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1
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo"
- 32-15-0
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2
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer"
- 35-14-1, 1 NC
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3
- Mark Hunt
- "Super Samoan"
- 13-14-1, 1 NC
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4
- Bas Rutten
- "El Guapo"
- 28-4-1
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5
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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6
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy"
- 16-14-2
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7
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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8
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun"
- 27-14-1
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9
- José Aldo
- "Junior"
- 31-8-0
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10
- Kazushi Sakuraba
- "The Gracie Hunter"
- 26-17-1, 2 NC
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11
- Don Frye
- "The Predator" | 20-9-1, 1 NC
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12
- Junior dos Santos
- "Cigano" | 21-10-0
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13
- Alistair Overeem
- "The Demolition Man" | 47-19-0, 1 NC
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14
- Nick Diaz
- 26-10-0, 2 NC
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15
- Carlos Condit
- "The Natural Born Killer" | 32-14-0
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16
- Frankie Edgar
- "The Answer" | 24-11-1