Rankings

Cage Calculus UFC Rankings (Apr. 17, 2023)

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

  • Max Holloway UP from #10 to #8 (Men’s Overall)
  • Edson Barboza UP from NR to #9 (Men’s Featherweight)
  • Azamat Murzakanov UP from #12 to #9 (Men’s Light Heavyweight)
  • Dustin Jacoby DOWN from #9 to NR (Men’s Light Heavyweight)
  • Pedro Munhoz UP from #9 to #7 (Men’s Bantamweight)
  • Chris Gutierrez DOWN from #11 to #15 (Men’s Bantamweight)
  • Brandon Royval UP from #15 to #8 (Men’s Flyweight)
  • Matheus Nicolau DOWN from #4 to #10 (Men’s Flyweight)
  • Gillian Robertson moves from #14 Women’s Flyweight to #9 Women’s Strawweight
  • Piera Rodriguez DOWN from #12 to NR (Women’s Strawweight)
  • Zak Cummings removed from rankings due to retirement

Overall Male Rankings

  1. Jon Jones [2122.5]
  2. Alexander Volkanovski [2017.4]
  3. Islam Makhachev [2000.7]
  4. Stipe Miocic [1982.3]
  5. Charles Oliveira [1975.0]
  6. Israel Adesanya [1967.7]
  7. Dustin Poirier [1966.3]
  8. Max Holloway [1962.9]
  9. Kamaru Usman [1957.6]
  10. Aljamain Sterling [1957.6]
  11. Leon Edwards [1937.0]
  12. Jan Blachowicz [1905.2]
  13. Brandon Moreno [1898.9]
  14. Justin Gaethje [1892.6]
  15. Robert Whittaker [1880.0]

Men’s Flyweight

Champ. Brandon Moreno [1898.9]

  1. Deiveson Figueiredo [1845.2]
  2. Alexandre Pantoja [1790.1]
  3. Amir Albazi [1724.8]
  4. Alex Perez [1698.1]
  5. Tatsuro Taira [1696.7]
  6. Kai Kara-France [1683.5]
  7. Muhammad Mokaev [1682.6]
  8. Brandon Royval [1673.8]
  9. Manel Kape [1673.6]
  10. Matheus Nicolau [1657.0]
  11. Allan Nascimento [1645.1]
  12. Jake Hadley [1644.5]
  13. Tagir Ulanbekov [1642.0]
  14. Victor Altamirano [1638.6]
  15. David Dvorak [1636.8]

Men’s Bantamweight

Champ. Aljamain Sterling [1957.6]

  1. Dominick Cruz [1837.3]
  2. Marlon Vera [1815.1]
  3. Merab Dvalishvili [1813.2]
  4. Cory Sandhagen [1810.1]
  5. Ricky Simon [1793.7]
  6. Rob Font [1792.2]
  7. Pedro Munhoz [1789.3]
  8. Petr Yan [1788.5]
  9. Sean O’Malley [1768.5]
  10. Umar Nurmagomedov [1756.1]
  11. Rani Yahya [1748.5]
  12. Jonathan Martinez [1743.1]
  13. Song Yadong [1732.9]
  14. Said Nurmagomedov [1732.5]
  15. Chris Gutierrez [1727.2]

Men’s Featherweight

Champ. Alexander Volkanovski [2017.4]

  1. Yair Rodriguez [1833.5] (Interim Champ)
  2. Max Holloway [1962.9]
  3. Arnold Allen [1807.6]
  4. Brian Ortega [1779.9]
  5. Josh Emmett [1775.7]
  6. Movsar Evloev [1771.3]
  7. Ilia Topuria [1765.2]
  8. Chan Sung Jung [1750.3]
  9. Edson Barboza [1743.6]
  10. Calvin Kattar [1741.6]
  11. Khusein Askhabov [1735.8]
  12. Jack Shore [1733.2]
  13. Sodiq Yusuff [1723.1]
  14. Bryce Mitchell [1720.3]
  15. Lerone Murphy [1719.6]

Men’s Lightweight

Champ. Islam Makhachev [2000.7]

  1. Charles Oliveira [1975.0]
  2. Dustin Poirier [1966.3]
  3. Justin Gaethje [1892.6]
  4. Beneil Dariush [1878.9]
  5. Conor McGregor [1866.1]
  6. Mateusz Gamrot [1835.6]
  7. Rafael Dos Anjos [1824.4]
  8. Grant Dawson [1790.9]
  9. Tony Ferguson [1787.5]
  10. Paddy Pimblett [1782.2]
  11. Gregor Gillespie [1781.5]
  12. Michael Chandler [1781.3]
  13. Mateusz Rebecki [1777.8]
  14. Arman Tsarukyan [1771.6]
  15. Drew Dober [1748.6]

Men’s Welterweight

Champ. Leon Edwards [1937.0]

  1. Kamaru Usman [1957.6]
  2. Gilbert Burns [1874.5]
  3. Belal Muhammad [1865.2]
  4. Shavkat Rakhmonov [1855.5]
  5. Colby Covington [1851.0]
  6. Vicente Luque [1799.1]
  7. Khamzat Chimaev [1791.0]
  8. Jack Della Maddalena [1779.4]
  9. Gunnar Nelson [1779.0]
  10. Stephen Thompson [1774.4]
  11. Neil Magny [1774.3]
  12. Elizeu Zaleski Dos Santos [1773.3]
  13. Santiago Ponzinibbio [1749.9]
  14. Kevin Holland [1746.5]
  15. Sean Brady [1745.1]

Men’s Middleweight

Champ. Israel Adesanya [1967.7]

