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1
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman"
- 21-9-0
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2
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush"
- 26-2-0
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3
- Forrest Griffin
- 19-7-0
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4
- Quinton Jackson
- "Rampage"
- 37-14-0
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5
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy"
- 16-14-2
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6
- Jon Jones
- "Bones"
- 27-1-0, 1 NC
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7
- Nick Diaz
- 26-10-0, 2 NC
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8
- Lyoto Machida
- "The Dragon"
- 26-12-0
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9
- Randy Couture
- "The Natural"
- 19-11-0
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10
- Rich Franklin
- "Ace"
- 29-7-0, 1 NC
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11
- Urijah Faber
- "The California Kid" | 35-11-0
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12
- Matt Hughes
- 45-9-0
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13
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider" | 34-11-0, 1 NC
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14
- Dan Hardy
- "The Outlaw" | 25-10-0, 1 NC
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15
- Jon Fitch
- 32-8-2, 1 NC
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16
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor" | 40-7-0, 1 NC
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17
- Junior dos Santos
- "Cigano" | 21-10-0