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1
- Daniel Cormier
- "DC"
- 22-3-0, 1 NC
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2
- Vitaly Minakov
- 22-2-0
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3
- Stipe Miocic
- 20-4-0
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4
- Derrick Lewis
- "The Black Beast"
- 27-12-0, 1 NC
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5
- Curtis Blaydes
- "Razor"
- 18-4-0, 1 NC
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6
- Alexander Volkov
- "Drago"
- 37-10-0
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7
- Alistair Overeem
- "The Demolition Man"
- 47-19-0, 1 NC
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8
- Francis NGannou
- "The Predator"
- 17-3-0
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9
- Aleksei Oleinik
- "The Boa Constrictor"
- 61-18-1
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10
- Junior dos Santos
- "Cigano"
- 21-10-0
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11
- Justin Willis
- "Big Pretty" | 8-2-0
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12
- Tai Tuivasa
- "Bam Bam" | 15-7-0
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13
- Andrei Arlovski
- "The Pitbull" | 34-23-0, 2 NC
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14
- Ruslan Magomedov
- "Leopard" | 15-3-0
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15
- Stefan Struve
- "The Skyscraper" | 29-13-0
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16
- Shamil Abdurakhimov
- "Abrek" | 20-8-0
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17
- Juan Espino
- "El Guapo" | 10-2-0