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1
- Eddie Alvarez
- "The Underground King"
- 30-8-0, 2 NC
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2
- Alistair Overeem
- "The Demolition Man"
- 47-19-0, 1 NC
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3
- Bas Rutten
- "El Guapo"
- 28-4-1
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4
- Jason Miller
- "Mayhem"
- 24-10-0, 1 NC
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5
- Carlos Condit
- "The Natural Born Killer"
- 32-14-0
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6
- Mirko Filipović
- "Cro Cop"
- 38-11-2, 1 NC
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7
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer"
- 35-14-1, 1 NC
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8
- Kazushi Sakuraba
- "The Gracie Hunter"
- 26-17-1, 2 NC
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9
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo"
- 32-15-0
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10
- Clay Guida
- "The Carpenter"
- 38-24-0
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11
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy" | 16-14-2
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12
- Joe Lauzon
- "J-Lau" | 28-15-0
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13
- Anthony Pettis
- "Showtime" | 25-14-0
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14
- Jon Jones
- "Bones" | 27-1-0, 1 NC
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15
- Frankie Edgar
- "The Answer" | 24-11-1
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16
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun" | 27-14-1
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17
- Benson Henderson
- "Smooth" | 30-12-0
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18
- Quinton Jackson
- "Rampage" | 37-14-0
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19
- Pat Barry
- "HD" | 8-7-0
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20
- Randy Couture
- "The Natural" | 19-11-0
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21
- Vitor Belfort
- "The Phenom" | 26-14-0, 1 NC
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22
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman" | 21-9-0
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23
- Roy Nelson
- "Big Country" | 23-19-0
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24
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
- "Minotauro" | 34-10-1, 1 NC
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25
- Forrest Griffin
- 19-7-0
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26
- Chris Leben
- "The Crippler" | 21-12-0
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27
- Urijah Faber
- "The California Kid" | 35-11-0
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28
- Rory MacDonald
- "Red King" | 23-10-1
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29
- Johny Hendricks
- "Big Rig" | 18-8-0
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30
- Martin Kampmann
- "Hitman" | 21-7-0