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1
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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2
- Royce Gracie
- 15-2-3
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3
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer"
- 35-14-1, 1 NC
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4
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
- "Minotauro"
- 34-10-1, 1 NC
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5
- Randy Couture
- "The Natural"
- 19-11-0
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6
- Quinton Jackson
- "Rampage"
- 37-14-0
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7
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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8
- José Aldo
- "Junior"
- 31-8-0
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9
- Marco Ruas
- "The King of the Streets"
- 9-4-2
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10
- Renan Barão
- "The Baron"
- 34-10-0, 1 NC
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11
- Cain Velasquez
- 14-3-0
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12
- Junior dos Santos
- "Cigano" | 21-10-0
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13
- Edson Barboza
- "Junior" | 24-11-0
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14
- Glover Teixeira
- 33-9-0
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15
- Alexander Gustafsson
- "The Mauler" | 18-8-0
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16
- Jon Jones
- "Bones" | 27-1-0, 1 NC
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17
- Murilo Bustamante
- "Bust A Move" | 15-8-1