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1
- Rashad Evans
- "Suga"
- 20-8-1
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2
- Takanori Gomi
- "The Fireball Kid"
- 35-15-0, 1 NC
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3
- Sergei Kharitonov
- "The Paratrooper"
- 35-9-0, 2 NC
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4
- Dominick Cruz
- "The Dominator"
- 24-4-0
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5
- Josh Barnett
- "The Warmaster"
- 35-8-0
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6
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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7
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush"
- 26-2-0
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8
- Megumi Fujii
- "Mega Megu"
- 26-3-0
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9
- Drew Fickett
- "The Master"
- 43-22-0
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10
- Andrei Arlovski
- "The Pitbull"
- 34-23-0, 2 NC
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11
- Kazushi Sakuraba
- "The Gracie Hunter" | 26-17-1, 2 NC
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12
- Evan Tanner
- 32-8-0
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13
- Bas Rutten
- "El Guapo" | 28-4-1
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14
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
- "Minotauro" | 34-10-1, 1 NC
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15
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer" | 35-14-1, 1 NC
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16
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun" | 27-14-1
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17
- Mirko Filipović
- "Cro Cop" | 38-11-2, 1 NC
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18
- Muhammed Lawal
- "King Mo" | 21-10-0, 1 NC
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19
- Gray Maynard
- "The Bully" | 13-7-1, 1 NC
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20
- Stephan Bonnar
- "The American Psycho" | 15-9-0
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21
- Aleksander Emelianenko
- "The Grim Reaper" | 28-9-1
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22
- Yushin Okami
- "Thunder" | 38-15-0
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23
- Rich Franklin
- "Ace" | 29-7-0, 1 NC
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24
- Alistair Overeem
- "The Demolition Man" | 47-19-0, 1 NC
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25
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman" | 21-9-0
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26
- Don Frye
- "The Predator" | 20-9-1, 1 NC
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27
- Shinya Aoki
- "Tobikan Judan" | 48-11-0, 1 NC
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28
- Matt Serra
- "The Terror" | 11-7-0
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29
- Ben Saunders
- "Killa B" | 23-13-2
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30
- Randy Couture
- "The Natural" | 19-11-0
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31
- Ross Pearson
- "The Real Deal" | 20-17-0, 1 NC
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32
- Kevin Randleman
- "The Monster" | 17-16-0
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33
- David Abbott
- "Tank" | 10-15-0
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34
- Tatsuya Kawajiri
- "Crusher" | 37-14-2
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35
- Mike Brown
- 25-9-0
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36
- Brian Bowles
- 10-3-0
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37
- Clay Guida
- "The Carpenter" | 38-24-0
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38
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo" | 32-15-0
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39
- Matt Hughes
- 45-9-0
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40
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy" | 16-14-2
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41
- Forrest Griffin
- 19-7-0
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42
- Quinton Jackson
- "Rampage" | 37-14-0
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43
- Michael Bisping
- "The Count" | 30-9-0
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44
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider" | 34-11-0, 1 NC
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45
- Chad Griggs
- "The Grave Digger" | 11-3-0
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46
- George Roop
- 15-13-1
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47
- Paulo Thiago
- "Caveira" | 19-11-0
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48
- Carlos Condit
- "The Natural Born Killer" | 32-14-0
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49
- Bob Sapp
- "The Beast" | 12-20-0
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50
- Jon Fitch
- 32-8-2, 1 NC