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1
- Junior dos Santos
- "Cigano"
- 21-10-0
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2
- Cain Velasquez
- 14-3-0
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3
- Shane Carwin
- "The Engineer"
- 12-2-0
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4
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo"
- 32-15-0
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5
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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6
- Mark Hunt
- "Super Samoan"
- 13-14-1, 1 NC
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7
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman"
- 21-9-0
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8
- Alistair Overeem
- "The Demolition Man"
- 47-19-0, 1 NC
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9
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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10
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy"
- 16-14-2
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11
- Melvin Manhoef
- "No Mercy" | 32-17-1, 2 NC
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12
- Bas Rutten
- "El Guapo" | 28-4-1
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13
- Chris Leben
- "The Crippler" | 21-12-0
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14
- Vitor Belfort
- "The Phenom" | 26-14-0, 1 NC
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15
- Brian Stann
- "All American" | 12-6-0
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16
- Johny Hendricks
- "Big Rig" | 18-8-0
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17
- Quinton Jackson
- "Rampage" | 37-14-0