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1
- Dominick Cruz
- "The Dominator"
- 24-4-0
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2
- Alexander Gustafsson
- "The Mauler"
- 18-8-0
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3
- Lyoto Machida
- "The Dragon"
- 26-12-0
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4
- Demetrious Johnson
- "Mighty Mouse"
- 25-4-1
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5
- Ian McCall
- "Uncle Creepy"
- 13-7-1
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6
- Clay Guida
- "The Carpenter"
- 38-24-0
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7
- Frankie Edgar
- "The Answer"
- 24-11-1
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8
- Jon Jones
- "Bones"
- 27-1-0, 1 NC
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9
- Donald Cerrone
- "Cowboy"
- 36-17-0, 2 NC
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10
- José Aldo
- "Junior"
- 32-8-0
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11
- Benson Henderson
- "Smooth" | 30-12-0
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12
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider" | 34-11-0, 1 NC
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13
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush" | 26-2-0
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14
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun" | 27-14-1
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15
- Mike Swick
- "Quick" | 15-6-0
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16
- Melvin Guillard
- "The Young Assassin" | 32-22-2, 3 NC
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17
- Jake Shields
- 33-11-1, 1 NC
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18
- Ed Herman
- "Short Fuse" | 24-16-0, 1 NC
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19
- Dave Herman
- "Pee-Wee" | 22-6-0
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20
- Yushin Okami
- "Thunder" | 38-15-0
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21
- Buddy Roberts
- 12-3-0
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22
- Dennis Bermudez
- "The Menace" | 17-9-0
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23
- Erik Perez
- "Goyito" | 20-9-0
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24
- Michael Kuiper
- "Judo" | 15-6-0