Rankings

Cage Calculus UFC Rankings (Mar. 2, 2022)

After every UFC fight card, Cage Calculus will publish up-to-date rankings based on our forecast algorithm. The rankings will display the champion and the top 15 contenders in each weight division, alongside their CC Rating (the champion will always be displayed at the top regardless of whether or not they are the highest rated fighter in their division).

These rankings will also rank the top 15 male and female fighters overall. Note, we do not call them “pound-for-pound” rankings as most do, as the CC Rating is a metric of dominance and performance as opposed to talent relative to size. So, they will simply be called “Overall Male” and “Overall Female” rankings.

You can compare the Cage Calculus rankings to the official UFC rankings here.

Notable Changes

  • Islam Makhachev UP from #5 to #3 (Men’s Lightweight)
  • Bobby Green DOWN from #15 to NR (Men’s Lightweight)
  • Arman Tsarukyan UP from NR to #10 (Men’s Lightweight)
  • Joel Alvarez DOWN from #10 to NR (Men’s Lightweight)
  • Carlos Diego Ferreira UP from NR to #15 (Men’s Lightweight)
  • Josiane Nunes UP from #12 to #10 (Women’s Bantamweight)

Overall Male Rankings

  1. Jon Jones [2093.1]
  2. Kamaru Usman [2024.3]
  3. Alexander Volkanovski [1998.4]
  4. Charles Oliveira [1995.4]
  5. Stipe Miocic [1982.3]
  6. Francis Ngannou [1981.6]
  7. Israel Adesanya [1974.9]
  8. Max Holloway [1967.9]
  9. Dustin Poirier [1946.7]
  10. Glover Teixeira [1941.9]
  11. Justin Gaethje [1908.1]
  12. Jan Blachowicz [1890.0]
  13. Aljamain Sterling [1885.8]
  14. TJ Dillashaw [1885.2]
  15. Jose Aldo [1884.6]

Men’s Flyweight

Champ. Deiveson Figueiredo [1881.0]

  1. Brandon Moreno [1810.5]
  2. Alexandre Pantoja [1754.9]
  3. Askar Askarov [1740.4]
  4. Alex Perez [1733.3]
  5. David Dvorak [1691.1]
  6. Kai Kara-France [1677.1]
  7. Cody Garbrandt [1669.2]
  8. Amir Albazi [1668.6]
  9. Malcolm Gordon [1661.4]
  10. Manel Kape [1647.5]
  11. Matheus Nicolau [1646.2]
  12. Tagir Ulanbekov [1626.4]
  13. Su Mudaerji [1618.2]
  14. Rogerio Bontorin [1607.2]
  15. Jeff Molina [1605.5]

Men’s Bantamweight

Champ. Aljamain Sterling [1885.8]

Interim Champ. Petr Yan [1853.0]

  1. TJ Dillashaw [1885.2]
  2. Jose Aldo [1884.6]
  3. Dominick Cruz [1873.8]
  4. Rob Font [1787.6]
  5. Marlon Vera [1771.2]
  6. Pedro Munhoz [1765.3]
  7. Cory Sandhagen [1761.1]
  8. Ricky Simon [1760.6]
  9. Rani Yahya [1748.5]
  10. Sean O’Malley [1747.5]
  11. Frankie Edgar [1740.9]
  12. Merab Dvalishvili [1735.7]
  13. Song Yadong [1729.4]
  14. Jack Shore [1720.9]
  15. Victor Henry [1718.7]

Men’s Featherweight

Champ. Alexander Volkanovski [1998.4]

  1. Max Holloway [1967.9]
  2. Brian Ortega [1828.0]
  3. Josh Emmett [1798.9]
  4. Calvin Kattar [1779.7]
  5. Zabit Magomedsharipov [1775.2]
  6. Arnold Allen [1768.1]
  7. Chan Sung Jung [1762.6]
  8. Movsar Evloev [1750.3]
  9. Bryce Mitchell [1733.7]
  10. Edson Barboza [1731.5]
  11. Yair Rodriguez [1726.9]
  12. Giga Chikadze [1707.9]
  13. Lerone Murphy [1707.9]
  14. Ilia Topuria [1704.4]
  15. Cub Swanson [1702.5]

Men’s Lightweight

Champ. Charles Oliveira [1995.4]

  1. Dustin Poirier [1946.7]
  2. Justin Gaethje [1908.1]
  3. Islam Makhachev [1880.1]
  4. Tony Ferguson [1869.0]
  5. Conor McGregor [1866.1]
  6. Beneil Dariush [1854.3]
  7. Mateusz Gamrot [1828.6]
  8. Rafael Dos Anjos [1822.3]
  9. Gregor Gillespie [1781.5]
  10. Arman Tsarukyan [1765.6]
  11. Damir Ismagulov [1756.6]
  12. Michael Chandler [1754.8]
  13. Grant Dawson [1738.5]
  14. Dan Hooker [1733.2]
  15. Carlos Diego Ferreira [1722.4]

Men’s Welterweight

Champ. Kamaru Usman [2024.3]

  1. Vicente Luque [1873.6]
  2. Gilbert Burns [1851.0]
  3. Leon Edwards [1836.8]
  4. Jorge Masvidal [1827.2]
  5. Colby Covington [1825.9]
  6. Neil Magny [1806.6]
  7. Belal Muhammad [1806.2]
  8. Shavkat Rakhmonov [1792.7]
  9. Robbie Lawler [1780.9]
  10. Santiago Ponzinibbio [1780.4]
  11. Sean Brady [1778.3]
  12. Elizeu Zaleski Dos Santos [1773.3]
  13. Francisco Trinaldo [1768.3]
  14. Nate Diaz [1759.5]
  15. James Krause [1759.3]

