| Rank | Fighter | Points | Promotion | Last Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jon Jones | 375 | UFC | 1 |
| 2 | Dan Henderson | 357 | UFC | 2 |
| 3 | Rashad Evans | 342 | UFC | 3 |
| 4 | Mauricio Rua | 333 | UFC | 4 |
| 5 | Lyoto Machida | 315 | UFC | 5 |
| 6 | Phil Davis | 278 | UFC | 6 |
| 7 | Alexander Gustafsson | 260 | UFC | 7 |
| 8 | Ryan Bader | 250 | UFC | 8 |
| 9 | Quinton Jackson | 242 | UFC | 9 |
| 10 | Forrest Griffin | 206 | UFC | 10 |
| 11 | Antonio Rogerio Nogueira | 180 | UFC | 11 |
| 12 | Gegard Mousasi | 175 | Strikeforce | 12 |
| 13 | Rafael Cavalcante | 155 | Strikeforce | 13 |
| 14 | Muhammed Lawal | 124 | Strikeforce | 13 |
| 15 | Tito Ortiz | 115 | UFC | 16 |
| 16 | Thiago Silva | 96 | UFC | 17 |
| 17 | Vladimir Matyushenko | 87 | UFC | 18 |
| 18 | Stanislav Nedkov | 80 | UFC | 20 |
| 19 | Stephan Bonnar | 77 | UFC | 21 |
| 20 | Ryan Jimmo | 75 | UFC | 19 |
| 21 | Brandon Vera | 63 | UFC | 24 |
| 22 | Glover Teixeira | 60 | UFC | 30 |
| 23 | Mike Kyle | 59 | Strikeforce | 22 |
| 24 | Thales Leites | 57 | Amazon Forest Combat | 26 |
| 24 | Jan Blachowicz | 57 | KSW | 30 |
Upcoming Bouts:
#1 Jon Jones vs. #2 Dan Henderson on September 1, 2012.
#4 Mauricio Rua vs. #16 Thiago Silva on July 21, 2012.
#5 Lyoto Machida vs. #8 Ryan Bader on August 4, 2012.
#10 Forrest Griffin vs. #15 Tito Ortiz on July 7, 2012.
#6 Phil Davis vs. Chad Griggs on August 4, 2012.
#20 Ryan Jimmo vs. Anthony Perosh on July 21, 2012.
#22 Glover Teixeira vs. Kyle Kingsbury on May 26, 2012.
#21 Brandon Vera vs. James Te Huna on July 11, 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.
