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1
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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2
- Holly Holm
- "The Preacher's Daughter"
- 15-7-0, 1 NC
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3
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush"
- 26-2-0
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4
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy"
- 16-14-2
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5
- Alexander Gustafsson
- "The Mauler"
- 18-8-0
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6
- Antônio Rogério Nogueira
- "Minotouro"
- 23-10-0
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7
- Gegard Mousasi
- "The Dreamcatcher"
- 49-9-2
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8
- Jordan Mein
- "Young Gun"
- 32-14-0
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9
- Igor Vovchanchyn
- "Ice Cold"
- 55-10-1, 1 NC
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10
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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11
- Shakhbulat Shamkhalaev
- "Assassin" | 11-3-1
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12
- Cain Velasquez
- 14-3-0
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13
- Junior dos Santos
- "Cigano" | 21-10-0
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14
- Eddie Alvarez
- "The Underground King" | 30-8-0, 2 NC
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15
- Sergei Kharitonov
- "The Paratrooper" | 35-9-0, 2 NC
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16
- Max Holloway
- "Blessed" | 26-7-0
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17
- Mike Richman
- "The Marine" | 18-8-0
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18
- Mark Hominick
- "The Machine" | 20-12-0