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1. 1

   

   Fedor Emelianenko

   "The Last Emperor"

   40-7-0, 1 NC

   Former Pride Champ 3x defences, Pride Grand Prix 04 Champ
   beat: Sobral, Schilt, Herring, Nogueira x2, Goodridge, Coleman x2, Randleman, Cro Cop, Hunt, Sylvia, Arlovski
   

2. 2

   

   Stipe Miocic

   20-4-0

   Current 2x UFC Champ, 5 defences overall
   beat: Nelson, Gonzaga, Maldonado, Hunt, Arlovski, Werdum, Overeem, JDS, Ngannou, Cormier x2
   

3. 3

   

   Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira

   "Minotauro"

   34-10-1, 1 NC

   Former Pride Champ, Former Interim UFC Champ
   beat: Tamura x2, Coleman, Herring x3, Schilt, Hendo, Rodriguez, CroCop, Kharitonov, Werdum, Barnett, Sylvia, Couture, Sapp
   

4. 4

   

   Fabrício Werdum

   "Vai Cavalo"

   24-9-1, 1 NC

   Former UFC Champ, 0 defences
   beat: Overeem, A. Emelianenko, Gonzaga, Fedor, Bigfoot, Nelson, Nogueira, Browne x2, Hunt, Velasquez, Gustafsson
   

5. 5

   

   Cain Velasquez

   14-3-0

   2x UFC Champ, 2 defences
   beat: Kongo, Rothwell, Lesnar, Nogueira, Bigfoot, JDS x2, Browne
   

6. 6

   

   Alistair Overeem

   "The Demolition Man"

   47-19-0, 1 NC

   DREAM Champ, Strikeforce Champ, 1 defence, UFC Title Challenger
   beat: Kharitonov, Belfort, Hunt x2, Goodridge, Werdum x2, Lesnar, Mir, Struve, Nelson, JDS, Arlovski, Oleinik
   

7. 7

   

   Junior dos Santos

   "Cigano"

   21-10-0

   Former UFC Champ, 1 defence
   beat: Werdum, Struve, Cro Cop, Gonzaga, Nelson, Carwin, Velasquez, Mir, Hunt, Miocic, Rothwell, Lewis
   

8. 8

   

   Randy Couture

   "The Natural"

   19-11-0

   3x Former UFC Champ, 2 & 1 defences
   beat: Belfort, Smith, Rizzo x2, Randleman, Sylvia, Gonzaga
   

9. 9

   

   Mirko Filipović

   "Cro Cop"

   38-11-2, 1 NC

   '06 Pride WOW Grand Prix Champ, K-1 '12 Champ
   beat: Herring, Vovchanchyn, A. Emelianenko, Barnett x2, Randleman, Coleman, Wandy, Gonzaga
   

10. 10

    

    Josh Barnett

    "The Warmaster"

    35-8-0

    Former UFC Champ, 0 defences
    beat: Severn, Schilt x2, Couture, Kondo, A. Emelianenko, Hunt, Nogueira, Rizzo, Kharitonov, Mir, Nelson, Arlovski
    

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11. 11

    

    Daniel Cormier

    "DC"  |  22-3-0, 1 NC

    Strikeforce Tourney Winner, Former UFC Champ, 1 defence
    beat: Monson, Bigfoot, Barnett, Mir, Nelson, Miocic, Lewis
    

12. 12

    

    Francis NGannou

    "The Predator"  |  17-3-0

    Current UFC Champion
    beat: Blaydes x2, Arlovski, Overeem, Velasquez, JDS, Rozenstruik, Miocic
    

13. 13

    

    Ken Shamrock

    "The World's Most Dangerous Man"  |  28-17-3

    UFC Superfight Champ, King of Pancrasse '94
    beat: Rutten x2, Smith, Funaki, Severn, Leopoldo x2
    

14. 14

    

    Bas Rutten

    "El Guapo"  |  28-4-1

    Former UFC Champ, 3x King of Pancrasse OWC, 2 defences
    beat: Suzuki x2, DeLucia x3, Smith x2, F. Shamrock x2, Mezger, Randleman, Funaki
    

15. 15

    

    Royce Gracie

    15-2-3

    UFC 1,2,4 Tourney Champ
    beat: K. Shamrock x2, Gordeau, DeLucia, Leopoldo, Severn, Sakuraba
    

