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The Tapology Consensus MMA Rankings

The Top Fan Favorite MMA Fighters

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Tapology's ranking of your favorite MMA fighters compiles each member's list of the fighters you'll live or die for, the ones you'll never miss out on watching, and those whose careers you've tracked since the very start. Create YOUR own ranking today.

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  1. 1

    Anderson "The Spider" Silva mmaweekly.com
    Anderson Silva
    "The Spider"
    31-4-0
  2. 2

    Dan "Hendo" Henderson mmaweekly.com
    Dan Henderson
    "Hendo"
    29-8-0
  3. 3

    BJ "The Prodigy" Penn mmaweekly.com
    BJ Penn
    "The Prodigy"
    16-8-2
  4. 4

    Jon "Bones" Jones mmaweekly.com
    Jon Jones
    "Bones"
    16-1-0
  5. 5

    Junior "Cigano" Dos Santos mmaweekly.com
    Junior Dos Santos
    "Cigano"
    14-1-0
  6. 6

    Nick Diaz mmaweekly.com
    Nick Diaz
    26-8-0, 1 NC
  7. 7

    Jose "Junior" Aldo mmaweekly.com
    Jose Aldo
    "Junior"
    21-1-0
  8. 8

    Mauricio "Shogun" Rua mmaweekly.com
    Mauricio Rua
    "Shogun"
    20-6-0
  9. 9

    "The Korean Zombie" Chan Sung Jung mmaweekly.com
    Chan Sung Jung
    "The Korean Zombie"
    13-3-0
  10. 10

    "The Natural Born Killer" Carlos Condit
    Carlos Condit
    "The Natural Born Killer"
    28-5-0

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  1. Georges "Rush" St. Pierre | 22-2-0
  2. Ben "Smooth" Henderson | 16-2-0
  3. "The Axe Murderer" Wanderlei Silva | 34-11-1, 1 NC
  4. Chael Sonnen | 27-11-1
  5. Nate Diaz | 16-7-0
  6. "The Last Emperor" Fedor Emelianenko | 34-4-0, 1 NC
  7. Anthony "Showtime" Pettis | 16-2-0
  8. Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone | 18-4-0, 1 NC
  9. Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida | 17-3-0
  10. Frankie "The Answer" Edgar | 14-2-1

  11. Randy "The Natural" Couture | 19-11-0
  12. Clay "The Carpenter" Guida | 30-12-0
  13. Forrest Griffin | 18-7-0
  14. Alistair "The Reem" Overeem | 36-11-0, 1 NC
  15. Quinton "Rampage" Jackson | 32-10-0
  16. "El Guapo" Bas Rutten | 28-4-1
  17. "The California Kid" Urijah Faber | 26-5-0
  18. Frank Mir | 16-5-0
  19. Vitor "The Phenom" Belfort | 21-9-0
  20. Mark "Super Samoan" Hunt | 8-7-0

  21. Antonio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira | 33-7-1, 1 NC
  22. Cain Velasquez | 9-1-0
  23. Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell | 21-8-0
  24. Jason "Mayhem" Miller | 24-8-0, 1 NC
  25. Rory "Ares" MacDonald | 13-1-0
  26. Dominick "The Dominator" Cruz | 19-1-0
  27. Chris "The Crippler" Leben | 26-8-0
  28. "Sugar" Rashad Evans | 17-2-1
  29. Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic | 27-10-2, 1 NC
  30. Chris "Lights Out" Lytle | 31-18-5

  31. Kenny "KenFlo" Florian | 14-6-0
  32. Pat "HD" Barry | 7-5-0
  33. Ian "Uncle Creepy" McCall | 11-2-2
  34. Rich "Ace" Franklin | 28-6-0, 1 NC
  35. Joe "J-Lau" Lauzon | 21-8-0
  36. Miguel Torres | 40-5-0
  37. "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey | 5-0-0
  38. "All American" Brian Stann | 12-4-0
  39. Matt Hughes | 46-9-0
  40. Michael "The Count" Bisping | 22-4-0

  41. Dan "The Outlaw" Hardy | 23-10-0, 1 NC
  42. Thiago "Pitbull" Alves | 19-9-0
  43. Shinya "Tobikan Judan" Aoki | 30-6-0, 1 NC
  44. Roy "Big Country" Nelson | 16-7-0
  45. Demian Maia | 15-4-0
  46. Diego "The Dream" Sanchez | 23-5-0
  47. Edson "Mendes Junior" Barboza | 10-0-0
  48. Gegard "The Dreamcatcher" Mousasi | 32-3-2
  49. "The Warmaster" Josh Barnett | 31-6-0
  50. "The Gracie Hunter" Kazushi Sakuraba | 26-16-2, 1 NC

  51. Don "The Predator" Frye | 20-10-1, 1 NC
  52. Brock Lesnar | 5-3-0
  53. Alan "The Talent" Belcher | 18-6-0
  54. "The American Psycho" Stephan Bonnar | 14-7-0
  55. Rousimar "Toquinho" Palhares | 14-4-0
  56. Melvin "The Young Assassin" Guillard | 29-10-2, 1 NC
  57. Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza | 15-3-0, 1 NC
  58. Shane "The Engineer" Carwin | 12-2-0
  59. Jim Miller | 21-4-0
  60. Nate "The Great" Marquardt | 31-10-2

  61. Renan Barao | 29-1-0, 1 NC
  62. Thiago Silva | 14-3-0, 1 NC
  63. Matt Mitrione | 5-1-0
  64. Charles "do Bronx" Oliveira | 15-2-0, 1 NC
  65. Daniel "DC" Cormier | 10-0-0
  66. Royce Gracie | 14-2-3
  67. "The People's Champ" Tito Ortiz | 16-10-1
  68. Alexander "The Mauler" Gustafsson | 14-1-0
  69. Jake "The Juggernaut" Ellenberger | 27-5-0
  70. Patrick "The Predator" Cote | 17-7-0

  71. Jon Fitch | 23-4-1, 1 NC
  72. Mark "The Machine" Hominick | 20-11-0
  73. Fabricio "Vai Cavalo" Werdum | 15-5-1
  74. Dustin "The Diamond" Poirier | 12-2-0
  75. Michael "Mayday" McDonald | 15-1-0
  76. Chris "All American" Weidman | 8-0-0
  77. "Sexyama" Yoshihiro Akiyama | 13-5-1, 1 NC
  78. "Lightning" Hector Lombard | 31-2-1, 1 NC
  79. Stefan "Skyscraper" Struve | 24-5-0
  80. Gilbert "El Nino" Melendez | 21-2-0

  81. "Little Evil" Jens Pulver | 25-16-1
  82. Phil "Mr. Wonderful" Davis | 9-1-0
  83. Martin "Hitman" Kampmann | 19-5-0
  84. Genki "Neo-Samurai" Sudo | 16-4-1
  85. Matt "The Terror" Serra | 11-7-0
  86. Paul "Semtex" Daley | 29-12-2
  87. Josh "Kos" Koscheck | 17-6-0
  88. Joseph "The Beefcake" Benavidez | 16-2-0
  89. Andrei "The Pitbull" Arlovski | 17-9-0
  90. "The Fireball Kid" Takanori Gomi | 33-8-0, 1 NC

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