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1
- Nick Diaz
- 26-10-0, 2 NC
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2
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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3
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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4
- Quinton Jackson
- "Rampage"
- 37-14-0
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5
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush"
- 26-2-0
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6
- Mirko Filipović
- "Cro Cop"
- 38-11-2, 1 NC
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7
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun"
- 27-14-1
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8
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer"
- 35-14-1, 1 NC
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9
- Bas Rutten
- "El Guapo"
- 28-4-1
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10
- José Aldo
- "Junior"
- 32-8-0
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11
- Nate Diaz
- 21-13-0
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12
- Forrest Griffin
- 19-7-0
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13
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman" | 21-9-0
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14
- Chris Lytle
- "Lights Out" | 31-18-5
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15
- Roy Nelson
- "Big Country" | 23-19-0
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16
- Miguel Torres
- 44-9-0
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17
- Dan Hardy
- "The Outlaw" | 25-10-0, 1 NC
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18
- Jason Miller
- "Mayhem" | 24-10-0, 1 NC
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19
- Don Frye
- "The Predator" | 20-9-1, 1 NC
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20
- Shinya Aoki
- "Tobikan Judan" | 48-11-0, 1 NC
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21
- Chris Leben
- "The Crippler" | 21-12-0
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22
- Kazushi Sakuraba
- "The Gracie Hunter" | 26-17-1, 2 NC
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23
- Alistair Overeem
- "The Demolition Man" | 47-19-0, 1 NC
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24
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
- "Minotauro" | 34-10-1, 1 NC
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25
- Lyoto Machida
- "The Dragon" | 26-12-0
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26
- Frankie Edgar
- "The Answer" | 24-11-1
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27
- Rich Franklin
- "Ace" | 29-7-0, 1 NC
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28
- Cain Velasquez
- 14-3-0