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1
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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2
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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3
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush"
- 26-2-0
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4
- Matt Hughes
- 45-9-0
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5
- Bas Rutten
- "El Guapo"
- 28-4-1
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6
- Royce Gracie
- 15-2-3
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7
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer"
- 35-14-1, 1 NC
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8
- Kazushi Sakuraba
- "The Gracie Hunter"
- 26-17-1, 2 NC
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9
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman"
- 21-9-0
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10
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy"
- 16-14-2
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11
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
- "Minotauro" | 34-10-1, 1 NC
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12
- Rich Franklin
- "Ace" | 29-7-0, 1 NC
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13
- Pat Miletich
- "The Croation Sensation" | 29-8-2
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14
- Randy Couture
- "The Natural" | 19-11-0
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15
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo" | 32-15-0
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16
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun" | 27-14-1
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17
- Frank Shamrock
- "The Legend" | 23-10-2
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18
- Don Frye
- "The Predator" | 20-9-1, 1 NC
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19
- Rickson Gracie
- 9-0-0
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20
- Dan Severn
- "The Beast" | 101-19-7
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21
- Cris Cyborg
- 27-2-0, 1 NC
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22
- Tito Ortiz
- "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" | 21-12-1
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23
- Vitor Belfort
- "The Phenom" | 26-14-0, 1 NC
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24
- Ken Shamrock
- "The World's Most Dangerous Man" | 28-17-3
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25
- Mark Coleman
- "The Hammer" | 16-10-0
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26
- Igor Vovchanchyn
- "Ice Cold" | 55-10-1, 1 NC
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27
- Alistair Overeem
- "The Demolition Man" | 47-19-0, 1 NC
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28
- Nick Diaz
- 26-10-0, 2 NC
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29
- Urijah Faber
- "The California Kid" | 35-11-0
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30
- Lyoto Machida
- "The Dragon" | 26-12-0
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31
- Rashad Evans
- "Suga" | 20-8-1
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32
- Renzo Gracie
- 14-7-1, 1 NC
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33
- Gilbert Melendez
- "El Nino" | 22-8-0
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34
- Sean Sherk
- "The Muscle Shark" | 35-4-1
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35
- Josh Barnett
- "The Warmaster" | 35-8-0
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36
- Nate Marquardt
- "The Great" | 36-20-2
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37
- Takanori Gomi
- "The Fireball Kid" | 35-15-0, 1 NC