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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
- Jon Jones
- "Bones"
- 27-1-0, 1 NC
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4
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy"
- 16-14-2
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5
- Matt Hughes
- 45-9-0
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6
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo"
- 32-15-0
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7
- Royce Gracie
- 15-2-3
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8
- Randy Couture
- "The Natural"
- 19-11-0
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9
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
- "Minotauro"
- 34-10-1, 1 NC
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10
- Lyoto Machida
- "The Dragon"
- 26-12-0
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11
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman" | 21-9-0
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12
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun" | 27-14-1
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13
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer" | 35-14-1, 1 NC
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14
- Frankie Edgar
- "The Answer" | 24-11-1
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15
- Benson Henderson
- "Smooth" | 30-12-0
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16
- Cain Velasquez
- 14-3-0
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17
- Johny Hendricks
- "Big Rig" | 18-8-0