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1
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy"
- 16-14-2
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2
- Ikuhisa Minowa
- "Minowaman"
- 63-45-8
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3
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo"
- 32-15-0
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4
- Kazushi Sakuraba
- "The Gracie Hunter"
- 26-17-1, 2 NC
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5
- Norifumi Yamamoto
- "KID"
- 18-6-0, 2 NC
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6
- Royce Gracie
- 15-2-3
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7
- Akira Shoji
- "Mr. Pride"
- 14-17-5
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8
- Randy Couture
- "The Natural"
- 19-11-0
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9
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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10
- Kenny Florian
- "KenFlo"
- 14-6-0
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11
- Vitor Belfort
- "The Phenom" | 26-14-0, 1 NC
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12
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer" | 35-14-1, 1 NC