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1
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo"
- 32-15-0
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2
- Melvin Manhoef
- "No Mercy"
- 32-17-1, 2 NC
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3
- Shane Carwin
- "The Engineer"
- 12-2-0
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4
- Alistair Overeem
- "The Demolition Man"
- 47-19-0, 1 NC
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5
- Junior dos Santos
- "Cigano"
- 21-10-0
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6
- Robbie Lawler
- "Ruthless"
- 30-16-0, 1 NC
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7
- Erick Silva
- "The Tiger"
- 20-11-0, 1 NC
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8
- Johny Hendricks
- "Big Rig"
- 18-8-0
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9
- Vitor Belfort
- "The Phenom"
- 26-14-0, 1 NC
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10
- Mark Hunt
- "Super Samoan"
- 13-14-1, 1 NC
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11
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun" | 27-14-1
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12
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer" | 35-14-1, 1 NC
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13
- Quinton Jackson
- "Rampage" | 37-14-0
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14
- Roy Nelson
- "Big Country" | 23-19-0
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15
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman" | 21-9-0
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16
- Takanori Gomi
- "The Fireball Kid" | 35-15-0, 1 NC
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17
- Norifumi Yamamoto
- "KID" | 18-6-0, 2 NC
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18
- Joseph Benavidez
- 28-8-0