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1
- Chris Weidman
- "The All-American"
- 16-7-0
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2
- Demetrious Johnson
- "Mighty Mouse"
- 25-4-1
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3
- Vitor Belfort
- "The Phenom"
- 26-14-0, 1 NC
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4
- Anthony Pettis
- "Showtime"
- 25-14-0
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5
- Cain Velasquez
- 14-3-0
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6
- Urijah Faber
- "The California Kid"
- 35-11-0
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7
- Robbie Lawler
- "Ruthless"
- 30-16-0, 1 NC
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8
- Renan Barão
- "The Baron"
- 34-10-0, 1 NC
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9
- Ronda Rousey
- "Rowdy"
- 12-2-0
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10
- Travis Browne
- "Hapa"
- 18-7-1
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11
- Johny Hendricks
- "Big Rig" | 18-8-0
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12
- Jon Jones
- "Bones" | 27-1-0, 1 NC
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13
- Khabib Nurmagomedov
- "The Eagle" | 29-0-0
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14
- Alexander Gustafsson
- "The Mauler" | 18-8-0
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15
- José Aldo
- "Junior" | 32-8-0
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16
- Chad Mendes
- "Money" | 18-5-0
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17
- Ronaldo Souza
- "Jacaré" | 26-10-0, 1 NC
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18
- Matt Brown
- "The Immortal" | 24-19-0
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19
- Glover Teixeira
- 33-9-0
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20
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush" | 26-2-0
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21
- Daniel Cormier
- "DC" | 22-3-0, 1 NC
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22
- Cub Swanson
- "Killer" | 29-13-0
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23
- Tyron Woodley
- "The Chosen One" | 19-7-1
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24
- Lyoto Machida
- "The Dragon" | 26-12-0
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25
- Eddie Alvarez
- "The Underground King" | 30-8-0, 2 NC
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26
- Emanuel Newton
- "The Hardcore Kid" | 27-13-1