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1
- Stephen Thompson
- "Wonderboy"
- 17-7-1
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Very good striker
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2
- Demian Maia
- 28-11-0
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Off the charts BJJ and has very good wrestling to make use of that BJJ
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3
- Tyron Woodley
- "The Chosen One"
- 19-7-1
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Good wrestler. Good at baiting and counter punching. Doesn't seem to lead well in the striking and may not have the cardio to do so.
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4
- Robbie Lawler
- "Ruthless"
- 30-16-0, 1 NC
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Champ
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5
- Rory MacDonald
- "Red King"
- 23-10-1
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Very well rounded.
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6
- Carlos Condit
- "The Natural Born Killer"
- 32-14-0
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Plus striker and grappler. Lacks top end wrestling game.
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7
- Donald Cerrone
- "Cowboy"
- 36-17-0, 2 NC
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8
- Johny Hendricks
- "Big Rig"
- 18-8-0
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Very Good Wrestler. Very dynamic in-the-pocket striking. Insane Chin.
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9
- Jake Shields
- 33-11-1, 1 NC
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Excellent grappler. Doesn't have much in the way of striking.
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10
- Lorenz Larkin
- "The Monsoon"
- 25-8-0, 2 NC
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11
- Ben Askren
- "Funky" | 19-2-0, 1 NC
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Great wrestler
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12
- Andrey Koreshkov
- "Spartan" | 27-5-0
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13
- Rousimar Palhares
- "Toquinho" | 19-13-1
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Terrifying leg lock specilist
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14
- Neil Magny
- "Haitian Sensation" | 29-11-0
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Very solid fighter. Well rounded.
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15
- Gunnar Nelson
- "Gunni" | 19-5-1
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Very good grappler. Unorthodox striking that is accurate, but is lacking in volume. May benefit from a drop in weight class.
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16
- Matt Brown
- "The Immortal" | 24-19-0
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Very good striker. Very tough.
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17
- Albert Tumenov
- "Einstein" | 23-5-0
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18
- Douglas Lima
- "The Phenom" | 33-11-0
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19
- Rick Story
- "The Horror" | 21-10-0
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Good wrestler with improving striking
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20
- Tim Means
- "The Dirty Bird" | 33-16-1, 1 NC
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21
- Tarec Saffiedine
- "Sponge" | 16-7-0
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Very good striker. Dangerous leg kicks.
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22
- Erick Silva
- "The Tiger" | 20-11-0, 1 NC
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23
- Warlley Alves
- 14-7-0
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24
- Jake Ellenberger
- "The Juggernaut" | 31-15-0
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Good wrestler. Good counter puncher, but doesn't lead well. Will struggle against long range strikers.
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25
- Brandon Thatch
- "Rukus" | 11-5-0
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Dangerous striker.
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26
- Thiago Alves
- "Pitbull" | 23-15-0
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27
- Ryan LaFlare
- 14-3-0
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28
- Alan Jouban
- "Brahma" | 17-7-0
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29
- John Hathaway
- "The Hitman" | 18-3-0
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30
- Ben Saunders
- "Killa B" | 23-13-2
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31
- Colby Covington
- "Chaos" | 17-4-0
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32
- Jorge Masvidal
- "Gamebred" | 35-17-0
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33
- Kenny Robertson
- 15-7-0
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34
- Paul Daley
- "Semtex" | 44-18-2
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35
- Nico Musoke
- "Nico" | 16-5-1
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36
- Mike Pierce
- 17-7-0
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37
- Sérgio Moraes
- "The Panther" | 14-7-1
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38
- Santiago Ponzinibbio
- "Argentine Dagger" | 29-7-0
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39
- Alex Garcia
- "The Dominican Nightmare" | 15-8-0
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40
- Yoshihiro Akiyama
- "Sexyama" | 16-7-0, 2 NC
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41
- Omari Akhmedov
- "Wolverine" | 24-8-1
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42
- Sean Spencer
- "Black Magik" | 12-7-0
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43
- Court McGee
- "The Crusher" | 21-13-0
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44
- Zak Cummings
- 25-7-0
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45
- Leon Edwards
- "Rocky" | 22-3-0, 1 NC
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46
- George Sullivan
- "The Silencer" | 19-8-0, 2 NC
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47
- Mike Pyle
- "Quicksand" | 27-13-1
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48
- Cathal Pendred
- "The Punisher" | 17-4-1
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49
- Lyman Good
- "Cyborg" | 21-6-0, 1 NC
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50
- Kamaru Usman
- "Nigerian Nightmare" | 20-4-0
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51
- Ryan Ford
- "The Real Deal" | 24-6-0
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52
- Nordine Taleb
- 15-7-0
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53
- Steve Carl
- 22-7-0
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54
- Sean Strickland
- "Tarzan" | 28-6-0