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1
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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2
- Randy Couture
- "The Natural"
- 19-11-0
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3
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman"
- 21-9-0
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4
- Bas Rutten
- "El Guapo"
- 28-4-1
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5
- Mark Coleman
- "The Hammer"
- 16-10-0
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6
- Frank Shamrock
- "The Legend"
- 23-10-2
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7
- Pat Miletich
- "The Croation Sensation"
- 29-8-2
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8
- Kenny Florian
- "KenFlo"
- 14-6-0
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9
- Igor Vovchanchyn
- "Ice Cold"
- 55-10-1, 1 NC
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10
- Guy Mezger
- "The Sandman"
- 30-14-2
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11
- Mark Kerr
- "The Smashing Machine" | 15-11-0, 1 NC
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12
- Chris Lytle
- "Lights Out" | 31-18-5
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13
- Ricardo Arona
- "The Brazilian Tiger" | 14-5-0
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14
- Ricardo Almeida
- "Cachorrão" | 13-5-0
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15
- Brock Lesnar
- 5-3-0, 1 NC
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16
- Genki Sudo
- "Neo-Samurai" | 16-4-1
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17
- David Terrell
- "The Soul Assassin" | 6-2-0
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18
- Rickson Gracie
- 9-0-0