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1
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo"
- 32-15-0
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2
- Roy Nelson
- "Big Country"
- 23-19-0
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3
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy"
- 16-14-2
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4
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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5
- Nick Diaz
- 26-10-0, 2 NC
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6
- Clay Guida
- "The Carpenter"
- 38-24-0
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7
- Mark Hunt
- "Super Samoan"
- 13-14-1, 1 NC
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8
- Chris Leben
- "The Crippler"
- 21-12-0
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9
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun"
- 27-14-1
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10
- Frankie Edgar
- "The Answer"
- 24-11-1
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11
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor" | 40-7-0, 1 NC
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12
- Nate Diaz
- 21-13-0
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13
- Joey Beltran
- "Mexicutioner" | 18-15-0, 1 NC
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14
- Diego Sanchez
- "Nightmare" | 30-14-0
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15
- Quinton Jackson
- "Rampage" | 37-14-0
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16
- Chris Lytle
- "Lights Out" | 31-18-5
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17
- Jeremy Horn
- "Gumby" | 92-22-5, 1 NC
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18
- Mike Russow
- 15-3-0, 1 NC
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19
- Benson Henderson
- "Smooth" | 30-12-0
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20
- Donald Cerrone
- "Cowboy" | 36-17-0, 2 NC