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1
- Randy Couture
- "The Natural"
- 19-11-0
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2
- Frankie Edgar
- "The Answer"
- 24-11-1
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3
- Dominick Cruz
- "The Dominator"
- 24-4-0
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4
- Don Frye
- "The Predator"
- 20-9-1, 1 NC
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5
- Dan Severn
- "The Beast"
- 101-19-7
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6
- Forrest Griffin
- 19-7-0
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7
- Cain Velasquez
- 14-3-0
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8
- Junior dos Santos
- "Cigano"
- 21-10-0
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9
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo"
- 32-15-0
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10
- Roy Nelson
- "Big Country"
- 23-19-0
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11
- Mark Hunt
- "Super Samoan" | 13-14-1, 1 NC
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12
- Benson Henderson
- "Smooth" | 30-12-0
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13
- Chael Sonnen
- 30-17-1
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14
- Donald Cerrone
- "Cowboy" | 36-17-0, 2 NC
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15
- Lyoto Machida
- "The Dragon" | 26-12-0
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16
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman" | 21-9-0
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17
- Robbie Lawler
- "Ruthless" | 30-16-0, 1 NC
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18
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor" | 40-7-0, 1 NC
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19
- Ian McCall
- "Uncle Creepy" | 13-7-1
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20
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush" | 26-2-0
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21
- Vitor Belfort
- "The Phenom" | 26-14-0, 1 NC
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22
- Frank Mir
- 19-13-0
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23
- Michael Chandler
- "Iron" | 23-8-0
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24
- Frank Shamrock
- "The Legend" | 23-10-2
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25
- Mirko Filipović
- "Cro Cop" | 38-11-2, 1 NC
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26
- Rich Franklin
- "Ace" | 29-7-0, 1 NC
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27
- Josh Barnett
- "The Warmaster" | 35-8-0
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28
- Bas Rutten
- "El Guapo" | 28-4-1
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29
- Kelvin Gastelum
- 18-9-0, 1 NC
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30
- Matt Hughes
- 45-9-0