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1
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo"
- 32-15-0
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2
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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3
- Eric Esch
- "Butterbean"
- 14-10-1
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4
- Mark Hunt
- "Super Samoan"
- 13-14-1, 1 NC
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5
- Daniel Cormier
- "DC"
- 22-3-0, 1 NC
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6
- Junior dos Santos
- "Cigano"
- 21-10-0
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7
- Cain Velasquez
- 14-3-0
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8
- David Abbott
- "Tank"
- 10-15-0
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9
- Melvin Guillard
- "The Young Assassin"
- 32-22-2, 3 NC
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10
- Ray Sefo
- "Sugarfoot"
- 2-2-0
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11
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman" | 21-9-0
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12
- Paul Daley
- "Semtex" | 44-18-2
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13
- Roy Nelson
- "Big Country" | 23-19-0
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14
- Cung Le
- 9-3-0
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15
- James Toney
- "Lights Out" | 0-1-0
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16
- Vitor Belfort
- "The Phenom" | 26-14-0, 1 NC
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17
- Mirko Filipović
- "Cro Cop" | 38-11-2, 1 NC
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18
- Brett Rogers
- "The Grim" | 17-10-0, 1 NC
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19
- Shane Carwin
- "The Engineer" | 12-2-0
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20
- Takanori Gomi
- "The Fireball Kid" | 35-15-0, 1 NC