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1
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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2
- José Aldo
- "Junior"
- 31-8-0
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3
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo"
- 32-15-0
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4
- Nick Diaz
- 26-10-0, 2 NC
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5
- Carlos Condit
- "The Natural Born Killer"
- 32-14-0
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6
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy"
- 16-14-2
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7
- Chan Sung Jung
- "The Korean Zombie"
- 17-8-0
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8
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun"
- 27-14-1
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9
- Conor McGregor
- "The Notorious"
- 22-6-0
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10
- Quinton Jackson
- "Rampage"
- 37-14-0
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11
- Mirko Filipović
- "Cro Cop" | 38-11-2, 1 NC
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12
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer" | 35-14-1, 1 NC
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13
- Robbie Lawler
- "Ruthless" | 30-16-0, 1 NC
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14
- Anthony Pettis
- "Showtime" | 25-14-0
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15
- Vitor Belfort
- "The Phenom" | 26-14-0, 1 NC
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16
- Gegard Mousasi
- "The Dreamcatcher" | 49-9-2
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17
- Chris Lytle
- "Lights Out" | 31-18-5
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18
- Igor Vovchanchyn
- "Ice Cold" | 55-10-1, 1 NC
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19
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider" | 34-11-0, 1 NC
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20
- Mark Hunt
- "Super Samoan" | 13-14-1, 1 NC
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21
- Alexander Gustafsson
- "The Mauler" | 18-8-0
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22
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman" | 21-9-0
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23
- Bas Rutten
- "El Guapo" | 28-4-1
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24
- Kazushi Sakuraba
- "The Gracie Hunter" | 26-17-1, 2 NC
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25
- Nate Diaz
- 21-13-0