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1
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush"
- 26-2-0
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2
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer"
- 35-14-1, 1 NC
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3
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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4
- Mirko Filipović
- "Cro Cop"
- 38-11-2, 1 NC
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5
- Jon Jones
- "Bones"
- 27-1-0, 1 NC
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6
- Vitor Belfort
- "The Phenom"
- 26-14-0, 1 NC
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7
- Frankie Edgar
- "The Answer"
- 24-11-1
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8
- Quinton Jackson
- "Rampage"
- 37-14-0
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9
- Alistair Overeem
- "The Demolition Man"
- 47-19-0, 1 NC
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10
- José Aldo
- "Junior"
- 32-8-0
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11
- Junior dos Santos
- "Cigano" | 21-10-0
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12
- Rich Franklin
- "Ace" | 29-7-0, 1 NC
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13
- Lyoto Machida
- "The Dragon" | 26-12-0
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14
- Carlos Condit
- "The Natural Born Killer" | 32-14-0
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15
- Urijah Faber
- "The California Kid" | 35-11-0
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16
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
- "Minotauro" | 34-10-1, 1 NC
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17
- Roy Nelson
- "Big Country" | 23-19-0
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18
- Clay Guida
- "The Carpenter" | 38-24-0
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19
- Anthony Pettis
- "Showtime" | 25-14-0