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1
- Roy Nelson
- "Big Country"
- 23-19-0
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2
- Chris Lytle
- "Lights Out"
- 31-18-5
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3
- Frankie Edgar
- "The Answer"
- 24-11-1
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4
- Mike Russow
- 15-3-0, 1 NC
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5
- Diego Sanchez
- "Nightmare"
- 30-14-0
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6
- Randy Couture
- "The Natural"
- 19-11-0
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7
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo"
- 32-15-0
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8
- Chris Leben
- "The Crippler"
- 21-12-0
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9
- Martin Kampmann
- "Hitman"
- 21-7-0
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10
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
- "Minotauro"
- 34-10-1, 1 NC
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11
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun" | 27-14-1
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12
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer" | 35-14-1, 1 NC
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13
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider" | 34-11-0, 1 NC
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14
- Junior dos Santos
- "Cigano" | 21-10-0
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15
- Urijah Faber
- "The California Kid" | 35-11-0
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16
- Frank Mir
- 19-13-0
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17
- Jared Hamman
- "The Messenger" | 14-6-0
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18
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman" | 21-9-0
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19
- Chan Sung Jung
- "The Korean Zombie" | 17-8-0
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20
- Rich Franklin
- "Ace" | 29-7-0, 1 NC
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21
- Vitor Belfort
- "The Phenom" | 26-14-0, 1 NC
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22
- Cain Velasquez
- 14-3-0
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23
- Clay Guida
- "The Carpenter" | 38-24-0
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24
- Ken Shamrock
- "The World's Most Dangerous Man" | 28-17-3
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25
- Nick Diaz
- 26-10-0, 2 NC
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26
- Tim Boetsch
- "The Barbarian" | 21-13-0
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27
- Josh Barnett
- "The Warmaster" | 35-8-0
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28
- Mark Hunt
- "Super Samoan" | 13-14-1, 1 NC