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1
- Bas Rutten
- "El Guapo"
- 28-4-1
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2
- Junior dos Santos
- "Cigano"
- 21-10-0
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3
- Quinton Jackson
- "Rampage"
- 37-14-0
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4
- Lyoto Machida
- "The Dragon"
- 26-12-0
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5
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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6
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun"
- 27-14-1
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7
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer"
- 35-14-1, 1 NC
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8
- Don Frye
- "The Predator"
- 20-9-1, 1 NC
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9
- José Aldo
- "Junior"
- 32-8-0
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10
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo"
- 32-15-0
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11
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy" | 16-14-2
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12
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush" | 26-2-0
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13
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
- "Minotauro" | 34-10-1, 1 NC
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14
- Anthony Pettis
- "Showtime" | 25-14-0
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15
- Vitor Belfort
- "The Phenom" | 26-14-0, 1 NC
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16
- Shinya Aoki
- "Tobikan Judan" | 48-11-0, 1 NC
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17
- Thiago Alves
- "Pitbull" | 23-15-0
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18
- Ronaldo Souza
- "Jacaré" | 26-10-0, 1 NC
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19
- Frank Mir
- 19-13-0
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20
- Alistair Overeem
- "The Demolition Man" | 47-19-0, 1 NC
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21
- Urijah Faber
- "The California Kid" | 35-11-0
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22
- Nick Diaz
- 26-10-0, 2 NC
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23
- Demian Maia
- 28-11-0
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24
- Chael Sonnen
- 30-17-1
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25
- Nate Diaz
- 21-13-0
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26
- Dan Hardy
- "The Outlaw" | 25-10-0, 1 NC
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27
- Jens Pulver
- "Little Evil" | 27-19-1