Rank Fighter % Promotion Last Rank 1Anderson Silva100UFC12Yushin Okami91UFC23Chael Sonnen89UFC34Demian Maia81UFC45Nate Marquardt78UFC66Ronaldo Souza77Strikeforce57Vitor Belfort69UFC78Jorge Santiago59UFC89Michael Bisping58UFC910Hector Lombard46Bellator1111Wanderlei Silva44UFC1012Robbie Lawler39Strikeforce1213Alan Belcher32UFC1714Brian Stann30UFC1415Mamed Khalidov28KSW1516Jake Shields28UFC1317Chris Leben24UFC1818Tim Kennedy22Strikeforce1619Mark Munoz21UFC2420Rousimar Palhares21UFC2120Yoshihiro Akiyama21UFC2322Thales Leites17Superior Challenge2023Dan Henderson16Strikeforce1924Jason Miller16UFC2225Chris Weidman16UFC27
At UFC 134 fans will be treated to a true #1 vs #2 title fight when #1 Anderson Silva defends his belt against #2 Yushin Okami.
#4 Demian Maia will attempt to maintain his status as a contender when he takes on #19 Mark Munoz at UFC 131.
#5 Nate Marquardt will make his welterweight debut against Anthony Johnson at UFC on Versus 4.
#7 Vitor Belfort is looking to get back in the win column at UFC 133 where he'll face #20 Yoshihiro Akiyama.
At UFC 130, #8 Jorge Santiago is making his return to the UFC against #14 Brian Stann.
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.
