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1
- Kazuyuki Fujita
- "Ol' Ironhead"
- 18-14-0
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2
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo"
- 32-15-0
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3
- Wesley Correira
- "Cabbage"
- 21-15-0
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4
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy"
- 16-14-2
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5
- Roy Nelson
- "Big Country"
- 23-19-0
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6
- Mark Hunt
- "Super Samoan"
- 13-14-1, 1 NC
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7
- Frankie Edgar
- "The Answer"
- 24-11-1
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8
- Chris Leben
- "The Crippler"
- 21-12-0
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9
- Diego Sanchez
- "Nightmare"
- 30-14-0
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10
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun"
- 27-14-1
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11
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
- "Minotauro" | 34-10-1, 1 NC
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12
- Quinton Jackson
- "Rampage" | 37-14-0
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13
- Carlos Condit
- "The Natural Born Killer" | 32-14-0