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

• Charles Oliveira UP from #4 to #3 (Men’s Overall)
• Justin Gaethje DOWN from #12 to NR (Men’s Overall)
• Charles Oliveira DOWN from Champ to #1 (Men’s Lightweight)
• Justin Gaethje DOWN from #2 to #4 (Men’s Lightweight)
• Carla Esparza UP from #11 to #6 (Women’s Overall)
• Carla Esparza UP from #5 to Champ (Women’s Strawweight)
• Rose Namajunas DOWN from Champ to #1 (Women’s Strawweight)
• Michael Chandler UP from #13 to #10 (Men’s Lightweight)
• Tony Ferguson DOWN from #4 to #9 (Men’s Lightweight)
• Brandon Royval UP from NR to #12 (Men’s Flyweight)
• Matt Schnell DOWN from #15 to NR (Men’s Flyweight)
• Francisco Trinaldo UP from #13 to #9 (Men’s Welterweight)
• Blagoy Ivanov UP from #12 to #9 (Men’s Heavyweight)
• Ariane Carnelossi DOWN from #12 to NR (Women’s Strawweight)
• Lupita Godinez UP from NR to #14 (Women’s Strawweight)
• Tracy Cortez UP from NR to #11 (Women’s Flyweight)
• Melissa Gatto DOWN from #15 to NR (Women’s Flyweight)
• Macy Chiasson UP from #13 to #8 (Women’s Bantamweight)

Overall Male Rankings

1. Jon Jones [2093.1]
2. Kamaru Usman [2024.3]
3. Charles Oliveira [2023.7]
4. Alexander Volkanovski [2016.8]
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. Aljamain Sterling [1908.6]
12. Jan Blachowicz [1890.0]
13. TJ Dillashaw [1885.2]
14. Jose Aldo [1884.6]
15. Deiveson Figueiredo [1881.0]

Men’s Flyweight

Champ. Deiveson Figueiredo [1881.0]

1. Brandon Moreno [1810.5]
2. Alexandre Pantoja [1754.9]
3. Alex Perez [1733.3]
4. Askar Askarov [1710.9]
5. Kai Kara-France [1706.6]
6. Matheus Nicolau [1674.4]
7. Cody Garbrandt [1669.2]
8. Amir Albazi [1668.6]
9. David Dvorak [1662.9]
10. Malcolm Gordon [1661.4]
11. Manel Kape [1647.5]
12. Brandon Royval [1628.4]
13. Su Mudaerji [1618.2]
14. Rogerio Bontorin [1607.2]
15. Jeff Molina [1605.5]

Men’s Bantamweight

Champ. Aljamain Sterling [1908.6]

1. TJ Dillashaw [1885.2]
2. Jose Aldo [1884.6]
3. Dominick Cruz [1873.8]
4. Petr Yan [1837.8]
5. Marlon Vera [1797.4]
6. Pedro Munhoz [1765.3]
7. Song Yadong [1763.1]
8. Rob Font [1761.4]
9. Cory Sandhagen [1761.1]
10. Ricky Simon [1760.6]
11. Rani Yahya [1748.5]
12. Sean O’Malley [1747.5]
13. Jack Shore [1741.8]
14. Frankie Edgar [1740.9]
15. Merab Dvalishvili [1735.7]

Men’s Featherweight

Champ. Alexander Volkanovski [2016.8]

1. Max Holloway [1967.9]
2. Brian Ortega [1828.0]
3. Arnold Allen [1801.8]
4. Josh Emmett [1798.9]
5. Calvin Kattar [1779.7]
6. Bryce Mitchell [1758.5]
7. Chan Sung Jung [1750.3]
8. Movsar Evloev [1750.3]
9. Ilia Topuria [1727.0]
10. Yair Rodriguez [1726.9]
11. Giga Chikadze [1707.9]
12. Lerone Murphy [1707.9]
13. Edson Barboza [1706.7]
14. Cub Swanson [1702.5]
15. Sodiq Yusuff [1695.7]

Men’s Lightweight

1. Charles Oliveira [2023.7]
2. Dustin Poirier [1946.7]
3. Islam Makhachev [1880.1]
4. Justin Gaethje [1879.8]
5. Conor McGregor [1866.1]
6. Beneil Dariush [1854.3]
7. Rafael Dos Anjos [1838.8]
8. Mateusz Gamrot [1828.6]
9. Tony Ferguson [1822.9]
10. Michael Chandler [1800.9]
11. Gregor Gillespie [1781.5]
12. Grant Dawson [1765.7]
13. Arman Tsarukyan [1765.6]
14. Damir Ismagulov [1756.6]
15. Paddy Pimblett [1738.4]

Men’s Welterweight

Champ. Kamaru Usman [2024.3]

