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1
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy"
- 16-14-2
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2
- Rashad Evans
- "Suga"
- 20-8-1
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3
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun"
- 27-14-1
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4
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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5
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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6
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
- "Minotauro"
- 34-10-1, 1 NC
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7
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush"
- 26-2-0
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8
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo"
- 32-15-0
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9
- Benson Henderson
- "Smooth"
- 30-12-0
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10
- Brock Lesnar
- 5-3-0, 1 NC
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11
- Frank Mir
- 19-13-0
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12
- Nate Diaz
- 21-13-0
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13
- Frankie Edgar
- "The Answer" | 24-11-1
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14
- José Aldo
- "Junior" | 32-8-0
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15
- Dominick Cruz
- "The Dominator" | 24-4-0
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16
- Rory MacDonald
- "Red King" | 23-10-1
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17
- Michael Bisping
- "The Count" | 30-9-0
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18
- Chael Sonnen
- 30-17-1
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19
- Rich Franklin
- "Ace" | 29-7-0, 1 NC
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20
- Daniel Cormier
- "DC" | 22-3-0, 1 NC
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21
- Lyoto Machida
- "The Dragon" | 26-12-0
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22
- Jake Ellenberger
- "The Juggernaut" | 31-15-0
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23
- Jon Jones
- "Bones" | 27-1-0, 1 NC
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24
- Junior dos Santos
- "Cigano" | 21-10-0
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25
- Martin Kampmann
- "Hitman" | 21-7-0
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26
- Phil Davis
- "Mr. Wonderful" | 24-7-0, 1 NC
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27
- Carlos Condit
- "The Natural Born Killer" | 32-14-0
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28
- Josh Barnett
- "The Warmaster" | 35-8-0
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29
- Chris Weidman
- "The All-American" | 16-7-0
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30
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer" | 35-14-1, 1 NC