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1
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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2
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush"
- 26-2-0
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3
- Lyoto Machida
- "The Dragon"
- 26-12-0
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4
- Junior dos Santos
- "Cigano"
- 21-10-0
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5
- Dominick Cruz
- "The Dominator"
- 24-4-0
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6
- Chris Weidman
- "The All-American"
- 16-7-0
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7
- Alexander Gustafsson
- "The Mauler"
- 18-8-0
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8
- Rousimar Palhares
- "Toquinho"
- 19-13-1
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9
- José Aldo
- "Junior"
- 32-8-0
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10
- Rory MacDonald
- "Red King"
- 23-10-1
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11
- Nate Diaz
- 21-13-0
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12
- Nick Diaz
- 26-10-0, 2 NC
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13
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo" | 32-15-0
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14
- Benson Henderson
- "Smooth" | 30-12-0
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15
- Anthony Pettis
- "Showtime" | 25-14-0
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16
- Vitor Belfort
- "The Phenom" | 26-14-0, 1 NC