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). Arrows and numbers beside a fighter’s rating indicate how many spots they’ve risen or fallen since the most recent ranking. An upward arrow with no number indicates a fighter was previously unranked.

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.

Overall Male Rankings

1. Jon Jones [2122.5]
2. Islam Makhachev [2063.7] ⬆️2️⃣
3. Charles Oliveira [2002.4]
4. Alexander Volkanovski [2000.5] ⬇️2️⃣
5. Stipe Miocic [1982.3]
6. Max Holloway [1977.7]
7. Leon Edwards [1937.0]
8. Justin Gaethje [1934.9]
9. Henry Cejudo [1934.4]
10. Israel Adesanya [1932.5]
11. Aljamain Sterling [1927.9]
12. Kamaru Usman [1927.6] ⬇️5️⃣
13. Dustin Poirier [1924.0]
14. Belal Muhammad [1890.9]
15. Jan Blachowicz [1879.7]

Men’s Flyweight

Champ. Alexandre Pantoja [1822.8]

1. Brandon Moreno [1877.1]
2. Deiveson Figueiredo [1845.2]
3. Amir Albazi [1739.6]
4. Tatsuro Taira [1710.0]
5. Muhammad Mokaev [1709.0] ⬆️2️⃣
6. Alex Perez [1698.1]
7. Manel Kape [1691.4]
8. Brandon Royval [1673.8]
9. Azat Maksum [1672.3]
10. Kai Kara-France [1668.7]
11. Asu Almabaev [1658.1]
12. Matheus Nicolau [1657.0]
13. Nate Maness [1656.5]
14. Alessandro Costa [1646.0]
15. Allan Nascimento [1645.1]

Men’s Bantamweight

Champ. Sean O’Malley [1849.7]

1. Henry Cejudo [1934.4]
2. Aljamain Sterling [1927.9]
3. Marlon Vera [1838.2]
4. Dominick Cruz [1837.3]
5. Cory Sandhagen [1833.8]
6. Merab Dvalishvili [1813.2]
7. Petr Yan [1788.5]
8. Jonathan Martinez [1770.6]
9. Rob Font [1768.5]
10. Pedro Munhoz [1766.2]
11. Song Yadong [1765.2]
12. Ricky Simon [1761.4]
13. Umar Nurmagomedov [1756.1]
14. Said Nurmagomedov [1755.8] ⬆️
15. Chris Gutierrez [1741.9]

Men’s Featherweight

Champ. Alexander Volkanovski [2000.5]

1. Max Holloway [1977.7]
2. Yair Rodriguez [1816.8]
3. Arnold Allen [1807.6]
4. Ilia Topuria [1791.0]
5. Movsar Evloev [1785.5]
6. Brian Ortega [1779.9]
7. Edson Barboza [1767.1]
8. Josh Emmett [1749.9]
9. Bryce Mitchell [1746.5]
10. Calvin Kattar [1741.6]
11. Lerone Murphy [1741.4]
12. Khusein Askhabov [1735.8]
13. Jack Shore [1733.2]
14. Giga Chikadze [1733.0]
15. Dan Ige [1711.4] ⬆️

Men’s Lightweight

Champ. Islam Makhachev [2063.7]

1. Charles Oliveira [2002.4]
2. Justin Gaethje [1934.9]
3. Dustin Poirier [1924.0]
4. Conor McGregor [1866.1]
5. Mateusz Gamrot [1860.0]
6. Beneil Dariush [1851.5]
7. Mateusz Rebecki [1799.3]
8. Rafael Dos Anjos [1797.6]
9. Arman Tsarukyan [1790.4]
10. Paddy Pimblett [1782.2]
11. Gregor Gillespie [1781.5]
12. Michael Chandler [1781.3]
13. Grant Dawson [1764.2]
14. Bobby Green [1760.7]
15. Carlos Diego Ferreira [1747.5]

Men’s Welterweight

Champ. Leon Edwards [1937.0]

1. Kamaru Usman [1927.6]
2. Belal Muhammad [1890.9]
3. Shavkat Rakhmonov [1855.5]
4. Colby Covington [1851.0]
5. Gilbert Burns [1848.8]
6. Vicente Luque [1825.9]
7. Jack Della Maddalena [1803.9]
8. Elizeu Zaleski Dos Santos [1783.0]
9. Gunnar Nelson [1779.0]
10. Stephen Thompson [1774.4]
11. Kevin Holland [1766.7]
12. Ian Machado Garry [1756.1]
13. Neil Magny [1755.3]
14. Santiago Ponzinibbio [1749.9]
15. Nicolas Dalby [1749.7] ⬆️

Men’s Middleweight

Champ. Sean Strickland [1870.1]

