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1
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush"
- 26-2-0
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2
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo"
- 32-15-0
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3
- Randy Couture
- "The Natural"
- 19-11-0
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4
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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5
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy"
- 16-14-2
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6
- Pat Miletich
- "The Croation Sensation"
- 29-8-2
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7
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun"
- 27-14-1
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8
- Ken Shamrock
- "The World's Most Dangerous Man"
- 28-17-3
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9
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman"
- 21-9-0
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10
- Matt Hughes
- 45-9-0
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11
- Rich Franklin
- "Ace" | 29-7-0, 1 NC
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12
- Frank Mir
- 19-13-0
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13
- Rashad Evans
- "Suga" | 20-8-1
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14
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
- "Minotauro" | 34-10-1, 1 NC
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15
- Bas Rutten
- "El Guapo" | 28-4-1
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16
- Kevin Randleman
- "The Monster" | 17-16-0
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17
- Josh Barnett
- "The Warmaster" | 35-8-0
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18
- Tim Sylvia
- "The Maine-iac" | 31-10-0, 1 NC
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19
- Andrei Arlovski
- "The Pitbull" | 34-23-0, 2 NC
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20
- Cain Velasquez
- 14-3-0
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21
- Junior dos Santos
- "Cigano" | 21-10-0
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22
- Lyoto Machida
- "The Dragon" | 26-12-0
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23
- Dominick Cruz
- "The Dominator" | 24-4-0