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1
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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2
- Dominick Cruz
- "The Dominator"
- 24-4-0
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3
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush"
- 26-2-0
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4
- Frankie Edgar
- "The Answer"
- 24-11-1
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5
- Daniel Cormier
- "DC"
- 22-3-0, 1 NC
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6
- Benson Henderson
- "Smooth"
- 30-12-0
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7
- Lyoto Machida
- "The Dragon"
- 26-12-0
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8
- Mark Hunt
- "Super Samoan"
- 13-14-1, 1 NC
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9
- Justin Gaethje
- "The Highlight"
- 25-5-0
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10
- Shinya Aoki
- "Tobikan Judan"
- 48-11-0, 1 NC
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11
- Yoel Romero
- "Soldier of God" | 16-7-0
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12
- Demetrious Johnson
- "Mighty Mouse" | 25-4-1
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13
- Mirko Filipović
- "Cro Cop" | 38-11-2, 1 NC
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14
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer" | 35-14-1, 1 NC
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15
- Chris Weidman
- "The All-American" | 16-7-0
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16
- Gegard Mousasi
- "The Dreamcatcher" | 49-9-2
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17
- Evan Dunham
- 18-9-1
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18
- Rousimar Palhares
- "Toquinho" | 19-13-1
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19
- John Dodson
- "The Magician" | 24-14-0
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20
- Josh Barnett
- "The Warmaster" | 35-8-0
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21
- Jorge Masvidal
- "Gamebred" | 35-17-0
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22
- Luke Rockhold
- 16-6-0
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23
- Michael Johnson
- "The Menace" | 22-19-0
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24
- Rafael dos Anjos
- 32-16-0
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25
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun" | 27-14-1
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26
- Ovince St. Preux
- "OSP" | 27-17-0
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27
- Lorenz Larkin
- "The Monsoon" | 25-8-0, 2 NC
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28
- Kyoji Horiguchi
- 32-5-0, 1 NC
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29
- Pat Curran
- "Paddy Mike" | 23-9-0
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30
- Derek Brunson
- "The One" | 24-9-0