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1
- Jon Jones
- "Bones"
- 27-1-0, 1 NC
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2
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush"
- 26-2-0
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3
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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4
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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5
- Matt Hughes
- 45-9-0
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6
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy"
- 16-14-2
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7
- Lyoto Machida
- "The Dragon"
- 26-12-0
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8
- Randy Couture
- "The Natural"
- 19-11-0
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9
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
- "Minotauro"
- 34-10-1, 1 NC
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10
- Benson Henderson
- "Smooth"
- 30-12-0
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11
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman" | 21-9-0
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12
- Urijah Faber
- "The California Kid" | 35-11-0
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13
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo" | 32-15-0
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14
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun" | 27-14-1
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15
- Bas Rutten
- "El Guapo" | 28-4-1
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16
- Frank Shamrock
- "The Legend" | 23-10-2
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17
- Pat Miletich
- "The Croation Sensation" | 29-8-2
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18
- Jeremy Horn
- "Gumby" | 92-22-5, 1 NC
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19
- Forrest Griffin
- 19-7-0
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20
- Rich Franklin
- "Ace" | 29-7-0, 1 NC