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1
- Nick Diaz
- 26-10-0, 2 NC
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2
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy"
- 16-14-2
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3
- Chris Lytle
- "Lights Out"
- 31-18-5
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4
- Randy Couture
- "The Natural"
- 19-11-0
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5
- Brock Lesnar
- 5-3-0, 1 NC
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6
- Matt Hughes
- "Short Fuze"
- 4-2-0
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7
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman"
- 21-9-0
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8
- Sean Sherk
- "The Muscle Shark"
- 35-4-1
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9
- Kenny Florian
- "KenFlo"
- 14-6-0
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10
- Royce Gracie
- 15-2-3
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11
- Matt Serra
- "The Terror" | 11-7-0
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12
- Ricardo Arona
- "The Brazilian Tiger" | 14-5-0
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13
- Heath Herring
- "The Texas Crazy Horse" | 28-16-0, 1 NC
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14
- Bas Rutten
- "El Guapo" | 28-4-1
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15
- Rickson Gracie
- 9-0-0
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16
- Tamdan McCrory
- "The Barn Cat" | 14-5-0
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17
- Mark Kerr
- "The Smashing Machine" | 15-11-0, 1 NC
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18
- David Terrell
- "The Soul Assassin" | 6-2-0
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19
- David Abbott
- "Tank" | 10-15-0
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20
- Don Frye
- "The Predator" | 20-9-1, 1 NC
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21
- Nate Quarry
- "Rock" | 12-4-0
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22
- Ricardo Almeida
- "Cachorrão" | 13-5-0
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23
- Antoni Hardonk
- 8-6-0
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24
- Akira Shoji
- "Mr. Pride" | 14-17-5
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25
- Ivan Salaverry
- 14-9-0
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26
- Carlos Newton
- "The Ronin" | 16-14-0
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27
- Dan Severn
- "The Beast" | 101-19-7
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28
- Melvin Manhoef
- "No Mercy" | 32-17-1, 2 NC
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29
- Ken Shamrock
- "The World's Most Dangerous Man" | 28-17-3
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30
- Charles McCarthy
- "Chainsaw" | 10-5-0
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31
- Julio Paulino
- "Dominican Demon" | 24-5-0