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1
- Bas Rutten
- "El Guapo"
- 28-4-1
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2
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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3
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy"
- 16-14-2
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4
- Nick Diaz
- 26-10-0, 2 NC
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5
- Quinton Jackson
- "Rampage"
- 37-14-0
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6
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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7
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer"
- 35-14-1, 1 NC
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8
- Clay Guida
- "The Carpenter"
- 38-24-0
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9
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo"
- 32-15-0
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10
- Alistair Overeem
- "The Demolition Man"
- 47-19-0, 1 NC
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11
- Roy Nelson
- "Big Country" | 23-19-0
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12
- Cain Velasquez
- 14-3-0
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13
- Urijah Faber
- "The California Kid" | 35-11-0
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14
- Chris Leben
- "The Crippler" | 21-12-0
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15
- Chael Sonnen
- 30-17-1
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16
- Shinya Aoki
- "Tobikan Judan" | 48-11-0, 1 NC
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17
- Nate Diaz
- 21-13-0