  1. Robert Whittaker [1880.0]
  2. Brendan Allen [1812.2]
  3. Dricus Du Plessis [1804.5]
  4. Sean Strickland [1788.9]
  5. Jared Cannonier [1788.5]
  6. Marvin Vettori [1771.8]
  7. Paulo Costa [1766.5]
  8. Chris Weidman [1764.5]
  9. Jack Hermansson [1755.1]
  10. Derek Brunson [1753.9]
  11. Chris Curtis [1742.8]
  12. Andre Muniz [1742.1]
  13. Kelvin Gastelum [1739.0]
  14. Roman Dolidze [1726.5]
  15. Abusupiyan Magomedov [1723.1]

Men’s Light Heavyweight

Champ. Jamahal Hill [1793.5]

  1. Jan Blachowicz [1905.2]
  2. Jiri Prochazka [1874.6]
  3. Magomed Ankalaev [1856.4]
  4. Anthony Smith [1790.7]
  5. Nikita Krylov [1766.1]
  6. Aleksandar Rakic [1721.2]
  7. Johnny Walker [1721.0]
  8. Ryan Spann [1710.0]
  9. Azamat Murzakanov [1702.1]
  10. Paul Craig [1681.9]
  11. Maxim Grishin [1678.0]
  12. Alexander Gustafsson [1675.6]
  13. Alonzo Menifield [1673.5]
  14. Volkan Oezdemir [1671.3]
  15. Dominick Reyes [1664.7]

Men’s Heavyweight

Champ. Jon Jones [2122.5]

  1. Stipe Miocic [1982.3]
  2. Curtis Blaydes [1839.8]
  3. Ciryl Gane [1833.1]
  4. Alexander Volkov [1828.0]
  5. Sergei Pavlovich [1803.3]
  6. Marcin Tybura [1779.5]
  7. Jailton Almeida [1746.3]
  8. Sergei Spivac [1745.1]
  9. Tom Aspinall [1722.5]
  10. Jairzinho Rozenstruik [1719.9]
  11. Derrick Lewis [1719.0]
  12. Blagoy Ivanov [1713.5]
  13. Tai Tuivasa [1712.3]
  14. Alexandr Romanov [1690.0]
  15. Marcos Rogerio de Lima [1688.0]

Overall Female Rankings

  1. Amanda Nunes [1922.3]
  2. Valentina Shevchenko [1861.8]
  3. Zhang Weili [1859.2]
  4. Rose Namajunas [1798.6]
  5. Jessica Andrade [1754.7]
  6. Alexa Grasso [1743.3]
  7. Amanda Lemos [1738.7]
  8. Taila Santos [1723.3]
  9. Tatiana Suarez [1717.6]
  10. Erin Blanchfield [1715.7]
  11. Carla Esparza [1710.8]
  12. Raquel Pennington [1709.9]
  13. Katlyn Chookagian [1704.7]
  14. Julianna Pena [1699.7]
  15. Virna Jandiroba [1695.2]

Women’s Strawweight

Champ. Zhang Weili [1859.2]

  1. Rose Namajunas [1798.6]
  2. Jessica Andrade [1754.7]
  3. Amanda Lemos [1738.7]
  4. Tatiana Suarez [1717.6]
  5. Carla Esparza [1710.8]
  6. Virna Jandiroba [1695.2]
  7. Marina Rodriguez [1692.6]
  8. Mackenzie Dern [1654.7]
  9. Gillian Robertson [1653.5]
  10. Yan Xiaonan [1652.7]
  11. Yazmin Jauregui [1646.4]
  12. Tecia Torres [1632.6]
  13. Luana Pinheiro [1612.4]
  14. Tabatha Ricci [1607.7]
  15. Kanako Murata [1605.5]

Women’s Flyweight

Champ. Alexa Grasso [1743.3]

  1. Valentina Shevchenko [1861.8]
  2. Taila Santos [1723.3]
  3. Erin Blanchfield [1715.7]
  4. Katlyn Chookagian [1704.7]
  5. Amanda Ribas [1684.2]
  6. Lauren Murphy [1675.6]
  7. Manon Fiorot [1674.9]
  8. Maycee Barber [1671.9]
  9. Jennifer Maia [1658.0]
  10. Casey O’Neill [1631.0]
  11. Tracy Cortez [1624.9]
  12. Miranda Maverick [1623.3]
  13. Molly McCann [1620.7]
  14. Andrea Lee [1612.4]
  15. Viviane Araujo [1607.0]

Women’s Bantamweight

Champ. Amanda Nunes [1922.3]

  1. Raquel Pennington [1709.9]
  2. Julianna Pena [1699.7]
  3. Holly Holm [1688.6]
  4. Irene Aldana [1685.7]
  5. Ketlen Vieira [1672.7]
  6. Mayra Bueno Silva [1662.6]
  7. Karol Rosa [1624.9]
  8. Josiane Nunes [1623.8]
  9. Miesha Tate [1622.2]
  10. Pannie Kianzad [1604.5]
  11. Julia Avila [1599.7]
  12. Stephanie Egger [1594.0]
  13. Norma Dumont [1590.4]
  14. Tamires Vidal [1588.7]
  15. Macy Chiasson [1586.1]

Women’s Featherweight

Champ. Amanda Nunes [1922.3]

  1. Josiane Nunes [1623.8]
  2. Norma Dumont [1590.4]
  3. Ailin Perez [1587.2]
  4. Macy Chiasson [1586.1]
  5. Chelsea Chandler [1551.4]
  6. Danyelle Wolf [1489.2]
  7. Zarah Fairn dos Santos [1462.4]

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