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1
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
- "Minotauro"
- 34-10-1, 1 NC
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2
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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3
- Rashad Evans
- "Suga"
- 20-8-1
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4
- Junior dos Santos
- "Cigano"
- 21-10-0
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5
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman"
- 21-9-0
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6
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo"
- 32-15-0
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7
- Bas Rutten
- "El Guapo"
- 28-4-1
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8
- Jon Jones
- "Bones"
- 27-1-0, 1 NC
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9
- Randy Couture
- "The Natural"
- 19-11-0
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10
- Quinton Jackson
- "Rampage"
- 37-14-0
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11
- Forrest Griffin
- 19-7-0
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12
- José Aldo
- "Junior" | 32-8-0
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13
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider" | 34-11-0, 1 NC
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14
- Lyoto Machida
- "The Dragon" | 26-12-0
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15
- Roy Nelson
- "Big Country" | 23-19-0
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16
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy" | 16-14-2
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17
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer" | 35-14-1, 1 NC
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18
- Frankie Edgar
- "The Answer" | 24-11-1
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19
- Pat Barry
- "HD" | 8-7-0
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20
- Rich Franklin
- "Ace" | 29-7-0, 1 NC
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21
- Clay Guida
- "The Carpenter" | 38-24-0
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22
- Kenny Florian
- "KenFlo" | 14-6-0
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23
- Stephan Bonnar
- "The American Psycho" | 15-9-0