CageIQ UFC rankings
Every division ranked by results alone. No panel, no hype: a rating built from every UFC fight since 1994, the same one our AI uses. Beating a highly rated opponent moves you up a lot; losing to a low-rated one drops you hard.
Active fighters only (a UFC fight in the last 18 months, at least 3 UFC fights). These are CageIQ's ratings, not the official UFC rankings. How the rating works
Pound for pound: men
| # | Fighter | Rating | UFC | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Islam Makhachevwelterweight | 1781 | 18-1 | — |
| 2 |  Alexander Volkanovskifeatherweight | 1722 | 16-3 | — |
| 3 |  Charles Oliveiralightweight | 1719 | 25-11 | — |
| 4 |  Max Hollowaywelterweight | 1719 | 24-9 | — |
| 5 |  Dricus Du Plessismiddleweight | 1702 | 10-1 | — |
| 6 |  Aljamain Sterlingfeatherweight | 1700 | 18-5 | — |
| 7 |  Ciryl Ganeheavyweight | 1696 | 11-2 | vs Hokit |
| 8 |  Kamaru Usmanmiddleweight | 1692 | 16-4 | — |
| 9 |  Brendan Allenmiddleweight | 1690 | 16-4 | — |
| 10 |  Ilia Topurialightweight | 1685 | 9-1 | — |
Pound for pound: women
| # | Fighter | Rating | UFC | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Valentina ShevchenkoWomen's flyweight | 1680 | 15-3-1 | — |
| 2 |  Tatiana SuarezWomen's strawweight | 1660 | 9-1 | vs Jandiroba |
| 3 | Natalia SilvaWomen's flyweight | 1659 | 9-0 | — |
| 4 |  Zhang WeiliWomen's flyweight | 1651 | 10-3 | — |
| 5 | Erin BlanchfieldWomen's flyweight | 1637 | 8-2 | — |
| 6 |  Manon FiorotWomen's flyweight | 1629 | 8-2 | — |
| 7 |  Mackenzie DernWomen's strawweight | 1619 | 12-5 | — |
| 8 |  Jasmine JasudaviciusWomen's flyweight | 1613 | 10-3 | — |
| 9 |  Luana SantosWomen's bantamweight | 1611 | 7-1 | — |
| 10 |  Gillian RobertsonWomen's strawweight | 1609 | 14-7 | — |
By division
Flyweight 125 lb
| # | Fighter | Rating | UFC | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Joshua Van | 1657 | 11-1 | — |
| 2 |  Alexandre Pantoja | 1641 | 14-5 | — |
| 3 |  Tatsuro Taira | 1624 | 8-2 | — |
| 4 |  Manel Kape | 1617 | 8-3 | — |
| 5 |  Kyoji Horiguchi | 1606 | 9-2 | — |
Bantamweight 135 lb
| # | Fighter | Rating | UFC | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Petr Yan | 1682 | 13-4 | — |
| 2 |  Song Yadong | 1667 | 13-4-1 | — |
| 3 |  Merab Dvalishvili | 1662 | 14-4 | — |
| 4 |  Sean O'Malley | 1658 | 12-3 | — |
| 5 | Mario Bautista | 1641 | 12-3 | — |
Featherweight 145 lb
| # | Fighter | Rating | UFC | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander Volkanovski | 1722 | 16-3 | — |
| 2 | Aljamain Sterling | 1700 | 18-5 | — |
| 3 |  Movsar Evloev | 1662 | 10-1 | — |
| 4 |  Arnold Allen | 1653 | 12-3 | — |
| 5 | Lerone Murphy | 1648 | 9-1-1 | — |
Lightweight 155 lb
| # | Fighter | Rating | UFC | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Oliveira | 1719 | 25-11 | — |
| 2 | Ilia Topuria | 1685 | 9-1 | — |
| 3 |  Arman Tsarukyan | 1681 | 11-2 | — |
| 4 | Grant Dawson | 1672 | 13-2-1 | — |
| 5 |  Dustin Poirier | 1671 | 22-9 | — |
Welterweight 170 lb
| # | Fighter | Rating | UFC | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Islam Makhachev | 1781 | 18-1 | — |
| 2 | Max Holloway | 1719 | 24-9 | — |
| 3 |  Michael Morales | 1666 | 7-0 | — |
| 4 |  Ian Machado Garry | 1661 | 10-2 | — |
| 5 |  Carlos Prates | 1655 | 7-1 | — |
Middleweight 185 lb
| # | Fighter | Rating | UFC | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dricus Du Plessis | 1702 | 10-1 | — |
| 2 | Kamaru Usman | 1692 | 16-4 | — |
| 3 | Brendan Allen | 1690 | 16-4 | — |
| 4 |  Khamzat Chimaev | 1681 | 9-1 | — |
| 5 |  Sean Strickland | 1674 | 18-7 | — |
Light heavyweight 205 lb
| # | Fighter | Rating | UFC | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Magomed Ankalaev | 1680 | 13-2-1 | — |
| 2 |  Carlos Ulberg | 1669 | 10-1 | — |
| 3 |  Robert Whittaker | 1659 | 18-7 | — |
| 4 |  Dominick Reyes | 1634 | 11-5 | — |
| 5 | Navajo Stirling | 1624 | 6-0 | — |
Heavyweight 265 lb
| # | Fighter | Rating | UFC | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ciryl Gane | 1696 | 11-2 | vs Hokit |
| 2 |  Alexander Volkov | 1681 | 15-5 | — |
| 3 | Tom Aspinall | 1670 | 8-1 | — |
| 4 |  Alex Pereira | 1665 | 10-3 | vs Pavlovich |
| 5 |  Curtis Blaydes | 1653 | 15-6 | — |
Women's strawweight 115 lb
| # | Fighter | Rating | UFC | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tatiana Suarez | 1660 | 9-1 | vs Jandiroba |
| 2 | Mackenzie Dern | 1619 | 12-5 | — |
| 3 | Gillian Robertson | 1609 | 14-7 | — |
| 4 | Virna Jandiroba | 1607 | 9-4 | vs Suarez |
| 5 | Denise Gomes | 1596 | 7-2 | — |
Women's flyweight 125 lb
| # | Fighter | Rating | UFC | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valentina Shevchenko | 1680 | 15-3-1 | — |
| 2 | Natalia Silva | 1659 | 9-0 | — |
| 3 | Zhang Weili | 1651 | 10-3 | — |
| 4 | Erin Blanchfield | 1637 | 8-2 | — |
| 5 | Manon Fiorot | 1629 | 8-2 | — |
Women's bantamweight 135 lb
| # | Fighter | Rating | UFC | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luana Santos | 1611 | 7-1 | — |
| 2 | Ailin Perez | 1604 | 7-1 | — |
| 3 |  Kayla Harrison | 1587 | 3-0 | vs Nunes |
| 4 | Jacqueline Cavalcanti | 1585 | 5-1 | — |
| 5 | Joselyne Edwards | 1584 | 9-4 | — |
How the rating works
Everyone starts at 1500. After each UFC fight the winner takes points from the loser: more when the result was a surprise, fewer when the favourite won, and 25% more for a finish than a decision. A fighter's first five UFC fights move the rating faster, so newcomers find their level quickly. Over thousands of fights the numbers settle into a ladder of who beat whom, which is why a fighter with fewer wins against stronger opposition can sit above a longer win streak.
It only knows UFC results: no injuries, no camp changes, no fights outside the UFC. A 100-point gap means the higher-rated fighter would win about 64% of the time by rating alone; our full model adds striking, grappling, age, reach and more.