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1
- Kazushi Sakuraba
- "The Gracie Hunter"
- 26-17-1, 2 NC
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2
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo"
- 32-15-0
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3
- Lyoto Machida
- "The Dragon"
- 26-12-0
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4
- Matt Hughes
- 45-9-0
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5
- Bas Rutten
- "El Guapo"
- 28-4-1
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6
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer"
- 35-14-1, 1 NC
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7
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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8
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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9
- Mirko Filipović
- "Cro Cop"
- 38-11-2, 1 NC
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10
- Junior dos Santos
- "Cigano"
- 21-10-0
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11
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman" | 21-9-0
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12
- Brock Lesnar
- 5-3-0, 1 NC
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13
- Don Frye
- "The Predator" | 20-9-1, 1 NC
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14
- Roy Nelson
- "Big Country" | 23-19-0
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15
- Chael Sonnen
- 30-17-1
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16
- Vitor Belfort
- "The Phenom" | 26-14-0, 1 NC
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17
- Demian Maia
- 28-11-0
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18
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun" | 27-14-1
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19
- José Aldo
- "Junior" | 32-8-0
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20
- Igor Vovchanchyn
- "Ice Cold" | 55-10-1, 1 NC
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21
- Ikuhisa Minowa
- "Minowaman" | 63-45-8
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22
- Jake Ellenberger
- "The Juggernaut" | 31-15-0
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23
- Ricardo Arona
- "The Brazilian Tiger" | 14-5-0
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24
- Jon Jones
- "Bones" | 27-1-0, 1 NC
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25
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush" | 26-2-0
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26
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy" | 16-14-2
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27
- Forrest Griffin
- 19-7-0
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28
- Alistair Overeem
- "The Demolition Man" | 47-19-0, 1 NC
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29
- Nick Diaz
- 26-10-0, 2 NC
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30
- Cain Velasquez
- 14-3-0
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31
- Rich Franklin
- "Ace" | 29-7-0, 1 NC
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32
- Clay Guida
- "The Carpenter" | 38-24-0
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33
- Frankie Edgar
- "The Answer" | 24-11-1
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34
- Chris Leben
- "The Crippler" | 21-12-0
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35
- Miguel Torres
- 44-9-0
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36
- Kenny Florian
- "KenFlo" | 14-6-0
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37
- Frank Mir
- 19-13-0
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38
- Nate Diaz
- 21-13-0
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39
- Nate Marquardt
- "The Great" | 36-20-2
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40
- Chris Lytle
- "Lights Out" | 31-18-5
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41
- Shinya Aoki
- "Tobikan Judan" | 48-11-0, 1 NC
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42
- Joe Lauzon
- "J-Lau" | 28-15-0
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43
- Jens Pulver
- "Little Evil" | 27-19-1
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44
- Ronaldo Souza
- "Jacaré" | 26-10-0, 1 NC