| Rank | Fighter | Points | Promotion | Last Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frankie Edgar | 400 | UFC | 1 |
| 2 | Gilbert Melendez | 377 | Strikeforce | 2 |
| 3 | Gray Maynard | 365 | UFC | 3 |
| 4 | Ben Henderson | 358 | UFC | 4 |
| 5 | Jim Miller | 319 | UFC | 6 |
| 6 | Shinya Aoki | 317 | DREAM | 5 |
| 7 | Clay Guida | 297 | UFC | 7 |
| 8 | Nate Diaz | 281 | UFC | 8 |
| 9 | Michael Chandler | 256 | Bellator | 9 |
| 10 | Anthony Pettis | 246 | UFC | 10 |
| 11 | Joe Lauzon | 171 | UFC | 12 |
| 12 | Donald Cerrone | 165 | UFC | 13 |
| 13 | Eddie Alvarez | 165 | Bellator | 11 |
| 14 | Gleison Tibau | 129 | UFC | 14 |
| 15 | Melvin Guillard | 119 | UFC | 15 |
| 16 | Evan Dunham | 103 | UFC | 20 |
| 17 | Dennis Siver | 92 | UFC | 16 |
| 18 | Matt Wiman | 80 | UFC | 18 |
| 19 | Rafael dos Anjos | 75 | UFC | 18 |
| 20 | Jorge Masvidal | 65 | Strikeforce | 22 |
| 21 | George Sotiropoulos | 63 | UFC | 21 |
| 22 | Sam Stout | 57 | UFC | 26 |
| 23 | Jacob Volkmann | 55 | UFC | 26 |
| 24 | Mac Danzig | 55 | UFC | 24 |
| 25 | Jeremy Stephens | 49 | UFC | 30 |
Upcoming Bouts:
#1 Frankie Edgar vs. #4 Ben Henderson on February 26, 2012.
#8 Nate Diaz vs. #5 Jim MIller on May 5, 2012.
#11 Joe Lauzon vs. #10 Anthony Pettis on February 26, 2012.
#12 Donald Cerrone vs. Yves Edwards on May 15, 2012.
#17 Dennis Siver vs. Diego Nunes on April 14, 2012.
#18 Matt Wiman vs. Mark Bocek on April 21, 2012.
#24 Mac Danzig vs. Efrain Escudero on April 21, 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.
