Criteria: Longevity as #1 in division and being in P4P discussion is prioritized followed by longevity as a contender
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1
- Jon Jones
- "Bones"
- 27-1-0, 1 NC
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2
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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3
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush"
- 26-2-0
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4
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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5
- José Aldo
- "Junior"
- 32-8-0
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6
- Demetrious Johnson
- "Mighty Mouse"
- 25-4-1
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7
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
- "Minotauro"
- 34-10-1, 1 NC
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8
- Matt Hughes
- 45-9-0
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9
- Stipe Miocic
- 20-4-0
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10
- Daniel Cormier
- "DC"
- 22-3-0, 1 NC
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11
- Tito Ortiz
- "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" | 21-12-1
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12
- Bas Rutten
- "El Guapo" | 28-4-1
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13
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy" | 16-14-2
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14
- Noboru Asahi
- "Kijin" | 19-6-5
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15
- Randy Couture
- "The Natural" | 19-11-0
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16
- Kamaru Usman
- "Nigerian Nightmare" | 20-4-0
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17
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer" | 35-14-1, 1 NC
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18
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo" | 32-15-0
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19
- Takanori Gomi
- "The Fireball Kid" | 35-15-0, 1 NC
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20
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman" | 21-9-0
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21
- Cain Velasquez
- 14-3-0
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22
- Alexander Volkanovski
- "The Great" | 26-4-0
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23
- Max Holloway
- "Blessed" | 26-7-0
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24
- Dominick Cruz
- "The Dominator" | 24-4-0
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25
- Frank Shamrock
- "The Legend" | 23-10-2
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26
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun" | 27-14-1
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27
- Frankie Edgar
- "The Answer" | 24-11-1
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28
- Mamoru Yamaguchi
- 31-13-5
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29
- Quinton Jackson
- "Rampage" | 37-14-0
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30
- Miguel Torres
- 44-9-0
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31
- Josh Barnett
- "The Warmaster" | 35-8-0
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32
- Alexandre Franca Nogueira
- "Pequeno" | 18-6-3
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33
- Lyoto Machida
- "The Dragon" | 26-12-0
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34
- Francis NGannou
- "The Predator" | 17-3-0
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35
- Yuki Kondo
- "Yukisora" | 64-40-9
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36
- T.J. Dillashaw
- 17-5-0
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37
- Chris Weidman
- "The All-American" | 16-7-0
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38
- Israel Adesanya
- "The Last Stylebender" | 24-3-0
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39
- Masakatsu Funaki
- 40-13-1
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40
- Joseph Benavidez
- 28-8-0
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41
- Semmy Schilt
- "Hightower" | 26-14-1
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42
- Vitor Belfort
- "The Phenom" | 26-14-0, 1 NC
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43
- Fabrício Werdum
- "Vai Cavalo" | 24-9-1, 1 NC
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44
- Robert Whittaker
- "The Reaper" | 25-7-0
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45
- Tyron Woodley
- "The Chosen One" | 19-7-1
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46
- Urijah Faber
- "The California Kid" | 35-11-0
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47
- Robbie Lawler
- "Ruthless" | 30-16-0, 1 NC
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48
- Paulo Filho
- "Ely" | 24-6-3
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49
- Henry Cejudo
- "Triple C" | 16-4-0
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50
- Kazuhiro Sakamoto
- 13-4-0
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51
- Rafael dos Anjos
- 32-16-0
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52
- Kenji Kawaguchi
- 14-7-4
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53
- Rashad Evans
- "Suga" | 20-8-1
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54
- Junior dos Santos
- "Cigano" | 21-10-0
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55
- Aljamain Sterling
- "Funk Master" | 24-4-0
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56
- Mitsuhisa Sunabe
- 29-12-4
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57
- Rambaa Somdet
- "M16" | 13-3-0
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58
- Gegard Mousasi
- "The Dreamcatcher" | 49-9-2
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59
- Khabib Nurmagomedov
- "The Eagle" | 29-0-0
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60
- Deiveson Figueiredo
- "Deus da Guerra" | 23-3-1
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61
- Benson Henderson
- "Smooth" | 30-12-0
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62
- Royce Gracie
- 15-2-3
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63
- Gilbert Melendez
- "El Nino" | 22-8-0
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64
- Nate Marquardt
- "The Great" | 36-20-2
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65
- Yasuhiro Urushitani
- 21-8-5
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66
- Jon Fitch
- 32-8-2, 1 NC
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67
- Ken Shamrock
- "The World's Most Dangerous Man" | 28-17-3
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68
- Dustin Poirier
- "The Diamond" | 30-8-0, 1 NC
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69
- Manabu Yamada
- 23-15-6
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70
- Mark Coleman
- "The Hammer" | 16-10-0
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71
- Brandon Moreno
- "The Assassin Baby" | 21-8-2
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72
- Jussier Formiga
- 24-8-0
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73
- Charles Oliveira
- "do Bronx" | 34-10-0, 1 NC
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74
- Anthony Pettis
- "Showtime" | 25-14-0
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75
- Rich Franklin
- "Ace" | 29-7-0, 1 NC
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76
- Guy Mezger
- "The Sandman" | 30-14-2
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77
