| Rank | Fighter | % | Promotion | Last Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jon Jones | 99 | UFC | 1 |
| 2 | Mauricio Rua | 95 | UFC | 2 |
| 3 | Rashad Evans | 92 | UFC | 3 |
| 4 | Quinton Jackson | 88 | UFC | 4 |
| 5 | Lyoto Machida | 86 | UFC | 5 |
| 6 | Forrest Griffin | 77 | UFC | 6 |
| 7 | Ryan Bader | 69 | UFC | 7 |
| 8 | Dan Henderson | 68 | Strikeforce | 7 |
| 9 | Phil Davis | 63 | UFC | 9 |
| 10 | Thiago Silva | 49 | UFC | 10 |
| 11 | Gegard Mousasi | 45 | Strikeforce | 12 |
| 12 | Antonio Rogerio Nogueira | 43 | UFC | 11 |
| 13 | Rich Franklin | 38 | UFC | 13 |
| 14 | Rafael Cavalcante | 35 | Strikeforce | 14 |
| 15 | Muhammed Lawal | 32 | Strikeforce | 15 |
| 16 | Matt Hamill | 28 | UFC | 17 |
| 17 | Alexander Gustafsson | 23 | UFC | 19 |
| 18 | Renato Sobral | 21 | Strikeforce | 17 |
| 19 | Randy Couture | 19 | UFC | 16 |
| 20 | Vladimir Matyushenko | 19 | UFC | 29 |
| 21 | Cyrille Diabate | 17 | UFC | 20 |
| 22 | Roger Gracie | 15 | Strikeforce | 20 |
| 23 | Luiz Cane | 15 | UFC | 25 |
| 24 | Keith Jardine | 14 | Strikeforce | 22 |
| 25 | Stephan Bonnar | 14 | UFC | 24 |
With #1 Jon Jones "ducking" former teammate #3 Rashad Evans, Evans will instead step into the Octagon against undefeated #9 Phil Davis at UFC 133.
In a rematch of their UFC 76 bout, #2 Mauricio "Shogun" Rua will face #6 Forrest Griffin.
#4 Quinton "Rampage" Jackson will attempt to cut to the front of the line for a title shot when he takes on #16 Matt Hamill at UFC 130.
#7 Ryan Bader is set to squash unranked Tito Ortiz at UFC 132 in one of the more pointless fights that will take place this year.
And in one of the more fascinating fights that will take place this year, #8 Dan Henderson will take on heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson.
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.
