I read this article and i agree with it... Ben Henderson had a great year and he holds the belt of one of the hardest divisions of UFC..
http://www.bjpenn.com/ufc-lists-benson-henderson-as-best-fighter-of-2012-ufc-news/
Struve had a good year, 3 fights/3 finishes. Miocic, Johnson, and Herman.
Did any notice Mike Pyle going 3-0, all KO's, against Funch, Neer, and Head?
I'm sure most people noticed Matt Brown going 4-0, turning his career around, including his recent KO win over Mike Swick?
Yeah someone posted a best KOs of 2012 video a couple of days ago and Pyle had some nice KOs. I always thought he was more of a submission guy but he put the beatdown on some guys.
He did have a super lame post fight interview quote though where someone asked him what happened and he said "he just go caught in the quicksand"