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    Mark Coleman

    "The Hammer"  |  16-10-0

    UFC 10, 11 Tourney Champ, Former UFC Champ, 0 defences
    beat: Goodridge, Frye x2, Severn, Vovchanchyn, Rua
    

17. 17

    

    Dan Severn

    "The Beast"  |  101-19-7

    UFC 5 Tourney Champ, UFC Superfight Champ, UU '95 Tourney Champ
    beat: Taktarov x2, Abbott, K. Shamrock, Varelans, Fulton x3, Griffin
    

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    Tim Sylvia

    "The Maine-iac"  |  31-10-0, 1 NC

    2x Former UFC Champ, 2 & 1 defences
    beat: Rothwell, Rodriguez, Arlovski x2, Monson
    

19. 19

    

    Andrei Arlovski

    "The Pitbull"  |  34-23-0, 2 NC

    Former UFC Champ, 1 defence
    beat: Matyushenko, Sylvia, Werdum, Rothwell x2, Nelson, Bigfoot, Browne, Mir
    

20. 20

    

    Frank Mir

    19-13-0

    Former UFC Champ, 0 defences
    beat: Williams, Sylvia, Lesnar, Nogueira x2, Kongo, Nelson x2, Bigfoot
    

21. 21

    

    Masakatsu Funaki

    40-13-1

    King of Pancrasse x2
    beat: Rutten, K. Shamrock, DeLucia x2, F. Shamrock, Mezger x2, Kondo x2, Schilt x2
    

22. 22

    

    Mark Hunt

    "Super Samoan"  |  13-14-1, 1 NC

    Interim Title Challenger
    beat: Wandy, Cro Cop, Rothwell, Kongo, Struve, Nelson, Bigfoot, Mir, Lewis
    

23. 23

    

    Brock Lesnar

    5-3-0, 1 NC

    Former UFC Champ, 2 defences
    beat: Herring, Couture, Mir, Carwin
    

24. 24

    

    Semmy Schilt

    "Hightower"  |  26-14-1

    OW King of Pancrasse
    beat: Suzuki, Mezger, Funaki, Kondo, Williams
    

25. 25

    

    Don Frye

    "The Predator"  |  20-9-1, 1 NC

    UFC 8 Tourney Winner, UU '96 Tourney Winner
    beat: Goodridge x2, K. Shamrock
    

26. 26

    

    Derrick Lewis

    "The Black Beast"  |  27-12-0, 1 NC

    UFC Title Challenger
    beat: Gonzaga, Nelson, Browne, Volkov, Oleinik, Blaydes
    

27. 27

    

    Antônio Silva

    "BigFoot"  |  19-15-0, 1 NC

    UFC Title Challenger
    beat: Arlovski, Emelianenko, Browne, Overeem
    

28. 28

    

    Pedro Rizzo

    "The Rock"  |  20-11-0

    beat: Coleman, Severn, Barnett, Rodriguez, Arlovski, Monson x2, Goodridge, K. Shamrock,
    

29. 29

    

    Kevin Randleman

    "The Monster"  |  17-16-0

    Former UFC Champ, 1x defence.
    beat: Smith, Williams, Rizzo, Cro Cop
    

30. 30

    

    Ricco Rodriguez

    "Suave"  |  54-27-0, 1 NC

    Former UFC Champ, 0 defences
    beat: Goodridge, Arlovski, Monson, Williams, Couture, Waterman
    

31. 31

    

    Igor Vovchanchyn

    "Ice Cold"  |  55-10-1, 1 NC

    beat: Varelans, Goodridge x2, Sakuraba, Kerr, Kondo,
    

32. 32

    

    Mark Kerr

    "The Smashing Machine"  |  15-11-0, 1 NC

    UFC 14, 15 Tourney Winner
    beat: Varelans, Otavio, Duarte
    

33. 33

    

    Dan Henderson

    "Hendo"  |  32-15-0

    beat: Gracie, Emelianenko, Murilo
    

34. 34

    

    Curtis Blaydes

    "Razor"  |  18-4-0, 1 NC

    beat: Oleinik, Hunt, Overeem, JDS, Volkov
    

35. 35

    

    Travis Browne

    "Hapa"  |  18-7-1

    beat: Struve, Gonzaga, Overeem, Barnett