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1
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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2
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush"
- 26-2-0
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3
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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4
- Matt Hughes
- 45-9-0
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5
- José Aldo
- "Junior"
- 31-8-0
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6
- Jon Jones
- "Bones"
- 27-1-0, 1 NC
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7
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman"
- 21-9-0
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8
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer"
- 35-14-1, 1 NC
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9
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy"
- 16-14-2
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10
- Royce Gracie
- 15-2-3
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11
- Tito Ortiz
- "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" | 21-12-1
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12
- Bas Rutten
- "El Guapo" | 28-4-1
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13
- Frank Shamrock
- "The Legend" | 23-10-2
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14
- Takanori Gomi
- "The Fireball Kid" | 35-15-0, 1 NC
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15
- Urijah Faber
- "The California Kid" | 35-11-0
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16
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
- "Minotauro" | 34-10-1, 1 NC
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17
- Mark Kerr
- "The Smashing Machine" | 15-11-0, 1 NC
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18
- Cain Velasquez
- 14-3-0
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19
- Junior dos Santos
- "Cigano" | 21-10-0
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20
- Renan Barão
- "The Baron" | 34-10-0, 1 NC
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21
- Rickson Gracie
- 9-0-0
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22
- Igor Vovchanchyn
- "Ice Cold" | 55-10-1, 1 NC
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23
- Dan Severn
- "The Beast" | 101-19-7
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24
- Dominick Cruz
- "The Dominator" | 24-4-0
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25
- Mark Coleman
- "The Hammer" | 16-10-0
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26
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun" | 27-14-1
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27
- Demetrious Johnson
- "Mighty Mouse" | 25-4-1
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28
- Chris Weidman
- "The All-American" | 16-7-0
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29
- Hector Lombard
- "Showeather" | 34-10-1, 3 NC
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30
- Nick Diaz
- 26-10-0, 2 NC
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31
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo" | 32-15-0
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32
- Pedro Rizzo
- "The Rock" | 20-11-0
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33
- Jake Shields
- 33-11-1, 1 NC
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34
- Brock Lesnar
- 5-3-0, 1 NC
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35
- Tim Sylvia
- "The Maine-iac" | 31-10-0, 1 NC
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36
- Marcelo Rocha-Pereira
- "The Rock" | 0-2-0
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37
- Mark Vogel
- "The Rock" | Am 0-1-0
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38
- Conor McGregor
- "The Notorious" | 22-6-0
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39
- Alistair Overeem
- "The Demolition Man" | 47-19-0, 1 NC
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40
- Norifumi Yamamoto
- "KID" | 18-6-0, 2 NC
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41
- Pat Miletich
- "The Croation Sensation" | 29-8-2