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1
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer"
- 35-14-1, 1 NC
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2
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush"
- 26-2-0
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3
- José Aldo
- "Junior"
- 31-8-0
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4
- Brian Stann
- "All American"
- 12-6-0
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5
- Nate Marquardt
- "The Great"
- 36-20-2
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6
- Kenny Florian
- "KenFlo"
- 14-6-0
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7
- Dan Hardy
- "The Outlaw"
- 25-10-0, 1 NC
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8
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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9
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman"
- 21-9-0
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10
- Rich Franklin
- "Ace"
- 29-7-0, 1 NC
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11
- Jon Jones
- "Bones" | 27-1-0, 1 NC
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12
- Forrest Griffin
- 19-7-0
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13
- Alistair Overeem
- "The Demolition Man" | 47-19-0, 1 NC
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14
- Lyoto Machida
- "The Dragon" | 26-12-0
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15
- Anthony Pettis
- "Showtime" | 25-14-0
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16
- Mike Swick
- "Quick" | 15-6-0
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17
- Carlos Condit
- "The Natural Born Killer" | 32-14-0
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18
- Thiago Alves
- "Pitbull" | 23-15-0
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19
- Miguel Torres
- 44-9-0
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20
- Alan Belcher
- "The Talent" | 18-8-0
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21
- Chris Leben
- "The Crippler" | 21-12-0
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22
- Rory MacDonald
- "Red King" | 23-10-1