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1
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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2
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun"
- 27-14-1
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3
- José Aldo
- "Junior"
- 32-8-0
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4
- Jon Jones
- "Bones"
- 27-1-0, 1 NC
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5
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer"
- 35-14-1, 1 NC
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6
- Cain Velasquez
- 14-3-0
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7
- Nick Diaz
- 26-10-0, 2 NC
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8
- Alistair Overeem
- "The Demolition Man"
- 47-19-0, 1 NC
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9
- Chael Sonnen
- 30-17-1
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10
- Roy Nelson
- "Big Country"
- 23-19-0
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11
- Carlos Condit
- "The Natural Born Killer" | 32-14-0
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12
- Dan Hardy
- "The Outlaw" | 25-10-0, 1 NC