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1
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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2
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy"
- 16-14-2
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3
- Mark Hunt
- "Super Samoan"
- 13-14-1, 1 NC
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4
- Daniel Cormier
- "DC"
- 22-3-0, 1 NC
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5
- Chris Weidman
- "The All-American"
- 16-7-0
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6
- Khabib Nurmagomedov
- "The Eagle"
- 29-0-0
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7
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo"
- 32-15-0
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8
- Bas Rutten
- "El Guapo"
- 28-4-1
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9
- Chael Sonnen
- 30-17-1
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10
- Randy Couture
- "The Natural"
- 19-11-0
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11
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun" | 27-14-1
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12
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer" | 35-14-1, 1 NC
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13
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
- "Minotauro" | 34-10-1, 1 NC
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14
- Pat Barry
- "HD" | 8-7-0
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15
- Lyoto Machida
- "The Dragon" | 26-12-0
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16
- Carlos Condit
- "The Natural Born Killer" | 32-14-0
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17
- Gegard Mousasi
- "The Dreamcatcher" | 49-9-2
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18
- Vitor Belfort
- "The Phenom" | 26-14-0, 1 NC
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19
- Jon Jones
- "Bones" | 27-1-0, 1 NC
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20
- Ronaldo Souza
- "Jacaré" | 26-10-0, 1 NC