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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
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman"
- 21-9-0
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4
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer"
- 35-14-1, 1 NC
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5
- Quinton Jackson
- "Rampage"
- 37-14-0
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6
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo"
- 32-15-0
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7
- Vitor Belfort
- "The Phenom"
- 26-14-0, 1 NC
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8
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun"
- 27-14-1
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9
- Bas Rutten
- "El Guapo"
- 28-4-1
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10
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy"
- 16-14-2
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11
- Junior dos Santos
- "Cigano" | 21-10-0
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12
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor" | 40-7-0, 1 NC
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13
- Alistair Overeem
- "The Demolition Man" | 47-19-0, 1 NC
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14
- Lyoto Machida
- "The Dragon" | 26-12-0
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15
- Mark Hunt
- "Super Samoan" | 13-14-1, 1 NC
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16
- Jon Jones
- "Bones" | 27-1-0, 1 NC
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17
- Nick Diaz
- 26-10-0, 2 NC
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18
- Roy Nelson
- "Big Country" | 23-19-0
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19
- Matt Brown
- "The Immortal" | 24-19-0
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20
- Travis Browne
- "Hapa" | 18-7-1
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21
- Robbie Lawler
- "Ruthless" | 30-16-0, 1 NC
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22
- Johny Hendricks
- "Big Rig" | 18-8-0
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23
- José Aldo
- "Junior" | 32-8-0
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24
- Carlos Condit
- "The Natural Born Killer" | 32-14-0
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25
- T.J. Dillashaw
- 17-5-0
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26
- Renan Barão
- "The Baron" | 34-10-0, 1 NC