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1
- Bas Rutten
- "El Guapo"
- 28-4-1
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2
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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3
- José Aldo
- "Junior"
- 32-8-0
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4
- Mirko Filipović
- "Cro Cop"
- 38-11-2, 1 NC
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5
- Nick Diaz
- 26-10-0, 2 NC
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6
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun"
- 27-14-1
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7
- Lyoto Machida
- "The Dragon"
- 26-12-0
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8
- Alistair Overeem
- "The Demolition Man"
- 47-19-0, 1 NC
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9
- Junior dos Santos
- "Cigano"
- 21-10-0
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10
- Mark Hunt
- "Super Samoan"
- 13-14-1, 1 NC
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11
- Carlos Condit
- "The Natural Born Killer" | 32-14-0
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12
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman" | 21-9-0
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13
- Vitor Belfort
- "The Phenom" | 26-14-0, 1 NC
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14
- Hayato Sakurai
- "Mach" | 38-13-2
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15
- Dominick Cruz
- "The Dominator" | 24-4-0
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16
- Igor Vovchanchyn
- "Ice Cold" | 55-10-1, 1 NC
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17
- Dan Hardy
- "The Outlaw" | 25-10-0, 1 NC
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18
- Mac Danzig
- 22-12-1
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19
- Nam Phan
- 21-17-0
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20
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer" | 35-14-1, 1 NC
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21
- Takanori Gomi
- "The Fireball Kid" | 35-15-0, 1 NC
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22
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy" | 16-14-2
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23
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor" | 40-7-0, 1 NC
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24
- Quinton Jackson
- "Rampage" | 37-14-0
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25
- Paul Daley
- "Semtex" | 44-18-2
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26
- Pat Barry
- "HD" | 8-7-0
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27
- Melvin Manhoef
- "No Mercy" | 32-17-1, 2 NC