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1
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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2
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
- "Minotauro"
- 34-10-1, 1 NC
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3
- Stipe Miocic
- 20-4-0
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4
- Cain Velasquez
- 14-3-0
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5
- Daniel Cormier
- "DC"
- 22-3-0, 1 NC
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6
- Alistair Overeem
- "The Demolition Man"
- 47-19-0, 1 NC
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7
- Junior dos Santos
- "Cigano"
- 21-10-0
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8
- Randy Couture
- "The Natural"
- 19-11-0
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9
- Frank Mir
- 19-13-0
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10
- Don Frye
- "The Predator"
- 20-9-1, 1 NC
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11
- Bas Rutten
- "El Guapo" | 28-4-1
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12
- Francis NGannou
- "The Predator" | 17-3-0
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13
- Kevin Randleman
- "The Monster" | 17-16-0
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14
- Mark Coleman
- "The Hammer" | 16-10-0
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15
- Mark Hunt
- "Super Samoan" | 13-14-1, 1 NC
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16
- Andrei Arlovski
- "The Pitbull" | 34-23-0, 2 NC
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17
- Josh Barnett
- "The Warmaster" | 35-8-0
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18
- Brock Lesnar
- 5-3-0, 1 NC
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19
- Derrick Lewis
- "The Black Beast" | 27-12-0, 1 NC