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1
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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2
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman"
- 21-9-0
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3
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer"
- 35-14-1, 1 NC
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4
- Nick Diaz
- 26-10-0, 2 NC
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5
- Vitor Belfort
- "The Phenom"
- 26-14-0, 1 NC
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6
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy"
- 16-14-2
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7
- Pat Barry
- "HD"
- 8-7-0
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8
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo"
- 32-15-0
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9
- Robbie Lawler
- "Ruthless"
- 30-16-0, 1 NC
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10
- Chris Lytle
- "Lights Out"
- 31-18-5
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11
- Mirko Filipović
- "Cro Cop" | 38-11-2, 1 NC
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12
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun" | 27-14-1
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13
- Lyoto Machida
- "The Dragon" | 26-12-0
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14
- Cung Le
- 9-3-0
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15
- Junior dos Santos
- "Cigano" | 21-10-0
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16
- Takanori Gomi
- "The Fireball Kid" | 35-15-0, 1 NC
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17
- Paul Daley
- "Semtex" | 44-18-2
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18
- Jon Jones
- "Bones" | 27-1-0, 1 NC
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19
- Melvin Manhoef
- "No Mercy" | 32-17-1, 2 NC
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20
- Rich Franklin
- "Ace" | 29-7-0, 1 NC
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21
- Melvin Guillard
- "The Young Assassin" | 32-22-2, 3 NC
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22
- Pedro Rizzo
- "The Rock" | 20-11-0
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23
- Mark Hominick
- "The Machine" | 20-12-0
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24
- Frankie Edgar
- "The Answer" | 24-11-1
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25
- Cris Cyborg
- 27-2-0, 1 NC
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26
- Gilbert Yvel
- "The Hurricane" | 41-16-1, 1 NC
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27
- Tim Sylvia
- "The Maine-iac" | 31-10-0, 1 NC