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1
- Mirko Filipović
- "Cro Cop"
- 38-11-2, 1 NC
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2
- Anderson Silva
- "The Spider"
- 34-11-0, 1 NC
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3
- Chuck Liddell
- "The Iceman"
- 21-9-0
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4
- Maurício Rua
- "Shogun"
- 27-14-1
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5
- Fedor Emelianenko
- "The Last Emperor"
- 40-7-0, 1 NC
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6
- Bas Rutten
- "El Guapo"
- 28-4-1
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7
- Dan Henderson
- "Hendo"
- 32-15-0
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8
- Pat Barry
- "HD"
- 8-7-0
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9
- Quinton Jackson
- "Rampage"
- 37-14-0
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10
- Alistair Overeem
- "The Demolition Man"
- 47-19-0, 1 NC
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11
- Wanderlei Silva
- "The Axe Murderer" | 35-14-1, 1 NC
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12
- Vitor Belfort
- "The Phenom" | 26-14-0, 1 NC
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13
- Igor Vovchanchyn
- "Ice Cold" | 55-10-1, 1 NC
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14
- BJ Penn
- "The Prodigy" | 16-14-2
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15
- Junior dos Santos
- "Cigano" | 21-10-0
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16
- Semmy Schilt
- "Hightower" | 26-14-1
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17
- Lyoto Machida
- "The Dragon" | 26-12-0
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18
- Don Frye
- "The Predator" | 20-9-1, 1 NC
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19
- Georges St-Pierre
- "Rush" | 26-2-0
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20
- Brandon Vera
- "The Truth" | 16-10-0, 1 NC
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21
- Ken Shamrock
- "The World's Most Dangerous Man" | 28-17-3
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22
- Bob Sapp
- "The Beast" | 12-20-0
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23
- Mark Hunt
- "Super Samoan" | 13-14-1, 1 NC
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24
- Kimbo Slice
- 6-2-0, 1 NC
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25
- Eric Esch
- "Butterbean" | 14-10-1