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1
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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2
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush"
- 26-2-0
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3
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman"
- 21-9-0
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4
- Randy Couture
- "The Natural"
- 19-11-0
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5
- Igor Vovchanchyn
- "Ice Cold"
- 55-10-1, 1 NC
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6
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo"
- 32-15-0
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7
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer"
- 35-14-1, 1 NC
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8
- Mirko Filipović
- "Cro Cop"
- 38-11-2, 1 NC
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9
- Quinton Jackson
- "Rampage"
- 37-14-0
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10
- Nick Diaz
- 26-10-0, 2 NC
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11
- Jon Jones
- "Bones" | 27-1-0, 1 NC
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12
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun" | 27-14-1
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13
- Matt Hughes
- 45-9-0
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14
- Royce Gracie
- 15-2-3
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15
- Bas Rutten
- "El Guapo" | 28-4-1
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16
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy" | 16-14-2
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17
- Clay Guida
- "The Carpenter" | 38-24-0
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18
- Vitor Belfort
- "The Phenom" | 26-14-0, 1 NC
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19
- Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
- "Minotauro" | 34-10-1, 1 NC
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20
- Rich Franklin
- "Ace" | 29-7-0, 1 NC
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21
- Rashad Evans
- "Suga" | 20-8-1
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22
- Lyoto Machida
- "The Dragon" | 26-12-0
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23
- Gilbert Melendez
- "El Nino" | 22-8-0
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24
- Pat Barry
- "HD" | 8-7-0
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25
- Genki Sudo
- "Neo-Samurai" | 16-4-1
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26
- Miguel Torres
- 44-9-0
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27
- Don Frye
- "The Predator" | 20-9-1, 1 NC
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28
- Dan Severn
- "The Beast" | 101-19-7
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29
- Kazushi Sakuraba
- "The Gracie Hunter" | 26-17-1, 2 NC
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30
- Mark Kerr
- "The Smashing Machine" | 15-11-0, 1 NC
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31
- Evan Tanner
- 32-8-0