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New faces in MMA pound-for-pound rankings to open 2012

Dan Henderson, top, punches Mauricio Rua during the

Photo credit: AP | Dan Henderson, top, punches Mauricio Rua during the second round of a light heavyweight bout at UFC 139 in San Jose, Calif. Henderson won by unanimous decision. (Nov. 19, 2011)

Jon Jones won every fighter-of-the-year award imaginable in 2011, but how far did his meteoric year move him up our semiannual pound-for-pound MMA rankings?

Our P4P rankings are done every six months rather than monthly so as to be more comprehensive in assessing fighters' bodies of work since most of them only compete two or three times per year.

Here's the list, in true countdown order,...

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