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1
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman"
- 21-9-0
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2
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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3
- Mirko Filipović
- "Cro Cop"
- 38-11-2, 1 NC
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4
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer"
- 35-14-1, 1 NC
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5
- Quinton Jackson
- "Rampage"
- 37-14-0
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6
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun"
- 27-14-1
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7
- José Aldo
- "Junior"
- 32-8-0
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8
- Alistair Overeem
- "The Demolition Man"
- 47-19-0, 1 NC
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9
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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10
- Lyoto Machida
- "The Dragon"
- 26-12-0
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11
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy" | 16-14-2
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12
- Vitor Belfort
- "The Phenom" | 26-14-0, 1 NC
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13
- Junior dos Santos
- "Cigano" | 21-10-0
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14
- Nick Diaz
- 26-10-0, 2 NC
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15
- Igor Vovchanchyn
- "Ice Cold" | 55-10-1, 1 NC
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16
- Forrest Griffin
- 19-7-0
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17
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo" | 32-15-0
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18
- Pat Barry
- "HD" | 8-7-0
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19
- Rashad Evans
- "Suga" | 20-8-1
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20
- Andrei Arlovski
- "The Pitbull" | 34-23-0, 2 NC
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21
- Alexander Gustafsson
- "The Mauler" | 18-8-0
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22
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush" | 26-2-0
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23
- Thiago Alves
- "Pitbull" | 23-15-0
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24
- Hector Lombard
- "Showeather" | 34-10-1, 3 NC
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25
- Cheick Kongo
- "The Darkness" | 31-12-2, 1 NC
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26
- Don Frye
- "The Predator" | 20-9-1, 1 NC
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27
- Gegard Mousasi
- "The Dreamcatcher" | 49-9-2
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28
- Rich Franklin
- "Ace" | 29-7-0, 1 NC
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29
- Duane Ludwig
- "Bang" | 21-14-0
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30
- Sergei Kharitonov
- "The Paratrooper" | 35-9-0, 2 NC