- Alistair Overeem
- "The Demolition Man" | 47-19-0, 1 NC
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78
- Renan Barão
- "The Baron" | 34-10-0, 1 NC
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79
- Jens Pulver
- "Little Evil" | 27-19-1
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80
- Michael Bisping
- "The Count" | 30-9-0
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81
- Murilo Bustamante
- "Bust A Move" | 15-8-1
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82
- Eddie Alvarez
- "The Underground King" | 30-8-0, 2 NC
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83
- Tony Ferguson
- "El Cucuy" | 25-10-0
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84
- Naoki Sakurada
- "Mr. Gutsman" | 12-6-4
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85
- Conor McGregor
- "The Notorious" | 22-6-0
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86
- Mirko Filipović
- "Cro Cop" | 38-11-2, 1 NC
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87
- Dave Menne
- "The Warrior" | 45-17-2
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88
- Rumina Sato
- "Moon Wolf" | 26-17-2
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89
- Jake Shields
- 33-11-1, 1 NC
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90
- Jan Błachowicz
- 29-10-1
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91
- Rickson Gracie
- 9-0-0
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92
- Jason DeLucia
- 33-21-1
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93
- Johny Hendricks
- "Big Rig" | 18-8-0
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94
- Colby Covington
- "Chaos" | 17-4-0
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95
- Hayato Sakurai
- "Mach" | 38-13-2
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96
- Kiuma Kunioku
- 35-26-9
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97
- Ricardo Almeida
- "Cachorrão" | 13-5-0
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98
- Leon Edwards
- "Rocky" | 22-3-0, 1 NC
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99
- Brock Lesnar
- 5-3-0, 1 NC
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100
- Luke Rockhold
- 16-6-0
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101
- Glover Teixeira
- 33-9-0
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102
- Yoel Romero
- "Soldier of God" | 16-7-0
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103
- Caol Uno
- "Shoten" | 34-23-5
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104
- Kenichi Tanaka
- 6-4-3
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105
- Chael Sonnen
- 30-17-1
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106
- Phil Davis
- "Mr. Wonderful" | 24-7-0, 1 NC
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107
- Antônio Rogério Nogueira
- "Minotouro" | 23-10-0
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108
- Ryan Bader
- "Darth" | 31-8-0, 1 NC
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109
- Justin Gaethje
- "The Highlight" | 25-5-0
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110
- Mamoru Okochi
- 10-13-2
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111
- Anthony Johnson
- "Rumble" | 23-6-0
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112
- Tatsuya Kawajiri
- "Crusher" | 37-14-2
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113
- Carlos Condit
- "The Natural Born Killer" | 32-14-0
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114
- Patricio Pitbull
- 36-7-0
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115
- Igor Vovchanchyn
- "Ice Cold" | 55-10-1, 1 NC
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116
- Demian Maia
- 28-11-0
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117
- Thiago Alves
- "Pitbull" | 23-15-0
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118
- Wander Braga
- "The Crusher" | 15-1-0
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119
- Haruo Ochi
- "Little Giant" | 24-11-2, 1 NC
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120
- Mike Brown
- 25-9-0
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121
- Junji Ito
- "Sarumaru" | 20-9-2
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122
- Erik Paulson
- 11-4-2
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123
- Andrei Arlovski
- "The Pitbull" | 34-23-0, 2 NC
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124
- Cody Garbrandt
- "No Love" | 14-6-0
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125
- Diego Sanchez
- "Nightmare" | 30-14-0
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126
- Jorge Masvidal
- "Gamebred" | 35-17-0
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127
- Frank Mir
- 19-13-0
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128
- Naoya Uematsu
- 15-8-2
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129
- Yves Edwards
- "Thugjitsu Master" | 42-22-1, 1 NC
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130
- Marlon Moraes
- "Magic" | 23-13-1
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131
- Rory MacDonald
- "Red King" | 23-10-1
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132
- Ronaldo Souza
- "Jacaré" | 26-10-0, 1 NC
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133
- Shinya Aoki
- "Tobikan Judan" | 48-11-0, 1 NC
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134
- Pat Miletich
- "The Croation Sensation" | 29-8-2
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135
- Renato Sobral
- "Babalu" | 37-12-0
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136
- Hatsu Hioki
- 29-12-2
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137
- Dan Severn
- "The Beast" | 101-19-7
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138
- Sean Sherk
- "The Muscle Shark" | 35-4-1
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139
- Bibiano Fernandes
- "The Flash" | 24-6-0
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140
- Matt Serra
- "The Terror" | 11-7-0
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141
- John Dodson
- "The Magician" | 24-14-0
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142
- Vitor Ribeiro
- "Shaolin" | 20-5-0
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143
- Jiří Procházka
- "BJP" | 30-4-1
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144
- Mark Hunt
- "Super Samoan" | 13-14-1, 1 NC
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145
- Stephen Thompson
- "Wonderboy" | 17-7-1
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146
- Donald Cerrone
- "Cowboy" | 36-17-0, 2 NC
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147
- Kazushi Sakuraba
- "The Gracie Hunter" | 26-17-1, 2 NC
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148
- Vladimir Matyushenko
- "The Janitor" | 27-8-0
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149
- Petr Yan
- "No Mercy" | 17-5-0
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150
- Chad Mendes
- "Money" | 18-5-0
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151
- Tim Sylvia
- "The Maine-iac" | 31-10-0, 1 NC
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152
- Brian Ortega
- "T-City" | 16-3-0, 1 NC
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153
- Pedro Rizzo
- "The Rock" | 20-11-0
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154
- Ciryl Gane
- "Bon Gamin" | 12-2-0
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155
- Jarred Brooks
- "The Monkey God" | 20-3-0, 1 NC
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156
- Nick Diaz
- 26-10-0, 2 NC
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157
- Evan Tanner
- 32-8-0
My Summary