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1
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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2
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy"
- 16-14-2
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3
- Randy Couture
- "The Natural"
- 19-11-0
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4
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer"
- 35-14-1, 1 NC
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5
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush"
- 26-2-0
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6
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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7
- Matt Hughes
- 45-9-0
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8
- Rickson Gracie
- 9-0-0
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9
- Jon Jones
- "Bones"
- 27-1-0, 1 NC
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10
- Bas Rutten
- "El Guapo"
- 28-4-1
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11
- Kazushi Sakuraba
- "The Gracie Hunter" | 26-17-1, 2 NC
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12
- Royce Gracie
- 15-2-3
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13
- Frank Shamrock
- "The Legend" | 23-10-2
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14
- Lyoto Machida
- "The Dragon" | 26-12-0
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15
- Vitor Belfort
- "The Phenom" | 26-14-0, 1 NC
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16
- Dan Severn
- "The Beast" | 101-19-7
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17
- Josh Barnett
- "The Warmaster" | 35-8-0
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18
- Frank Mir
- 19-13-0
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19
- Mark Coleman
- "The Hammer" | 16-10-0
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20
- Cris Cyborg
- 27-2-0, 1 NC
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21
- Travis Fulton
- "The Ironman" | 257-55-10, 1 NC
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22
- Joe Son
- 0-4-0