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1
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo"
- 32-15-0
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2
- Junior dos Santos
- "Cigano"
- 21-10-0
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3
- Shane Carwin
- "The Engineer"
- 12-2-0
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4
- Quinton Jackson
- "Rampage"
- 37-14-0
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5
- Vitor Belfort
- "The Phenom"
- 26-14-0, 1 NC
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6
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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7
- Paul Daley
- "Semtex"
- 44-18-2
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8
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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9
- Robbie Lawler
- "Ruthless"
- 30-16-0, 1 NC
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10
- Chris Leben
- "The Crippler"
- 21-12-0
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11
- Melvin Guillard
- "The Young Assassin" | 32-22-2, 3 NC
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12
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer" | 35-14-1, 1 NC
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13
- Mark Hunt
- "Super Samoan" | 13-14-1, 1 NC
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14
- Alistair Overeem
- "The Demolition Man" | 47-19-0, 1 NC
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15
- Norifumi Yamamoto
- "KID" | 18-6-0, 2 NC
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16
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman" | 21-9-0
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17
- Takanori Gomi
- "The Fireball Kid" | 35-15-0, 1 NC
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18
- José Aldo
- "Junior" | 31-8-0
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19
- Eddie Alvarez
- "The Underground King" | 30-8-0, 2 NC
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20
- Thiago Alves
- "Pitbull" | 23-15-0