalag | 57 | Legend Fighting Championship | 24 |
Upcoming Bouts:
#1 Ben Henderson vs. #2 Frank Edgar on August 11, 2012.
#4 Gray Maynard vs. #7 Clay Guida on June 22, 2012.
#18 Rick Hawn vs. Brent Weedman on May 25, 2012.
#15 Gleison Tibau vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov on July 7, 2012.
#24 Jacob Volkmann vs. Paul Sass on May 26, 2012.
#14 Joe Lauzon vs. Terry Etim on August 4, 2012.
#16 Melvin Guillard vs. Fabricio Camoes on July 7, 2012.
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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