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1
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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2
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer"
- 35-14-1, 1 NC
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3
- Jon Jones
- "Bones"
- 27-1-0, 1 NC
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4
- Mirko Filipović
- "Cro Cop"
- 38-11-2, 1 NC
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5
- Dominick Cruz
- "The Dominator"
- 24-4-0
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6
- Stipe Miocic
- 20-4-0
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7
- Vitor Belfort
- "The Phenom"
- 26-14-0, 1 NC
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8
- Nick Diaz
- 26-10-0, 2 NC
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9
- Conor McGregor
- "The Notorious"
- 22-6-0
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10
- Frankie Edgar
- "The Answer"
- 24-11-1
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11
- Khabib Nurmagomedov
- "The Eagle" | 29-0-0
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12
- Johny Hendricks
- "Big Rig" | 18-8-0
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13
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman" | 21-9-0
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14
- Junior dos Santos
- "Cigano" | 21-10-0
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15
- Anthony Johnson
- "Rumble" | 23-6-0
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16
- Demetrious Johnson
- "Mighty Mouse" | 25-4-1
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17
- Miesha Tate
- "Cupcake" | 20-9-0
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18
- Chan Sung Jung
- "The Korean Zombie" | 17-8-0
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19
- Cody Garbrandt
- "No Love" | 14-6-0
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20
- Donald Cerrone
- "Cowboy" | 36-17-0, 2 NC