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1
- Don Frye
- "The Predator"
- 20-9-1, 1 NC
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2
- Robbie Lawler
- "Ruthless"
- 30-16-0, 1 NC
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3
- Rory MacDonald
- "Red King"
- 23-10-1
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4
- Nate Diaz
- 21-13-0
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5
- Nick Diaz
- 26-10-0, 2 NC
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6
- Alistair Overeem
- "The Demolition Man"
- 47-19-0, 1 NC
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7
- Daniel Cormier
- "DC"
- 22-3-0, 1 NC
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8
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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9
- Lyoto Machida
- "The Dragon"
- 26-12-0
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10
- Conor McGregor
- "The Notorious"
- 22-6-0
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11
- Tony Ferguson
- "El Cucuy" | 25-10-0
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12
- Kevin Randleman
- "The Monster" | 17-16-0
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13
- Gegard Mousasi
- "The Dreamcatcher" | 49-9-2
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14
- Carlos Condit
- "The Natural Born Killer" | 32-14-0
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15
- Max Holloway
- "Blessed" | 26-7-0
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16
- Royce Gracie
- 15-2-3
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17
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider" | 34-11-0, 1 NC
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18
- Mark Hunt
- "Super Samoan" | 13-14-1, 1 NC
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19
- Oleg Taktarov
- "The Russian Bear" | 17-5-2
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20
- David Abbott
- "Tank" | 10-15-0
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21
- Mark Kerr
- "The Smashing Machine" | 15-11-0, 1 NC
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22
- Khabib Nurmagomedov
- "The Eagle" | 29-0-0
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23
- Frankie Edgar
- "The Answer" | 24-11-1
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24
- Gary Goodridge
- "Big Daddy" | 23-22-1
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25
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman" | 21-9-0
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26
- Jon Jones
- "Bones" | 27-1-0, 1 NC
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27
- Anthony Johnson
- "Rumble" | 23-6-0
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28
- Randy Couture
- "The Natural" | 19-11-0
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29
- Tito Ortiz
- "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" | 21-12-1
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30
- Anthony Pettis
- "Showtime" | 25-14-0
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31
- Benson Henderson
- "Smooth" | 30-12-0