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1
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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2
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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3
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush"
- 26-2-0
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4
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo"
- 32-15-0
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5
- Jon Jones
- "Bones"
- 27-1-0, 1 NC
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6
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman"
- 21-9-0
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7
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy"
- 16-14-2
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8
- Randy Couture
- "The Natural"
- 19-11-0
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9
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer"
- 35-14-1, 1 NC
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10
- Royce Gracie
- 15-2-3
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11
- José Aldo
- "Junior" | 32-8-0
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12
- Matt Hughes
- 45-9-0
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13
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
- "Minotauro" | 34-10-1, 1 NC
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14
- Tito Ortiz
- "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" | 21-12-1
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15
- Vitor Belfort
- "The Phenom" | 26-14-0, 1 NC
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16
- Frank Shamrock
- "The Legend" | 23-10-2
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17
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun" | 27-14-1
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18
- Quinton Jackson
- "Rampage" | 37-14-0
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19
- Rich Franklin
- "Ace" | 29-7-0, 1 NC
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20
- Cain Velasquez
- 14-3-0
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21
- Frankie Edgar
- "The Answer" | 24-11-1
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22
- Mirko Filipović
- "Cro Cop" | 38-11-2, 1 NC
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23
- Bas Rutten
- "El Guapo" | 28-4-1
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24
- Mark Coleman
- "The Hammer" | 16-10-0
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25
- Anthony Pettis
- "Showtime" | 25-14-0
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26
- Renan Barão
- "The Baron" | 34-10-0, 1 NC
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27
- Nick Diaz
- 26-10-0, 2 NC
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28
- Urijah Faber
- "The California Kid" | 35-11-0
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29
- Junior dos Santos
- "Cigano" | 21-10-0