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1
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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2
- Mirko Filipović
- "Cro Cop"
- 38-11-2, 1 NC
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3
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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4
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman"
- 21-9-0
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5
- Anthony Pettis
- "Showtime"
- 25-14-0
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6
- José Aldo
- "Junior"
- 32-8-0
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7
- Junior dos Santos
- "Cigano"
- 21-10-0
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8
- Nick Diaz
- 26-10-0, 2 NC
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9
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy"
- 16-14-2
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10
- Semmy Schilt
- "Hightower"
- 26-14-1
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11
- Melvin Manhoef
- "No Mercy" | 32-17-1, 2 NC
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12
- Sergei Kharitonov
- "The Paratrooper" | 35-9-0, 2 NC
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13
- Vitor Belfort
- "The Phenom" | 26-14-0, 1 NC
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14
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer" | 35-14-1, 1 NC
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15
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun" | 27-14-1
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16
- Lyoto Machida
- "The Dragon" | 26-12-0
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17
- Mark Hunt
- "Super Samoan" | 13-14-1, 1 NC
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18
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo" | 32-15-0
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19
- Carlos Condit
- "The Natural Born Killer" | 32-14-0
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20
- Takanori Gomi
- "The Fireball Kid" | 35-15-0, 1 NC