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1
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush"
- 26-2-0
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2
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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3
- Frankie Edgar
- "The Answer"
- 24-11-1
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4
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
- "Minotauro"
- 34-10-1, 1 NC
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5
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy"
- 16-14-2
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6
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo"
- 32-15-0
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7
- Mirko Filipović
- "Cro Cop"
- 38-11-2, 1 NC
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8
- Vitor Belfort
- "The Phenom"
- 26-14-0, 1 NC
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9
- Jon Jones
- "Bones"
- 27-1-0, 1 NC
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10
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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11
- Lyoto Machida
- "The Dragon" | 26-12-0
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12
- Tito Ortiz
- "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" | 21-12-1
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13
- Royce Gracie
- 15-2-3
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14
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun" | 27-14-1
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15
- Bas Rutten
- "El Guapo" | 28-4-1
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16
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman" | 21-9-0
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17
- Matt Hughes
- 45-9-0
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18
- José Aldo
- "Junior" | 31-8-0
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19
- Demetrious Johnson
- "Mighty Mouse" | 25-4-1
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20
- Cain Velasquez
- 14-3-0