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1
- José Aldo
- "Junior"
- 31-8-0
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2
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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3
- Lyoto Machida
- "The Dragon"
- 26-12-0
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4
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer"
- 35-14-1, 1 NC
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5
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun"
- 27-14-1
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6
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy"
- 16-14-2
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7
- Edson Barboza
- "Junior"
- 24-11-0
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8
- Junior dos Santos
- "Cigano"
- 21-10-0
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9
- Jake Ellenberger
- "The Juggernaut"
- 31-15-0
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10
- Royce Gracie
- 15-2-3
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11
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
- "Minotauro" | 34-10-1, 1 NC
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12
- Vitor Belfort
- "The Phenom" | 26-14-0, 1 NC
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13
- Charles Oliveira
- "do Bronx" | 34-10-0, 1 NC
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14
- Anthony Pettis
- "Showtime" | 25-14-0
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15
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman" | 21-9-0
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16
- Renan Barão
- "The Baron" | 34-10-0, 1 NC
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17
- Jon Jones
- "Bones" | 27-1-0, 1 NC
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18
- Erick Silva
- "The Tiger" | 20-11-0, 1 NC
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19
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor" | 40-7-0, 1 NC
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20
- Cain Velasquez
- 14-3-0
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21
- Frank Mir
- 19-13-0
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22
- John Lineker
- "Hands of Stone" | 37-11-0, 1 NC