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1
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun"
- 27-14-1
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2
- José Aldo
- "Junior"
- 31-8-0
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3
- Frankie Edgar
- "The Answer"
- 24-11-1
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4
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer"
- 35-14-1, 1 NC
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5
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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6
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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7
- Dominick Cruz
- "The Dominator"
- 24-4-0
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8
- Urijah Faber
- "The California Kid"
- 35-11-0
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9
- Sean Sherk
- "The Muscle Shark"
- 35-4-1
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10
- Nick Diaz
- 26-10-0, 2 NC
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11
- Lyoto Machida
- "The Dragon" | 26-12-0
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12
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush" | 26-2-0
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13
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy" | 16-14-2
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14
- Joachim Hansen
- "Hellboy" | 23-14-1
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15
- Rich Franklin
- "Ace" | 29-7-0, 1 NC
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16
- Shinya Aoki
- "Tobikan Judan" | 48-11-0, 1 NC
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17
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo" | 32-15-0
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18
- Hayato Sakurai
- "Mach" | 38-13-2
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19
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
- "Minotauro" | 34-10-1, 1 NC
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20
- Rory MacDonald
- "Red King" | 23-10-1
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21
- Miguel Torres
- 44-9-0
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22
- Takanori Gomi
- "The Fireball Kid" | 35-15-0, 1 NC
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23
- Carlos Condit
- "The Natural Born Killer" | 32-14-0
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24
- Junior dos Santos
- "Cigano" | 21-10-0
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25
- Max Holloway
- "Blessed" | 26-7-0
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26
- Cub Swanson
- "Killer" | 29-13-0
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27
- Vitor Ribeiro
- "Shaolin" | 20-5-0
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28
- Edson Barboza
- "Junior" | 24-11-0
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29
- Tony Ferguson
- "El Cucuy" | 25-10-0
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30
- Benson Henderson
- "Smooth" | 30-12-0
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31
- Donald Cerrone
- "Cowboy" | 36-17-0, 2 NC
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32
- Masakazu Imanari
- "Ashikan Judan" | 40-22-2
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33
- Renan Barão
- "The Baron" | 34-10-0, 1 NC
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34
- Robbie Lawler
- "Ruthless" | 30-16-0, 1 NC
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35
- Kazushi Sakuraba
- "The Gracie Hunter" | 26-17-1, 2 NC
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36
- Robert Whittaker
- "The Reaper" | 25-7-0
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37
- T.J. Dillashaw
- 17-5-0
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38
- Demetrious Johnson
- "Mighty Mouse" | 25-4-1
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39
- Nate Diaz
- 21-13-0
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40
- Josh Barnett
- "The Warmaster" | 35-8-0
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41
- Stephen Thompson
- "Wonderboy" | 17-7-1
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42
- Quinton Jackson
- "Rampage" | 37-14-0
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43
- Matt Serra
- "The Terror" | 11-7-0
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44
- Khabib Nurmagomedov
- "The Eagle" | 29-0-0
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45
- Justin Gaethje
- "The Highlight" | 25-5-0