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1
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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2
- Frankie Edgar
- "The Answer"
- 24-11-1
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3
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer"
- 35-14-1, 1 NC
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4
- James Te Huna
- 16-9-0
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5
- Matt Hughes
- 45-9-0
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6
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy"
- 16-14-2
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7
- Quinton Jackson
- "Rampage"
- 37-14-0
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8
- Urijah Faber
- "The California Kid"
- 35-11-0
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9
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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10
- Donald Cerrone
- "Cowboy"
- 36-17-0, 2 NC
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11
- Jason Miller
- "Mayhem" | 24-10-0, 1 NC
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12
- Muhammed Lawal
- "King Mo" | 21-10-0, 1 NC
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13
- Chan Sung Jung
- "The Korean Zombie" | 17-8-0
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14
- Diego Sanchez
- "Nightmare" | 30-14-0
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15
- Lyoto Machida
- "The Dragon" | 26-12-0