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1
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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2
- Mirko Filipović
- "Cro Cop"
- 38-11-2, 1 NC
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3
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun"
- 27-14-1
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4
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer"
- 35-14-1, 1 NC
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5
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman"
- 21-9-0
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6
- Lyoto Machida
- "The Dragon"
- 26-12-0
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7
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo"
- 32-15-0
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8
- Vitor Belfort
- "The Phenom"
- 26-14-0, 1 NC
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9
- Conor McGregor
- "The Notorious"
- 22-6-0
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10
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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11
- Alistair Overeem
- "The Demolition Man" | 47-19-0, 1 NC
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12
- José Aldo
- "Junior" | 31-8-0
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13
- Junior dos Santos
- "Cigano" | 21-10-0
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14
- Edson Barboza
- "Junior" | 24-11-0
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15
- Mark Hunt
- "Super Samoan" | 13-14-1, 1 NC
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16
- Bas Rutten
- "El Guapo" | 28-4-1
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17
- Jon Jones
- "Bones" | 27-1-0, 1 NC
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18
- Robbie Lawler
- "Ruthless" | 30-16-0, 1 NC
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19
- Quinton Jackson
- "Rampage" | 37-14-0
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20
- Nick Diaz
- 26-10-0, 2 NC
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21
- Stephen Thompson
- "Wonderboy" | 17-7-1
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22
- Joanna Jędrzejczyk
- 16-5-0
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23
- Donald Cerrone
- "Cowboy" | 36-17-0, 2 NC
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24
- Carlos Condit
- "The Natural Born Killer" | 32-14-0
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25
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy" | 16-14-2
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26
- Melvin Manhoef
- "No Mercy" | 32-17-1, 2 NC
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27
- Cain Velasquez
- 14-3-0
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28
- Demetrious Johnson
- "Mighty Mouse" | 25-4-1
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29
- Gegard Mousasi
- "The Dreamcatcher" | 49-9-2
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30
- Cris Cyborg
- 27-2-0, 1 NC
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31
- Robert Whittaker
- "The Reaper" | 25-7-0
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32
- T.J. Dillashaw
- 17-5-0
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33
- Paul Daley
- "Semtex" | 44-18-2
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34
- Cung Le
- 9-3-0
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35
- Anthony Johnson
- "Rumble" | 23-6-0
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36
- Max Holloway
- "Blessed" | 26-7-0
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37
- Eddie Alvarez
- "The Underground King" | 30-8-0, 2 NC
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38
- Anthony Pettis
- "Showtime" | 25-14-0
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39
- Sergei Kharitonov
- "The Paratrooper" | 35-9-0, 2 NC
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40
- Tony Ferguson
- "El Cucuy" | 25-10-0
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41
- Stipe Miocic
- 20-4-0
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42
- Norifumi Yamamoto
- "KID" | 18-6-0, 2 NC
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43
- Rafael dos Anjos
- 32-16-0
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44
- Cub Swanson
- "Killer" | 29-13-0
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45
- Forrest Griffin
- 19-7-0
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46
- Andrei Arlovski
- "The Pitbull" | 34-23-0, 2 NC
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47
- Holly Holm
- "The Preacher's Daughter" | 15-7-0, 1 NC
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48
- Takanori Gomi
- "The Fireball Kid" | 35-15-0, 1 NC
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49
- KJ Noons
- "King Karl" | 13-9-0, 1 NC
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50
- Daron Cruickshank
- "Detroit Superstar" | 23-14-0, 1 NC