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1
- Jon Jones
- "Bones"
- 27-1-0, 1 NC
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2
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush"
- 26-2-0
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3
- Demetrious Johnson
- "Mighty Mouse"
- 25-4-1
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4
- Khabib Nurmagomedov
- "The Eagle"
- 29-0-0
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5
- Kamaru Usman
- "Nigerian Nightmare"
- 20-4-0
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6
- Alexander Volkanovski
- "The Great"
- 26-4-0
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7
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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8
- José Aldo
- "Junior"
- 32-8-0
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9
- Daniel Cormier
- "DC"
- 22-3-0, 1 NC
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10
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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11
- Max Holloway
- "Blessed" | 26-7-0
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12
- Alex Pereira
- "Poatan" | 10-2-0
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13
- Israel Adesanya
- "The Last Stylebender" | 24-3-0
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14
- Henry Cejudo
- "Triple C" | 16-4-0
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15
- Leon Edwards
- "Rocky" | 22-3-0, 1 NC
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16
- Islam Makhachev
- 25-1-0
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17
- Conor McGregor
- "The Notorious" | 22-6-0
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18
- Aljamain Sterling
- "Funk Master" | 24-4-0
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19
- Dominick Cruz
- "The Dominator" | 24-4-0
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20
- Charles Oliveira
- "do Bronx" | 34-10-0, 1 NC
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21
- Stipe Miocic
- 20-4-0
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22
- Tyron Woodley
- "The Chosen One" | 19-7-1