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]
3. Charles Oliveira [2002.4]
4. Alexander Volkanovski [2000.5]
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]
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. Amir Albazi [1739.6]
3. Tatsuro Taira [1732.6]
4. Muhammad Mokaev [1709.0]
5. Alex Perez [1698.1]
6. Manel Kape [1691.4]
7. Brandon Royval [1673.8]
8. Azat Maksum [1672.3]
9. Kai Kara-France [1668.7]
10. Asu Almabaev [1658.1]
11. Matheus Nicolau [1657.0]
12. Nate Maness [1656.5]
13. Allan Nascimento [1645.1]
14. Tagir Ulanbekov [1642.0]
15. Hyun Sung Park [1641.2] ⬆️

Men’s Bantamweight

Champ. Sean O’Malley [1849.7]

1. Henry Cejudo [1934.4]
2. Aljamain Sterling [1927.9]
3. Deiveson Figueiredo [1864.8]
4. Marlon Vera [1838.2]
5. Dominick Cruz [1837.3]
6. Cory Sandhagen [1833.8]
7. Merab Dvalishvili [1813.2]
8. Petr Yan [1788.5]
9. Song Yadong [1788.5] ⬆️2️⃣
10. Jonathan Martinez [1770.6]
11. Pedro Munhoz [1766.2]
12. Ricky Simon [1761.4]
13. Umar Nurmagomedov [1756.1]
14. Said Nurmagomedov [1755.8]
15. Rob Font [1748.9]

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. Joanderson Brito [1722.7]

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. Arman Tsarukyan [1834.4]
7. Mateusz Rebecki [1818.7]
8. Beneil Dariush [1807.5]
9. Rafael Dos Anjos [1797.6]
10. Paddy Pimblett [1782.2]
11. Gregor Gillespie [1781.5]
12. Michael Chandler [1781.3]
13. Grant Dawson [1764.2]
14. Benoit Saint-Denis [1754.7]
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. Nicolas Dalby [1781.1]
9. Elizeu Zaleski Dos Santos [1779.9]
10. Gunnar Nelson [1779.0]
11. Sean Brady [1777.0]
12. Stephen Thompson [1774.4]
13. Kevin Holland [1766.7]
14. Michael Morales [1763.0]
15. Ian Machado Garry [1756.1]

Men’s Middleweight

Champ. Sean Strickland [1870.1]

1. Israel Adesanya [1932.5]
2. Brendan Allen [1856.4]
3. Dricus Du Plessis [1847.0]
4. Robert Whittaker [1837.5]
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. Caio Borralho [1741.4]
12. Chris Weidman [1730.7]
13. Roman Dolidze [1726.5]
14. Andre Muniz [1716.6] ⬆️
15. Kelvin Gastelum [1707.1]

Men’s Light Heavyweight

Champ. Alex Pereira [1827.1]

1. Jan Blachowicz [1879.7]
2. Magomed Ankalaev [1856.4]
3. Jiri Prochazka [1825.8]
4. Jamahal Hill [1793.5]
5. Nikita Krylov [1766.1]
6. Johnny Walker [1750.9]
7. Anthony Smith [1732.9] ⬇️2️⃣
8. Aleksandar Rakic [1721.2]
9. Khalil Rountree Jr. [1710.0] ⬆️
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. Tom Aspinall [1834.9] [Interim Champ]
2. Stipe Miocic [1982.3]
3. Ciryl Gane [1859.4]
4. Alexander Volkov [1851.8]
5. Jailton Almeida [1804.2]
6. Sergei Pavlovich [1798.9]
7. Curtis Blaydes [1798.4]
8. Marcin Tybura [1735.9]
9. Derrick Lewis [1732.1]
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. Jessica Andrade [1707.8]
14. Katlyn Chookagian [1704.7]
15. Yan Xiaonan [1700.9]

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. Jessica Andrade [1707.8]
7. Yan Xiaonan [1700.9]
8. Marina Rodriguez [1691.9]
9. Amanda Ribas [1677.2]
10. Lupita Godinez [1652.8]
11. Mackenzie Dern [1638.9]
12. Tecia Torres [1632.6]
13. Gillian Robertson [1625.2]
14. Tabatha Ricci [1619.3]
15. Eduarda Moura [1619.1]

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. Lauren Murphy [1675.6]
7. Karine Silva [1670.3]
8. Natalia Silva [1655.6]
9. Tracy Cortez [1648.1]
10. Viviane Araujo [1635.6]
11. Casey O’Neill [1631.0]
12. Miranda Maverick [1627.2]
13. JJ Aldrich [1603.4]
14. Andrea Lee [1588.8]
15. Luana Santos [1578.0] ⬆️

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. Miesha Tate [1652.6]
7. Holly Holm [1651.0]
8. Norma Dumont [1638.2]
9. Ailin Perez [1624.9]
10. Josiane Nunes [1623.8]
11. Karol Rosa [1612.7]
12. Macy Chiasson [1586.1]
13. Pannie Kianzad [1584.3]
14. Jamey-Lyn Horth [1580.5]
15. Melissa Dixon [1576.1]