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1
- Takanori Gomi
- "The Fireball Kid"
- 35-15-0, 1 NC
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2
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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3
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun"
- 27-14-1
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4
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy"
- 16-14-2
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5
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush"
- 26-2-0
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6
- José Aldo
- "Junior"
- 32-8-0
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7
- Lyoto Machida
- "The Dragon"
- 26-12-0
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8
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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9
- Cain Velasquez
- 14-3-0
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10
- Junior dos Santos
- "Cigano"
- 21-10-0
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11
- Quinton Jackson
- "Rampage" | 37-14-0
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12
- Rich Franklin
- "Ace" | 29-7-0, 1 NC
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13
- Norifumi Yamamoto
- "KID" | 18-6-0, 2 NC
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14
- Gegard Mousasi
- "The Dreamcatcher" | 49-9-2