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1
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy"
- 16-14-2
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2
- Quinton Jackson
- "Rampage"
- 37-14-0
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3
- Rich Franklin
- "Ace"
- 29-7-0, 1 NC
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4
- Phil Davis
- "Mr. Wonderful"
- 24-7-0, 1 NC
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5
- Mirko Filipović
- "Cro Cop"
- 38-11-2, 1 NC
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6
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer"
- 35-14-1, 1 NC
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7
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo"
- 32-15-0
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8
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun"
- 27-14-1
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9
- Anthony Johnson
- "Rumble"
- 23-6-0
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10
- Cain Velasquez
- 14-3-0
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11
- Shane Carwin
- "The Engineer" | 12-2-0
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12
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor" | 40-7-0, 1 NC
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13
- Cung Le
- 9-3-0
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14
- Yoshihiro Akiyama
- "Sexyama" | 16-7-0, 2 NC
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15
- Benson Henderson
- "Smooth" | 30-12-0