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1
- Mark Hunt
- "Super Samoan"
- 13-14-1, 1 NC
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2
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush"
- 26-2-0
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3
- José Aldo
- "Junior"
- 31-8-0
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4
- Kazushi Sakuraba
- "The Gracie Hunter"
- 26-17-1, 2 NC
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5
- Lyoto Machida
- "The Dragon"
- 26-12-0
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6
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer"
- 35-14-1, 1 NC
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7
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy"
- 16-14-2
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8
- Chan Sung Jung
- "The Korean Zombie"
- 17-8-0
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9
- Khabib Nurmagomedov
- "The Eagle"
- 29-0-0
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10
- Robbie Lawler
- "Ruthless"
- 30-16-0, 1 NC
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11
- Takanori Gomi
- "The Fireball Kid" | 36-15-0, 1 NC
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12
- Frankie Edgar
- "The Answer" | 24-11-1
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13
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider" | 34-11-0, 1 NC
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14
- Joanna Jędrzejczyk
- 16-5-0
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15
- Demetrious Johnson
- "Mighty Mouse" | 25-4-1
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16
- Anthony Pettis
- "Showtime" | 25-14-0
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17
- Rousimar Palhares
- "Toquinho" | 19-13-1