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1
- Rich Franklin
- "Ace"
- 29-7-0, 1 NC
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2
- Chan Sung Jung
- "The Korean Zombie"
- 17-8-0
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3
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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4
- Anthony Johnson
- "Rumble"
- 23-6-0
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5
- Edson Barboza
- "Junior"
- 24-11-0
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6
- Demian Maia
- 28-11-0
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7
- Max Holloway
- "Blessed"
- 26-7-0
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8
- Stephen Thompson
- "Wonderboy"
- 17-7-1
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9
- Junior dos Santos
- "Cigano"
- 21-10-0
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10
- Jon Jones
- "Bones"
- 27-1-0, 1 NC
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11
- Carlos Condit
- "The Natural Born Killer" | 32-14-0
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12
- Valentina Shevchenko
- "Bullet" | 23-4-1
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13
- Michael McDonald
- "Mayday" | 19-4-0
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14
- Dominick Cruz
- "The Dominator" | 24-4-0
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15
- Benson Henderson
- "Smooth" | 30-12-0
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16
- Donald Cerrone
- "Cowboy" | 36-17-0, 2 NC
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17
- Khabib Nurmagomedov
- "The Eagle" | 29-0-0
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18
- Gegard Mousasi
- "The Dreamcatcher" | 49-9-2
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19
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman" | 21-9-0
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20
- Demetrious Johnson
- "Mighty Mouse" | 25-4-1
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21
- Mirko Filipović
- "Cro Cop" | 38-11-2, 1 NC
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22
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo" | 32-15-0
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23
- Stipe Miocic
- 20-4-0
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24
- Nick Diaz
- 26-10-0, 2 NC
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25
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
- "Minotauro" | 34-10-1, 1 NC