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1
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush"
- 26-2-0
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2
- Jon Jones
- "Bones"
- 27-1-0, 1 NC
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3
- Lyoto Machida
- "The Dragon"
- 26-12-0
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4
- Frankie Edgar
- "The Answer"
- 24-11-1
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5
- Chael Sonnen
- 30-17-1
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6
- Rich Franklin
- "Ace"
- 29-7-0, 1 NC
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7
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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8
- Junior dos Santos
- "Cigano"
- 21-10-0
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9
- Demian Maia
- 28-11-0
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10
- Jason Miller
- "Mayhem"
- 24-10-0, 1 NC
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11
- Nick Diaz
- 26-10-0, 2 NC
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12
- Stoney Hale
- "The Skuller" | 6-3-0
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13
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo" | 32-15-0
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14
- Benson Henderson
- "Smooth" | 30-12-0
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15
- Mirko Filipović
- "Cro Cop" | 38-11-2, 1 NC
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16
- Chris Leben
- "The Crippler" | 21-12-0
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17
- Anthony Pettis
- "Showtime" | 25-14-0
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18
- Forrest Griffin
- 19-7-0
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19
- Kenny Florian
- "KenFlo" | 14-6-0
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20
- Shinya Aoki
- "Tobikan Judan" | 48-11-0, 1 NC
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21
- Dan Hardy
- "The Outlaw" | 25-10-0, 1 NC
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22
- Nate Diaz
- 21-13-0
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23
- Don Frye
- "The Predator" | 20-9-1, 1 NC
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24
- Joe Lauzon
- "J-Lau" | 28-15-0
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25
- Chris Lytle
- "Lights Out" | 31-18-5
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26
- Roy Nelson
- "Big Country" | 23-19-0
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27
- Kazushi Sakuraba
- "The Gracie Hunter" | 26-17-1, 2 NC
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28
- Vitor Belfort
- "The Phenom" | 26-14-0, 1 NC
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29
- Carlos Condit
- "The Natural Born Killer" | 32-14-0
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30
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer" | 35-14-1, 1 NC
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31
- José Aldo
- "Junior" | 32-8-0
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32
- Dan Severn
- "The Beast" | 101-19-7
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33
- Ken Shamrock
- "The World's Most Dangerous Man" | 28-17-3
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34
- Daniel Cormier
- "DC" | 22-3-0, 1 NC
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35
- Dan Miller
- 14-8-0, 1 NC