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1
- Mirko Filipović
- "Cro Cop"
- 38-11-2, 1 NC
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2
- Quinton Jackson
- "Rampage"
- 37-14-0
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3
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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4
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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5
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
- "Minotauro"
- 34-10-1, 1 NC
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6
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman"
- 21-9-0
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7
- Cain Velasquez
- 14-3-0
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8
- Gegard Mousasi
- "The Dreamcatcher"
- 49-9-2
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9
- Don Frye
- "The Predator"
- 20-9-1, 1 NC
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10
- Kazushi Sakuraba
- "The Gracie Hunter"
- 26-17-1, 2 NC
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11
- Josh Barnett
- "The Warmaster" | 35-8-0
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12
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy" | 16-14-2
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13
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun" | 27-14-1
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14
- Lyoto Machida
- "The Dragon" | 26-12-0
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15
- José Aldo
- "Junior" | 31-8-0
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16
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo" | 32-15-0
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17
- Carlos Condit
- "The Natural Born Killer" | 32-14-0
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18
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush" | 26-2-0
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19
- Benson Henderson
- "Smooth" | 30-12-0
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20
- Vitor Belfort
- "The Phenom" | 26-14-0, 1 NC
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21
- Alistair Overeem
- "The Demolition Man" | 47-19-0, 1 NC
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22
- Mark Hunt
- "Super Samoan" | 13-14-1, 1 NC
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23
- Renan Barão
- "The Baron" | 34-10-0, 1 NC
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24
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer" | 35-14-1, 1 NC
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25
- Chan Sung Jung
- "The Korean Zombie" | 17-8-0