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1
- Kazushi Sakuraba
- "The Gracie Hunter"
- 26-17-1, 2 NC
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2
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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3
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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4
- Chael Sonnen
- 30-17-1
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5
- Bas Rutten
- "El Guapo"
- 28-4-1
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6
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun"
- 27-14-1
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7
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman"
- 21-9-0
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8
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer"
- 35-14-1, 1 NC
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9
- Chan Sung Jung
- "The Korean Zombie"
- 17-8-0
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10
- Quinton Jackson
- "Rampage"
- 37-14-0
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11
- Mirko Filipović
- "Cro Cop" | 38-11-2, 1 NC
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12
- Yoshihiro Akiyama
- "Sexyama" | 16-7-0, 2 NC
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13
- Robbie Lawler
- "Ruthless" | 30-16-0, 1 NC
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14
- Stephan Bonnar
- "The American Psycho" | 15-9-0
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15
- Anthony Pettis
- "Showtime" | 25-14-0