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1
- Jon Jones
- "Bones"
- 27-1-0, 1 NC
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2
- Demetrious Johnson
- "Mighty Mouse"
- 25-4-1
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3
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush"
- 26-2-0
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4
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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5
- Daniel Cormier
- "DC"
- 22-3-0, 1 NC
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6
- José Aldo
- "Junior"
- 32-8-0
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7
- Israel Adesanya
- "The Last Stylebender"
- 24-3-0
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8
- Islam Makhachev
- 25-1-0
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9
- Cain Velasquez
- 14-3-0
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10
- Kamaru Usman
- "Nigerian Nightmare"
- 20-4-0
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11
- Alexander Volkanovski
- "The Great" | 26-4-0
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12
- Max Holloway
- "Blessed" | 26-7-0
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13
- Khabib Nurmagomedov
- "The Eagle" | 29-0-0
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14
- Matt Hughes
- 45-9-0
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15
- Robbie Lawler
- "Ruthless" | 30-16-0, 1 NC
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16
- Henry Cejudo
- "Triple C" | 16-4-0