| Rank | Fighter | Points | Promotion | Last Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jon Jones | 325 | UFC | 1 |
| 2 | Dan Henderson | 309 | UFC | 2 |
| 3 | Rashad Evans | 296 | UFC | 3 |
| 4 | Mauricio Rua | 289 | UFC | 4 |
| 5 | Lyoto Machida | 273 | UFC | 5 |
| 6 | Phil Davis | 242 | UFC | 6 |
| 7 | Ryan Bader | 224 | UFC | 8 |
| 8 | Alexander Gustafsson | 223 | UFC | 7 |
| 9 | Quinton Jackson | 197 | UFC | 9 |
| 10 | Antonio Rogerio Nogueira | 169 | UFC | 10 |
| 11 | Gegard Mousasi | 168 | Strikeforce | 12 |
| 12 | Forrest Griffin | 166 | UFC | 11 |
| 13 | Rafael Cavalcante | 129 | Strikeforce | 13 |
| 14 | Muhammed Lawal | 115 | Bellator | 14 |
| 15 | Thiago Silva | 83 | UFC | 16 |
| 16 | Vladimir Matyushenko | 77 | UFC | 17 |
| 17 | Ryan Jimmo | 73 | UFC | 19 |
| 18 | Glover Teixeira | 70 | UFC | 18 |
| 19 | Renato Sobral | 66 | Strikeforce | 19 |
| 20 | Stephan Bonnar | 62 | UFC | 21 |
| 21 | Stanislav Nedkov | 61 | UFC | 21 |
| 22 | James Te Huna | 60 | UFC | 26 |
| 23 | Tito Ortiz | 58 | Retired | 15 |
| 24 | Anthony Johnson | 51 | Titan Fighting | 27 |
| 25 | Brandon Vera | 50 | UFC | 23 |
| 25 | Mike Kyle | 50 | Strikeforce | 24 |
Upcoming Bouts:
#1 Jon Jones vs. #2 Dan Henderson on September 1, 2012.
#4 Mauricio Rua vs. #21 Brandon Vera on August 4, 2012.
#5 Lyoto Machida vs. #7 Ryan Bader on August 4, 2012
#9 Quinton Jackson vs. #18 Glover Teixeira on October 13, 2012.
#6 Phil Davis vs. Wagner Prado on August 4, 2012
#24 Anthony Johnson vs. Esteves Jones on August 24, 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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