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1
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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2
- Mirko Filipović
- "Cro Cop"
- 38-11-2, 1 NC
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3
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer"
- 35-14-1, 1 NC
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4
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo"
- 32-15-0
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5
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun"
- 27-14-1
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6
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman"
- 21-9-0
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7
- Mark Hunt
- "Super Samoan"
- 13-14-1, 1 NC
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8
- Lyoto Machida
- "The Dragon"
- 26-12-0
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9
- Quinton Jackson
- "Rampage"
- 37-14-0
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10
- Vitor Belfort
- "The Phenom"
- 26-14-0, 1 NC
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11
- Melvin Guillard
- "The Young Assassin" | 32-22-2, 3 NC
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12
- Alistair Overeem
- "The Demolition Man" | 47-19-0, 1 NC
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13
- Robbie Lawler
- "Ruthless" | 30-16-0, 1 NC
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14
- Junior dos Santos
- "Cigano" | 21-10-0
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15
- Donald Cerrone
- "Cowboy" | 36-17-0, 2 NC
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16
- Takanori Gomi
- "The Fireball Kid" | 35-15-0, 1 NC
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17
- Nick Diaz
- 26-10-0, 2 NC
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18
- Chris Leben
- "The Crippler" | 21-12-0