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1
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman"
- 21-9-0
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2
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo"
- 32-15-0
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3
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun"
- 27-14-1
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4
- Quinton Jackson
- "Rampage"
- 37-14-0
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5
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer"
- 35-14-1, 1 NC
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6
- Jon Jones
- "Bones"
- 27-1-0, 1 NC
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7
- Alexander Gustafsson
- "The Mauler"
- 18-8-0
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8
- Glover Teixeira
- 33-9-0
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9
- Rashad Evans
- "Suga"
- 20-8-1
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10
- Antônio Rogério Nogueira
- "Minotouro"
- 23-10-0
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11
- Daniel Cormier
- "DC" | 22-3-0, 1 NC
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12
- Jimi Manuwa
- "Poster Boy" | 17-6-0
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13
- Anthony Johnson
- "Rumble" | 23-6-0
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14
- Forrest Griffin
- 19-7-0
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15
- Tito Ortiz
- "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" | 21-12-1
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16
- Emanuel Newton
- "The Hardcore Kid" | 27-13-1
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17
- Muhammed Lawal
- "King Mo" | 21-10-0, 1 NC
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18
- Ryan Bader
- "Darth" | 31-8-0, 1 NC
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19
- Matt Hamill
- "The Hammer" | 12-8-0
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20
- Chael Sonnen
- 30-17-1
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21
- Stephan Bonnar
- "The American Psycho" | 15-9-0
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22
- Krzysztof Soszynski
- "The Polish Experiment" | 26-12-1
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23
- Kyle Kingsbury
- "Kingsbu" | 11-6-0, 1 NC
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24
- Frank Shamrock
- "The Legend" | 23-10-2