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1
- Chael Sonnen
- 30-17-1
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2
- Gray Maynard
- "The Bully"
- 13-7-1, 1 NC
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3
- Don Frye
- "The Predator"
- 20-9-1, 1 NC
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4
- Kazushi Sakuraba
- "The Gracie Hunter"
- 26-17-1, 2 NC
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5
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo"
- 32-15-0
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6
- Quinton Jackson
- "Rampage"
- 37-14-0
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7
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun"
- 27-14-1
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8
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy"
- 16-14-2
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9
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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10
- José Aldo
- "Junior"
- 32-8-0
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11
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman" | 21-9-0
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12
- Nate Diaz
- 21-13-0
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13
- Nick Diaz
- 26-10-0, 2 NC