| Rank | Fighter | Points | Promotion | Last Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jose Aldo | 375 | UFC | 1 |
| 2 | Hatsu Hioki | 344 | UFC | 2 |
| 3 | Chad Mendes | 341 | UFC | 3 |
| 4 | Pat Curran | 300 | Bellator | 4 |
| 5 | Diego Nunes | 267 | UFC | 6 |
| 6 | Marlon Sandro | 254 | Bellator | 5 |
| 7 | Dustin Poirier | 244 | UFC | 7 |
| 8 | Erik Koch | 206 | UFC | 8 |
| 9 | Kenny Florian | 204 | UFC | 10 |
| 10 | Bart Palaszewski | 183 | UFC | 12 |
| 11 | Chan Sung Jung | 177 | UFC | 9 |
| 12 | Tatsuya Kawajiri | 167 | DREAM | 14 |
| 13 | Mark Hominick | 145 | UFC | 11 |
| 14 | Hiroyuki Takaya | 138 | DREAM | 15 |
| 15 | Manny Gamburyan | 127 | UFC | 13 |
| 16 | Patricio Freire | 121 | Bellator | 16 |
| 17 | Yuri Alcantara | 103 | UFC | 19 |
| 17 | Robert Peralta | 103 | UFC | 18 |
| 19 | Tyson Griffin | 102 | UFC | 17 |
| 20 | Ricardo Lamas | 76 | UFC | 22 |
| 21 | Darren Elkins | 75 | UFC | 21 |
| 22 | Michihiro Omigawa | 74 | UFC | 24 |
| 23 | Ross Pearson | 68 | UFC | 25 |
| 24 | Rani Yahya | 66 | UFC | 20 |
| 25 | Takeshi Inoue | 65 | DREAM | 26 |
Upcoming Bouts:
#4 Pat Curran vs. Joe Warren on March 9, 2012.
#2 Hatsu Hioki vs. #10 Bart Palaszewski on February 26, 2012.
#5 Diego Nunes vs. Dennis Siver on April 14, 2012.
#7 Dustin Poirier vs. #11 Chan Sung Jung on May 15, 2012.
#6 Marlon Sandro vs. Roberto Vargas on March 9, 2012.
#13 Mark Hominick vs. Eddie Yagin 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.
