| Rank | Fighter | Points | Promotion | Last Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jose Aldo | 300 | UFC | 1 |
| 2 | Chad Mendes | 273 | UFC | 2 |
| 3 | Pat Curran | 256 | Bellator | 3 |
| 4 | Ricardo Lamas | 242 | UFC | 4 |
| 5 | Chan Sung Jung | 219 | UFC | 6 |
| 6 | Hatsu Hioki | 215 | UFC | 5 |
| 7 | Erik Koch | 201 | UFC | 8 |
| 8 | Dennis Siver | 198 | UFC | 7 |
| 9 | Dustin Poirier | 168 | UFC | 10 |
| 10 | Diego Nunes | 159 | UFC | 9 |
| 11 | Daniel Straus | 140 | Bellator | 11 |
| 12 | Tatsuya Kawajiri | 129 | One FC | 12 |
| 13 | Marlon Sandro | 110 | Bellator | 14 |
| 14 | Hiroyuki Takaya | 102 | DREAM | 15 |
| 15 | Manny Gamburyan | 92 | UFC | 17 |
| 16 | Robert Peralta | 85 | UFC | 18 |
| 17 | Patricio Freire | 84 | Bellator | 13 |
| 18 | Bart Palaszewski | 83 | UFC | 16 |
| 19 | Cub Swanson | 76 | UFC | 19 |
| 20 | Tyson Griffin | 63 | Resurrection Fight Alliance |
21 |
| 21 | Darren Elkins | 60 | UFC | 23 |
| 22 | Takeshi Inoue | 59 | DREAM | 22 |
| 23 | Hacran Dias | 59 | UFC | 20 |
| 24 | Charles Oliveira | 55 | UFC | 25 |
| 25 | Michihiro Omigawa | 49 | UFC | 26 |
Upcoming Bouts:
Jose Aldo vs. Erik Koch on October 13, 2012.
Diego Nunes vs. Bart Palaszewski on October 5, 2012.
Robert Peralta vs. Jason Young on September 29, 2012.
Cub Swanson vs. Charles Oliveira on September 22, 2012.
Tyson Griffin vs. Efrain Escudero on November 2, 2012.
Mark Hominick vs. Pablo Garza on November 17, 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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