The Cage Index@TheCageIndex

CI 100 • September 14, 2026

#26

Aljamain Sterling

Featherweight

CAGE INDEX RATING83.38CIR v2.8

This page reports Aljamain Sterling’s published Cage Index standing for the current snapshot. CIR is a model rating of recorded UFC results, not a fight prediction or an official UFC ranking.

Aljamain Sterling

Ranking résumé

THE NUMBER IN CONTEXT

Current standing, division position and historical highs from the same CIR v2.8 archive used by the Historical Calculator.

Current P4P#26CIR 83.38
Division rank#3Featherweight • 85 qualified
Peak CIR89.90May 7, 2023
Career-best P4P#5Nov 13, 2022
CI 100 event weeks458Qualified event-week snapshots
Top-10 event weeks52Qualified event-week snapshots
Gap above0.32 CIR to #25 Gregory Rodrigues
Gap below0.02 CIR over #27 Carlos Prates

Latest event impact

WHY THEY MOVED

Noche UFC: Silva vs Delgado • Sep 13, 2026Held at #26CIR 83.40 → 83.39 (-0.01)

Aljamain Sterling did not compete on this card. Across the Sep 11, 2026 → Sep 13, 2026 recalculation, CIR moved 83.40 → 83.39 (-0.01). Any rank movement came from field-wide results, normal time decay and eligibility changes rather than a new bout for Aljamain Sterling.

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Card movement uses CIR v2.8 snapshots at 2026-09-11 and 2026-09-13. A rank can change because the fighter changes, other fighters change, eligibility changes, or evidence ages with time.

Historical CIR

CAREER RATING TIMELINE

Every qualified historical snapshot in the CIR v2.8 archive, from Jul 20, 2014 through Sep 14, 2026.

9585756555Peak CIR 89.90 on May 7, 2023Latest CIR 83.38 on Sep 14, 2026201420202026
Peak: 89.90 • May 7, 2023Best rank: #5 • Nov 13, 2022Current: 83.38 • #26

This chart is descriptive historical output, not a prediction. Inactivity can lower CIR through time decay even without a new loss.

How to read this number

Opponent-relative fight evidence drives ability; reliability changes the weight of that evidence; recency ages it; and bounded, division-specific championship support combines with ability. Those context displays are not separate additive bonuses.

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