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1
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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2
- Mirko Filipović
- "Cro Cop"
- 38-11-2, 1 NC
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3
- José Aldo
- "Junior"
- 31-8-0
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4
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman"
- 21-9-0
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5
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun"
- 27-14-1
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6
- Vitor Belfort
- "The Phenom"
- 26-14-0, 1 NC
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7
- Alistair Overeem
- "The Demolition Man"
- 47-19-0, 1 NC
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8
- Lyoto Machida
- "The Dragon"
- 26-12-0
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9
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer"
- 35-14-1, 1 NC
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10
- Junior dos Santos
- "Cigano"
- 21-10-0
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11
- Jon Jones
- "Bones" | 27-1-0, 1 NC
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12
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy" | 16-14-2
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13
- Melvin Manhoef
- "No Mercy" | 32-17-1, 2 NC
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14
- Quinton Jackson
- "Rampage" | 37-14-0
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15
- Bas Rutten
- "El Guapo" | 28-4-1
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16
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor" | 40-7-0, 1 NC
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17
- Igor Vovchanchyn
- "Ice Cold" | 55-10-1, 1 NC
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18
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush" | 26-2-0
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19
- Mark Hunt
- "Super Samoan" | 13-14-1, 1 NC
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20
- Cung Le
- 9-3-0