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1
- Shane Carwin
- "The Engineer"
- 12-2-0
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2
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo"
- 32-15-0
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3
- Junior dos Santos
- "Cigano"
- 21-10-0
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4
- Vitor Belfort
- "The Phenom"
- 26-14-0, 1 NC
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5
- Paul Daley
- "Semtex"
- 44-18-2
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6
- Robbie Lawler
- "Ruthless"
- 30-16-0, 1 NC
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7
- Mark Hunt
- "Super Samoan"
- 13-14-1, 1 NC
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8
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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9
- Melvin Guillard
- "The Young Assassin"
- 32-22-2, 3 NC
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10
- Melvin Manhoef
- "No Mercy"
- 32-17-1, 2 NC
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11
- Quinton Jackson
- "Rampage" | 37-14-0
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12
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider" | 34-11-0, 1 NC
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13
- Jake Ellenberger
- "The Juggernaut" | 31-15-0
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14
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer" | 35-14-1, 1 NC
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15
- Chris Leben
- "The Crippler" | 21-12-0
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16
- Alistair Overeem
- "The Demolition Man" | 47-19-0, 1 NC
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17
- Johny Hendricks
- "Big Rig" | 18-8-0
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18
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy" | 16-14-2
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19
- Norifumi Yamamoto
- "KID" | 18-6-0, 2 NC
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20
- Brian Stann
- "All American" | 12-6-0
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21
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman" | 21-9-0
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22
- Jon Jones
- "Bones" | 27-1-0, 1 NC
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23
- Rashad Evans
- "Suga" | 20-8-1
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24
- Takanori Gomi
- "The Fireball Kid" | 35-15-0, 1 NC
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25
- Josh Neer
- "The Dentist" | 36-16-1
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26
- Ray Mercer
- "Merciless" | 1-1-0
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27
- Wade Henderson
- "Wendo" | 12-21-0
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28
- Nick Diaz
- 26-10-0, 2 NC
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29
- Thiago Silva
- 21-9-0, 3 NC
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30
- Thiago Alves
- "Pitbull" | 23-15-0
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31
- Anthony Johnson
- "Rumble" | 23-6-0
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32
- Kimbo Slice
- 6-2-0, 1 NC
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33
- Eddie Alvarez
- "The Underground King" | 30-8-0, 2 NC
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34
- José Aldo
- "Junior" | 32-8-0
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35
- Ryan Bader
- "Darth" | 31-8-0, 1 NC