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1
- Yoel Romero
- "Soldier of God"
- 16-7-0
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2
- Jorge Masvidal
- "Gamebred"
- 35-17-0
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3
- Tony Ferguson
- "El Cucuy"
- 25-10-0
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4
- Max Holloway
- "Blessed"
- 26-7-0
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5
- Mark Hunt
- "Super Samoan"
- 13-14-1, 1 NC
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6
- Nick Diaz
- 26-10-0, 2 NC
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7
- Nate Diaz
- 21-13-0
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8
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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9
- Demetrious Johnson
- "Mighty Mouse"
- 25-4-1
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10
- Paul Daley
- "Semtex"
- 44-18-2
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11
- Rory MacDonald
- "Red King" | 23-10-1
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12
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider" | 34-11-0, 1 NC
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13
- Mirko Filipović
- "Cro Cop" | 38-11-2, 1 NC
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14
- Anthony Johnson
- "Rumble" | 23-6-0
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15
- Robbie Lawler
- "Ruthless" | 30-16-0, 1 NC
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16
- Joanna Jędrzejczyk
- 16-5-0
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17
- Stipe Miocic
- 20-4-0
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18
- Francis NGannou
- "The Predator" | 17-3-0
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19
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer" | 35-14-1, 1 NC
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20
- Conor McGregor
- "The Notorious" | 22-6-0
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21
- Frankie Edgar
- "The Answer" | 24-11-1
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22
- Jon Jones
- "Bones" | 27-1-0, 1 NC
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23
- Rose Namajunas
- "Thug" | 12-6-0
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24
- T.J. Dillashaw
- 17-5-0
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25
- Dustin Poirier
- "The Diamond" | 30-8-0, 1 NC
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26
- Brian Ortega
- "T-City" | 16-3-0, 1 NC
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27
- Robert Whittaker
- "The Reaper" | 25-7-0
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28
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy" | 16-14-2
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29
- Matt Brown
- "The Immortal" | 24-19-0
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30
- Kazushi Sakuraba
- "The Gracie Hunter" | 26-17-1, 2 NC
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31
- Justin Gaethje
- "The Highlight" | 25-5-0
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32
- Chan Sung Jung
- "The Korean Zombie" | 17-8-0
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33
- Gegard Mousasi
- "The Dreamcatcher" | 49-9-2