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1
- Lavar Johnson
- "Big"
- 18-10-0
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2
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo"
- 32-15-0
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3
- Shane Carwin
- "The Engineer"
- 12-2-0
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4
- Junior dos Santos
- "Cigano"
- 21-10-0
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5
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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6
- Johny Hendricks
- "Big Rig"
- 18-8-0
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7
- Mark Hunt
- "Super Samoan"
- 13-14-1, 1 NC
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8
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman"
- 21-9-0
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9
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy"
- 16-14-2
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10
- Melvin Manhoef
- "No Mercy"
- 32-17-1, 2 NC
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11
- Jake Ellenberger
- "The Juggernaut" | 31-15-0
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12
- Robbie Lawler
- "Ruthless" | 30-16-0, 1 NC
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13
- Quinton Jackson
- "Rampage" | 37-14-0
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14
- Vitor Belfort
- "The Phenom" | 26-14-0, 1 NC
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15
- Paul Daley
- "Semtex" | 44-18-2
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16
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider" | 34-11-0, 1 NC
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17
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer" | 35-14-1, 1 NC
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18
- Chris Leben
- "The Crippler" | 21-12-0
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19
- Alistair Overeem
- "The Demolition Man" | 47-19-0, 1 NC
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20
- Norifumi Yamamoto
- "KID" | 18-6-0, 2 NC