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1
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo"
- 32-15-0
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2
- Mark Hunt
- "Super Samoan"
- 13-14-1, 1 NC
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3
- Anthony Johnson
- "Rumble"
- 23-6-0
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4
- Junior dos Santos
- "Cigano"
- 21-10-0
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5
- Roy Nelson
- "Big Country"
- 23-19-0
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6
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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7
- Shane Carwin
- "The Engineer"
- 12-2-0
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8
- Conor McGregor
- "The Notorious"
- 22-6-0
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9
- David Abbott
- "Tank"
- 10-15-0
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10
- Quinton Jackson
- "Rampage"
- 37-14-0
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11
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer" | 35-14-1, 1 NC
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12
- Alistair Overeem
- "The Demolition Man" | 47-19-0, 1 NC
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13
- Eric Esch
- "Butterbean" | 14-10-1
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14
- Vitor Belfort
- "The Phenom" | 26-14-0, 1 NC
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15
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy" | 16-14-2
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16
- Rashad Evans
- "Suga" | 20-8-1