1. Israel Adesanya [1932.5]
2. Dricus Du Plessis [1847.0]
3. Robert Whittaker [1837.5]
4. Brendan Allen [1834.0]
5. Khamzat Chimaev [1821.0] ⬆️
6. Jared Cannonier [1812.3]
7. Paulo Costa [1766.5]
8. Jack Hermansson [1755.1]
9. Marvin Vettori [1748.0]
10. Chris Curtis [1742.8]
11. Kelvin Gastelum [1739.0]
12. Chris Weidman [1730.7]
13. Roman Dolidze [1726.5]
14. Paul Craig [1722.9]
15. Caio Borralho [1718.1]

Men’s Light Heavyweight

Champ. VACANT

1. Jan Blachowicz [1879.7]
2. Jiri Prochazka [1874.6]
3. Magomed Ankalaev [1856.4]
4. Jamahal Hill [1793.5]
5. Anthony Smith [1775.1]
6. Nikita Krylov [1766.1]
7. Johnny Walker [1750.9]
8. Alex Pereira [1729.5]
9. Aleksandar Rakic [1721.2]
10. Alonzo Menifield [1706.4]
11. Azamat Murzakanov [1702.1]
12. Volkan Oezdemir [1701.2]
13. Dustin Jacoby [1700.6]
14. Ryan Spann [1695.7]
15. Carlos Ulberg [1683.3]

Men’s Heavyweight

Champ. Jon Jones [2122.5]

1. Stipe Miocic [1982.3]
2. Ciryl Gane [1859.4]
3. Alexander Volkov [1851.8]
4. Sergei Pavlovich [1844.7]
5. Curtis Blaydes [1798.4]
6. Jailton Almeida [1781.0]
7. Tom Aspinall [1766.1]
8. Derrick Lewis [1755.3]
9. Marcin Tybura [1735.9]
10. Sergei Spivac [1718.8]
11. Alexandr Romanov [1716.7]
12. Tai Tuivasa [1688.5]
13. Jairzinho Rozenstruik [1685.2]
14. Marcos Reogerio de Lima [1672.0]
15. Martin Buday [1671.9]

Overall Female Rankings

1. Zhang Weili [1884.2]
2. Valentina Shevchenko [1853.6]
3. Rose Namajunas [1765.1]
4. Alexa Grasso [1751.5]
5. Tatiana Suarez [1751.5]
6. Erin Blanchfield [1741.2]
7. Amanda Lemos [1722.0]
8. Virna Jandiroba [1720.0]
9. Carla Esparza [1710.8]
10. Raquel Pennington [1709.9]
11. Manon Fiorot [1708.4]
12. Maycee Barber [1708.1]
13. Katlyn Chookagian [1704.7]
14. Yan Xiaonan [1700.9]
15. Mayra Bueno Silva [1700.2]

Women’s Strawweight

Champ. Zhang Weili [1884.2]

1. Rose Namajunas [1765.1]
2. Tatiana Suarez [1751.5]
3. Amanda Lemos [1722.0]
4. Virna Jandiroba [1720.0]
5. Carla Esparza [1710.8]
6. Yan Xiaonan [1700.9]
7. Marina Rodriguez [1691.9]
8. Mackenzie Dern [1674.1]
9. Jessica Andrade [1672.6]
10. Tabatha Ricci [1636.0]
11. Lupita Godinez [1636.0]
12. Tecia Torres [1632.6]
13. Gillian Robertson [1625.2]
14. Luana Pinheiro [1612.4]
15. Karolina Kowalkiewicz [1610.4]

Women’s Flyweight

Champ. Alexa Grasso [1751.5]

1. Valentina Shevchenko [1853.6]
2. Erin Blanchfield [1741.2]
3. Manon Fiorot [1708.4]
4. Maycee Barber [1708.1]
5. Katlyn Chookagian [1704.7]
6. Taila Santos [1697.8]
7. Lauren Murphy [1675.6]
8. Karine Silva [1670.3]
9. Natalia Silva [1655.6]
10. Tracy Cortez [1648.1]
11. Amanda Ribas [1648.0]
12. Viviane Araujo [1635.6]
13. Casey O’Neill [1631.0]
14. Miranda Maverick [1627.2]
15. JJ Aldrich [1603.4]

Women’s Bantamweight

Champ. VACANT

1. Raquel Pennington [1709.9]
2. Mayra Bueno Silva [1700.2]
3. Julianna Pena [1699.7]
4. Ketlen Vieira [1692.9]
5. Irene Aldana [1675.5]
6. Holly Holm [1651.0]
7. Norma Dumont [1638.2]
8. Josiane Nunes [1623.8]
9. Miesha Tate [1622.2]
10. Karol Rosa [1612.7]
11. Ailin Perez [1604.8]
12. Jamey-Lyn Horth [1601.4]
13. Julia Avila [1599.7]
14. Macy Chiasson [1586.1]
15. Pannie Kianzad [1584.3]