This former champion is a UFC legend and has a professional record of 16-10-2, but he has won just one of his last seven fights.
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Dan Henderson
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Frank Mir
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BJ Penn
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Andrei Arlovski
Another ex-champion, this fighter bounced back from losing his title with a win earlier this year that took his professional record to 13-3.
Fabricio Werdum
Jose Aldo
Anthony Pettis
TJ Dillashaw
Name the heavyweight whose last three fights have played out as follows (beginning with the most recent and working backwards): Junior dos Santos (Loss), Josh Barnett (Win), Matt Mitrione (Win).
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Ben Rothwell
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Stefan Struve
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Derrick Lewis
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Roy Nelson
This Irish fighter has a professional career record of 16-6, including two wins and one loss in the UFC.
Artem Lobov
Aisling Daly
Neil Seery
Joseph Duffy
A recent loss took this fighter, who has competed for the UFC at both lightweight and welterweight, to 19-11 for his professional career.
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Donald Cerrone
Nate Diaz
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Neil Magny
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Jorge Masvidal
With a professional record of 22-5, this current title contender holds UFC wins over Dan Hardy and Alexander Gustafsson.
Carlos Condit
Vitor Belfort
Lyoto Machida
Anthony 'Rumble' Johnson
This featherweight has a 16-5 professional record, with his only losses in the UFC coming against Max Holloway, Chad Mendes and Jose Aldo.
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Dennis Bermudez
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Cub Swanson
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Jeremy Stephens
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Ricardo Lamas
A former champion with a 19-5-1 professional record, whose next fight will take place at UFC 205 in New York.
Rashad Evans
Miesha Tate
Chris Weidman
Frankie Edgar
Currently on a run of six straight victories, this fighter with a 24-6 professional record is surely in line for a title shot next.
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Demian Maia
Julianna Pena
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Max Holloway
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Cody Garbrandt
He's had a total of 22 fights in the UFC and has an overall professional record of 26-12, but this lightweight has only once been able to put three wins together consecutively for the organisation.
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