1. Colby Covington [1851.0]
2. Vicente Luque [1843.8]
3. Leon Edwards [1836.8]
4. Belal Muhammad [1836.0]
5. Neil Magny [1818.2]
6. Gilbert Burns [1816.8]
7. Jorge Masvidal [1802.1]
8. Shavkat Rakhmonov [1792.7]
9. Francisco Trinaldo [1784.2]
10. Robbie Lawler [1780.9]
11. Santiago Ponzinibbio [1780.4]
12. Sean Brady [1778.3]
13. Elizeu Zaleski Dos Santos [1773.3]
14. Nate Diaz [1759.5]
15. Khamzat Chimaev [1750.8]

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. Krzysztof Jotko [1726.7]

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 [1816.2]
5. Thiago Santos [1759.1]
6. Paul Craig [1755.7]
7. Aleksandar Rakic [1740.5]
8. Alexander Gustafsson [1719.8]
9. Da-Un Jung [1707.9]
10. Jamahal Hill [1704.6]
11. Dominick Reyes [1700.8]
12. Ryan Spann [1682.8]
13. Maxim Grishin [1678.0]
14. Jailton Almeida [1671.9]
15. Dustin Jacoby [1667.8]

Men’s Heavyweight

Champ. Francis Ngannou [1981.6]

1. Stipe Miocic [1982.3]
2. Curtis Blaydes [1820.3]
3. Ciryl Gane [1819.3]
4. Derrick Lewis [1810.1]
5. Tai Tuivasa [1776.1]
6. Alexander Volkov [1766.7]
7. Tom Aspinall [1742.0]
8. Alexander Romanov [1740.1]
9. Blagoy Ivanov [1737.1]
10. Marcin Tybura [1734.8]
11. Sergei Pavlovich [1721.1]
12. Jairzinho Rozenstruik [1718.6]
13. Andrei Arlovski [1701.8]
14. Aleksei Oleinik [1699.3]
15. Tanner Boser [1687.5]

Overall Female Rankings

1. Amanda Nunes [1903.6]
2. Valentina Shevchenko [1895.4]
3. Rose Namajunas [1798.6]
4. Zhang Weili [1791.3]
5. Jessica Andrade [1784.0]
6. Carla Esparza [1737.8]
7. Taila Santos [1732.7]
8. Marina Rodriguez [1727.3]
9. Katlyn Chookagian [1721.6]
10. Joanna Jedrzejczyk [1714.6]
11. Julianna Pena [1712.2]
12. Raquel Pennington [1693.3]
13. Germaine de Randamie [1688.9]
14. Holly Holm [1687.0]
15. Virna Jandiroba [1680.2]

Women’s Strawweight

Champ. Carla Esparza [1737.8]

1. Rose Namajunas [1798.6]
2. Zhang Weili [1791.3]
3. Jessica Andrade [1784.0]
4. Marina Rodriguez [1727.3]
5. Joanna Jedrzejczyk [1714.6]
6. Virna Jandiroba [1680.2]
7. Mackenzie Dern [1678.4]
8. Amanda Lemos [1676.7]
9. Amanda Ribas [1676.1]
10. Tecia Torres [1648.7]
11. Yan Xiaonan [1629.0]
12. Piera Rodriguez [1608.2]
13. Kanako Murata [1605.5]
14. Lupita Godinez [1602.5]
15. Jessica Penne [1601.2]

Women’s Flyweight

Champ. Valentina Shevchenko [1895.4]

1. Taila Santos [1732.7]
2. Katlyn Chookagian [1721.6]
3. Lauren Murphy [1671.1]
4. Andrea Lee [1658.8]
5. Casey O’Neill [1657.9]
6. Alexa Grasso [1645.8]
7. Manon Fiorot [1643.4]
8. Maycee Barber [1638.7]
9. Molly McCann [1634.9]
10. Maryna Moroz [1633.9]
11. Tracy Cortez [1624.9]
12. JJ Aldrich [1619.6]
13. Montana De La Rosa [1618.8]
14. Jennifer Maia [1603.9]
15. Miranda Maverick [1603.2]

Women’s Bantamweight

Champ. Julianna Pena [1712.2]

1. Amanda Nunes [1903.6]
2. Raquel Pennington [1693.3]
3. Germaine de Randamie [1688.9]
4. Holly Holm [1687.0]
5. Ketlen Vieira [1671.8]
6. Irene Aldana [1657.2]
7. Miesha Tate [1645.4]
8. Macy Chiasson [1614.6]
9. Josiane Nunes [1608.8]
10. Karol Rosa [1608.2]
11. Pannie Kianzad [1604.5]
12. Mayra Bueno Silva [1603.1]
13. Julia Avila [1599.7]
14. Aspen Ladd [1590.0]
15. Stephanie Egger [1587.0]

Women’s Featherweight

Champ. Amanda Nunes [1903.6]

1. Macy Chiasson [1614.6]
2. Norma Dumont [1569.6]
3. Leah Letson [1508.7]
4. Zarah Fairn dos Santos [1462.4]