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1
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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2
- John Dodson
- "The Magician"
- 24-14-0
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3
- Anthony Johnson
- "Rumble"
- 23-6-0
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4
- Forrest Griffin
- 19-7-0
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5
- Dominick Cruz
- "The Dominator"
- 24-4-0
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6
- Rich Franklin
- "Ace"
- 29-7-0, 1 NC
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7
- Diego Sanchez
- "Nightmare"
- 30-14-0
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8
- Khabib Nurmagomedov
- "The Eagle"
- 29-0-0
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9
- Bas Rutten
- "El Guapo"
- 28-4-1
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10
- Gunnar Nelson
- "Gunni"
- 19-5-1
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11
- Ronda Rousey
- "Rowdy" | 12-2-0
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12
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy" | 16-14-2
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13
- José Aldo
- "Junior" | 31-8-0
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14
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman" | 21-9-0
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15
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush" | 26-2-0
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16
- Cain Velasquez
- 14-3-0
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17
- Lyoto Machida
- "The Dragon" | 26-12-0
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18
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor" | 40-7-0, 1 NC
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19
- Chan Sung Jung
- "The Korean Zombie" | 17-8-0
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20
- Chris Weidman
- "The All-American" | 16-7-0
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21
- Nick Diaz
- 26-10-0, 2 NC
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22
- Robbie Lawler
- "Ruthless" | 30-16-0, 1 NC
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23
- Joe Lauzon
- "J-Lau" | 28-15-0
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24
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo" | 32-15-0
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25
- Frankie Edgar
- "The Answer" | 24-11-1
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26
- Conor McGregor
- "The Notorious" | 22-6-0