Men’s Middleweight

Champ. Israel Adesanya [1974.9]

  1. Robert Whittaker [1861.8]
  2. Sean Strickland [1849.9]
  3. Derek Brunson [1791.3]
  4. Jared Cannonier [1783.4]
  5. Jack Hermansson [1774.1]
  6. Marvin Vettori [1764.6]
  7. Chris Weidman [1764.5]
  8. Uriah Hall [1759.7]
  9. Luke Rockhold [1759.1]
  10. Chris Curtis [1758.5]
  11. Andre Muniz [1748.2]
  12. Paulo Costa [1740.1]
  13. Zak Cummings [1739.1]
  14. Brendan Allen [1731.1]
  15. Kevin Holland [1718.2]

Men’s Light Heavyweight

Champ. Glover Teixeira [1941.9]

  1. Jan Blachowicz [1890.0]
  2. Anthony Smith [1826.8]
  3. Jiri Prochazka [1819.4]
  4. Magomed Ankalaev [1791.8]
  5. Thiago Santos [1783.5]
  6. Aleksandar Rakic [1740.5]
  7. Paul Craig [1721.4]
  8. Alexander Gustafsson [1719.8]
  9. Da-Un Jung [1707.9]
  10. Jamahal Hill [1704.6]
  11. Dominick Reyes [1700.8]
  12. Nikita Krylov [1691.5]
  13. Ryan Spann [1682.8]
  14. Michal Oleksiejczuk [1679.7]
  15. Maxim Grishin [1678.0]

Men’s Heavyweight

Champ. Francis Ngannou [1981.6]

  1. Stipe Miocic [1982.3]
  2. Ciryl Gane [1819.3]
  3. Alexander Volkov [1817.2]
  4. Derrick Lewis [1810.1]
  5. Curtis Blaydes [1797.3]
  6. Tai Tuivasa [1776.1]
  7. Marcin Tybura [1734.8]
  8. Alexander Romanov [1727.0]
  9. Jairzinho Rozenstruik [1718.6]
  10. Blagoy Ivanov [1715.7]
  11. Ben Rothwell [1696.1]
  12. Tom Aspinall [1691.5]
  13. Andrei Arlovski [1690.6]
  14. Sergei Pavlovich [1690.1]
  15. Tanner Boser [1687.5]

Overall Female Rankings

  1. Amanda Nunes [1903.6]
  2. Valentina Shevchenko [1895.4]
  3. Rose Namajunas [1820.7]
  4. Zhang Weili [1791.3]
  5. Jessica Andrade [1750.9]
  6. Taila Santos [1732.7]
  7. Katlyn Chookagian [1721.6]
  8. Joanna Jedrzejczyk [1714.6]
  9. Marina Rodriguez [1713.9]
  10. Julianna Pena [1712.2]
  11. Amanda Lemos [1709.8]
  12. Carla Esparza [1704.6]
  13. Tatiana Suarez [1694.8]
  14. Germaine de Randamie [1688.9]
  15. Holly Holm [1687.0]

Women’s Strawweight

Champ. Rose Namajunas [1820.7]

  1. Zhang Weili [1791.3]
  2. Joanna Jedrzejczyk [1714.6]
  3. Marina Rodriguez [1713.9]
  4. Amanda Lemos [1709.8]
  5. Carla Esparza [1704.6]
  6. Tatiana Suarez [1694.8]
  7. Virna Jandiroba [1680.2]
  8. Amanda Ribas [1676.1]
  9. Mackenzie Dern [1662.3]
  10. Tecia Torres [1648.7]
  11. Yan Xiaonan [1642.4]
  12. Ariane Carnelossi [1620.0]
  13. Kanako Murata [1605.5]
  14. Jessica Penne [1601.2]
  15. Michelle Waterson [1599.2]

Women’s Flyweight

Champ. Valentina Shevchenko [1895.4]

  1. Jessica Andrade [1750.9]
  2. Taila Santos [1732.7]
  3. Katlyn Chookagian [1721.6]
  4. Lauren Murphy [1671.1]
  5. Andrea Lee [1658.8]
  6. Casey O’Neill [1657.9]
  7. Montana De La Rosa [1646.3]
  8. Jennifer Maia [1629.8]
  9. Manon Fiorot [1617.5]
  10. Alexa Grasso [1613.9]
  11. Gillian Robertson [1613.0]
  12. Maycee Barber [1611.2]
  13. Molly McCann [1606.1]
  14. Melissa Gatto [1602.2]
  15. Maryna Moroz [1601.2]

Women’s Bantamweight

Champ. Julianna Pena [1712.2]

  1. Amanda Nunes [1903.6]
  2. Germaine de Randamie [1688.9]
  3. Holly Holm [1687.0]
  4. Raquel Pennington [1672.7]
  5. Ketlen Vieira [1671.8]
  6. Irene Aldana [1657.2]
  7. Miesha Tate [1645.4]
  8. Karol Rosa [1639.3]
  9. Aspen Ladd [1610.6]
  10. Josiane Nunes [1608.8]
  11. Julia Avila [1599.7]
  12. Macy Chiasson [1598.5]
  13. Alexis Davis [1588.0]
  14. Stephanie Egger [1587.0]
  15. Yana Kunitskaya [1586.2]

Women’s Featherweight

Champ. Amanda Nunes [1903.6]

  1. Macy Chiasson [1598.5]
  2. Norma Dumont [1585.7]
  3. Leah Letson [1508.7]
  4. Zarah Fairn dos Santos [1462.4]

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