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1
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
- "Minotauro"
- 34-10-1, 1 NC
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2
- Kazushi Sakuraba
- "The Gracie Hunter"
- 26-17-1, 2 NC
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3
- Royce Gracie
- 15-2-3
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4
- Ken Shamrock
- "The World's Most Dangerous Man"
- 28-17-3
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5
- Shinya Aoki
- "Tobikan Judan"
- 48-11-0, 1 NC
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6
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy"
- 16-14-2
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7
- Fabrício Werdum
- "Vai Cavalo"
- 24-9-1, 1 NC
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8
- Rickson Gracie
- 9-0-0
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9
- Randy Couture
- "The Natural"
- 19-11-0
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10
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC