Compiling the rankings of twenty top mixed martial arts web sites, the USA TODAY / SB Nation Consensus MMA Rankings present the top 25 fighters in MMA for the seven major weight classes. These world MMA rankings are the most accurate reflection of how the top fighters in MMA across all promotions like UFC, WEC, Affliction and DREAM are viewed by the experts who cover the sport.
| Rank | Fighter | Points | Promotion | Last Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cain Velasquez | 347 | UFC | 1 |
| 2 | Brock Lesnar | 319 | UFC | 2 |
| 3 | Fedor Emelianenko | 309 | M-1/Strikeforce | 3 |
| 4 | Fabricio Werdum | 305 | Strikeforce | 4 |
| 5 | Junior dos Santos | 298 | UFC | 5 |
| 6 | Shane Carwin | 290 | UFC | 5 |
| 7 | Frank Mir | 266 | UFC | 7 |
| 8 | Alistair Overeem | 263 | Strikeforce | 8 |
| 9 | Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira | 245 | UFC | 9 |
| 10 | Antonio Silva | 178 | Strikeforce | 10 |
| 11 | Josh Barnett | 160 | Strikeforce | 11 |
| 12 | Brett Rogers | 133 | Warrior-1 MMA | 12 |
| 13 | Brendan Schaub | 103 | UFC | 13 |
| 14 | Roy Nelson | 93 | UFC | 16 |
| 15 | Cheick Kongo | 80 | UFC | 14 |
| 16 | Andrei Arlovski | 80 | Strikeforce | 15 |
| 17 | Ben Rothwell | 75 | UFC | 19 |
| 18 | Pedro Rizzo | 72 | Impact Fighting Championship | 21 |
| 19 | Aleksander Emelianenko | 70 | Azerbaijan Pankration Federation | 20 |
| 19 | Mirko Filipovic | 70 | UFC | 18 |
| 19 | Gabriel Gonzaga | 70 | UFC | 17 |
| 22 | Cole Konrad | 64 | Bellator | 25 |
| 23 | Mike Russow | 61 | UFC | 26 |
| 24 | Tim Sylvia | 56 | Powerhouse Wolrd Promotions | 22 |
| 25 | Stefan Struve | 51 | UFC | 23 |
November was an utterly uneventful month for the heavyweight division. New UFC champ #1 Cain Velasquez did some media appearances. #2 Brock Lesnar went hunting and hasn't been heard from since. #3 Fedor Emelianenko continued his endless contract renegotiations with Strikeforce. #4 Fabricio Werdum did some rehab and also renegotiated with Strikeforce.
| Rank | Fighter | Points | Promotion | Last Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mauricio Rua | 349 | UFC | 1 |
| 2 | Rashad Evans | 328 | UFC | 3 |
| 3 | Quinton Jackson | 319 | UFC | 4 |
| 4 | Lyoto Machida | 314 | UFC | 2 |
| 5 | Forrest Griffin | 280 | UFC | 5 |
| 6 | Ryan Bader | 256 | UFC | 6 |
| 7 | Jon Jones | 224 | UFC | 7 |
| 8 | Thiago Silva | 214 | UFC | 10 |
| 9 | Antonio Rogerio Nogueira | 189 | UFC | 8 |
| 10 | Gegard Mousasi | 159 | DREAM | 11 |
| 11 | Rich Franklin | 156 | UFC | 12 |
| 12 | Rafael Cavalcante | 153 | Strikeforce | 14 |
| 13 | Randy Couture | 137 | UFC | 13 |
| 14 | Anderson Silva | 136 | UFC | 9 |
| 15 | Muhammed Lawal | 122 | Strikeforce | 15 |
| 16 | Phil Davis | 94 | UFC | 21 |
| 17 | Renato Sobral | 87 | Strikeforce | 18 |
| 18 | Dan Henderson | 86 | Strikeforce | 16 |
| 19 | Matt Hamill | 85 | UFC | 17 |
| 20 | Alexander Gustafsson | 64 | UFC | 22 |
| 21 | Jason Brilz | 59 | UFC | 23 |
| 22 | Trevor Prangley | 50 | Shark Fight | 26 |
| 22 | Brandon Vera | 50 | UFC | 19 |
| 24 | Chuck Liddell | 49 | UFC | 24 |
| 25 | Cyrille Diabate | 48 | UFC | 27 |
#3 Quinton "Rampage" Jackson jumps above #4 Lyoto Machida after taking a split decision victory over the Brazilian at UFC 123. #2 Rashad Evans is the big beneficiary as he moves up while he awaits his title shot against #1 Mauricio "Shogun" Rua.
| Rank | Fighter | Points | Promotion | Last Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderson Silva | 350 | UFC | 1 |
| 2 | Chael Sonnen | 310 | UFC | 2 |
| 3 | Yushin Okami | 308 | UFC | 8 |
| 4 | Nate Marquardt | 287 | UFC | 3 |
| 5 | Demian Maia | 268 | UFC | 5 |
| 6 | Vitor Belfort | 246 | UFC | 4 |
| 7 | Dan Henderson | 244 | Strikeforce | 7 |
| 8 | Jorge Santiago | 212 | WVR | 9 |
| 9 | Jake Shields | 203 | UFC | 6 |
| 10 | Ronaldo Souza | 200 | Strikeforce | 10 |
| 11 | Michael Bisping | 157 | UFC | 11 |
| 12 | Wanderlei Silva | 136 | UFC | 15 |
| 13 | Chris Leben | 129 | UFC | 14 |
| 14 | Robbie Lawler | 129 | Strikeforce | 12 |
| 15 | Hector Lombard | 126 | Bellator | 17 |
| 16 | Alan Belcher | 125 | UFC | 13 |
| 17 | Yoshihiro Akiyama | 80 | UFC | 18 |
| 18 | Mamed Khalidov | 77 | KSW | 16 |
| 19 | Alessio Sakara | 76 | UFC | 19 |
| 20 | Thales Leites | 56 | Superior Challege | 20 |
| 21 | Rousimar Palhares | 55 | UFC | 24 |
| 22 | Tim Kennedy | 46 | Strikeforce | 23 |
| 23 | Maiquel Jose Falcao Goncalves | 43 | UFC | NR |
| 24 | Jason Miller | 40 | DREAM | 43 |
| 25 | Jorge Rivera | 39 | UFC | 28 |
While the world awaits #1 Anderson Silva vs #6 Vitor Belfort, #3 Yushin Okami rises five spots on the heels of his decision win over #4 Nate Marquardt at UFC 122.
| Rank | Fighter | Points | Promotion | Last Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georges St. Pierre | 350 | UFC | 1 |
| 2 | Jon Fitch | 335 | UFC | 2 |
| 3 | Jake Shields | 309 | UFC | 5 |
| 4 | Josh Koscheck | 305 | UFC | 3 |
| 5 | Thiago Alves | 299 | UFC | 4 |
| 6 | Carlos Condit | 258 | UFC | 8 |
| 7 | Martin Kampmann | 251 | UFC | 6 |
| 8 | Nick Diaz | 242 | Strikeforce | 7 |
| 9 | B.J. Penn | 230 | UFC | NR |
| 10 | Paul Daley | 175 | Strikeforce | 11 |
| 11 | Dan Hardy | 171 | UFC | 10 |
| 12 | Matt Hughes | 164 | UFC | 9 |
| 13 | Diego Sanchez | 123 | UFC | 13 |
| 14 | Chris Lytle | 114 | UFC | 14 |
| 15 | Paulo Thiago | 99 | UFC | 12 |
| 16 | Mike Pyle | 96 | UFC | 18 |
| 17 | Jay Hieron | 94 | Bellator | 15 |
| 18 | Ben Askren | 89 | Bellator | 17 |
| 19 | Mike Swick | 74 | UFC | 16 |
| 20 | John Hathaway | 69 | UFC | 20 |
| 21 | Matt Serra | 63 | UFC | 19 |
| 22 | Jake Ellenberger | 56 | UFC | 22 |
| 23 | Anthony Johnson | 49 | UFC | 21 |
| 24 | Ricardo Almeida | 47 | UFC | 25 |
| 25 | Dong Hyun Kim | 46 | UFC | 27 |
We're ten days away from the long awaited rematch between #1 Georges St. Pierre and #4 Josh Koscheck at UFC 124. That fight should determine the fate of the division for 2011 and beyond.
| Rank | Fighter | Points | Promotion | Last Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank Edgar | 349 | UFC | 1 |
| 2 | Gilbert Melendez | 317 | Strikeforce | 3 |
| 3 | Gray Maynard | 316 | UFC | 4 |
| 4 | Shinya Aoki | 294 | DEEP | 5 |
| 5 | Eddie Alvarez | 283 | Bellator | 6 |
| 6 | Kenny Florian | 277 | UFC | 7 |
| 7 | B.J. Penn | 271 | UFC | 2 |
| 8 | Tatsuya Kawajiri | 200 | DREAM | 8 |
| 9 | Sean Sherk | 197 | UFC | 9 |
| 10 | George Sotiropoulos | 187 | UFC | 10 |
| 11 | Evan Dunham | 183 | UFC | 11 |
| 12 | Jim Miller | 137 | UFC | 12 |
| 13 | Ben Henderson | 127 | UFC | 14 |
| 14 | Takanori Gomi | 113 | UFC | 13 |
| 15 | Josh Thomson | 92 | Strikeforce | 16 |
| 16 | Mizuto Hirota | 87 | K-1 | 15 |
| 17 | Joe Stevenson | 78 | UFC | 17 |
| 18 | Kurt Pellegrino | 72 | UFC | 20 |
| 19 | Gesias Cavalcante | 60 | Strikeforce | 19 |
| 20 | Clay Guida | 57 | UFC | 22 |
| 21 | Diego Sanchez | 53 | UFC | 21 |
| 22 | Nik Lentz | 44 | UFC | NR |
| 23 | Satoru Kitaoka | 41 | Pancrase | 26 |
| 24 | Melvin Guillard | 39 | UFC | 23 |
| 24 | Tyson Griffin | 39 | UFC | 18 |
| 24 | Anthony Pettis | 39 | UFC | 43 |
#7 B.J. Penn's crushing KO win over Matt Hughes at UFC 123 has Penn moving back up to 170lbs to finish out his career. This is the first time since Penn's career began that he hasn't loomed over the lightweight division.
| Rank | Fighter | Points | Promotion | Last Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jose Aldo | 325 | UFC | 1 |
| 2 | Manny Gamburyan | 292 | UFC | 3 |
| 3 | Mike Brown | 291 | UFC | 2 |
| 4 | Marlon Sandro | 280 | WVR | 5 |
| 5 | Bibiano Fernandes | 263 | DREAM | 6 |
| 6 | Michihiro Omigawa | 246 | DREAM | 7 |
| 7 | Josh Grispi | 235 | UFC | 8 |
| 8 | Hatsu Hioki | 233 | WVR | 9 |
| 9 | Joe Warren | 163 | Bellator | 10 |
| 10 | Urijah Faber | 159 | UFC | 4 |
| 11 | Masanori Kanehara | 130 | WVR | 11 |
| 11 | Mark Hominick | 130 | UFC | 13 |
| 13 | Chad Mendes | 125 | UFC | 19 |
| 14 | Diego Nunes | 111 | UFC | 20 |
| 15 | Hiroyuki Takaya | 88 | DREAM | 16 |
| 16 | Yuji Hoshino | 84 | WVR | 15 |
| 17 | L.C. Davis | 81 | UFC | 12 |
| 18 | Rafael Assuncao | 80 | UFC | 18 |
| 19 | Joachim Hansen | 70 | Superior Challenge | 22 |
| 20 | Deividas Taurosevicius | 66 | Bellator | 16 |
| 21 | Kazuyuki Miyata | 65 | DREAM | 21 |
| 22 | Leonard Garcia | 61 | UFC | 14 |
| 23 | Joe Soto | 56 | Bellator | 23 |
| 24 | Wilson Reis | 51 | Bellator | 25 |
| 25 | Takeshi Inoue | 42 | DREAM | 24 |
#1 Jose Aldo was supposed to be making his first UFC title defence against #7 Josh Grispi at UFC 125, but alas, injuries have forced the champ to postpone the fight.
| Rank | Fighter | Points | Promotion | Last Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dominick Cruz | 325 | UFC | 1 |
| 2 | Brian Bowles | 301 | UFC | 2 |
| 3 | Joseph Benavidez | 299 | UFC | 3 |
| 4 | Scott Jorgensen | 280 | UFC | 4 |
| 5 | Miguel Torres | 271 | UFC | 5 |
| 6 | Urijah Faber | 268 | UFC | NR |
| 7 | Takeya Mizugaki | 221 | UFC | 6 |
| 8 | Wagnney Fabiano | 170 | UFC | 7 |
| 9 | Masakatsu Ueda | 167 | Shooto | 8 |
| 10 | Rani Yahya | 146 | UFC | 10 |
| 11 | Damacio Page | 145 | UFC | 9 |
| 12 | Brad Pickett | 140 | UFC | 15 |
| 13 | Masakazu Imanari | 122 | DEEP | 11 |
| 14 | Demetrious Johnson | 119 | UFC | 40 |
| 15 | Eddie Wineland | 105 | UFC | 14 |
| 16 | Antonio Banuelos | 94 | UFC | 12 |
| 17 | Charlie Valencia | 91 | UFC | 13 |
| 18 | Michael McDonald | 84 | UFC | 20 |
| 19 | Akitoshi Tamura | 71 | WVR | 16 |
| 20 | Shuichiro Katsumura | 70 | Shooto | 17 |
| 21 | Zack Makovsky | 59 | Bellator | 19 |
| 22 | Abel Cullum | 54 | KOTC | 18 |
| 23 | Darren Uyenoyama | 51 | Shooto | 21 |
| 24 | Ian Loveland | 47 | Wreck MMA | 24 |
| 25 | Yoshiro Maeda | 43 | DEEP | 22 |
#1 Dominick Cruz may be the champ, but #6 Urijah Faber is already the biggest star in the bantamweight division on the heels of his debut divisional win over #7 Takeya Mizugaki at WEC 52.
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. Show more »
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