| Rank | Fighter | Points | Promotion | Last Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Demetrious Johnson | 244 | UFC | NR |
| 2 | Joseph Benavidez | 239 | UFC | NR |
| 3 | Ian McCall | 234 | UFC | NR |
| 4 | Jussier da Silva | 221 | Shooto Americas | NR |
| 5 | Yasuhiro Urushitani | 205 | UFC | NR |
| 6 | John Dodson | 180 | UFC | NR |
| 6 | Mamoru Yamaguchi | 180 | Tachi Palace Fights | NR |
| 8 | Chris Cariaso | 160 | UFC | NR |
| 9 | Darrell Montague | 153 | Tachi Palace Fights | NR |
| 10 | Louis Gaudinot | 144 | UFC | NR |
| 11 | Rambaa Somdet | 91 | Grabaka | NR |
| 12 | Shinichi Kojima | 89 | Shooto | NR |
| 13 | Hauro Ochi | 88 | Shooto | NR |
| 14 | Mitsuhisa Sunabe | 71 | Pancrase | NR |
| 15 | Sean Santella | 62 | Cage Fury FC | NR |
| 16 | Kiyotaka Shimizu | 59 | Shooto | NR |
| 17 | Will Campuzano | 54 | Legacy Promotions | NR |
| 17 | Tim Elliott | 54 | UFC | NR |
| 19 | Ryuichi Miki | 53 | Shooto | NR |
| 20 | Kris Edwards | 51 | CageWarriors | NR |
| 20 | John Lineker | 51 | UFC | NR |
| 22 | Junji Ito | 49 | Shooto | NR |
| 23 | Ulysses Gomez | 48 | UFC | NR |
| 24 | Nam Jin Jo | 47 | Legend Fighting Championship | NR |
| 25 | Kentaro Watanabe | 47 | Shooto | NR |
Upcoming Bouts:
#2 Joseph Benavidez vs. #1 Demetrious Johnson on September 22, 2012.
#5 Yasuhiro Urushitani vs. #20 John Lineker on September 1, 2012.
#15 Sean Santella vs. Evan Velz on August 24, 2012.
#17 Will Campuzano vs. Jimmy Flick on August 17, 2012.
#16 Kiyotaka Shimizu vs. Masaaki Sugawara on August 25, 2012.
#22 Junji Ito vs. Mikihito Yamagami on September 30, 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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