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1
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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2
- Chris Weidman
- "The All-American"
- 16-7-0
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3
- Johny Hendricks
- "Big Rig"
- 18-8-0
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4
- Khabib Nurmagomedov
- "The Eagle"
- 29-0-0
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5
- Junior dos Santos
- "Cigano"
- 21-10-0
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6
- Frankie Edgar
- "The Answer"
- 24-11-1
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7
- Stipe Miocic
- 20-4-0
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8
- Jon Jones
- "Bones"
- 27-1-0, 1 NC
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9
- Bas Rutten
- "El Guapo"
- 28-4-1
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10
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo"
- 32-15-0
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11
- Mark Hunt
- "Super Samoan" | 13-14-1, 1 NC
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12
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman" | 21-9-0
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13
- Roy Nelson
- "Big Country" | 23-19-0
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14
- Alexander Gustafsson
- "The Mauler" | 18-8-0
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15
- Joanna Jędrzejczyk
- 16-5-0
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16
- Nick Diaz
- 26-10-0, 2 NC
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17
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun" | 27-14-1
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18
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer" | 35-14-1, 1 NC
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19
- Kazushi Sakuraba
- "The Gracie Hunter" | 26-17-1, 2 NC
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20
- Anthony Pettis
- "Showtime" | 25-14-0
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21
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider" | 34-11-0, 1 NC
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22
- Ian McCall
- "Uncle Creepy" | 13-7-1
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23
- Gegard Mousasi
- "The Dreamcatcher" | 49-9-2
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24
- Carlos Condit
- "The Natural Born Killer" | 32-14-0
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25
- Chael Sonnen
- 30-17-1
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26
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
- "Minotauro" | 34-10-1, 1 NC
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27
- Dominick Cruz
- "The Dominator" | 24-4-0
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28
- Rory MacDonald
- "Red King" | 23-10-1
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29
- Nate Diaz
- 21-13-0
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30
- Gunnar Nelson
- "Gunni" | 19-5-1
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31
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy" | 16-14-2
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32
- Lyoto Machida
- "The Dragon" | 26-12-0
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33
- José Aldo
- "Junior" | 32-8-0
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34
- Yoel Romero
- "Soldier of God" | 16-7-0
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35
- Robbie Lawler
- "Ruthless" | 30-16-0, 1 NC
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36
- Donald Cerrone
- "Cowboy" | 36-17-0, 2 NC
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37
- Chan Sung Jung
- "The Korean Zombie" | 17-8-0