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1
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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2
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush"
- 26-2-0
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3
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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4
- Randy Couture
- "The Natural"
- 19-11-0
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5
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman"
- 21-9-0
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6
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer"
- 35-14-1, 1 NC
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7
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy"
- 16-14-2
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8
- Matt Hughes
- 45-9-0
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9
- Quinton Jackson
- "Rampage"
- 37-14-0
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10
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
- "Minotauro"
- 34-10-1, 1 NC
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11
- José Aldo
- "Junior" | 31-8-0
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12
- Tito Ortiz
- "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" | 21-12-1
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13
- Mirko Filipović
- "Cro Cop" | 38-11-2, 1 NC
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14
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo" | 32-15-0
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15
- Jon Jones
- "Bones" | 27-1-0, 1 NC
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16
- Rich Franklin
- "Ace" | 29-7-0, 1 NC
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17
- Mark Coleman
- "The Hammer" | 16-10-0
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18
- Bas Rutten
- "El Guapo" | 28-4-1
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19
- Nick Diaz
- 26-10-0, 2 NC
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20
- Urijah Faber
- "The California Kid" | 35-11-0
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21
- Rashad Evans
- "Suga" | 20-8-1
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22
- Chael Sonnen
- 30-17-1
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23
- Chris Lytle
- "Lights Out" | 31-18-5
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24
- Don Frye
- "The Predator" | 20-9-1, 1 NC
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25
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun" | 27-14-1
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26
- Igor Vovchanchyn
- "Ice Cold" | 55-10-1, 1 NC
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27
- Gegard Mousasi
- "The Dreamcatcher" | 49-9-2
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28
- Nate Marquardt
- "The Great" | 36-20-2
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29
- Evan Tanner
- 32-8-0
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30
- Benson Henderson
- "Smooth" | 30-12-0
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31
- Frank Mir
- 19-13-0
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32
- Forrest Griffin
- 19-7-0
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33
- Jake Shields
- 33-11-1, 1 NC
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34
- Frankie Edgar
- "The Answer" | 24-11-1
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35
- Dominick Cruz
- "The Dominator" | 24-4-0
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36
- Donald Cerrone
- "Cowboy" | 36-17-0, 2 NC
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37
- Chris Weidman
- "The All-American" | 16-7-0