| Rank | Fighter | Points | Promotion | Last Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jon Jones | 300 | UFC | 1 |
| 2 | Dan Henderson | 285 | UFC | 2 |
| 3 | Rashad Evans | 271 | UFC | 3 |
| 4 | Lyoto Machida | 263 | UFC | 5 |
| 5 | Mauricio Rua | 261 | UFC | 4 |
| 6 | Phil Davis | 222 | UFC | 6 |
| 7 | Alexander Gustafsson | 209 | UFC | 8 |
| 8 | Ryan Bader | 201 | UFC | 7 |
| 9 | Quinton Jackson | 170 | UFC | 9 |
| 10 | Antonio Rogerio Nogueira | 154 | UFC | 10 |
| 11 | Forrest Griffin | 151 | UFC | 12 |
| 12 | Gegard Mousasi | 144 | Strikeforce | 11 |
| 13 | Muhammed Lawal | 103 | Bellator | 14 |
| 14 | Rafael Cavalcante | 100 | Strikeforce | 13 |
| 15 | Glover Teixeira | 79 | UFC | 18 |
| 16 | Thiago Silva | 75 | UFC | 15 |
| 17 | Ryan Jimmo | 71 | UFC | 17 |
| 18 | James Te Huna | 68 | UFC | 22 |
| 19 | Vladimir Matyushenko | 63 | UFC | 16 |
| 20 | Renato Sobral | 61 | One FC | 19 |
| 21 | Stephan Bonnar | 56 | UFC | 20 |
| 22 | Brandon Vera | 55 | UFC | 25 |
| 23 | Stanislav Nedkov | 50 | UFC | 21 |
| 24 | Mike Kyle | 48 | Strikeforce | 26 |
| 24 | Attila Vegh | 48 | Bellator | 29 |
Upcoming Bouts:
Jon Jones vs. Vitor Belfort on September 22, 2012.
Mauricio Rua vs. Alexander Gustafsson on December 8, 2012.
Quinton Jackson vs. Glover Teixeira on October 13, 2012.
Forrest Griffin vs. Chael Sonnen on December 29, 2012.
Phil Davis vs. Wagner Prado on October 13, 2012.
Matt Hamill vs. Vladimir Matyushenko 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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