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1
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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2
- Jon Jones
- "Bones"
- 27-1-0, 1 NC
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3
- Khabib Nurmagomedov
- "The Eagle"
- 29-0-0
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4
- Petr Yan
- "No Mercy"
- 17-5-0
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5
- Shavkat Rakhmonov
- "Nomad"
- 18-0-0
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6
- Khamzat Chimaev
- "Borz"
- 13-0-0
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7
- Max Holloway
- "Blessed"
- 26-7-0
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8
- Yoel Romero
- "Soldier of God"
- 16-7-0
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9
- Islam Makhachev
- 26-1-0
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10
- Demetrious Johnson
- "Mighty Mouse"
- 25-4-1
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11
- José Aldo
- "Junior" | 32-8-0
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12
- Nick Diaz
- 26-10-0, 2 NC
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13
- Anthony Pettis
- "Showtime" | 25-14-0
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14
- Alexander Volkanovski
- "The Great" | 26-4-0
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15
- Karo Parisyan
- "The Heat" | 24-12-0, 1 NC
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16
- Cain Velasquez
- 14-3-0
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17
- Bobby Green
- "King" | 32-15-1, 1 NC
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18
- Chan Sung Jung
- "The Korean Zombie" | 17-8-0
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19
- Quinton Jackson
- "Rampage" | 37-14-0
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20
- Lyoto Machida
- "The Dragon" | 26-12-0