| Rank | Fighter | Points | Promotion | Last Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Henderson | 325 | UFC | 1 |
| 2 | Frankie Edgar | 311 | UFC | 2 |
| 3 | Gilbert Melendez | 293 | Strikeforce | 3 |
| 4 | Gray Maynard | 289 | UFC | 4 |
| 5 | Nate Diaz | 269 | UFC | 5 |
| 6 | Jim Miller | 229 | UFC | 9 |
| 7 | Clay Guida | 225 | UFC | 7 |
| 8 | Michael Chandler | 224 | Bellator | 6 |
| 9 | Anthony Pettis | 222 | UFC | 8 |
| 10 | Donald Cerrone | 180 | UFC | 10 |
| 11 | Eddie Alvarez | 165 | Bellator | 11 |
| 12 | Shinya Aoki | 132 | Bellator | 12 |
| 13 | Josh Thomson | 102 | Strikeforce | 13 |
| 14 | Joe Lauzon | 92 | UFC | 14 |
| 15 | Melvin Guillard | 89 | UFC | 16 |
| 16 | Khabib Nurmagomedov | 78 | UFC | NR |
| 17 | Rick Hawn | 72 | Bellator | 17 |
| 18 | Pat Healy | 66 | Strikeforce | 21 |
| 19 | Rafael dos Anjos | 63 | UFC | 18 |
| 19 | Mark Bocek | 63 | UFC | 19 |
| 19 | Evan Dunham | 63 | UFC | 20 |
| 22 | Gleison Tibau | 62 | UFC | 15 |
| 23 | Paul Sass | 60 | UFC | 22 |
| 24 | T.J. Grant | 57 | UFC | 23 |
| 25 | Matt Wiman | 56 | UFC | 24 |
Upcoming Bouts:
#1 Ben Henderson vs. #2 Frankie Edgar on August 11, 2012.
#3 Gilbert Melendez vs. #18 Pat Healy on September 29, 2012.
#10 Donald Cerrone vs. #15 Melvin Guillard on August 11, 2012.
#24 T.J. Grant vs. #19 Evan Dunham on September 22, 2012.
#23 Paul Sass vs. #25 Matt Wiman on September 29, 2012.
#14 Joe Lauzon vs. Jamie Varner on August 4, 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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