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1
- Shane Carwin
- "The Engineer"
- 12-2-0
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2
- Jon Jones
- "Bones"
- 27-1-0, 1 NC
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3
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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4
- Junior dos Santos
- "Cigano"
- 21-10-0
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5
- Carlos Condit
- "The Natural Born Killer"
- 32-14-0
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6
- Vitor Belfort
- "The Phenom"
- 26-14-0, 1 NC
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7
- José Aldo
- "Junior"
- 32-8-0
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8
- Rousimar Palhares
- "Toquinho"
- 19-13-1
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9
- Joe Lauzon
- "J-Lau"
- 28-15-0
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10
- Hector Lombard
- "Showeather"
- 34-10-1, 3 NC
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11
- Jake Ellenberger
- "The Juggernaut" | 31-15-0
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12
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy" | 16-14-2
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13
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer" | 35-14-1, 1 NC
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14
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman" | 21-9-0
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15
- Mirko Filipović
- "Cro Cop" | 38-11-2, 1 NC
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16
- Frank Mir
- 19-13-0
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17
- Nick Diaz
- 26-10-0, 2 NC
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18
- Rich Franklin
- "Ace" | 29-7-0, 1 NC
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19
- Andrei Arlovski
- "The Pitbull" | 34-23-0, 2 NC
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20
- Jon Fitch
- 32-8-2, 1 NC
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21
- Nate Diaz
- 21-13-0
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22
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush" | 26-2-0
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23
- Dominick Cruz
- "The Dominator" | 24-4-0
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24
- Alexandre Bezerra
- "Popo" | 22-7-0
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25
- Chad Mendes
- "Money" | 18-5-0
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26
- Melvin Guillard
- "The Young Assassin" | 32-22-2, 3 NC
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27
- Josh Neer
- "The Dentist" | 36-16-1
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28
- Jim Miller
- "A-10" | 37-18-0, 1 NC
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29
- Jacob Volkmann
- "Christmas" | 19-7-0