| Rank | Fighter | Points | Promotion | Last Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Condit | 347 | UFC | 1 |
| 2 | Johny Hendricks | 316 | UFC | 2 |
| 3 | Martin Kampmann | 314 | UFC | 2 |
| 4 | Nick Diaz | 303 | UFC | 5 |
| 5 | Jake Ellenberger | 285 | UFC | 8 |
| 6 | Josh Koscheck | 267 | UFC | 6 |
| 7 | Jon Fitch | 266 | UFC | 6 |
| 8 | Jake Shields | 251 | UFC | 9 |
| 9 | Rory MacDonald | 188 | UFC | 10 |
| 10 | Nate Marquardt | 168 | Strikeforce | NR |
| 11 | B.J. Penn | 161 | UFC | 11 |
| 12 | Ben Askren | 156 | Bellator | 13 |
| 13 | Diego Sanchez | 143 | UFC | 12 |
| 14 | Mike Pyle | 100 | UFC | 15 |
| 15 | Thiago Alves | 96 | UFC | 16 |
| 16 | Rick Story | 96 | UFC | 18 |
| 17 | Demian Maia | 95 | UFC | NR |
| 18 | Siyar Bahadurzada | 95 | UFC | 17 |
| 19 | Erick Silva | 88 | UFC | 20 |
| 20 | Tyron Woodley | 87 | Strikeforce | 14 |
| 21 | Jay Hieron | 82 | Bellator | 21 |
| 22 | Mike Pierce | 77 | UFC | 22 |
| 23 | Charlie Brenneman | 74 | UFC | 23 |
| 24 | James Head | 70 | UFC | NR |
| 25 | Brian Ebersole | 66 | UFC | 19 |
Upcoming Bouts:
#3 Martin Kampmann vs. #2 Johny Hendricks on November 17, 2012.
#1 Carlos Condit vs. Georges St. Pierre on November 17, 2012.
#5 Jake Ellenberger vs. #6 Josh Koscheck on September 1, 2012
#8 Jake Shields vs. Ed Herman on August 11, 2012.
#11 B.J. Penn vs. #9 Rory MacDonald on September 22, 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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