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1
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy"
- 16-14-2
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2
- Randy Couture
- "The Natural"
- 19-11-0
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3
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
- "Minotauro"
- 34-10-1, 1 NC
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4
- Demian Maia
- 28-11-0
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5
- Royce Gracie
- 15-2-3
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6
- Frank Mir
- 19-13-0
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7
- Josh Koscheck
- "Kos"
- 17-11-0
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8
- Dustin Hazelett
- "McLovin"
- 12-7-0
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9
- Chael Sonnen
- 30-17-1
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10
- Brock Lesnar
- 5-3-0, 1 NC
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11
- Tito Ortiz
- "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" | 21-12-1
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12
- Rousimar Palhares
- "Toquinho" | 19-13-1
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13
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush" | 26-2-0
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14
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor" | 40-7-0, 1 NC
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15
- Josh Barnett
- "The Warmaster" | 35-8-0
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16
- Ken Shamrock
- "The World's Most Dangerous Man" | 28-17-3
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17
- Karo Parisyan
- "The Heat" | 24-12-0, 1 NC
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18
- Jon Jones
- "Bones" | 27-1-0, 1 NC
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19
- Miguel Torres
- 44-9-0
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20
- Dan Severn
- "The Beast" | 101-19-7