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1
- José Aldo
- "Junior"
- 31-8-0
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2
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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3
- Robbie Lawler
- "Ruthless"
- 30-16-0, 1 NC
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4
- Lyoto Machida
- "The Dragon"
- 26-12-0
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5
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun"
- 27-14-1
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Haven't liked watching him fight ever since the series with Machida (knee injury following). One of the guys that got me into the sport, loved watching him in PRIDE as well as in the Liddell and Machida fights.
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6
- Chris Weidman
- "The All-American"
- 16-7-0
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7
- Kazushi Sakuraba
- "The Gracie Hunter"
- 26-17-1, 2 NC
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8
- Takanori Gomi
- "The Fireball Kid"
- 35-15-0, 1 NC
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2004-on, after he developed his boxing and whenever he actually used it. He was also feeling himself too much later on in his career. Still, in top form when he wasn't neglecting parts of his game, him, Penn, and Pettis are the 3 best LWs I have seen.
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9
- Ronaldo Souza
- "Jacaré"
- 26-10-0, 1 NC
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10
- Josh Barnett
- "The Warmaster"
- 35-8-0
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11
- Cub Swanson
- "Killer" | 29-13-0
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12
- Tatsuya Kawajiri
- "Crusher" | 37-14-2
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Still fun to watch at the end of his career, but he was something else at the top of his game.
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13
- Demian Maia
- 28-11-0
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14
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush" | 26-2-0
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15
- Matt Serra
- "The Terror" | 11-7-0
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16
- Mark Hunt
- "Super Samoan" | 13-14-1, 1 NC
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17
- Raphael Assunção
- 27-10-0
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18
- Quinton Jackson
- "Rampage" | 37-14-0
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Pre-2008
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19
- Gegard Mousasi
- "The Dreamcatcher" | 49-9-2
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20
- Daniel Cormier
- "DC" | 22-3-0, 1 NC
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21
- Pat Curran
- "Paddy Mike" | 23-9-0
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22
- Anthony Pettis
- "Showtime" | 25-14-0
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23
- Eddie Alvarez
- "The Underground King" | 30-8-0, 2 NC
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24
- Frankie Edgar
- "The Answer" | 24-11-1
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25
- Carlos Condit
- "The Natural Born Killer" | 32-14-0
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26
- Kazuo Misaki
- "Grabaka Hitman" | 25-11-2, 1 NC
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27
- T.J. Dillashaw
- 17-5-0
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28
- Demetrious Johnson
- "Mighty Mouse" | 25-4-1
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29
- Murilo Bustamante
- "Bust A Move" | 15-8-1
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30
- Kotetsu Boku
- "No Face" | 26-16-2
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31
- TJ Grant
- 21-5-0
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32
- Fabrício Werdum
- "Vai Cavalo" | 24-9-1, 1 NC
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33
- Alexander Gustafsson
- "The Mauler" | 18-8-0
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34
- Antonio Carvalho
- "Pato" | 15-6-0
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35
- Jorge Masvidal
- "Gamebred" | 35-17-0
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36
- Mamoru Yamaguchi
- 31-13-5
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37
- Martin Kampmann
- "Hitman" | 21-7-0
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38
- Rafael dos Anjos
- 32-16-0
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39
- Rick Story
- "The Horror" | 21-10-0
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40
- Patricio Pitbull
- 36-7-0
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41
- Khabib Nurmagomedov
- "The Eagle" | 29-0-0
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42
- Eddie Wineland
- 24-16-1
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43
- Matt Brown
- "The Immortal" | 24-19-0
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44
- Rambaa Somdet
- "M16" | 13-3-0
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45
- Michael Johnson
- "The Menace" | 22-19-0
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46
- Kenny Florian
- "KenFlo" | 14-6-0
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47
- Joachim Hansen
- "Hellboy" | 23-14-1
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48
- Al Iaquinta
- "Raging" | 14-7-1
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49
- Rashid Magomedov
- "Gorets" | 25-6-1, 1 NC
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50
- Thomas Almeida
- "Thominhas" | 22-5-0
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51
- Kenji Osawa
- 20-11-2