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1
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo"
- 32-15-0
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2
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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3
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman"
- 21-9-0
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4
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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5
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush"
- 26-2-0
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6
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy"
- 16-14-2
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7
- Randy Couture
- "The Natural"
- 19-11-0
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8
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer"
- 35-14-1, 1 NC
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9
- José Aldo
- "Junior"
- 31-8-0
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10
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
- "Minotauro"
- 34-10-1, 1 NC
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11
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun" | 27-14-1
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12
- Bas Rutten
- "El Guapo" | 28-4-1
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13
- Kazushi Sakuraba
- "The Gracie Hunter" | 26-17-1, 2 NC
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14
- Vitor Belfort
- "The Phenom" | 26-14-0, 1 NC
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15
- Frank Shamrock
- "The Legend" | 23-10-2
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16
- Quinton Jackson
- "Rampage" | 37-14-0
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17
- Cain Velasquez
- 14-3-0
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18
- Mirko Filipović
- "Cro Cop" | 38-11-2, 1 NC