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1
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush"
- 26-2-0
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2
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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3
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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4
- José Aldo
- "Junior"
- 32-8-0
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5
- Jon Jones
- "Bones"
- 27-1-0, 1 NC
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6
- Matt Hughes
- 45-9-0
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7
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
- "Minotauro"
- 34-10-1, 1 NC
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8
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo"
- 32-15-0
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9
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy"
- 16-14-2
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10
- Randy Couture
- "The Natural"
- 19-11-0
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11
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer" | 35-14-1, 1 NC
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12
- Frankie Edgar
- "The Answer" | 24-11-1
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13
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman" | 21-9-0
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14
- Cain Velasquez
- 14-3-0
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15
- Urijah Faber
- "The California Kid" | 35-11-0
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16
- Lyoto Machida
- "The Dragon" | 26-12-0
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17
- Quinton Jackson
- "Rampage" | 37-14-0
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18
- Fabrício Werdum
- "Vai Cavalo" | 24-9-1, 1 NC
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19
- Chris Weidman
- "The All-American" | 16-7-0
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20
- Demetrious Johnson
- "Mighty Mouse" | 25-4-1
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21
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun" | 27-14-1
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22
- Dominick Cruz
- "The Dominator" | 24-4-0
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23
- Benson Henderson
- "Smooth" | 30-12-0
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24
- Takanori Gomi
- "The Fireball Kid" | 35-15-0, 1 NC
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25
- Robbie Lawler
- "Ruthless" | 30-16-0, 1 NC