The Road to UFC: Shanghai card will feature two sanctioned UFC bouts, both of which will be previewed in this post. The card will be headlined by a bout between “Doctor” Ming Shi (pictured left) and Bruna Brasil (pictured right). Shi put the division on notice with a devastating KO win in her UFC debut in November of last year. Brasil defeated perennial contender Molly McCann last summer and will be trying to kickstart a run to the top 15.

A fighter’s CC win probabilities are based off of a fighter’s Cage Calculus (CC) Rating and their place in the CC Rankings. A fighter’s CageCalc+ Score is determined by a variety of factors and is specific to each matchup. The CageCalc+ projection is an estimated win probability based on this statistic. Each fighter’s new CC Ratings after their bouts will be determined by the first CC win probability only.

Also featured below their record and rating is their divisional rankings in the CC Rankings and the official UFC Rankings. Any fighter falling outside of the top 15 of their respective division is classified as NR (not ranked).

Also displayed to the right of their rankings is a fighter’s CCz Score. A positive CCz Score indicates a fighter is above average for their weight class. A negative one indicates they are below average. The higher the number is, the farther away from average a fighter is (in either direction). CCz Scores typically range from as high as positive 4, to as low as negative 2.5.

The fighter’s name highlighted in green at the bottom of the panel indicates the editor’s pick to win. The numbers above each fighter’s name indicates their posted odds to win on FanDuel Sportsbook as of the posting of these previews.

Without further ado, here is the Cage Calculus tale of the tape for this week’s fights!

Road to UFC Shanghai (Shi vs. Brasil) Previews – August 22, 2025

Nyamjargal Tumendemberel vs. Terrance Saeturn (Co-Main Event)

Ming Shi vs. Bruna Brasil (Main Event)

Picture Credit: UFC