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1
- Royce Gracie
- 15-2-3
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2
- Randy Couture
- "The Natural"
- 19-11-0
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3
- Matt Hughes
- 45-9-0
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4
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman"
- 21-9-0
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5
- Chris Lytle
- "Lights Out"
- 31-18-5
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6
- Bas Rutten
- "El Guapo"
- 28-4-1
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7
- Frank Shamrock
- "The Legend"
- 23-10-2
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8
- Forrest Griffin
- 19-7-0
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9
- Ricardo Arona
- "The Brazilian Tiger"
- 14-5-0
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10
- Rickson Gracie
- 9-0-0
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11
- Mark Coleman
- "The Hammer" | 16-10-0
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12
- Pat Miletich
- "The Croation Sensation" | 29-8-2
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13
- Don Frye
- "The Predator" | 20-9-1, 1 NC
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14
- Kazushi Sakuraba
- "The Gracie Hunter" | 26-17-1, 2 NC
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15
- Kevin Randleman
- "The Monster" | 17-16-0
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16
- Kenny Florian
- "KenFlo" | 14-6-0
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17
- Mark Kerr
- "The Smashing Machine" | 15-11-0, 1 NC
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18
- Ricardo Almeida
- "Cachorrão" | 13-5-0
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19
- Ken Shamrock
- "The World's Most Dangerous Man" | 28-17-3
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20
- Mirko Filipović
- "Cro Cop" | 38-11-2, 1 NC
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21
- Guy Mezger
- "The Sandman" | 30-14-2
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22
- Murilo Rua
- "Ninja" | 20-13-1
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23
- Carlos Newton
- "The Ronin" | 16-14-0
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24
- Renzo Gracie
- 14-7-1, 1 NC
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25
- Sean Sherk
- "The Muscle Shark" | 35-4-1
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26
- Brian Stann
- "All American" | 12-6-0
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27
- Shane Carwin
- "The Engineer" | 12-2-0
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28
- Gilbert Yvel
- "The Hurricane" | 41-16-1, 1 NC
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29
- David Terrell
- "The Soul Assassin" | 6-2-0