| Rank | Fighter | Points | Promotion | Last Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderson Silva | 300 | UFC | 1 |
| 2 | Chris Weidman | 274 | UFC | 3 |
| 3 | Chael Sonnen | 267 | UFC | 2 |
| 4 | Vitor Belfort | 248 | UFC | 6 |
| 5 | Tim Boetsch | 236 | UFC | 4 |
| 6 | Michael Bisping | 235 | UFC | 5 |
| 7 | Luke Rockhold | 233 | Strikeforce | 8 |
| 8 | Mark Munoz | 221 | UFC | 7 |
| 9 | Yushin Okami | 176 | UFC | 9 |
| 10 | Brian Stann | 157 | UFC | 10 |
| 11 | Alan Belcher | 149 | UFC | 11 |
| 12 | Ronaldo Souza | 134 | Strikeforce | 12 |
| 13 | Jake Shields | 117 | UFC | NR |
| 14 | Rich Franklin | 115 | UFC | 14 |
| 15 | Hector Lombard | 106 | UFC | 13 |
| 16 | Tim Kennedy | 92 | Strikeforce | 15 |
| 17 | Chris Leben | 90 | UFC | 16 |
| 18 | Mamed Khalidov | 85 | KSW | 18 |
| 19 | Rousimar Palhares | 79 | UFC | 17 |
| 20 | Wanderlei Silva | 64 | UFC | 20 |
| 21 | Alexander Shlemenko | 62 | League S-70 | 21 |
| 22 | Jorge Santiago | 61 | Strikeforce | 19 |
| 23 | Constantinos Philippou | 56 | UFC | 22 |
| 23 | Roger Gracie | 56 | Strikeforce | 23 |
| 23 | Lorenz Larkin | 56 | Strikeforce | 25 |
Upcoming Bouts:
Chael Sonnen vs. Forrest Griffin on December 29, 2012.
Vitor Belfort vs. Jon Jones on September 22, 2012.
Rich Franklin vs. Cung Le on November 10, 2012.
Brian Stann vs. Michael Bisping on September 22, 2012.
Jorge Santiago vs. Quinn Mulhern on September 29, 2012.
Wanderlei Silva vs. Patrick Cote on November 10, 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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