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1
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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2
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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3
- Anthony Pettis
- "Showtime"
- 25-14-0
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4
- Cain Velasquez
- 14-3-0
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5
- Carlos Condit
- "The Natural Born Killer"
- 32-14-0
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6
- Jon Jones
- "Bones"
- 27-1-0, 1 NC
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7
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy"
- 16-14-2
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8
- Nick Diaz
- 26-10-0, 2 NC
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9
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer"
- 35-14-1, 1 NC
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10
- Cub Swanson
- "Killer"
- 29-13-0
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11
- Lyoto Machida
- "The Dragon" | 26-12-0
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12
- Urijah Faber
- "The California Kid" | 35-11-0
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13
- Roy Nelson
- "Big Country" | 23-19-0
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14
- Frankie Edgar
- "The Answer" | 24-11-1
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15
- Mark Hunt
- "Super Samoan" | 13-14-1, 1 NC
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16
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
- "Minotauro" | 34-10-1, 1 NC
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17
- Forrest Griffin
- 19-7-0
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18
- Ronaldo Souza
- "Jacaré" | 26-10-0, 1 NC
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19
- Diego Sanchez
- "Nightmare" | 30-14-0
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20
- Frank Mir
- 19-13-0