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1
- Khabib Nurmagomedov
- "The Eagle"
- 29-0-0
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2
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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3
- Demetrious Johnson
- "Mighty Mouse"
- 25-4-1
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4
- Amanda Nunes
- "The Lioness"
- 23-5-0
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5
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush"
- 26-2-0
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6
- Randy Couture
- "The Natural"
- 19-11-0
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7
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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8
- José Aldo
- "Junior"
- 31-8-0
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9
- Lyoto Machida
- "The Dragon"
- 26-12-0
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10
- Dominick Cruz
- "The Dominator"
- 24-4-0
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11
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman" | 21-9-0
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12
- Ken Shamrock
- "The World's Most Dangerous Man" | 28-17-3
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13
- Takanori Gomi
- "The Fireball Kid" | 36-15-0, 1 NC
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14
- Forrest Griffin
- 19-7-0
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15
- Valentina Shevchenko
- "Bullet" | 23-4-1
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16
- Ronaldo Souza
- "Jacaré" | 26-10-0, 1 NC