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1
- Urijah Faber
- "The California Kid"
- 35-11-0
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2
- Renan Barão
- "The Baron"
- 34-10-0, 1 NC
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3
- Khabib Nurmagomedov
- "The Eagle"
- 29-0-0
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4
- José Aldo
- "Junior"
- 31-8-0
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5
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush"
- 26-2-0
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6
- Matt Brown
- "The Immortal"
- 24-19-0
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7
- Daniel Cormier
- "DC"
- 22-3-0, 1 NC
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8
- Cub Swanson
- "Killer"
- 29-13-0
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9
- Mark Hunt
- "Super Samoan"
- 13-14-1, 1 NC
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10
- Conor McGregor
- "The Notorious"
- 22-6-0
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11
- Dustin Poirier
- "The Diamond" | 30-8-0, 1 NC
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12
- John Lineker
- "Hands of Stone" | 37-11-0, 1 NC
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13
- Stipe Miocic
- 20-4-0
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14
- Donald Cerrone
- "Cowboy" | 36-17-0, 2 NC
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15
- Fabrício Werdum
- "Vai Cavalo" | 24-9-1, 1 NC
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16
- Michael Bisping
- "The Count" | 30-9-0
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17
- T.J. Dillashaw
- 17-5-0