| Rank | Fighter | Points | Promotion | Last Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jon Jones | 400 | UFC | 1 |
| 2 | Dan Henderson | 377 | UFC | 2 |
| 3 | Rashad Evans | 362 | UFC | 3 |
| 4 | Mauricio Rua | 356 | UFC | 4 |
| 5 | Quinton Jackson | 338 | UFC | 5 |
| 6 | Lyoto Machida | 325 | UFC | 6 |
| 7 | Phil Davis | 286 | UFC | 7 |
| 8 | Forrest Griffin | 260 | UFC | 8 |
| 9 | Alexander Gustafsson | 216 | UFC | 13 |
| 10 | Antonio Rogerio Nogueira | 207 | UFC | 10 |
| 11 | Gegard Mousasi | 196 | Strikeforce | 9 |
| 12 | Rafael Cavalcante | 173 | Strikeforce | 12 |
| 13 | Muhammed Lawal | 167 | Strikeforce | 11 |
| 14 | Rich Franklin | 156 | UFC | 15 |
| 15 | Thiago Silva | 151 | UFC | 14 |
| 16 | Ryan Bader | 108 | UFC | 16 |
| 17 | Tito Ortiz | 100 | UFC | 17 |
| 18 | Vladimir Matyushenko | 83 | UFC | 18 |
| 19 | Renato Sobral | 80 | Strikeforce | 19 |
| 20 | Stanislav Nedkov | 73 | UFC | 20 |
| 21 | Ryan Jimmo | 72 | UFC | 21 |
| 22 | Brandon Vera | 63 | UFC | 24 |
| 23 | Mike Kyle | 62 | Strikeforce | 26 |
| 24 | Roger Gracie | 61 | Strikeforce | 23 |
| 25 | Stephan Bonnar | 60 | UFC | 21 |
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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.
0 recs | 4 comments
How in the hell does Matrix
Which uses a ‘who beat who’ system, rank Gustafsson ahead of Davis? How is Nog ahead of Davis? Are they all asleep at the wheel there? I’ve hated their ranking system for a LONG while now (Brian Cobb), and garbage like this just reinforces it.
Cory Braiterman - January 27, 2012
They don't have a blocking mechanism.
Gustafsson’s wins since losing to Davis moved him ahead of him. I’m not sure why that’s so difficult to accept.
Richard Wade - January 27, 2012
You're telling me that beating Hammil and Matyushenko
is good enough to vault you over the guy who beat you when he’s been beating Boetsch out of the division and perennial top-10’er Lil Nog? Who’s undefeated still?
Fuck outta here. The formula is wrong if thats what happens.
Cory Braiterman - January 27, 2012
Leland and Genia...
Shad two spots behind Page? He just beat him two fights ago!
Cory Braiterman - January 27, 2012
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